InOrbit’s guiding vision is to build a world where humans, robots and AI in the cloud work together to drive radical productivity improvements and empower people to reach new heights. It’s this vision that has driven our open-source initiatives, and that led directly to the launch of the Free and later Developer editions of our platform. This vision is also one of the factors that drove us to open the InOrbit Robot Space earlier this year. If we want InOrbit to be a catalyst for change to demystify robotics, to promote effective robot operations, and teach people how to work collaboratively with robots we need to live our values. We need to share our knowledge Now with this week’s launch of InOrbit Education Edition we are crystalizing that effort with completely free RobOps software that can be used to teach and inspire the next generation of roboticists.
For educators exploring InOrbit’s hardware-agnostic platform we make it easy. Connecting robots is straightforward, with different software development kits (SDKs) and off-the-shelf software for popular robot platforms like the Robot Operating System (ROS). InOrbit is intuitive and configurable, supports different users regardless of their level of expertise. Through the use of extensive application programming interfaces (APIs), educators can extend the functionality of the platform to meet their specific program needs. Whether it’s connecting research robots, available for just a couple hundred dollars, or commercial robots worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, InOrbit provides a common way to manage robots. Getting hands-on experience with RobOps software can be invaluable to students.
Anyone interested in the program can learn more at https://www.inorbit.ai/edu/. Educators, and students, are welcome to apply here. It takes only a few minutes to sign up.
This is, of course, only the beginning for InOrbit. We’re working with partners to develop educational projects and programs now. We’re very excited by the opportunity to integrate our software into educational curricula. If you have questions or would like to explore how InOrbit Educational Edition can work for your organization, please reach out. Helping open the world of robotics to students just brings us that much closer to realizing our vision.