Industrial Robots in Russia Transition to RED OS

RED SOFT and Promobot have partnered to create a fully domestic hardware and software ecosystem for robotics in Russia. The first step was adapting the control software to run on RED OS.

The Promobot M Control software suite has been upgraded to operate reliably within the RED OS environment. Engineers expanded libraries and modules, modified source code, and accounted for the system’s architectural specifics.

Promobot M Control manages Promobot M13 and Promobot M Edu industrial and educational robotic manipulators. The M13 runs on RED OS 8 x86_64, while the Edu version operates on the ARM build. As a result, the product line now offers full compatibility with the domestic operating system across different hardware platforms.

Earlier, the Promobot M13 manipulator was added to Russia’s registry of domestically produced equipment, making it eligible for government procurement.

Import-Substituted Robots

“Import substitution in Russia’s industrial robotics is not just a task but an urgent necessity. We actively engage with the market and are pleased to collaborate with domestic suppliers of both hardware and software, including our colleagues at RED SOFT. Only through joint efforts can we ensure technological sovereignty and eliminate dependence on imports in key sectors, including robotics,” said Promobot CEO Maxim Chugunov.

RED SOFT emphasized that the integration enables enterprises to transition to a fully Russian technology stack.

Victoria Kostina, head of technological compatibility at RED SOFT, said the integration gives organizations the opportunity to move to entirely domestic hardware and software systems, reducing technological risks and long-term costs.

In effect, the initiative aims to build a fully independent ecosystem in which software, operating systems, and hardware platforms evolve in sync.