RoboDK

10/15/2026

We just open-sourced RoboDK Agent Skills!
Describe the robot cell in plain language and let an AI agent build it, simulate it, and generate the program your controller actually runs.

Seven skills, free on GitHub:

- Build cells from a plain-language description — tables, fencing, conveyors, rails, gantries, positioners
- Write and port RoboDK API code across Python, C #, C++, MATLAB and more
- Generate and debug post processors for real controller code: KRL, RAPID, Fanuc LS, Motoman JBI, URScript, G-code
- Write robot drivers for live Online Programming
- Audit a station for the structural mistakes that cost you a rebuild
- Build RoboDK Add-ins: menus, toolbar buttons, settings dialogs
- Enables the Agent to connect to and move a real robot

Every skill is simulation-only by design, with one exception that can move real hardware, and it asks for explicit confirmation before each motion. These are productivity tools, not safety systems: review and simulate before anything reaches a robot.

Try now: https://github.com/RoboDK/RoboDK-Agent-Skills

10/14/2026

Our CEO, Albert Nubiola, explains why we built the RoboDK API: to program any robot using Python, C #, MATLAB, or C++, without learning a new controller every time.
What started as a Robot Development Kit now lets you automate and customize anything in RoboDK.

Try it now: robodk.com/download

10/13/2026

RoboDK CAM was designed to make robot-based CAM manufacturing faster, easier, and more accessible than ever.

With RoboDK CAM, you can generate robot machining programs directly from your CAD models in just a few clicks, even if you’ve never programmed a robot before.

Learn more: https://robodk.com/CAM

10/12/2026

RoboDK now supports external path solvers!
Have you worked with a 7-axis robot arm before? The extra degree of freedom means greater flexibility and motion, avoiding obstacles and singularities.

With RoboDK's new support for external path solvers, 7-axis robots such as the Kassow KR1018 can use the manufacturer's own kinematics algorithms to calculate paths.

The result is path planning that closely matches the behavior of the real robot controller, so what you see in simulation is what you'll get on the shop floor.

10/09/2026

Feed rate is the speed at which your cutting tool advances through the workpiece. Choosing the right one depends on your material, tool geometry, machine rigidity, and desired finish.

In our latest article, we cover the basics of calculating your optimal feed rate for CNC milling, with and without a robot.

Read the article here:

Feed rate is a key concept in machining and refers to the speed at which your cutting tool advances through the workpiece.

10/07/2026

Have you entered the RoboDK Add-in Competition yet?
The best Add-in wins a RoboDK Professional license, and you could also get featured on the RoboDK Add-in Marketplace.

How to participate:
1. Build your Add-in: develop a custom RoboDK Add-in or application that automates common tasks in a robot manufacturing operation.
2. Show it in action: record a video or take screenshots of your Add-in. A GitHub link is a nice bonus, but not required.
3. Post it: share it on your own social media account, tag and use . Make sure the post is public so we can see it!
4. Submit it: email [email protected] with the subject "RoboDK Add-in Challenge – [Your Name]" and include a brief description or a README.md file.

📅 Deadline: November 30th

Looking for inspiration? Explore existing Add-ins:
👉https://robodk.com/addins

10/05/2026

Do you know that RoboDK is available on Docker, Inc ? The Official RoboDK Docker image allows you to use the RoboDK API for offline programming and simulation of industrial robots.

Check it out: https://ow.ly/ErTE50PQ4b1

10/01/2026

🏅RoboDK Add-in Competition: Create and share your RoboDK Add-in for a chance to be featured on the RoboDK Add-in Marketplace!

How to participate:
1. Build your Add-in: Develop a custom RoboDK Add-in or application that automates common tasks for a robot manufacturing operation.
2. Show it in action: Record a video or take screenshots of your Add-in. Sharing the GitHub link would be nice to have but not a requirement.
3. Post your video or screenshots on your own social media account, mention and add . Make sure the post is public so we can see it.
4. Submit it: Email us at [email protected] with the subject:
“RoboDK Add-in Challenge – [Your Name]”. Include a brief description or a README.md file.

🏆Prize: 1 Professional license of RoboDK
📅Deadline: November 30th

More info here: https://robodk.com/doc/en/Add-ins.html

Good luck!

09/30/2026

Artist Peter William Holden is using RoboDK to program an Elite Robots EC64-19 cobot for his new 'Metropolis' installation.

Navigating through a cardboard cityscape sculpture in a darkened room, the cobot carries a light and camera to generate dynamic shadow patterns across surrounding walls while streaming live footage onto a 4K cinema screen in an adjacent room.

Check out the images below!

09/29/2026

Before you build anything, you can simulate it: reach, cycle time, collisions. Checked on screen, not on the shop floor.
That's what RoboDK is for! You can try it now: robodk.com/download