Simulators, SDKs, and middleware for building robot brains.
| Tool | Type | License | Stack | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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NO IMG Colosseum
Boston Dynamics AI Institute
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Benchmark | MIT | Python | GitHub |
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NO IMG Crocoddyl
INRIA / LAAS-CNRS
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Optimal Control | BSD-3 | C++, Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Docker Images (LeRobot)
Hugging Face / Community
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Dev Tool | Apache-2.0 | Docker, PyTorch | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Drake
Toyota Research Institute
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Systems Framework | BSD-3 | C++, Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Dynamixel SDK
Robotis
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SDK | BSD-3 | C, C++, Python, Java, C# | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Gazebo / Gazebo Harmonic
Open Robotics
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Simulator | Apache-2.0 | C++, Python, ROS2 | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Genesis
Genesis Team
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Physics Simulator | Apache-2.0 | Python, CUDA | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Mink
Stéphane Caron
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Inverse Kinematics | Apache-2.0 | Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Mink
Kevin Zakka
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Inverse Kinematics | Apache-2.0 | Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG MuJoCo
Google DeepMind
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Physics Engine | Apache-2.0 | C/C++, Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG NVIDIA Isaac Lab
NVIDIA
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RL Training | BSD-3 | PyTorch, Isaac Sim | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG NVIDIA Isaac Sim
NVIDIA
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Simulator | NVIDIA License (free for individuals) | Omniverse, PhysX, Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG ODrive Tool
ODrive Robotics
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Dev Tool | MIT | Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Pinocchio
INRIA / LAAS-CNRS
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Rigid Body Dynamics | BSD-2 | C++, Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG PyBullet
Bullet Physics / Erwin Coumans
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Physics Engine | Zlib | Python, C++ | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Raisim
ETH Zurich / RaiSim Tech
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Simulator | Commercial / Academic | C++, Python | Official → Docs |
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NO IMG ROS2 Humble Hawksbill
Open Robotics
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Middleware / Framework | Apache-2.0 | C++, Python | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG SAPIEN
UC San Diego / NVLabs
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Simulator | MIT | Python, C++ | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG SKRL
Toni-SM
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RL Framework | MIT | PyTorch, JAX | Official → Docs GitHub |
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NO IMG Unitree SDK
Unitree Robotics
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SDK | Proprietary | C++, Python | Official → Docs |