#connections
Robot arm capturing 3D scans of physical products
A secure data connection from a Universal Robots arm capturing 3D scans of products to a cloud-based AI for defect and fraud detection.
Data platform for robotics and IoT
One device or your whole fleet, with MerkleBot you can connect machine data in a secure and scalable way to power innovative business models and save on cloud costs.
Data pipelines
Connect your ROS robot's data, as well as a wide range of hardware, like KUKA, Mitsubishi Electric, Universal Robots, Boston Dynamics and IoT fleets.
Explore pipelinesStorage & Compute
Adopt the latest trends in secure, decentralized communication technologies to optimize cloud costs and avoid single points of failure.
Explore storageThird-party Connections
Extend the capabilities of your equipment by connecting the data to third-party services for monitoring, analytics, payments and financing.
Explore connectionsKey Features
Easy & Flexible Onboarding
You can use Merklebot platform the way that works for you! Use our RESTful API in your own stack or CLI to set up locally. And Merklebot Agent already supports a lot of robotics hardware and software frameworks by default.
- RESTful API, CLI and on-device Agent
- ROS / ROS 2, Spot SDK, PX4 and MQTT support
- Onboard one robot or a whole fleet
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
We leverage the latest trends in decentralized technologies to offer the most affordable cloud pricing. We combine edge compute with local data center providers and use idle resources just at the right time to reduce data throughput and cloud costs.
- Edge + local data centers + decentralized archive
- Client-side encryption and content addressing
- Up to 10x cheaper storage of visual data
Compute & Data Extractors
You can set up any compute capabilities via Docker or choose from a list of our pre-built data extractors of ROSbag files for video analytics, logs enrichment and other standard actions.
- Bring any Docker image
- Pre-built ROSbag / MCAP extractors
- GPU / NPU scheduling at the edge
0x
lower storage cost for visual archives*
0+
hardware ecosystems out of the box
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ways to onboard: API, CLI, Agent
0min
demo to map your data flows
*Up to 10x, measured on a mobile robotics customer's video archive backed up to a decentralized storage network.
Hardware
Works with the hardware you already run
Connect your ROS robot's data, as well as a wide range of hardware, like KUKA, Mitsubishi Electric, Universal Robots, Boston Dynamics and IoT fleets.
Quadruped
Boston Dynamics Spot
Spot SDK data, missions and payload cameras.
Collaborative arm
Universal Robots
RTDE streams, programs and process data.
Industrial arm
KUKA
Controller logs, cycle counts and joint data.
Research arm
ROS 2 manipulators
ros2_control, MoveIt and rosbag2/MCAP.
Inspection robot
Legged inspection
Thermal, acoustic and visual inspection data.
Drone
PX4 / MAVLink drones
ULog flight logs, telemetry and payload imagery.
Teleoperation
Imitation-learning rigs
Multi-camera demonstrations for AI training.
Mobile manipulator
Service robots
Navigation, mapping and manipulation logs.
Lightweight arm
Ultra-light arms
Vision module streams and joint telemetry.
Underwater ROV
Marine robotics
Sonar, video and depth telemetry.
Use Cases
From factory cells to telescopes — how connected machine data creates new value.
#shared-use
Equipment sharing in a public laboratory
By supporting Boston Dynamics Spot SDK we allow any developer globally to remotely program a robot we own, located in the lab in the Bay Area.
#storage
Affordable storage of visual data
Mobile robotics company is saving up to 10x on storage of large datasets of videos and visual data by backing up the archive to decentralized storage network.
#connections
Robot-as-a-service powered by data
We connected the data feed from an industrial arm to a financing source to power a novel robot-as-a-service business model.
#shared-use
Telescope service in Atacama desert
A team of astronomers in Chile enabled additional revenue stream and community-building tool by connecting telescope data.
Services
Everything your fleet's data needs
Six services you can adopt one at a time — or combine into a complete data platform.
01
Robot Data Pipelines
Connect ROS / ROS 2 robots, industrial arms and IoT fleets to a secure, resumable data pipeline in days, not months.
$990one-time setup, from
02
Hybrid Cloud Storage
Hot, warm and archive tiers across edge, local data centers and decentralized storage — up to 10x cheaper for visual data.
$3per TB-month (archive tier), from
03
Edge Compute & Data Extractors
Run any Docker workload next to your data, or use pre-built extractors for ROS bags: video, images, logs and Parquet.
$199per month, from
04
Fleet Monitoring & Analytics
Uptime, utilization, faults and battery health for robots and drones — streamed to the dashboards and tools you already use.
$12per device-month, from
05
Smart Lease — Robot-as-a-Service
Data-driven financing for industrial robots: no upfront CAPEX, payments aligned with how much the robot actually works.
Custompay-as-you-use plans
06
Remote Robotics Lab Access
Give developers, students or customers secure, scheduled remote access to real robots — with every session recorded.
$49per session hour, from
How it works
From robot to revenue in four steps
Connect
Install the MerkleBot Agent or call the REST API. ROS, industrial controllers, drones and IoT devices are supported out of the box.
Capture
Define what to record and when. Data is compressed, encrypted, hashed and uploaded over resumable, bandwidth-aware pipelines.
Store & compute
Hot, warm and archive tiers on a hybrid cloud. Run Docker jobs and ROSbag extractors where it is cheapest.
Connect & grow
Stream KPIs to monitoring and analytics, bill by usage and unlock financing with verifiable machine data.
For developers
Built for robotics engineers
Use the CLI to set up locally, the REST API in your own stack, or the Python SDK in notebooks and CI. Every recording gets a content identifier, so references never break.
REST APICLIPython SDKWebhooksDocker extractorsROS 2 / MCAP
# 1. Install the CLI and log in
pip install merklebot-cli
mb login
# 2. Register a robot and install the agent
mb devices add --name ur5e-cell-03 --site warehouse-b
mb agent install --device ur5e-cell-03
# 3. Record ROS 2 topics to MCAP and sync to hybrid storage
mb pipelines create --device ur5e-cell-03 \
--source ros2 --topics "/camera/.*,/joint_states,/tf" \
--format mcap --compression zstd --storage hybrid# Query recordings with the REST API
curl -s https://api.merklebot.com/v1/recordings \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $MB_TOKEN" \
-G --data-urlencode "device=ur5e-cell-03" \
--data-urlencode "from=2026-10-01T00:00:00Z" \
--data-urlencode "event=gripper_stall"from merklebot import Client
mb = Client(token="MB_TOKEN")
# Run a pre-built extractor on every new bag from a device
mb.extractors.attach(
device="ur5e-cell-03",
extractor="rosbag-video",
params={"topic": "/camera/color/image_raw", "fps": 15},
)
for rec in mb.recordings.search(event="gripper_stall", last="7d"):
print(rec.id, rec.cid, rec.video_url)Blog
All articles
Latest from the lab
ROS 2 Data Logging at Fleet Scale: rosbag2, MCAP and Pipelines That Survive Production
Why logging breaks at fleet scale, how to configure rosbag2 with MCAP, compression and snapshot mode, and a reference pipeline from robot to searchable archive.
Read article
Hybrid Cloud Storage for Robotics: How to Cut Visual Data Costs Up to 10x
Per-sensor data math, the hidden costs of egress and retrieval, content-addressed archives and a worked cost model for a hybrid architecture.
Read articleMerkle Trees for Machine Data: Building Tamper-Evident Logs for Robots and IoT
Hashing, inclusion and consistency proofs, signing roots with device keys and anchoring them in time — the building blocks of verifiable machine data.
Read articleBuilt on open standards & ecosystems
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is MerkleBot?
MerkleBot is a data platform for robotics and IoT. It connects machine data from one device or a whole fleet in a secure and scalable way, stores it on a hybrid cloud (edge, local data centers and decentralized storage) and connects it to third-party services for monitoring, analytics, payments and financing.
Which robots and devices are supported?
ROS and ROS 2 robots work out of the box, as well as a wide range of hardware such as KUKA, Mitsubishi Electric and Universal Robots arms, Boston Dynamics Spot via the Spot SDK, PX4/MAVLink drones and MQTT-based IoT fleets. Anything that can run a Docker container or expose an API can be connected.
How does hybrid cloud storage reduce costs?
We reduce data at the edge, keep only the hot slice in premium cloud storage, move warm data to local data center providers and back up the long-tail archive to a decentralized storage network. For large visual datasets this has delivered up to 10x lower storage costs.
Is my machine data secure?
Data is encrypted before it leaves your premises, every object is content-addressed by its hash and batches can be sealed with Merkle roots signed by device keys, making tampering evident. You keep ownership of your data and control of your keys.
How do I get started?
Book a 30-minute demo or start on the free Starter plan. You can onboard with our RESTful API in your own stack, the CLI for local setup, or the MerkleBot Agent that already supports many robotics hardware and software frameworks.
Can MerkleBot help finance robots?
Yes. Smart Lease connects a robot's verified usage data to a financing source, enabling robot-as-a-service models with no upfront CAPEX and payments aligned with actual usage.
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