Under 200ms: Rockchip and Agora Launch Joint Robot Teleoperation Solution
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Rockchip × Agora Joint Release · ArmSoM Hardware Adaptation
Recently, Rockchip and Agora jointly released a standardized robot parallel teleoperation solution. Built on the RK3588 and RK3576 — the two dominant robot SoCs — the solution deeply integrates Rockchip's self-developed Rockit multimedia framework with Agora's RTC real-time audio/video and RTM signaling capabilities.
The core problem it solves: human remote takeover when robots face unknown environments — factory debris, outdoor steep slopes, sudden home obstacles. Autonomous navigation can't handle these. The industry previously built communication stacks in-house, taking months to debug, with frame drops and lost commands under weak networks.
Production-Proven at Scale：ArmSoM AIM7 (RK3588) is already deployed in mass-production quadruped robots by a leading domestic robotics OEM. The hardware has passed full-scale field validation — from indoor testing to outdoor deployment.
Performance: Three Hard Numbers
Joint testing by Rockchip and Agora produced standout reliability metrics:
Why RK3588 / RK3576?
This is not a simple API integration. It's full-stack joint optimization from chip instruction set to cloud signaling. The core is Rockchip's self-developed Rockit framework, which uniformly encapsulates capture, encode/decode, and image preprocessing — shielding developers from chip-level complexity. Agora adapted on top of this framework, directly calling RK hardware codecs and eliminating multi-layer data conversion overhead.
RK3588: Octa-core CPU + 6 TOPS self-developed NPU, multi-channel 8K hardware encode/decode, running SLAM perception, AI recognition, and HD video streaming simultaneously.
RK3576: Heterogeneous architecture balancing real-time control and low power — ideal for cost and power-sensitive wheeled/mobile robots.
Industry Validation: RK3588/RK3576 already shipping at volume to Unitree, DEEPRobotics, Ecovacs, Geek+ and other top robotics firms.
ArmSoM Hardware: Production-Ready
As a core Rockchip ecosystem partner, ArmSoM provides modular SoM hardware based on RK3588 and RK3576 — letting robotics teams skip motherboard design and jump straight to application development.
ArmSoM AIM7
RK3588 · 260-pin SoM
CPU:4×A76 + 4×A55
NPU:6 TOPS (3-core)
RAM:Up to 16GB LPDDR4x
Video:8K hardware encode/decode, multi-channel
Interface:PCIe 3.0 ×4 · USB 3.0 · MIPI-CSI · GbE
Best for: Quadruped robots · Manipulators · Industrial inspection · High-compute workloads
RK3576 · 55×40mm SoM
CPU:4×A72 + 4×A53
NPU:6 TOPS (2-core)
RAM:Up to 16GB LPDDR5
Video:4K60 encode/decode, AV1 support
Interface:PCIe 2.1 · Dual GbE · USB 3.0
Best for: Wheeled robots · AGV · Delivery bots · Cost-sensitive designs
Five Target Application Domains
Leveraging RK's balanced compute and Agora RTC, the solution covers the mainstream robotics market:
Industrial Remote manipulator ops, AGV dispatch, patrol robot dog in hazardous workshops | Agriculture Harvest/mowing/tea-picking robots with real-time field video and remote fault handling |
City Service Cleaning and delivery robots with stable dispatch in open campus environments | Home Companion and vacuum robots with mobile remote viewing and real-time interaction |
Public Safety Fire and border patrol equipment — real-time video from dangerous scenes with remote intervention | |
Fast Integration, Shorter Time to Market
Any team developing robots on RK3588 or RK3576 can contact Agora or Rockchip directly for the complete development Demo.
Choosing ArmSoM AIM7 or CM5 modules gives you additional advantages:
Production-grade SoM form factor — 260-pin / CM4-size standard interface, drop into your robot carrier board without designing a core board from scratch
Jetson Nano / CM4 compatible — existing Nvidia ecosystem carrier boards can migrate at low cost
Complete dev resources — Wiki docs, BSP support, community forums
Long-term supply commitment — RK3588 guaranteed to 2034, RK3576 guaranteed to 2034
Request Demo Board & Technical Docs
ArmSoM provides AIM7 / CM5 evaluation boards
Integrated with Agora RTC for rapid teleoperation validation
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