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A curated list of robotics libraries and software

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# Awesome Robotics Libraries

A curated list of robotics simulators and libraries.

#### Table of Contents

* [Simulators](#simulators)

* [Libraries](#libraries)

  * [Dynamics Simulation](#dynamics-simulation)

  * [Inverse Kinematics](#inverse-kinematics)

  * [Machine Learning](#machine-learning)

  * [Motion Planning and Control](#motion-planning-and-control)

  * [Optimization](#optimization)

  * [Robot Modeling](#robot-modeling)

  * [Robot Platform](#robot-platform)

  * [SLAM](#slam)

  * [Vision](#vision)

  * [Fluid](#fluid)

  * [Multiphysics](#multiphysics)

  * [Math](#math)

  * [ETC](#etc)

* [Other Awesome Lists](#other-awesome-lists)

* [Contributing](#contributing)

## [Simulators](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

###### Free or Open Source

* AirSim - Simulator based on Unreal Engine for autonomous vehicles [[github](https://github.com/Microsoft/AirSim) ![AirSim](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Microsoft/AirSim.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [ARGoS](https://www.argos-sim.info/) - Physics-based simulator designed to simulate large-scale robot swarms [[github](https://github.com/ilpincy/argos3) ![ilpincy/argos3](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ilpincy/argos3.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [ARTE](http://arvc.umh.es/arte/index_en.html) - Matlab toolbox focussed on robotic manipulators [[github](https://github.com/4rtur1t0/ARTE) ![4rtur1t0/ARTE](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/4rtur1t0/ARTE.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [CARLA](http://carla.org/) - Open-source simulator for autonomous driving research [[github](https://github.com/carla-simulator/carla) ![carla-simulator/carla](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/carla-simulator/carla.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Gazebo](http://gazebosim.org/) - Dynamic multi-robot simulator [[bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/osrf/gazebo)]

* [GraspIt!](http://graspit-simulator.github.io/) - Simulator for grasping research that can accommodate arbitrary hand and robot designs [[github](https://github.com/graspit-simulator/graspit) ![graspit](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/graspit-simulator/graspit.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Isaac](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/deep-learning-ai/industries/robotics/) - Nvidia's virtual simulator for robots

* [MORSE](http://morse-simulator.github.io/) - Modular open robots simulation engine [[github](https://github.com/morse-simulator/morse) ![morse](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/morse-simulator/morse.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Neurorobotics Platform](https://neurorobotics.net/) - Internet-accessible simulation of robots controlled by spiking neural networks [[bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/hbpneurorobotics/neurorobotics-platform)]

* [PyBullet](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10sXEhzFRSnvFcl3XxNGhnD4N2SedqwdAvK3dsihxVUA/edit#heading=h.2ye70wns7io3) - An easy to use simulator for robotics and deep reinforcement learning [[github](https://github.com/bulletphysics/bullet3) ![bullet3](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/bulletphysics/bullet3.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [V-REP](http://www.coppeliarobotics.com/) - Virtual robot experimentation platform [[github](https://github.com/CoppeliaRobotics/v_rep) ![CoppeliaRobotics/v_rep](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/CoppeliaRobotics/v_rep.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Webots](http://www.cyberbotics.com/) - Robot simulator that provides a complete development environment [[github](https://github.com/omichel/webots) ![omichel/webots](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/omichel/webots.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

###### Commercial

* [Actin Simulation](http://www.energid.com/)

* [RobotDK](https://robodk.com/) - Simulation and OLP for robots

* [RobotStudio](http://new.abb.com/products/robotics/robotstudio)

* [Robot Virtual Worlds](http://www.robotvirtualworlds.com/)

* [Virtual Robotics Toolkit](https://www.virtualroboticstoolkit.com/)

* [Visual Components](https://www.visualcomponents.com/)

###### Cloud

* [AWS RoboMaker](https://aws.amazon.com/robomaker/) - Service that makes it easy to develop, test, and deploy intelligent robotics applications at scale

## [Libraries](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

### [Dynamics Simulation](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

> :warning: The following table is not complete. Please feel free to report if you find something incorrect or missing.

| Name | Models | Features | Languages | Licenses | Code | Popularity |

|:----:| ------ | -------- | --------- | -------- | ---- | ---------- |

| [ARCSim](http://graphics.berkeley.edu/resources/ARCSim/index.html) | soft |  | C++ | | |  |

| Bounce | rigid |  | C++ | Zlib | [github](https://github.com/irlanrobson/bounce) | ![irlanrobson/bounce](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/irlanrobson/bounce.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Bullet](http://bulletphysics.org) | rigid, soft | ik, id, urdf, sdf | C++, Python | Zlib | [github](https://github.com/bulletphysics/bullet3) | ![bullet3](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/bulletphysics/bullet3.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [CHRONO::ENGINE](http://chronoengine.info/) | rigid, soft, granular, fluid | ik, urdf | C++, Python | BSD-3-Clause | [github](https://github.com/projectchrono/chrono) | ![chrono](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/projectchrono/chrono.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [DART](http://dartsim.github.io/) | rigid, soft | ik, id, plan, urdf, sdf | C++, Python | BSD-2-Clause | [github](https://github.com/dartsim/dart.git) | ![dart](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/dartsim/dart.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Drake](http://drake.mit.edu/) | rigid, aero, fluid | ik, trj-opt, plan | C++, Matlab | BSD-3-Clause | [github](https://github.com/RobotLocomotion/drake) | ![drake](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/RobotLocomotion/drake.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Flex](https://developer.nvidia.com/flex) | rigid, soft, particle, fluid  | | C++ | | [github](https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/FleX) | ![NVIDIAGameWorks/FleX](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/NVIDIAGameWorks/FleX.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [FROST](https://ayonga.github.io/frost-dev/index.html) | rigid  | | MATLAB | BSD-3-Clause | [github](https://github.com/ayonga/frost-dev) | ![ayonga/frost-dev](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ayonga/frost-dev.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [IBDS](http://www.interactive-graphics.de/index.php/downloads/12-ibds) | rigid, particle | | C++ | Zlib | | |

| idyntree | rigid | id | C++, Python, Matlab, Lua | LGPL-2.1 | [github](https://github.com/robotology/idyntree) | ![idyntree](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/robotology/idyntree.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [KDL](http://www.orocos.org/kdl) | rigid | ik | C++ | LGPL-2.1 | [github](https://github.com/orocos/orocos_kinematics_dynamics) | ![orocos_kinematics_dynamics](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/orocos/orocos_kinematics_dynamics.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| kindr | rigid | (todo) | C++, Matlab | BSD-3-Clause | [github](https://github.com/ANYbotics/kindr) | ![kindr](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ANYbotics/kindr.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Klampt](http://motion.pratt.duke.edu/klampt/) | (todo) | (todo) | C++, Python | BSD-3-Clause | [github](https://github.com/krishauser/Klampt) | ![Klampt](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/krishauser/Klampt.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [LibrePilot](http://www.librepilot.org/site/index.html) | uav, vehicles | (todo) | C++ | GPL-3.0 | [bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/librepilot/librepilot), [github](https://github.com/librepilot/LibrePilot) | ![LibrePilot](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/librepilot/LibrePilot.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [MARS](http://rock-simulation.github.io/mars/) | (todo) | (todo) | C++, Python | LGPL-3.0 | [github](https://github.com/rock-simulation/mars) | ![mars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/rock-simulation/mars.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [MBDyn](https://www.mbdyn.org/) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | GPL-2.1 | [download](https://www.mbdyn.org/?Software_Download) | |

| [MBSim](https://www.mbsim-env.de/mbsim/html/index.html) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | (not specified) | [github](https://github.com/mbsim-env/mbsim) | ![mbsim-env/mbsim](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mbsim-env/mbsim.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [MBSlib](http://www.sim.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/res/sw/mbslib) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | LGPL-3.0 | [github](https://github.com/SIM-TU-Darmstadt/mbslib) | ![mbslib](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/SIM-TU-Darmstadt/mbslib.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| metapod | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | LGPL-3.0 | [github](https://github.com/laas/metapod) | ![metapod](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/laas/metapod.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Moby](http://physsim.sourceforge.net/index.html) | rigid | id | C++ | GPL-2.0 | [github](https://github.com/PositronicsLab/Moby) | ![Moby](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/PositronicsLab/Moby.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [mrpt](http://www.mrpt.org/) | vehicle | slam, cv | C++, Python, Matlab | BSD-3-Clause | [github](https://github.com/MRPT/mrpt) | ![mrpt](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/MRPT/mrpt.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [MuJoCo](http://www.mujoco.org/index.html) | (todo) | id | C++, Python | [licenses](https://www.roboti.us/license.html) | closed source | |

| [mvsim](http://wiki.ros.org/mvsim) | vehicle | (todo) | C++ | GPL-3.0 | [github](https://github.com/ual-arm-ros-pkg/mvsim) | ![ual-arm-ros-pkg/mvsim](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ual-arm-ros-pkg/mvsim.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Newton Dynamics](http://newtondynamics.com/) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | Zlib | [github](https://github.com/MADEAPPS/newton-dynamics) | ![newton-dynamics](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/MADEAPPS/newton-dynamics.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [nphysics](http://nphysics.org/) | (todo) | (todo) | Rust | BSD-3-Clause | [github](https://github.com/sebcrozet/nphysics) | ![sebcrozet/nphysics](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/sebcrozet/nphysics.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [ODE](http://www.ode.org/) | rigid | | C++ | LGPL-2.1 or BSD-3-Clause | [bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/odedevs/ode) | |

| [OpenRAVE](http://www.openrave.org) | (todo) | (todo) | C++, Python | LGPL-3.0 | [github](https://github.com/rdiankov/openrave) | ![openrave](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/rdiankov/openrave.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [pinocchio](https://stack-of-tasks.github.io/pinocchio/) | rigid | ik, id, urdf, analytical derivatives, code generation | C++, Python | BSD-2-Clause | [github](https://github.com/stack-of-tasks/pinocchio) | ![pinocchio](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stack-of-tasks/pinocchio.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| PositionBasedDynamics | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | MIT | [github](https://github.com/InteractiveComputerGraphics/PositionBasedDynamics) | ![PositionBasedDynamics](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/InteractiveComputerGraphics/PositionBasedDynamics.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [PhysX](https://docs.nvidia.com/gameworks/content/gameworkslibrary/physx/guide/Manual/Index.html) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | unknown | [github](https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/PhysX) | ![NVIDIAGameWorks/PhysX](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/NVIDIAGameWorks/PhysX.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [PyDy](http://www.pydy.org/) | (todo) | (todo) | Python | BSD-3-Clause | [github](https://github.com/pydy/pydy) | ![pydy](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/pydy/pydy.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [RBDL](https://rbdl.bitbucket.io/) | rigid | ik,id,urdf | C++, Python | Zlib | [bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/rbdl/rbdl) | |

| RBDyn | rigid | (todo) | C++, Python | LGPL-3.0 | [github](https://github.com/jrl-umi3218/RBDyn) | ![RBDyn](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jrl-umi3218/RBDyn.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [RaiSim](https://slides.com/jeminhwangbo/raisim-manual) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | [custom](https://github.com/leggedrobotics/raisimLib/blob/a9e7673569997f35c0bc7eb5d11bc4fa188e863c/LICENSE.md) | [github](https://github.com/leggedrobotics/raisimLib) | ![leggedrobotics/raisimLib](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/leggedrobotics/raisimLib.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [ReactPhysics3d](http://www.reactphysics3d.com/) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | Zlib | [github](https://github.com/DanielChappuis/reactphysics3d) | ![reactphysics3d](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/DanielChappuis/reactphysics3d.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| RigidBodyDynamics.jl | rigid | (todo) | Julia | MIT "Expat" | [github](https://github.com/JuliaRobotics/RigidBodyDynamics.jl) | ![RigidBodyDynamics.jl](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/JuliaRobotics/RigidBodyDynamics.jl.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Rigs of Rods](https://www.rigsofrods.org/) | rigid, soft, vehicle | (todo) | C++ | GPL-3.0 | [github](https://github.com/RigsOfRods/rigs-of-rods) | ![RigsOfRods/rigs-of-rods](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/RigsOfRods/rigs-of-rods.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Robopy](https://adityadua24.github.io/robopy/) | (todo) | (todo) | Python 3 | MIT | [github](https://github.com/adityadua24/robopy) | ![adityadua24/robopy](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/adityadua24/robopy.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Robotics Library](http://www.roboticslibrary.org/) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | GPL-3.0 or BSD-2-Clause | [github](https://github.com/roboticslibrary/rl) | ![rl](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/roboticslibrary/rl.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [RobWork](http://www.robwork.dk/apidoc/nightly/rw/index.html) | (todo) | (todo) | C++ | Apache-2.0 | [gitlab](https://gitlab.com/sdurobotics/RobWork) | |

| [siconos](http://siconos.gforge.inria.fr) | (todo) | (todo) | C++, Python | Apache-2.0 | [github](https://github.com/siconos/siconos) | ![siconos](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/siconos/siconos.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [Simbody](https://simtk.org/home/simbody/) | rigid, molecules | id, urdf | C++ | Apache-2.0 | [github](https://github.com/simbody/simbody.git) | ![simbody](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/simbody/simbody.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [SOFA](https://www.sofa-framework.org/) | rigid, soft, medical | (todo) | C++ | LGPL-2.1 | [github](https://github.com/sofa-framework/sofa) | ![sofa](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/sofa-framework/sofa.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| [trep](http://murpheylab.github.io/trep/) | rigid | dm, trj-opt | C, Python | GPL-3.0 | [github](https://github.com/MurpheyLab/trep) | ![trep](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/MurpheyLab/trep.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

| qu3e | rigid | - | C++ | Zlib | [github](https://github.com/RandyGaul/qu3e) | ![qu3e](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/RandyGaul/qu3e.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400) |

For simplicity, shortened names are used to represent the supported models and features as

* Supported Models

  * rigid: rigid bodies

  * soft: soft bodies

  * aero: aerodynamics

  * granular: granular materials (like sand)

  * fluid: fluid dynamics

  * vehicles

  * uav: unmanned aerial vehicles (like drones)

  * medical

  * molecules

  * parallel: parallel mechanism (like Stewart platform)

* Features on Simulation, Analysis, Planning, Control Design

  * dm: [discrete mechanics](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/acta-numerica/article/div-classtitlediscrete-mechanics-and-variational-integratorsdiv/C8F45478A9290DEC24E63BB7FBE3CEB5)

  * ik: [inverse kinematics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_kinematics) solvers (please find IK specialized packages in [this list](#inverse-kinematics))

  * id: [inverse dynamics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_dynamics)

  * slam: [simultaneous localization and mapping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_localization_and_mapping)

  * trj-opt: trajectory optimization

  * plan: motion planning algorithms

  * cv: computer vision

  * urdf: [urdf](http://wiki.ros.org/urdf) parser

  * sdf: [sdf](http://sdformat.org/) parser

### [Inverse Kinematics](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

  * IKBT - A python package to solve robot arm inverse kinematics in symbolic form [[github](http://github.com/uw-biorobotics/IKBT) ![uw-biorobotics/IKBT](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/uw-biorobotics/IKBT.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

  * RelaxedIK - Real-time Synthesis of Accurate and Feasible Robot Arm Motion [[github](http://github.com/uwgraphics/relaxed_ik) ![uwgraphics/relaxed_ik](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/uwgraphics/relaxed_ik.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [Machine Learning](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* DLL - Deep Learning Library (DLL) for C++ [[github](http://github.com/wichtounet/dll) ![wichtounet/dll](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/wichtounet/dll.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [DyNet](https://dynet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - The Dynamic Neural Network Toolkit [[github](http://github.com/clab/dynet) ![clab/dynet](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/clab/dynet.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Fido](http://fidoproject.github.io/) - Lightweight C++ machine learning library for embedded electronics and robotics [[github](http://github.com/FidoProject/Fido) ![FidoProject/Fido](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/FidoProject/Fido.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* MiniDNN - A header-only C++ library for deep neural networks [[github](https://github.com/yixuan/MiniDNN) ![yixuan/MiniDNN](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/yixuan/MiniDNN.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [mlpack](http://www.mlpack.org/) - Scalable C++ machine learning library [[github](http://github.com/mlpack/mlpack) ![mlpack/mlpack](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mlpack/mlpack.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [OpenAI Gym](https://gym.openai.com/) - Developing and comparing reinforcement learning algorithms [[github](http://github.com/openai/gym) ![gym](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/openai/gym.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

  * gym-dart [[github](http://github.com/DartEnv/dart-env) ![dart-env](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/DartEnv/dart-env.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

  * gym-gazebo [[github](http://github.com/erlerobot/gym-gazebo) ![dart-env](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/erlerobot/gym-gazebo.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [RLLib](http://web.cs.miami.edu/home/saminda/rllib.html) - Temporal-difference learning algorithms in reinforcement learning [[github](http://github.com/samindaa/RLLib) ![samindaa/RLLib](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/samindaa/RLLib.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [tiny-dnn](http://tiny-dnn.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - Header only, dependency-free deep learning framework in C++14 [[github](http://github.com/tiny-dnn/tiny-dnn) ![tiny-dnn/tiny-dnn](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tiny-dnn/tiny-dnn.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [Motion Planning and Control](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* [AIKIDO](https://github.com/personalrobotics/aikido) - Solving robotic motion planning and decision making problems. [[github](https://github.com/personalrobotics/aikido) ![aikido](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/personalrobotics/aikido.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [CuiKSuite](http://www.iri.upc.edu/people/porta/Soft/CuikSuite2-Doc/html) - Applications to solve position analysis and path planning problems

* [Control Toolbox](https://ethz-adrl.github.io/ct/) - Open-Source C++ Library for Robotics, Optimal and Model Predictive Control [[github](https://github.com/ethz-adrl/control-toolbox) ![ethz-adrl/control-toolbox](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ethz-adrl/control-toolbox.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* GPMP2 - Gaussian Process Motion Planner 2 [[github](https://github.com/gtrll/gpmp2) ![gtrll/gpmp2](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/gtrll/gpmp2.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [HPP](https://humanoid-path-planner.github.io/hpp-doc/) - Path planning for kinematic chains in environments cluttered with obstacles [[github](https://github.com/humanoid-path-planner)]

* [MoveIt!](http://moveit.ros.org/) - Motion planning framework [[github](https://github.com/ros-planning/moveit) ![moveit](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ros-planning/moveit.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [OMPL](http://ompl.kavrakilab.org/) - Open motion planning library [[bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/ompl/ompl), [github](https://github.com/ompl/ompl) ![ompl](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ompl/ompl.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* pymanoid - Humanoid robotics prototyping environment based on OpenRAVE [[github](https://github.com/stephane-caron/pymanoid) ![stephane-caron/pymanoid](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stephane-caron/pymanoid.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* ROS Behavior Tree - [[github](https://github.com/miccol/ROS-Behavior-Tree) ![miccol/ROS-Behavior-Tree](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/miccol/ROS-Behavior-Tree.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [The Kautham Project](https://sir.upc.es/projects/kautham/) - A robot simulation toolkit for motion planning [[github](https://github.com/iocroblab/kautham) ![kautham](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/iocroblab/kautham.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [TOPP-RA](https://hungpham2511.github.io/toppra/) - Time-parameterizing robot trajectories subject to kinematic and dynamic constraints [[github](https://github.com/hungpham2511/toppra) ![hungpham2511/toppra](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/hungpham2511/toppra.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

###### Motion Optimizer

* opt_control - Time-optimal Trajectory Generation and Control [[github](https://github.com/AIS-Bonn/opt_control) ![AIS-Bonn/opt_control](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/AIS-Bonn/opt_control.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [towr](http://wiki.ros.org/towr) - A light-weight, Eigen-based C++ library for trajectory optimization for legged robots [[github](https://github.com/ethz-adrl/towr) ![ethz-adrl/towr](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ethz-adrl/towr.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [trajopt](http://rll.berkeley.edu/trajopt/doc/sphinx_build/html/) - Framework for generating robot trajectories by local optimization [[github](https://github.com/joschu/trajopt) ![joschu/trajopt](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/joschu/trajopt.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

###### Nearest Neighbor

* [Cover-Tree](http://hunch.net/~jl/projects/cover_tree/cover_tree.html) - Cover tree data structure for quick k-nearest-neighbor search [[github](https://github.com/DNCrane/Cover-Tree) ![Cover-Tree](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/DNCrane/Cover-Tree.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

  * [Faster cover trees](http://proceedings.mlr.press/v37/izbicki15.pdf) by Mike Izbicki et al., ICML 2015.

* [FLANN](http://www.cs.ubc.ca/research/flann/) - Fast Library for Approximate Nearest Neighbors [[github](https://github.com/mariusmuja/flann) ![flann](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mariusmuja/flann.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [nanoflann](http://www.cs.ubc.ca/research/flann/) - Nearest Neighbor search with KD-trees [[github](https://github.com/jlblancoc/nanoflann) ![nanoflann](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jlblancoc/nanoflann.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

###### 3D Mapping

* [libpointmatcher](http://libpointmatcher.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - Iterative Closest Point library for 2-D/3-D mapping in Robotics [[github](https://github.com/ethz-asl/libpointmatcher) ![ethz-asl/libpointmatcher](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ethz-asl/libpointmatcher.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* Octree - Fast radius neighbor search with an Octree [[github](https://github.com/jbehley/octree) ![jbehley/octree](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jbehley/octree.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [OctoMap](http://octomap.github.io/) - Efficient Probabilistic 3D Mapping Framework Based on Octrees [[github](https://github.com/OctoMap/octomap) ![octomap](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/OctoMap/octomap.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [PCL](http://www.pointclouds.org/) - 2D/3D image and point cloud processing [[github](https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl) ![PointCloudLibrary/pcl](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/PointCloudLibrary/pcl.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* voxblox - Flexible voxel-based mapping focusing on truncated and Euclidean signed distance fields [[github](https://github.com/ethz-asl/voxblox) ![voxblox](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ethz-asl/voxblox.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* Utility Software

  * [Goxel](https://guillaumechereau.github.io/goxel/) - Free and open source 3D voxel editor [[github](https://github.com/guillaumechereau/goxel) ![guillaumechereau/goxel](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/guillaumechereau/goxel.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [Optimization](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* [CasADi](https://github.com/casadi/casadi/wiki) - Symbolic framework for algorithmic differentiation and numeric optimization [[github](https://github.com/casadi/casadi) ![casadi](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/casadi/casadi.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Ceres Solver](http://ceres-solver.org/) - Large scale nonlinear optimization library [[github](https://github.com/ceres-solver/ceres-solver) ![ceres-solver](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ceres-solver/ceres-solver.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* eigen-qld - Interface to use the QLD QP solver with the Eigen3 library [[github](https://github.com/jrl-umi3218/eigen-qld) ![jrl-umi3218/eigen-qld](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jrl-umi3218/eigen-qld.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [EXOTica](http://wcms.inf.ed.ac.uk/ipab/slmc/research/EXOTica) - Generic optimisation toolset for robotics platforms [[github](https://github.com/ipab-slmc/exotica) ![ipab-slmc/exotica](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ipab-slmc/exotica.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* hpipm - High-performance interior-point-method QP solvers (Ipopt, Snopt) [[github](https://github.com/giaf/hpipm) ![giaf/hpipm](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/giaf/hpipm.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [HYPRE](https://computation.llnl.gov/projects/hypre-scalable-linear-solvers-multigrid-methods) - Parallel solvers for sparse linear systems featuring multigrid methods [[github](https://github.com/LLNL/hypre) ![LLNL/hypre](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/LLNL/hypre.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* ifopt - An Eigen-based, light-weight C++ Interface to Nonlinear Programming Solvers (Ipopt, Snopt) [[github](https://github.com/ethz-adrl/ifopt) ![ifopt](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ethz-adrl/ifopt.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Ipopt](https://projects.coin-or.org/Ipopt) - Large scale nonlinear optimization library [[github](https://github.com/coin-or/Ipopt) ![Ipopt](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/coin-or/Ipopt.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* libcmaes - Blackbox stochastic optimization using the CMA-ES algorithm [[github](https://github.com/beniz/libcmaes) ![beniz/libcmaes](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/beniz/libcmaes.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [limbo](http://www.resibots.eu/limbo/) - Gaussian processes and Bayesian optimization of black-box functions [[github](https://github.com/resibots/limbo) ![resibots/limbo](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/resibots/limbo.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* lpsolvers - Linear Programming solvers in Python with a unified API [[github](https://github.com/stephane-caron/lpsolvers) ![lpsolvers](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stephane-caron/lpsolvers.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [NLopt](http://ab-initio.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/NLopt) - Nonlinear optimization [[github](https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt) ![nlopt](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stevengj/nlopt.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [OptimLib](https://www.kthohr.com/optimlib.html) - Lightweight C++ library of numerical optimization methods for nonlinear functions [[github](https://github.com/kthohr/optim) ![kthohr/optim](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/kthohr/optim.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Pagmo](https://esa.github.io/pagmo2/index.html) - Scientific library for massively parallel optimization [[github](https://github.com/esa/pagmo2) ![esa/pagmo2](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/esa/pagmo2.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [pymoo](https://www.egr.msu.edu/coinlab/blankjul/pymoo/) - Multi-objective Optimization in Python [[github](https://github.com/msu-coinlab/pymoo) ![msu-coinlab/pymoo](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/msu-coinlab/pymoo.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* qpsolvers - Quadratic Programming solvers in Python with a unified API [[github](https://github.com/stephane-caron/qpsolvers) ![qpsolvers](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/stephane-caron/qpsolvers.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [RobOptim](http://roboptim.net/index.html) - Numerical Optimization for Robotics. [[github](https://github.com/roboptim/roboptim-core) ![roboptim/roboptim-core](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/roboptim/roboptim-core.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [SCS](http://web.stanford.edu/~boyd/papers/scs.html) - Numerical optimization for solving large-scale convex cone problems [[github](https://github.com/cvxgrp/scs) ![scs](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/cvxgrp/scs.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* sferes2 - Evolutionary computation [[github](https://github.com/sferes2/sferes2) ![sferes2/sferes2](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/sferes2/sferes2.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [Robot Modeling](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

###### Robot Model Description Format

* [SDF](http://sdformat.org/) - XML format that describes objects and environments for robot simulators, visualization, and control ([bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/osrf/sdformat))

* [urdf](http://wiki.ros.org/urdf) - XML format for representing a robot model [[github](https://github.com/ros/urdfdom) ![ros/urdfdom](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ros/urdfdom.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

###### Utility to Build Robot Models

* phobos - Add-on for Blender creating URDF and SMURF robot models [[github](https://github.com/rock-simulation/phobos) ![phobos](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/rock-simulation/phobos.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [Robot Platform](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* [AutoRally](http://autorally.github.io/) - High-performance testbed for advanced perception and control research [[github](https://github.com/autorally/autorally) ![autorally/autorally](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/autorally/autorally.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Linorobot](https://linorobot.org/) - ROS compatible ground robots [[github](https://github.com/linorobot/linorobot) ![linorobot/linorobot](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/linorobot/linorobot.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

  * onine - Service Robot based on [Linorobot](https://github.com/linorobot/linorobot) and Braccio Arm [[github](https://github.com/grassjelly/onine) ![grassjelly/onine](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/grassjelly/onine.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [Rock](https://www.rock-robotics.org/stable/) - Software framework for robotic systems

* [ROS](http://www.ros.org/) - Flexible framework for writing robot software [[github repos](http://wiki.ros.org/Tickets)]

* [ROS 2](https://github.com/ros2/ros2/wiki) - Version 2.0 of the Robot Operating System (ROS) software stack [[github repos](https://github.com/ros2)]

* [YARP](http://www.yarp.it/) - Communication and device interfaces applicable from humanoids to embedded devices [[github](https://github.com/robotology/yarp) ![robotology/yarp](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/robotology/yarp.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [SLAM](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* Cartographer - Real-time SLAM in 2D and 3D across multiple platforms and sensor configurations [[github](https://github.com/googlecartographer/cartographer) ![cartographer](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/googlecartographer/cartographer.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [DSO](https://vision.in.tum.de/research/vslam/dso) - Novel direct and sparse formulation for Visual Odometry [[github](https://github.com/JakobEngel/dso) ![dso](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/JakobEngel/dso.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* ElasticFusion - Real-time dense visual SLAM system [[github](http://github.com/mp3guy/ElasticFusion) ![ElasticFusion](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mp3guy/ElasticFusion.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [fiducials](http://wiki.ros.org/fiducials) - Simultaneous localization and mapping using fiducial markers [[github](http://github.com/UbiquityRobotics/fiducials) ![UbiquityRobotics/fiducials](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/UbiquityRobotics/fiducials.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* GTSAM - Smoothing and mapping (SAM) in robotics and vision [[bitbucket](https://bitbucket.org/gtborg/gtsam/)]

* Kintinuous - Real-time large scale dense visual SLAM system [[github](http://github.com/mp3guy/Kintinuous) ![Kintinuous](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/mp3guy/Kintinuous.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [LSD-SLAM](https://vision.in.tum.de/research/vslam/lsdslam) - Real-time monocular SLAM [[github](http://github.com/tum-vision/lsd_slam) ![lsdslam](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/tum-vision/lsd_slam.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* ORB-SLAM2 - Real-time SLAM library for Monocular, Stereo and RGB-D cameras [[github](http://github.com/raulmur/ORB_SLAM2) ![ORB_SLAM2](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/raulmur/ORB_SLAM2.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [RTAP-Map](http://introlab.github.io/rtabmap/) - RGB-D Graph SLAM approach based on a global Bayesian loop closure detector [[github](http://github.com/introlab/rtabmap) ![introlab/rtabmap](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/introlab/rtabmap.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* [SRBA](http://mrpt.github.io/srba/) - Solving SLAM/BA in relative coordinates with flexibility for different submapping strategies [[github](http://github.com/MRPT/srba) ![srba](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/MRPT/srba.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

#### SLAM Dataset

* [Awesome SLAM Datasets](https://github.com/youngguncho/awesome-slam-datasets)

### [Vision](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* [ViSP](http://visp.inria.fr/) - Visual Servoing Platform [[github](https://github.com/lagadic/visp) ![lagadic/visp](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/lagadic/visp.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [Fluid](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* [Fluid Engine Dev - Jet](https://fluidenginedevelopment.org/) - Fluid simulation engine for computer graphics applications [[github](https://github.com/doyubkim/fluid-engine-dev) ![doyubkim/fluid-engine-dev](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/doyubkim/fluid-engine-dev.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [Multiphysics](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* [Kratos](http://www.cimne.com/kratos/) - Framework for building parallel multi-disciplinary simulation software [[github](https://github.com/KratosMultiphysics/Kratos) ![KratosMultiphysics/Kratos](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/KratosMultiphysics/Kratos.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [Math](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* linalg.h - Single header public domain linear algebra library for C++11 [[github](https://github.com/sgorsten/linalg) ![sgorsten/linalg](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/sgorsten/linalg.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* manif - Small c++11 header-only library for Lie theory. [[github](https://github.com/artivis/manif) ![artivis/manif](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/artivis/manif.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* Sophus - Lie groups using Eigen [[github](https://github.com/strasdat/Sophus) ![strasdat/Sophus](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/strasdat/Sophus.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

* SpaceVelAlg - Spatial vector algebra with the Eigen3 [[github](https://github.com/jrl-umi3218/SpaceVecAlg) ![jrl-umi3218/SpaceVecAlg](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/jrl-umi3218/SpaceVecAlg.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

### [ETC](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* fuse - General architecture for performing sensor fusion live on a robot [[github](https://github.com/locusrobotics/fuse) ![locusrobotics/fuse](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/locusrobotics/fuse.svg?style=flat&label=Star&maxAge=86400)]

## [Other Awesome Lists](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

* [Awesome Robotics](https://github.com/Kiloreux/awesome-robotics) (Kiloreux)

* [Awesome Robotics](https://github.com/ahundt/awesome-robotics) (ahundt)

* [Awesome Artificial Intelligence](https://github.com/owainlewis/awesome-artificial-intelligence)

* [Awesome Collision Detection](https://github.com/jslee02/awesome-collision-detection)

* [Awesome Computer Vision](https://github.com/jbhuang0604/awesome-computer-vision)

* [Awesome Machine Learning](https://github.com/josephmisiti/awesome-machine-learning)

* [Awesome Deep Learning](https://github.com/ChristosChristofidis/awesome-deep-learning)

* [Awesome Gazebo](https://github.com/fkromer/awesome-gazebo)

* [Awesome Grasping](https://github.com/Po-Jen/awesome-grasping)

* [Awesome Human Robot Interaction](https://github.com/Po-Jen/awesome-human-robot-interaction)

* [PythonRobotics](https://github.com/AtsushiSakai/PythonRobotics) - Python sample codes for robotics algorithms

## [Contributing](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

Contributions are very welcome! Please read the [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/jslee02/awesome-robotics-libraries/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) first. Also, please feel free to report any error.

## [License](#awesome-robotics-libraries)

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