Standard Bots

RO1 Robotics REST API

On-robot REST API (served by the RO1 control box on /api/v1, Bearer-token auth) for controlling arm position and motion, the gripper/end-effector, cameras, routines, teleoperation, the recorder, I/O, calibration and fault recovery. A companion realtime protobuf stream and ROS2 bridge cover low-latency control.

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APIReference
https://docs.standardbots.com/docs/rest-api/
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/standard-bots/refs/heads/main/authentication/standard-bots-authentication.yml

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Protobuf
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/standard-bots/refs/heads/main/grpc/standard-bots-external-control.proto
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/standard-bots/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: RO1 Robotics REST API
description: On-robot REST API (served by the RO1 control box on /api/v1, Bearer-token auth) for controlling
  arm position and motion, the gripper/end-effector, cameras, routines, teleoperation, the recorder, I/O,
  calibration and fault recovery. A companion realtime protobuf stream and ROS2 bridge cover low-latency
  control.
humanURL: https://docs.standardbots.com/docs/rest-api/
baseURL: http://robot-control-box.local:3000
x-base-url-note: The RO1 REST API is served on the robot control box on the local network (default port
  3000), not a public internet host; the base URL is device-local and per-robot. Enable it in the Standard
  Bots app under Settings -> Configure Developer API.
properties:
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.standardbots.com/docs/rest-api/
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/standard-bots-authentication.yml
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/standard-bots-external-control.proto