Hirebotics Adds Shapes Library to Beacon

The no-code tool lets operators teach plasma cutters circle and rectangle paths on the shop floor.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Robotics

Articulated industrial robotic arm holding a plasma torch above a steel plate in a fabrication shop, with sparks falling as it cuts. — Hirebotics has added a Shapes Library to its cloud-based Beacon platform, letting shop-floor operators teach cobot plasma cutters circle and rectangle paths without programming. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Hirebotics introduces the Shapes Library, a shape generation and editing tool built into its cloud-based Beacon platform. It enables operators to teach cutting paths to cobot plasma cutters without programming.

Why it matters

The tool lowers the skill barrier for running collaborative robots in fabrication shops, letting operators set up cutting jobs directly on the floor. It is available now in English, French and Spanish.

Operators teach three corners of a rectangle or three circumference points, or a center point plus radius, for a circle, and Beacon generates the full cut path with lead-in, lead-out, kerf compensation and cutting direction. The library supports only circles and rectangles at launch, and the source does not give throughput or accuracy figures.

The players

Hirebotics

Hirebotics is a Nashville-founded robotics company that develops no-code cobot programming software for fabrication shops.

The details

The Shapes Library works within Hirebotics' no-code, cloud-based Beacon platform. At run time, Beacon generates the complete cut path and applies cutting parameters automatically, so operators do not need to specify these settings manually.

2015 – Hirebotics is founded in Nashville.
2026-11-10
The Shapes Library introduction is reported.

The Tech Race

The Shapes Library extends Hirebotics' Beacon platform from general cobot programming into geometry-based plasma cutting paths. It positions the Nashville company's no-code approach against other vendors pursuing simpler robot programming for small and mid-sized fabrication shops.

Shop operators running cobot plasma cutters can teach circle and rectangle cutting paths directly, without writing code. The source does not indicate whether the feature requires a specific Beacon subscription tier or hardware.

The takeaway

Teaching cutting paths by point rather than by program may let smaller shops adopt cobot plasma cutting without dedicated programming staff. Operators should confirm shape support and language availability before planning jobs around the tool.