Build Stable, High Performance Applications and Get to Market Fast
Robotics applications are inherently complex, often involving sophisticated integrations across motion planning, perception systems, hardware compatibility, and robust error handling. As technical robotics and software engineers, you understand that the real challenges lie not just in assembling the necessary components, but also in ensuring reliability, scalability, and rapid deployment in real-world scenarios.
Leveraging open-source solutions can appear attractive initially, but the hidden complexities of customizing, integrating, and maintaining these tools often escalate costs, extend timelines, and introduce significant risk into your development lifecycle. This is precisely why PickNik Robotics developed MoveIt Pro - to streamline the transition from concept to robust, market-ready robotic applications without reinventing the wheel.
MoveIt Pro provides a fully integrated platform built upon thoroughly tested core technologies, including advanced behavior tree implementations, intuitive user interfaces, and a developer-friendly SDK designed specifically for robotics professionals. By adopting MoveIt Pro, your engineering teams can shift focus away from foundational development tasks and toward addressing your project’s unique, high-value challenges.
When evaluating robotic product development strategies, PickNik assesses several critical areas:
- Project Scope and Engineering Timeline: We use our extensive experience in real-world robotic projects to accurately predict timelines, identifying how much faster you can reach key milestones using MoveIt Pro compared to building everything from scratch or open source libraries
- Development Costs: Our evaluations clearly demonstrate the financial advantage of leveraging MoveIt Pro’s robust framework, significantly reducing the engineering overhead associated with open-source customization and integration.
- Opportunity Cost Analysis: By comparing the costs and benefits of developing independently versus utilizing MoveIt Pro, we show tangible savings in both resources and time.
- Talent Acquisition Costs: MoveIt Pro helps you avoid the substantial expense and effort associated with recruiting specialized robotics talent by minimizing the need for additional engineering resources.
To illustrate, consider a recent project scenario we analyzed involving a robotic system with an arm, a mobile base, and core software development tailored to specific operational tasks. Our detailed breakdown revealed a traditional development approach would take approximately 100 person-months, spanning roughly three years with a team of three full-time developers plus QA, maintenance, and leadership personnel.
By integrating MoveIt Pro, we reduced that same project’s R&D timeline from 36 months down to just 5 months. This accelerated timeline translated directly into substantial cost savings and faster time-to-market. The final analysis indicated our client would net an additional $8.1 million in profits through reduced development costs and earlier market entry. MoveIt Pro isn’t just about accelerating development—it’s about building reliable, high-quality robotic applications efficiently and sustainably. Reach out to PickNik Robotics today and discover how MoveIt Pro can streamline your robotics projects, lower development risks, and deliver robust solutions to market significantly faster.
