Tnkr is the central hub for Open-Source Robotics and Physical Intelligence. Think of it as the "GitHub for Robotics." We provide a unified workspace where engineers, researchers, and hobbyists can manage the four pillars of any physical robot: Hardware, Software, Data, and Models.
Why did we decide to make it?We built Tnkr to solve the hardware "reproducibility crisis." Historically, robotics development has happened in silos, resulting in two massive pain points for two very different groups of people:Explore Open Source Projects on Tnkr
1. For the Maker: The "Rebuild" StruggleIf you want to build a cool open-source quadruped or humanoid you saw online, the process is usually a nightmare. You have to hunt through scattered PDFs, outdated forum posts, and broken GitHub links just to figure out how things fit together.
For the individual maker, Tnkr changes the game through our AI assistant, Leonardo. Instead of dreading the documentation phase or suffering through a project with no instructions, you get an interactive guide. Leonardo analyzes first-person POV videos of a robot being built and automatically generates step-by-step assembly instructions. It's an expert builder sitting right at your workbench, guiding you through complex CAD diffs and hardware assemblies in real-time.
2. For the Organization: The Fragmentation ProblemFor hardware organizations, robotics teams, and academic labs, the problem is fragmentation. Your mechanical engineers are working in SolidWorks or Onshape, your software engineers are pushing code to GitHub, your data is sitting in AWS, and your AI models are siloed elsewhere.
Tnkr was built to be the single source of truth for organizations. It allows teams to version-control physical assets exactly like software. You can host interactive 3D visualizations, sync your Robot Operating System (ROS) stacks, track Bill of Materials (BOM) changes, and manage operational datasets all under one repository. No more losing track of which code version matches which 3D-printed chassis.
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How Does It Work?Tnkr seamlessly bridges the gap between digital AI and the physical world through a few core mechanics:
Host & Sync: Connect directly with industry-standard tools like Onshape and GitHub. Bring your CAD files, ROS integration code, and sensor data into one project space.
- Host & Sync: Connect directly with industry-standard tools like Onshape and GitHub. Bring your CAD files, ROS integration code, and sensor data into one project space.
Interactive 3D Visualizations: Don't just read about how parts fit together. You can rotate, zoom, and explode 3D models right in the browser to see the exact mechanical layout.
- Interactive 3D Visualizations: Don't just read about how parts fit together. You can rotate, zoom, and explode 3D models right in the browser to see the exact mechanical layout.
The Leonardo AI Assistant: Feed Leonardo your raw POV build videos, and watch it spit out fully formatted, step-by-step documentation. It cuts the time spent writing docs by an estimated 95%.
- The Leonardo AI Assistant: Feed Leonardo your raw POV build videos, and watch it spit out fully formatted, step-by-step documentation. It cuts the time spent writing docs by an estimated 95%.
The Data Flywheel: Users who build and deploy a robot can feed their operational data back to the original developer. This allows the community to "level up" AI policies and models based on real-world edge cases.
- The Data Flywheel: Users who build and deploy a robot can feed their operational data back to the original developer. This allows the community to "level up" AI policies and models based on real-world edge cases.
Remix and Fork: Found a robot you like but want to swap the MCU or change the arm gripper? Simply "remix" the design and push your new version to the community.
- Remix and Fork: Found a robot you like but want to swap the MCU or change the arm gripper? Simply "remix" the design and push your new version to the community.
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Whether you are a solo tinkerer trying to make your first robot walk, or a robotics startup trying to scale your engineering pipeline, Tnkr is where you build the physical future.
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