Robot Library（ロボットライブラリ） is a robot application platform operated by ロボットスタート株式会社 and parties related to OYOYO-PROJECT. It is positioned as a way to make it easier to develop applications for home, retail, and office robots. Developers can upload content as apps, libraries, or Box components for others to download for free or for a fee, while visitors can also contact developers. The site shows more than 6,748 registered users, suggesting it has some characteristics of a Japan-based robot developer community.
The platform centers on sharing and distributing code, apps, and components. The main content lists robot categories such as Pepper, Nao, PALRO, Palmi, JIBO, Sota, CommU, BUDDY, OHaNAS, Romo, MUSIO, and RoBoHoN, and includes sections such as monthly download rankings, new projects, and popular authors. Example projects include QR code reading, standby-state apps, slideshow Boxes, Watson Visual Recognition-related components, and Socket communication projects. This indicates that Robot Library is more of a robot app marketplace and project repository than a general-purpose IDE or DevOps tool.
The platform supports “free registration now.” At the content level, developers can choose to offer downloads for free or for a fee, and buyers pay according to the price and method specified on the site. The terms also mention settlement of developer referral/partner fees: after payment collection is completed, fees are calculated and paid at the end of the month after next; balances under 5000 yen may be carried forward. Receiving accounts are limited to accounts at financial institutions in Japan. This is relatively friendly to developers in Japan, but it is not convenient for Chinese developers who need cross-border payouts.
Its strengths are its vertical focus on the robot application ecosystem, helping reduce duplicated effort while offering discovery by author, project, and robot model. It also supports both free sharing and paid sales, balancing community exchange with commercial distribution. The limitations are also clear: the captured text does not show APIs, SDKs, CI/CD, automated deployment, or self-hosting options; key details such as licensing terms, commission rates, and review timelines are insufficient; and some pages show PAGE NOT FOUND, raising questions about the site’s maintenance status.
Robot Library is suitable for developers or teams building applications for robots such as Pepper, Nao, and RoBoHoN, looking for sample code, or publishing robot components. If you are simply looking for general-purpose open-source robotics packages, GitHub, GitLab, ROS Index, ROS Discourse, and developer platforms from robot vendors may be more broadly useful. The source text does not provide information on access from China, so this remains unknown. In addition, the Japanese interface and possible Japan-local payment/payout requirements may create language and commercialization barriers for Chinese users.
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