Standard Bots API Manual
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Last updated on September 28, 2026
Table of Contents
1
Introduction
1.1
Welcome!
1.2
Contacting Standard Bots Support
1.3
Intended Use & Limitations
1.4
Warnings & Risks
2
API & ROS2 Overview
2.1
When to Use the SDK and REST API vs ROS2 Bridge
3
API
3.1
Python SDK
3.2
Installing and Authenticating
3.3
Connecting to the Robot
3.4
How Every Call Works
3.5
Control Surface Reference
3.6
The Pattern for Any Motion
3.7
Use Case A – Reading Live Robot State
3.8
Use Case B – Moving the Arm to a Pose
3.9
Use Case C – Running a Saved Routine
3.10
Use Case D – Controlling the Gripper
3.11
Use Case E – Reading and Writing I/O
3.12
Use Case F – Recovering from a Fault or E-Stop
3.13
Use Case G – Using a Saved Space
3.14
Use Case H – Setting the Payload
3.15
Use Case I – Triggering a Software Emergency Stop
3.16
Troubleshooting
3.17
Known Limitations
3.18
REST API
4
ROS2
4.1
ROS2 Setup
4.2
ROS2 Python Scripting
4.3
Before You Write Code
4.4
Topic Reference
4.5
The Mandatory Pattern: Enable, Work, Disable
4.6
Use Case A – Monitoring Live Joint Angles
4.7
Use Case B – Reading the Live TCP Pose
4.8
Use Case C – Commanding a Cartesian Move
4.9
Use Case D – Closing the Loop on a Moving Target
4.10
Use Case E – Streaming a Joint Trajectory
4.11
Troubleshooting
4.12
Known Limitations
4.13
Sample Scripts
5
External Control (Beta)
5.1
How External Control Relates to the ROS2 Realtime API
5.2
How a Session Works
5.3
Prerequisites
5.4
Getting Started with Joint Streaming
5.5
Command Topics
5.6
State Topics
5.7
External Control REST Reference
5.8
Control and Safety Semantics
5.9
What Ends a Session and How to Recover
5.10
Streaming from Python without ROS2
5.11
Direct UDP Interface
5.12
Troubleshooting
5.13
Known Limitations
6
Additional Resources
6.1
Python SDK & REST API Repo
6.2
ROS2 Repo
6.3
Robot URDF Files
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