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Open-source robotics software

Operate and inspect ROS 2 robots from the browser.

OpenKinematics develops OpenBrain: an early open-source ROS 2 workspace and browser dashboard for teleoperation, maps, missions, health telemetry, cameras, recording, and simulation.

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What is OpenKinematics?

OpenKinematics is the organization behind OpenBrain, an open-source ROS 2 backend and web dashboard for robot operators and developers. The public stack is at an early release stage: the dashboard is available in demo mode, selected ROS components and demos are implemented, and roadmap work is labeled rather than presented as finished.

What can you evaluate today?

Start with public code and a browser demo. Verify repository status before choosing a component for a robot.

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OpenBrain Dashboard

A browser operator console for teleoperation, maps, missions, health telemetry, cameras, and local robot profiles.

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Open source · v0.1

OpenBrain ROS

A ROS 2 Humble workspace for bringup, teleoperation, safety, diagnostics, recording, navigation, and simulation.

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Published status, not implied maturity.

The repositories are the source of truth. Hardware pages describe concepts and early-access plans; they do not claim downloadable CAD or validated production hardware before those artifacts exist.

  • MIT-licensed dashboard and ROS workspace
  • Synthetic-data dashboard mode—no robot required
  • Eight implemented reference demos in openbrain-ros
  • Twelve additional demo scaffolds labeled as unfinished

Need to connect OpenBrain to your robot?

Tell us the ROS distribution, robot platform, sensors, command interfaces, and safety constraints. We will distinguish existing support from integration work.

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Frequently asked questions

What is OpenKinematics?

OpenKinematics develops OpenBrain, an early open-source ROS 2 workspace and browser dashboard for robot operators and developers.

Can I try OpenBrain without robot hardware?

Yes. The hosted OpenBrain Dashboard provides a synthetic-data demo mode for teleoperation, maps, missions, and health views.

Is OpenBrain open source?

Yes. The OpenBrain Dashboard and OpenBrain ROS repositories are published under the MIT license.

Does OpenBrain work with every ROS 2 robot?

Not automatically. A physical robot needs compatible command and state interfaces, a supported or custom adapter, hardware validation, and safety commissioning.

Are all OpenKinematics demos complete?

No. Eight reference demos have implementations in openbrain-ros and twelve entries are scaffolds or planned integrations. Demo pages identify their status.

Is OpenKinematics inverse-kinematics software?

OpenKinematics is a robotics software organization and product name. OpenBrain is not a general-purpose inverse-kinematics solver or browser calculator.

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