generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://synapse.docs.polymathrobotics.dev/docs/reference
docs:
- https://www.polymathrobotics.com/blog/launch
- https://github.com/polymathrobotics/caladan_examples
description: >-
  Caladan is Polymath's browser-based simulation environment - a set of
  simulated vehicles and environments used to interact with Polymath autonomy
  over the same REST API that drives real machines. Teams build and test
  autonomous behaviors in Python (not ROS) before deploying to physical
  vehicles. It runs in a web browser and needs no ROS, Gazebo, or Linux install.
real_vs_simulated:
  description: >-
    The same Synapse API contract drives both a simulated Caladan vehicle and a
    real Polymath-powered vehicle; the target is selected by the device the
    credentials are issued for (gateway DEVICE_ID).
  simulated_host_example: https://beta-caladan.polymathrobotics.dev/api/
example_code:
  repo: https://github.com/polymathrobotics/caladan_examples
  language: python
  entrypoint: caladan_api.py
test_values:
  notes: >-
    No published magic test cards, tokens, or fixed test identifiers - the
    sandbox is a live simulated robot, not a static fixture set. Credentials
    (client_id / client_secret / device_id) are issued by Polymath.