Polymath Robotics

Polymath Robotics builds general autonomy and safety software for off-highway and industrial vehicles such as tractors, loaders, dozers, and mining trucks. Its Synapse REST API lets developers command a real or simulated Polymath-powered vehicle: sending GPS and relative waypoints, issuing motion and vehicle commands, reading combined autonomy, navigation, and vehicle feedback, managing exclusive teleoperation control leases, and streaming media over LiveKit. Caladan, its browser-based simulation environment, lets teams build and test autonomous behaviors in Python without ROS, Gazebo, or Linux before deploying to physical machines. Founded in 2021 (YC S22), San Francisco.

Polymath Robotics publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including CANBus API, filesystem API, Health Check API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Robotics, Autonomy, Industrial Vehicles, Off-Highway, and Machine-Learning.

Polymath Robotics’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, support, authentication, sandbox, and 16 more developer resources.

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38.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessSelf serve

1 APIs

Robotics AutonomyIndustrial VehiclesOff-HighwayMachine-Learning Simulation Teleoperation Automation Artificial IntelligenceUnmanned Vehicles

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 38.6/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.1 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 11.9 / 18

Access Clarity 3.8 / 18

Operational Transparency 0.3 / 12

Contract Governance 0.5 / 11

Discoverability 6.8 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 26/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Polymath Robotics CANBus API

The CANBus API from Polymath Robotics — 1 operation(s) for canbus.

Polymath Robotics filesystem API

The filesystem API from Polymath Robotics — 3 operation(s) for filesystem.

Polymath Robotics Health Check API

Contains UUID endpoint that can be used to health check the robot

Polymath Robotics Livekit API

The Livekit API from Polymath Robotics — 4 operation(s) for livekit.

Polymath Robotics Media API

All endpoints related to interacting with Robot's media resources

Polymath Robotics ros API

The ros API from Polymath Robotics — 1 operation(s) for ros.

Polymath Robotics systemd API

The systemd API from Polymath Robotics — 1 operation(s) for systemd.

Polymath Robotics Teleop Control API

Endpoints for managing control leases

Polymath Robotics Vehicle Autonomy API

All endpoints related to interacting with Robot's autonomy operations here

Polymath Robotics Vehicle Operations API

All endpoints related to interacting with Robot's vehicle operations here

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Open Collections 11

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus filesystem API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus Health Check API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus Livekit API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus Media API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus ros API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus systemd API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus Teleop Control API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus Vehicle Autonomy API

OPEN COLLECTION

Polymath API Service CANBus Vehicle Operations API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Polymath Authentication

oauth2/http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Polymath Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Polymath Agentic Access

37 operations · 18 acting · 4 human-in-the-loop

37 operations · 18 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Sandbox

Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

X-MCPServerCandidate

X-MCPServerCandidate

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

AgentSkill

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

Conformance

Lifecycle

Lifecycle

Conventions

Conventions

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

SourceCode

SourceCode

Packages

Packages

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: polymath
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/polymath.png
name: Polymath Robotics
description: 'Polymath Robotics builds general autonomy and safety software for off-highway and industrial vehicles such as
  tractors, loaders, dozers, and mining trucks. Its Synapse REST API lets developers command a real or simulated Polymath-powered
  vehicle: sending GPS and relative waypoints, issuing motion and vehicle commands, reading combined autonomy, navigation,
  and vehicle feedback, managing exclusive teleoperation control leases, and streaming media over LiveKit. Caladan, its browser-based
  simulation environment, lets teams build and test autonomous behaviors in Python without ROS, Gazebo, or Linux before deploying
  to physical machines. Founded in 2021 (YC S22), San Francisco.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/polymath/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enriched-from-openapi
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
tags:
- Robotics
- Autonomy
- Industrial Vehicles
- Off-Highway
- Machine-Learning
- Simulation
- Teleoperation
- Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Unmanned Vehicles
tags_raw:
- Robotics
- Autonomy
- Industrial Vehicles
- Off-Highway
- Machine Learning
- Simulation
- Teleoperation
- Automation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Unmanned Vehicles
apis:
- aid: polymath:polymath-canbus-api
  name: Polymath Robotics CANBus API
  description: The CANBus API from Polymath Robotics — 1 operation(s) for canbus.
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - CAN Bus
  tags_raw:
  - CANBus
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-canbus-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-filesystem-api
  name: Polymath Robotics filesystem API
  description: The filesystem API from Polymath Robotics — 3 operation(s) for filesystem.
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - Filesystem
  tags_raw:
  - filesystem
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-filesystem-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-health-check-api
  name: Polymath Robotics Health Check API
  description: Contains UUID endpoint that can be used to health check the robot
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - Health Check
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-health-check-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-livekit-api
  name: Polymath Robotics Livekit API
  description: The Livekit API from Polymath Robotics — 4 operation(s) for livekit.
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - Livekit
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-livekit-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-media-api
  name: Polymath Robotics Media API
  description: All endpoints related to interacting with Robot's media resources
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-media-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-ros-api
  name: Polymath Robotics ros API
  description: The ros API from Polymath Robotics — 1 operation(s) for ros.
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - ROS
  tags_raw:
  - ros
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-ros-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-systemd-api
  name: Polymath Robotics systemd API
  description: The systemd API from Polymath Robotics — 1 operation(s) for systemd.
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - systemd
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-systemd-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-teleop-control-api
  name: Polymath Robotics Teleop Control API
  description: Endpoints for managing control leases
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - Teleop Control
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-teleop-control-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-vehicle-autonomy-api
  name: Polymath Robotics Vehicle Autonomy API
  description: All endpoints related to interacting with Robot's autonomy operations here
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - Vehicle Autonomy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-vehicle-autonomy-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
- aid: polymath:polymath-vehicle-operations-api
  name: Polymath Robotics Vehicle Operations API
  description: All endpoints related to interacting with Robot's vehicle operations here
  humanURL: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
  baseURL: https://polyglot.polymathrobotics.dev/api
  tags:
  - Vehicle Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/polymath-vehicle-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/polymath-problem-types.yml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/polymath-data-model.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/polymath-synapse-v2-overlay.yaml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
- type: APIReference
  url: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/guides/authentication
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.polymathrobotics.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: mailto:support@polymathrobotics.com
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/polymathrobotics
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.polymathrobotics.com/legal/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.polymathrobotics.com/legal/privacy-policy
- type: Website
  url: https://www.polymathrobotics.com/
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/polymathrobotics/caladan_examples
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/polymath-agentic-access.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/polymath-authentication.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/polymath-packages.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/polymath-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/polymath-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/polymath-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/polymath-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/polymath-conventions.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/polymath-sandbox.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/polymath-domain-security.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 16
  pass: local-v1

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