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Unreal Engine Robotics Integration & Bug Fixing

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Engineering & Manufacturing

Duration

6 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 March 2022

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

Rapyuta Robotics

Tokyo, Japan

Project Summary

A robotics firm hired N-iX Game & VR Studio to develop multiple runtime robot types as Unreal Engine skeletal mesh components and to fix blocking bugs in their project. N-iX fixed challenging ROS-to-Unreal integration issues and built Blueprint robots for experimentation, including a working Blueprint forklift in UE5. Communication included a private Slack channel and weekly Google Meet sessions, with most work handled asynchronously across time zones.

Key Challenges

Build multiple types of robots in Unreal Engine as runtime skeletal mesh components
Fix blocking bugs and integrate ROS into Unreal Engine

Project Deliverables

Runtime Unreal Engine skeletal mesh components for multiple robot types
Blueprint (BP) robots for experimentation, including a working Blueprint forklift in UE5
Fixes for existing blocking bugs and ROS integration issues

Project Solution

N-iX provided two Unreal Engine developers who fixed existing blocking bugs, implemented Blueprint robots for experimentation, and developed runtime skeletal mesh components for multiple robot types. They addressed challenging ROS integration issues and used UE5 features (including ChaosWheeledVehicleComponent) to produce a working Blueprint forklift. The vendor collaborated via a private Slack channel and weekly Google Meet calls, working largely asynchronously across time zones.

Project Outcome

Vendor fixed super-tricky ROS-to-Unreal integration bugs and skeletal mesh issues previously thought infeasible
Vendor produced a working Blueprint forklift in UE5 using ChaosWheeledVehicleComponent
Communication was effective via a private Slack channel and weekly Google Meet, enabling collaboration across time zones

Platforms

Desktop

Tech Stack

Unreal Engine

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“N-iX Game & VR Studio achieved the project's goals and did a great job fixing tricky bugs, which the client initially thought impossible. They impressed the client by being the first to make a Blueprint forklift in Unreal Engine 5. Moreover, they communicated well despite the time zone difference.”
Anonymous
Lead Developer
Date: 09/23/2022