Technology

The automation engine behind robot programming

byte robotics brings motion planning, collision checking and cycle-time optimization together. A digital task definition becomes robot motion that you can evaluate and use in your engineering environment.
Core technology

From “how should the robot move?” to “what should the robot do?”

You define the task, geometry and process requirements. byte robotics searches for motion that meets those requirements, making motion planning a repeatable engineering step as the cell concept evolves.

Planning grounded in robotics
Geometry, kinematics and process requirements inform the search for motion.
Built into existing tools
Available as an OLP integration or a component for your own application.
Products

Planning for real robot cells

Robot motion has to fit the cell geometry and process requirements. Tools, fixtures and obstacles all influence which movements are possible.

A model with explicit prerequisites. Planning uses the supplied geometry, kinematics and process definition. Support for specific robot models and additional axes is assessed within the selected integration.

Account for collisions during planning. The motion search includes modeled obstacles. The reliability of the result therefore also depends on the quality and completeness of the cell model.

Optimize in the context of the process. Reaching a position is only part of a production sequence. Alternative movements are evaluated against process requirements and cycle time.

How it works

How robot motion is generated

01
Provide the task and model

The engineering environment provides geometry, the robot model, process positions and constraints. The completeness and quality of these inputs establish the basis for planning.

02
Find feasible motion

Planning searches for motion that fits the robot kinematics and task, taking obstacles and specified constraints into account.

03
Optimize the motion sequence

Suitable movements are evaluated and improved with cycle time in mind. Your team can review the result and compare alternatives.

04
Transfer and validate the result

Motion is passed on in the format supported by the integration. Transfer to the controller and checks on the physical cell follow as part of engineering and commissioning.

Frequently asked questions

Find answers to the most important questions about byte robotics, integrations and automated robot programming.

What does byte robotics automate, and what remains with the engineering team?

byte robotics generates and optimizes robot motion from a digital task definition. Planning accounts for geometry, robot kinematics and the specified process requirements.

Your team defines the process and reviews the result. Available program formats depend on the integration and target system. Validation on the physical cell remains part of commissioning.

Does byte robotics replace our offline programming environment?

byte robotics adds automated motion planning to your engineering environment. The integrations for Visual Components, KUKA.Sim and iiQWorks.Sim build on your existing simulation and programming workflow.

Planning uses the robot cell, relevant geometry, process positions and constraints. We review the requirements for your software version before you get started.

Is byte robotics suitable for our robot and application?

Our technology is designed to address different robot kinematics and manufacturing tasks that can be described digitally. Suitability depends on the robot model, process requirements, available data and selected integration.

Share your engineering environment, robot model and task with us. Together, we can assess the prerequisites and a suitable starting point. Collision checks depend on the geometry provided and how it is modeled.

Can we integrate motion planning into our own software?

byte robotics Headless provides the planning and optimization technology as a software component. Your application supplies the task and robot data, then consumes the generated motion.

We agree on interfaces, data formats, deployment and licensing in the context of your architecture and application. A description of your product and intended workflow is a useful starting point.

How does byte robotics reduce programming effort?

The software automates the search for suitable robot motion and its optimization. Your team can evaluate sequences in the virtual environment and regenerate them when requirements change.

The effort saved depends on the task, data quality and existing workflow. A demonstration based on your application helps establish the potential.

Spend less time programming robots. Spend more time designing better automation.

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Funding & recognition

Supported on the path from research to industry.

Public funding helped us turn research into robust industrial technology. In 2023, the team behind byte robotics, then known as AuRora, won the Automotive cluster of the IQ Innovation Award Central Germany. Two awards in the Startup Competition – Digital Innovations followed in 2025.