Getting Started

Welcome to ARMOR — Augmented Reality Mobile Robotics. This guide will help you get up and running quickly.

Requirements

• iPhone or iPad running iOS 18 or later, or a Mac running macOS 15 Sonoma or later
• The ARMOR app installed from the App Store
  
  

Opening the App

Launch ARMOR from your home screen. The first time open the app you will see the onboarding screen, which will explain key features, and guide you through a short tutorial.

After the onboarding, you will be directed to the sidebar where you can select one of the example robots, or the model you just created.

Loading Your First Robot

1. Tap the Import button in the toolbar
2. Browse to a .urdf file (or folder containing a URDF file and assets) on your device
3. The robot will load and, if successful, appear as an option in the sidebar

Next Steps

• See Basic Workflow to learn the standard usage pattern.
• See Finding URDF Files for a listing of URDF files that have been published online.
• See Loading URDF Files for details on supported file formats.
• Coming soon: See Building with AI for examples of how to prompt LLMs like Gemini, ChatGPT, or Claude to assist in creating robots.
• Coming soon: See Viewing Robots in 3D and AR to understand the view and camera types available for rendering and simulating robots in ARMOR.
• Coming soon: See Working with the editor to learn how to create and edit robot components including links and joints.
• Coming soon: See Sharing your model to learn how to send your URDF formatted robot files to other iPhone users, or download to your desktop to work with MuJoCo or other simulation software.
• Coming soon: See Understanding URDF to learn about the XML data structure for a robot model, and view it in the XML tab in AR Mobile Robotics.