r/robotics

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About r/robotics

A subreddit for discussing all types of robotics. If you are a hobbyist, student, or professional, this is the place for you!

The community at a glance

r/robotics is a Subreddit for Hardware and Robotics Enthusiasts with roughly 333K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the Robotics communities list and #6 in the Hardware communities list.

Roughly 49K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Robot, Robotics, and Struggling With Robotics. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention robotic arm, robot kit, and motor.

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Yearly: +49K members
Growth: +17.1% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 6K members
  • 2014: 7K members
  • 2015: 6K members
  • 2016: 7K members
  • 2017: 10K members
  • 2018: 17K members
  • 2019: 37K members
  • 2020: 31K members
  • 2021: 35K members
  • 2023: 52K members
  • 2024: 36K members
  • 2025: 54K members
  • 2026: 22K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 5K members
  • Sep: 5K members
  • Oct: 5K members
  • Nov: 5K members
  • Dec: 4K members
  • Jan: 4K members
  • Feb: 3K members
  • Mar: 3K members
  • Apr: 4K members
  • May: 4K members
  • Jun: 3K members
  • Jul: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Building a robotic desk lamp, need advice
    2. Need advice designing an internal compliant Tpu lattice for a hybrid robotic gripper (Bachelor's thesis)
    3. Question about real-world humanoid robot data collection
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Building a robotic desk lamp, need advice · Need advice designing an internal compliant Tpu lattice for a hybrid robotic gripper (Bachelor's thesis) · Question about real-world humanoid robot data collection
    4
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Unitree remote pairing help
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Unitree remote pairing help
    1

Topics

  • Robot
    26 posts in the past month
    1. What if you didn't always have to talk to your robot to tell it what to do?
    2. Open-weights video model predicting a robot manipulation rollout from an action signal. The corner panels are the hand pose and end-effector trajectory it was conditioned on. Not real footage.
    3. Customs on robotics arm in india
    #1
    Robot
    What if you didn't always have to talk to your robot to tell it what to do? · Open-weights video model predicting a robot manipulation rollout from an action signal. The corner panels are the hand pose and end-effector trajectory it was conditioned on. Not real footage. · Customs on robotics arm in india
    26
  • Robotics
    17 posts in the past month
    1. Customs on robotics arm in india
    2. I built StarWAM: modular video world models for VLA and robotics research
    #2
    Robotics
    Customs on robotics arm in india · I built StarWAM: modular video world models for VLA and robotics research
    17
  • Struggling With Robotics
    17 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling With Robotics
    17
  • Ai
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Robostral Navigate: single-camera AI navigation | Mistral AI
    2. Standard Bots CEO on how Physical AI could make industrial robots easier to deploy
    #4
    Ai
    Robostral Navigate: single-camera AI navigation | Mistral AI · Standard Bots CEO on how Physical AI could make industrial robots easier to deploy
    7
  • Struggling
    6 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling
    6

Flair

  • Community Showcase
    20 posts in the past month
    1. After many iterations, my quadruped robot finally climbed stairs!
    2. First outdoor test of my DIY 4-wheel skid-steer rover (hoverboard motors + ODrive)
    3. AI-assisted robot programming. 5 minutes per task
    #1
    Community Showcase
    After many iterations, my quadruped robot finally climbed stairs! · First outdoor test of my DIY 4-wheel skid-steer rover (hoverboard motors + ODrive) · AI-assisted robot programming. 5 minutes per task
    20
  • Discussion & Curiosity
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Most demos showcasing degrees of freedom are based on bare-metal setups. Do cosmetic elements, such as the casing, affect the smoothness of motion?
    2. MIT professor Yoel Fink on why tech companies keep running in the same direction
    3. Can a desktop robot arm actually be rigid enough to CNC mill metal?
    #2
    Discussion & Curiosity
    Most demos showcasing degrees of freedom are based on bare-metal setups. Do cosmetic elements, such as the casing, affect the smoothness of motion? · MIT professor Yoel Fink on why tech companies keep running in the same direction · Can a desktop robot arm actually be rigid enough to CNC mill metal?
    13
  • Tech Question
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Building a robotic desk lamp, need advice
    2. Open-weights video model predicting a robot manipulation rollout from an action signal. The corner panels are the hand pose and end-effector trajectory it was conditioned on. Not real footage.
    3. Need advice designing an internal compliant Tpu lattice for a hybrid robotic gripper (Bachelor's thesis)
    #3
    Tech Question
    Building a robotic desk lamp, need advice · Open-weights video model predicting a robot manipulation rollout from an action signal. The corner panels are the hand pose and end-effector trajectory it was conditioned on. Not real footage. · Need advice designing an internal compliant Tpu lattice for a hybrid robotic gripper (Bachelor's thesis)
    12
  • News
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Meet LitlMan .
    2. Robostral Navigate: single-camera AI navigation | Mistral AI
    3. Robbyant Releases LingBot-VLA 2.0: An Open-Source 6B Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Model for Cross-Embodiment Robot Manipulation
    #4
    News
    Meet LitlMan . · Robostral Navigate: single-camera AI navigation | Mistral AI · Robbyant Releases LingBot-VLA 2.0: An Open-Source 6B Vision-Language-Action (VLA) Model for Cross-Embodiment Robot Manipulation
    9
  • Perception & Localization
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Dtof Lidar HM-LD1 Indoor Test
    2. Dtof Lidar HM-LD1 Outdoor Distance Accuracy Test
    3. (wip) simittag, circular fiducial markers that does pose estimation + dense data.
    #5
    Perception & Localization
    Dtof Lidar HM-LD1 Indoor Test · Dtof Lidar HM-LD1 Outdoor Distance Accuracy Test · (wip) simittag, circular fiducial markers that does pose estimation + dense data.
    3

Product recommendations

  • robotic arm
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Can someone recommend a robotic arm build for a beginner? Detail in comments
    2. Can someone recommend a robotic arm build for a beginner? Detail in comments
    3. Can anyone recommend the fastest robot arm they've seen? I'm looking to find the fastest for under $2000.
    #1
    robotic arm
    Can someone recommend a robotic arm build for a beginner? Detail in comments · Can someone recommend a robotic arm build for a beginner? Detail in comments · Can anyone recommend the fastest robot arm they've seen? I'm looking to find the fastest for under $2000.
    5
  • robot kit
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend a self-assembly robot kit for a student
    2. Recommend a self-assembly robot kit for a student
    3. Recommend a self-assembly robot kit for a student
    #2
    robot kit
    Recommend a self-assembly robot kit for a student · Recommend a self-assembly robot kit for a student · Recommend a self-assembly robot kit for a student
    4
  • motor
    4 posts in the past month
    1. what is your recommended battery to supply a 12v dc motor 775 gear motor for my battlebot, is it recommended to use 14.8v and step it down or just use an 11.1v
    2. Please recommend a BLDC motor
    3. Recommended motors for bipedal robots?
    #3
    motor
    what is your recommended battery to supply a 12v dc motor 775 gear motor for my battlebot, is it recommended to use 14.8v and step it down or just use an 11.1v · Please recommend a BLDC motor · Recommended motors for bipedal robots?
    4
  • software
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend software for multi robotic arms simulation
    2. Which software would you recommend for a third semester Engineering student?
    3. Beginner here, what software would you recommend I should start with?
    #4
    software
    Recommend software for multi robotic arms simulation · Which software would you recommend for a third semester Engineering student? · Beginner here, what software would you recommend I should start with?
    3
  • battery
    2 posts in the past month
    1. what is your recommended battery to supply a 12v dc motor 775 gear motor for my battlebot, is it recommended to use 14.8v and step it down or just use an 11.1v
    2. what kind of battery would you recommend for this kind of servo for a sumo bot? we’re currently coming up with our design for our sumo bot but we’re thinking about using this servo for an attack mechanism but we need a better battery, any suggestions ?
    #5
    battery
    what is your recommended battery to supply a 12v dc motor 775 gear motor for my battlebot, is it recommended to use 14.8v and step it down or just use an 11.1v · what kind of battery would you recommend for this kind of servo for a sumo bot? we’re currently coming up with our design for our sumo bot but we’re thinking about using this servo for an attack mechanism but we need a better battery, any suggestions ?
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/robotics for?
Best for Hardware and Robotics Enthusiasts enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/robotics free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/robotics have?
Roughly 333K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/robotics on?
r/robotics runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/robotics cover?
On the Hive Index, r/robotics is organized under Hardware, Robotics Enthusiasts.
How do I join r/robotics?
You can join r/robotics by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Hardware communities like?
Communities for hardware engineers, electronics hobbyists, and embedded systems developers. Discord and Reddit host communities for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, PCB design, and DIY electronics, alongside more professional spaces for engineers working on commercial hardware products.
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