Robotary

Whether you've been in the industry for decades or are just learning your first programming language, Robotary makes it fun and easy to program consumer robots on macOS.

Swift

Robotary is built around the Swift programming language, letting new programmers get up and running quickly. Thanks to Swift's powerful error handling model and focus on safety, you can write robust code with little effort. Meanwhile, advanced programmers can take advantage of powerful object-, functional-, and protocol-oriented paradigms.

RobotKit

In addition to full support for the Swift Standard Library, Robotary includes RobotKit, a robotics framework we built from the ground up for Swift. It provides access to all of your robot's hardware, including motors, sensors, buttons, and LEDs.

Here's all it takes to drive a LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot forward for 2 seconds and stop:

let robot = try EV3Robot()

// Access motors at ports B and C.
let motors = robot.motors(atPorts: [.B, .C])

// Drive forward in the current direction at 40% speed for 2 seconds.
motors.setSpeed(40)
wait(seconds: 2)

// Stop for 1 second.
motors.stop(applyBrakes: true)

Code Completion

Learn by exploring with Robotary's smart and context-aware code completion system. If you've used Xcode, you'll feel right at home.

Inline Errors

Made a mistake? No problem. Robotary detects errors in your code as you type, and in many cases, it can offer suggestions for fixing them.

Dashboard

Robotary Dashboard provides a bird's eye view of all your robot's motors and sensors, letting you inspect the state of the entire hardware stack visually as your programs are running. Six instruments are included for visualizing motor speed, ambient light, infrared sensor readings, and more.

Debugger

Powered by LLDB, Robotary offers a first-class debugger that lets you inspect variables and step through the execution of your programs with ease.

Tools

Robotary includes tools for managing your robot's storage and displaying device information.

You can even mirror your robot's display to your Mac, perfect for teaching or giving presentations.

Sharing

Made something great you want to share with the world? Robotary integrates with Sharing services on macOS and even lets you publish your code on GitHub Gist.

Examples and Documentation

Need some inspiration? Robotary's built-in Examples Gallery lets you learn by example. Made something cool? We'd love to include it.

Robotary also includes a built-in documentation viewer so you can quickly reference all of the Swift, RobotKit, and RemoteKit API available to you.

Connectivity

Robotary can communicate with devices over USB or Bluetooth. USB devices are automatically configured with zero setup necessary, and if you're just setting up a Bluetooth device for the first time, Robotary will even walk you through the pairing process.

Easy Deployment

Robotary weighs under 100 MB and has no external dependencies - perfect for deployment in schools and labs. You don't even need Xcode or third-party drivers installed to use Robotary.

Educational Discounts

We're offering 50% educational discounts as well as volume purchases to students, teachers, researchers, and schools. Please get in touch for more information (and be sure to email us from your .edu email address if you have one).

Technology

Robotary is the first Swift IDE for macOS written in Swift itself. It also takes full advantage of native system technologies including XPC services, GCD, IOKit, Mutli-peer Connectivity, and more, all while running safely in the Mac App Sandbox. Learn more.