ARBlerle

ARBlerle is an open-source framework and standard intended to enable interoperability among autonomous robotic systems and AI agents operating in distributed environments. It provides a common resource model, a communication protocol, and governance guidelines to support task coordination, data exchange, and secure access across heterogeneous platforms.

The framework consists of a layered design. A device-neutral resource model catalogs tasks, capabilities, sensors, and contexts. The ARB Protocol governs discovery, negotiation, scheduling, and state updates, using REST and WebSocket transports. A plugin system allows adapters for hardware, simulators, and AI modules, while a credential system supports authentication, authorization, and auditing.

Originating in 2019 from an international collaboration of researchers and practitioners, ARBlerle released its first public specification in 2020. Subsequent major updates expanded edge computing support and interoperability with related standards in 2022 and 2023.

Governance is managed by the ARBlerle Foundation, with a Technical Steering Committee and several working groups. The project uses an open, permissive license and relies on community contributions. Real-world pilots have included collaborative robotics experiments in manufacturing and distributed simulation environments to test cross-platform performance.

Related topics include open standards, interoperable robotics, verifiable credentials, and agent-based systems. ARBlerle is commonly cited in discussions of scalable, multi-agent coordination in distributed environments.