RoboDK is thrilled to announce the new RoboDK Add-in Marketplace, designed to empower users with tools for easier robot programming and compatibility independent of robot brand.
It’s no secret that RoboDK has a lot of powerful functionality already…
And RoboDK adds new features to their leading robot programming software continuously.
Plus, with RoboDK’s extensive third-party compatibility and thriving community, its capabilities grow faster than RoboDK can keep track!
Recently RoboDK took a step forward by enhancing robot software development with a centralized platform. Software providers can now create apps to deliver advanced functionality to robot users. Thus, the RoboDK Add-in Marketplace was born!
With the Marketplace, the goal is to grow the RoboDK ecosystem to benefit everyone, as well as offering a platform for future OEM, or White Label solutions from partners.
Understanding the RoboDK Add-in Marketplace
The RoboDK Add-in Marketplace is a centralized directory designed to streamline the creation and distribution of Add-ins for the RoboDK software ecosystem.
Over the past few years, RoboDK focused on the input of custom developers who wanted to extend the software’s functionalities for their own users.
With this fresh addition to the ecosystem, RoboDK now offers a route for software developers and solution providers to create valuable tools and grow their user base.
The Marketplace also allows developers to monetize their Add-ins. You can already find a range of free and paid Add-ins. Just visit the Marketplace and have a look.
How does this benefit you?It depends on your needs and objectives
If you are a robot user, you can use the RoboDK Add-in Marketplace to find tools that can help streamline your robot programming for specific applications.
If you are a robot solutions provider, you can use the Marketplace to reach new customers and provide custom functionality for your existing customers.
How the Add-in Marketplace Transforms Automation Software Development
RoboDK Add-in Marketplace will serve as a powerful catalyst for streamlining robot software development. By becoming a centralized platform to access tools, templates, and resources, it reduces development time and programming effort, saving time and money.
Some benefits to using the RoboDK Add-in Marketplace include:
- Access to Advanced Tools and Libraries — The Marketplace acts as a central repository for those RoboDK functionalities that are robust and well tested. You can use it to access advanced programming tools and libraries for robot deployments.
- Integration with Popular Software Tools — RoboDK already has high compatibility with many leading software tools. With the Add-ins, you can extend this compatibility even further for specific use cases, such as with the Blender Add-in.
- Availability of Pre-Built Modules — You can find a wealth of pre-built modules for robot development that you can incorporate into your robotic projects, saving time and resources.
- Flexible Licensing Options — If you are using the Marketplace to grow your customer base, you can offer flexible licensing options to suit your needs.
- Collaborative and Modular Development — Companies frequently program robots in “silos,” developing the same functionality independently. With RoboDK Add-ins, the goal is to create a collaborative environment that benefits everyone.
- Marketing and Revenue Streams — Finally, an enormous benefit for your software business. If you are a developer, creating an Add-in means that you can reach more robot users and expand your impact, or speak to us about becoming OEM Partner.
Software development doesn’t have to be difficult. With the Add-in Marketplace, RoboDK is opening the doors to a feature-rich robot ecosystem.
5 Examples of Popular RoboDK Add-ins
The Add-in Marketplace already contains an impressive selection of free and paid tools for you to explore.
Here are 5 examples of Add-ins that people are already using:
- Palletizing Add-in — There are a variety of Add-ins for specific robot applications. This one provides an optimized user interface to design and generate palletizing and depalletizing robot programs.
- TwinTrack Add-in — There are also Add-ins that combine with other RoboDK products. This one provides features for our powerful TwinTrack tool for programming robots with human motions.
- Universal Robots Add-in — As well as general brand Add-ins, there are also some for adding specific features to a particular robot brand. This one contains utilities for using Universal Robots, such as active monitoring and the ability to load controller kinematics.
- RRS for Fanuc Add-in — If you’re looking for more accurate cycle time estimates, this one adds Realistic Robot Simulation (RRS) features to Fanuc robots. It improves simulation accuracy by integrating the original controller software.
- Blender Add-in — There are also Add-ins that assist with specific programming workflows. This one provides a powerful bridge to the Blender animation software, allowing you to create highly realistic renderings of your robot simulations, such as for marketing and sales.
These are just a few of the many useful Add-ins already present in the Add-in Marketplace. Check it out for yourself!
How to Navigate the RoboDK Add-in Marketplace
Whether you are a robot user looking to improve your application or a software developer trying to reach new users, the Add-in Marketplace can help.
With a growing number of powerful Add-ins for a variety of applications and robot brands, you will almost certainly benefit by using the Marketplace.
This new addition to the RoboDK family is an important step toward creating a thriving ecosystem of devoted robot users. Together with this growing collection of highly useful robot tools, we can raise each other’s robotic solutions to another level.
We invite you to take part actively in the developer community. Join us in shaping the future of robotics and OLP (Offline Programming) through creativity and collaborative innovation!
We are excited to see how you use it!
What Add-ins would you like to see in the Marketplace? Tell us in the comments below or join the discussion on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or in the RoboDK Forum.. Also, check out our extensive video collection and subscribe to the RoboDK YouTube Channel