Building the future of robotics, one robot at a time

Manifesto
Thoughts

Manifesto

Generally intelligent robots are coming. They'll need diverse, real-world training data at scale. Tnkr is building that infrastructure.

5 minDec 22, 2025
Pogobot: The €250 Swarm Robot Making Collective Intelligence Accessible
swarm-robotics open-hardware fpga

Pogobot: The €250 Swarm Robot Making Collective Intelligence Accessible

How an open-source swarm robotics platform from Sorbonne Université is democratizing collective intelligence research with modern hardware at €250 per unit

9 minOct 21, 2025
Open Duck Mini V2: Disney Magic Meets DIY Robotics
Open Source Robot

Open Duck Mini V2: Disney Magic Meets DIY Robotics

Open Duck Mini V2 is an open-source bipedal robot inspired by Disney's BDX droids. At 42 cm tall and under $400, it brings theme park-grade walking capabilities to your workbench using 3D-printed parts, hobby servos, a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, and reinforcement learning trained entirely in simulation.

8 minOct 18, 2025
ARK: An Open-Source Python-First Framework for Robot Learning
Article

ARK: An Open-Source Python-First Framework for Robot Learning

ARK tackles robotics' fragmentation problem with a Python-first approach that unifies data collection, training, and deployment; making robot learning accessible to ML researchers and experienced roboticists alike.

10 minOct 7, 2025
K-Scale Labs Z-Bot: We Wanted Humanoid Robots, We Got Them!
Open-source robotics Article

K-Scale Labs Z-Bot: We Wanted Humanoid Robots, We Got Them!

While Tesla promises humanoid robots 'someday,' K-Scale Labs is shipping $999 open-source Z-Bots today. Here's why this matters for the robotics community.

10 minSep 23, 2025
PAROL6: The Desktop Robot Arm That Fits In Your Room And In An Industrial Line
Open-source robotics Article

PAROL6: The Desktop Robot Arm That Fits In Your Room And In An Industrial Line

PAROL6 is a compact, open-source robot arm; affordable, powerful, and perfect for education, research, or small automation.

8 minSep 16, 2025
Feel The Force: Teaching Robots Through Human Touch
Research Paper Article

Feel The Force: Teaching Robots Through Human Touch

Exploring FTF, a system that teaches robots force-sensitive manipulation directly from human demonstrations.

7 minSep 16, 2025
Family units for a million robots
Thoughts Article

Family units for a million robots

Do robots need employers or nurturing families

3 minAug 7, 2025