A robot forum is a place where automation nerds ask questions, fix each other’s problems, and occasionally start arguments about TCP settings. It’s part support group, part encyclopedia, and still one of the most effective ways to get help in 2025.

Unlike documentation or support tickets, forums give you peer-reviewed answers, fast. Instead of waiting for your KUKA ticket to age like wine, you can hit a robotic process automation forum, search past threads, and find someone who’s already solved it (probably at 3 a.m. with coffee and rage).

TL;DR: The best robot forums at a glance

Looking for the best manufacturing robot? Read our blog and forget about trudging through forums. 

Robot forums vs. robotics blogs: What’s the difference?

If you're stuck debugging your FANUC cobot and need help now, you hit a robot forum. If you're researching the future of machine vision and cobot–human interfaces? That’s blog territory. 

Here's how they stack up:

Forums are fast, weird, and where the last true originals live, like automation Discords before Discord was a thing. 

Blogs, like the Standard Bots robotics blog, give you polished content, complete with charts and citations. You’ll need both. 

The 7 best robot forums in 2025

We crawled every corner of the internet (and several sketchy archived pages) to find the forums that still matter in 2025. These are active, helpful, and not just weird digital graveyards from the KUKA KR5 era.

Each one is alive, moderated (mostly), and full of answers from people who’ve actually touched a robot, whether it's a Motoman robot in a Tier 1 plant or a DIY Arduino arm held together with zip ties.

1. Robot-Forum.com

This is the god-tier robot forum, and it still slaps in 2025. Covering everything from FANUC cobot alarms to ABB industrial robots to ancient KUKA nightmares, it’s got over two decades of chaos, flame wars, and surprisingly correct answers.

Why it’s great: It’s brand-agnostic but industrial-heavy. The forums are broken out by manufacturer, software, and even controller type, so you’re not stuck scrolling through 900 posts about grease. Posts go back to the early 2000s, but mods still keep it active and clean(ish).

Who it’s for: Controls engineers, integrators, robot programmers, and anyone trying to resurrect a Motoman DX100 from a bootloop.

What does it offer?

• Massive archives on FANUC, KUKA, ABB, Motoman robots, and more
• Common troubleshooting logs, posted code, diagrams, even controller firmware hacks
• Fast replies (sometimes disturbingly fast)
• A rare section on robotic process automation forum use cases in industrial settings
• Threads that routinely solve what OEM support ghosts you on

Want a crash course on what your robot’s error 444 means? This is the place.

2. DIY-Robotics Forum

Yes, it’s technically part of a blog, but the comment threads are where the magic happens. If your robot has a wooden frame, and you’re soldering in flip-flops, this is your space.

Why it’s great: It’s community-powered and extremely transparent, most posts show projects in progress, not just polished YouTube bait. People openly share failures, sensor configs, wiring diagrams, and even STLs.

Who it’s for: Students, hobbyists, makers, some professionals, and small shops without a PLC budget trying to hack together something functional.

What does it offer?

• Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and microcontroller forum threads
• Custom robot arms, Cartesian setups, and wheeled platforms
• Wild integrations using RoboDK software and free CAD tools
• Easy entry into the world of motion control; no NDAs, no gatekeeping
• Feedback from folks who’ve tried every $20 sensor on AliExpress

It’s surprisingly advanced for a maker space, and the memes aren’t terrible either.

3. DFRobot Forum

This is where STEM meets startup meets “why does this temperature sensor keep returning NaN?” It’s deeply tied to DFRobot’s hardware kits, but the advice often applies way beyond.

Why it’s great: Even though it’s technically product-focused, the forum is open, friendly, and super responsive. Great place to learn prototyping, debugging, and how to stop frying your microcontroller with your laptop’s USB port.

Who it’s for: Teachers, students, engineers prototyping low-cost builds, and anyone trying to turn a breadboard into a vaguely intelligent system.

What does it offer?

• Project tutorials that actually work
• Circuit help and GPIO layout advice
• Some crossover with robotic process automation forum logic for lightweight automation builds
• Support for sensors, power supplies, servo shields, and DFRobot’s robot chassis kits
• Surprisingly helpful code reviews for Arduino and ESP32 posts

If your build uses duct tape and a dream, someone here has probably already debugged it.

4. RoboDK Forum

You’ve hit the simulation wall. The post-processor isn’t working. The TCP is off. Your toolpath is spinning like a Beyblade. Time to go to RoboDK’s official forum.

Why it’s great: This is one of the few robot forums that’s software-first and laser-focused. Every thread is about simulation, post-processing, tool calibration, and controller communication, and answers come from both users and RoboDK staff. Fast.

Who it’s for: Simulation engineers, offline programmers, KUKA and ABB integrators, and anyone who hates debugging Python lists inside a post-processor template.

What does it offer?

• Dedicated help for nearly every major brand, including KUKA robotics, ABB industrial robots, Sepro robots, FANUC cobots, etc.
• Open discussion around how to optimize paths for arc welding, machining, and laser cutting
• RoboDK-specific Python scripting questions with clear answers
• Tangents into URScript, RAPID, KRL, and other robot languages you’ve probably Googled while panicking
• Real-time advice on simulation bottlenecks and how to fix tool collisions before they happen

This is the forum where the stuff happens before you break something in real life.

5. Robots in Architecture Forum

Yes, it’s a niche. Yes, it’s very real. This robot forum lives at the intersection of industrial robots and generative architecture, where people use KUKA robotic arms to 3D print concrete benches and carve wood like it owes them money.

Why it’s great: It’s built around Grasshopper, Rhino, and KUKA|prc, the unofficial language of parametric architecture nerds. If you’ve ever written G-code to make a sculpture, you belong here.

Who it’s for: Architects, artists, fabricators, and rogue KUKA hackers with access to tools they probably shouldn’t have.

What does it offer?

• Forum support for Grasshopper plugins and KUKA robot motion planning
• Live help with toolpath errors, TCP alignment, and calibration workflows
• Links to pricing guides like this KUKA robot pricing breakdown
• Experimental workflows combining RoboDK software with generative scripts
• Endless videos of concrete, wood, and foam being dominated by 6-axis movement

Most people here could out-CNC your local machine shop blindfolded, with rhinoceros-themed software.

6. Humanoid Robot Forum

It’s weird. It’s wonderful. It’s where humanoid fans, researchers, and startups drop tech updates, design concepts, and ethical debates that spiral instantly. 

Why it’s great: Hosted by Automate, this one leans heavy into research and event-based content. Lots of discussion around sensor fusion, legged locomotion, battery design, and future-of-work stuff that’s either exciting or existential. It’s an in-person expo, but its blogs, news, and editorials are also definitely worth it. 

Who it’s for: Researchers, roboticists building walking bots, AI developers, and people emotionally attached to bipedal prototypes.

What does it offer?

• Brain-melting discussions of dynamic balancing, motor torque curves, and stair navigation
• Threads about ABB industrial robots and their humanoid-adjacent R&D
• Great crossover with FANUC cobot tech used in collaborative humanoid projects
• Occasional existential dread
• Event recaps, white papers, and startup showcases, plus wild design mockups

If you’ve ever called a robot “he” or “she,” this forum is probably your fault.

7. Reddit r/robotics

Unhinged? Occasionally. Helpful? More than you’d expect. This subreddit isn’t structured like a traditional robot forum, but it makes the list for volume, speed, and the sheer range of topics covered.

Why it’s great: It’s where beginners and experts collide. One post will be about motor driver selection, the next about Boston Dynamics memes, followed by someone rebuilding a Motoman robot with a soldering iron and ambition.

Who it’s for: Everyone from high school roboticists to PLC techs deep in the weeds, especially people who want fast, unfiltered feedback.

What does it offer?

• Hardware and software Q&A across every robot category
• Helpful threads on RoboDK software, Arduino, UR, and obscure controller configs
• People asking, “Is there a cheaper FANUC competitor?” (Yes, like this.)
• Open sourcing, project updates, memes, bad ideas, and the occasional genius workaround
• Brutal honesty, and sometimes brutal grammar

It’s the Wild West, but there’s gold buried under the rubble. 

How we chose the best robot forums

Not all forums deserve to live. Some haven’t seen a new post since the Bush Jr. administration. Others are so toxic, you leave with fewer brain cells than you arrived with. So we got brutal with our criteria.

What made a robot forum “the best”? 

We looked for platforms that were active, specific, and actually helpful, not just cluttered with unanswered questions or shady firmware dumps. Whether it’s a polished UI or the ability to search by robot brand (shoutout to this guide on choosing the right robot), relevance mattered more than legacy.

Our top filters

• Recency: Forums had to be alive. If the latest post said “Happy 2019!” it was out.
• Support depth: Detailed help threads, not just “did you try turning it off?”
• Brand coverage: Did the forum offer help with major brands like FANUC cobots, KUKA robotics, or ABB industrial robots?
• Community engagement: Fast responses, peer troubleshooting, real feedback
• Searchability: If we couldn’t find a post in under 10 seconds, we rage-quit

How to get the most value from a robotics forum

A robot forum isn’t a help desk. It’s a giant group chat with 20 years of archives, zero chill, and a 70% chance your question’s already been answered. But if you know how to show up, ask well, and give back, these places can feel like cheating.

How to get real help without getting roasted

1. Search before posting: Your exact problem might already have a solution, a diagram, and a 12-reply argument over how someone soldered it wrong.
   
2. Include screenshots, logs, or setup info: Vague posts die alone. Details are how you get answers, not sympathy.
   
3. Follow up if you fix it: Don’t ghost the thread. Say what worked so it helps someone else (or future you).
   
4. Subscribe to your brands: Threads about your FANUC cobot, KUKA robotic setup, or RoboDK software post-processor will appear, so get notified before they spiral.
   
5. Know when to escalate: Forums are great, but sometimes you need documentation, support, or a robotic process automation forum with dev eyes on it.

Summing up (and where to go next) 

A great robot forum won’t solve everything, but it’ll definitely save your Monday evening. 

It doesn’t really matter whether you're knee-deep in a FANUC cobot integration, simulating toolpaths in RoboDK software, or trying to get your Sepro robot to stop throwing errors; these communities help fast, with real answers when support tickets don't.

Want deeper insights, product comparisons, or actual strategy behind the tech? You’ll want to hit the Standard Bots blog. 

It’s where we talk about what industrial robots actually do today, not just how to reboot one when it freaks out. Want to learn how to pick between a Motoman robot and a KUKA robotic setup? That’s what we write about. 

Also, we're not just writing about this stuff, we make it. Meet the team if you're curious.

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