Open Source Robotics Software

Robocode is a programming game, where the goal is to develop a robot battle tank to battle against other tanks with Java. The robot battles are running in real-time and on-screen. The motto of Robocode is: Build the best, destroy the rest!

MATLABRobotics is a collection of robotics-related algorithms and simulation tools implemented in MATLAB. The repository brings together a wide range of robotics functionality, including path planning, control, localization, and mapping. It provides practical algorithmic implementations such as A*, RRT, Kalman filters, particle filters, and SLAM, making it a valuable resource for students, researchers, and developers learning or prototyping robotics applications. The code is written to be accessible and easy to adapt, enabling experimentation with both classical and modern robotics techniques. By using MATLAB’s visualization and numerical capabilities, the repository offers intuitive demonstrations of algorithms in action. As an open resource, it encourages contributions and serves as a foundation for building and testing robotics concepts in simulation.

The Player Project: Player is a networked interface to robots and sensors. Stage and Gazebo are Player-friendly multiple-robot simulators. The software aims for POSIX compliance and runs on most UNIX-like OS's. Some parts also work on Windows.

openPOWERLINK is an Open Source Industrial Ethernet stack for communication in hard real-time. It can be operated as both, Managing Node (master) and Controlled Node (slave). With version 2.0, the source code has been cleanly split into an application-oriented user library and a time-critical stack driver. The latter may be moved to a dedicated communication processor or into a kernel module to deliver enhanced performance while still keeping the API in user space. A full documentation of the stack is available on the web site: http://openpowerlink.sourceforge.net The following page can be used to report a security vulnerability: https://sourceforge.net/p/openpowerlink/discussion/

This repository is now frozen. The latest version of the RepRap project can be found at https://github.com/reprap.

A high-performance and ease-of-use implementation of the Modbus protocol written in Java by Infinite Automation Systems Inc.. Supports ASCII, RTU, TCP, and UDP transports as slave or master, automatic request partitioning and response data type parsing. For commercial licenses see www.InfiniteAutomation.com Get the most recent code here: https://github.com/infiniteautomation/modbus4j For support: http://infiniteautomation.com/forum/category/11/modbus4j-general-discussion

Multi-platform tools and information for programming and controlling LEGO MINDSTORMS programmable bricks, such as the NXT, via USB and Bluetooth.

This is a sophisticated & integrated simulation and analysis environment for dynamical systems models of physical systems (ODEs, DAEs, maps, and hybrid systems). It supports symbolic math, optimization, continuation, data analysis, biological apps...

A parametric, feature-based, sketch-driven 3D CAD application, built around a geometrical constraint solving engine. Project is in early development stage. The FreeSG library (http://freesg.org/) is required.

NEW 0.13.0 OpenShowVar is a free Linux, Mac OSX and Windows TCP client for serving as an interface to KUKA Robots. OpenShowVar implements an easy protocol for reading and writing Robot variables used inside a the Robot movement programs. KUKAVARPROXY and OpenShowVar are buit by IMTS s.r.l. Company. www.imts.eu

A C++, object-oriented, Extended Kalman Filter library.

Open source, cross platform drivers and function library for the NovInt Falcon Haptic Controller. These drivers are not produced by Novint Technologies, Inc. and do not come with any warranty as to their correctness or usage.

YARP, Yet Another Robot Platform. Always dreamt of controlling a humanoid robot? ...well, we do that. A C++ library for IPC, vision and control. This project was migrated to GitHub: https://github.com/robotology/yarp

A high-performance implementation of the BACnet I/P and MS/TP protocol written for Java (minimum version 1.5) by Infinite Automation Systems. Supports all BACnet services and full message segregation. Can be used for field devices or for control platforms. For commercial licenses contact https://infiniteautomation.com/bacnet4j-open-source-bacnet-library/ The most recent code is here: https://github.com/infiniteautomation/BACnet4J For support see: https://forum.infiniteautomation.com/category/12/bacnet4j-general-discussion

C and C++ library for the NIBObee, NIBO burger and NIBO 2 robots. The library contains libraries for AVR Studio and Arduino developement, USB drivers and the RoboDude programming software.

QVM is a quaternion, vector, and matrix class set in C++ for 3D kinematics.

iCub is an open platform for scientists interested in investigating issues in embodied cognition. Here you find all the software and hardware documentation.

OpenSim - Open Simulator. Primarily a 3D simulator for multiple indoor and outdoor mobile robots. Includes 3D real-time rendering (via OSG) and a physics engine (via ODE). Current emphasis is on manipulators.

CILib is a framework for developing Computational Intelligence software in swarm intelligence, evolutionary computing, neural networks, artificial immune systems, fuzzy logic and robotics.

A robotic DIY styrofoam cutter consisting of one rotational and two translational axes. It cuts a variety of shapes out of styrofoam-like materials using a hot wire. This project documents the necessary hardware and software parts. Don't miss the follow-up project at http://raumschaum.org Its goal is to further develop hardware and software into an user friendly application.

A MATLAB toolbox for simulating the movement of the iRobot Create. Contains multiple GUIs for creating maps and other input, showing the movement of the Create, and replaying a previously saved session.

Welcome to the open branch of the Robotics Lab research group @ Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). We currently host 3 main projects here: * ASIBOT open source software, which includes basic simulation, control and vision: http://roboticslab.sourceforge.net/asibot * Datasets we use for machine learning: https://sourceforge.net/projects/roboticslab/files/Datasets * Nicolas Burrus' RGBDemo stuff.

openCONFIGURATOR is an open-source configuration framework for easy setup, configuration and maintenance of any POWERLINK (https://goo.gl/U9tjiy) network. It ideally complements openPOWERLINK, the open source POWERLINK protocol stack for master and slave. The project consists of a core library implementing the configuration algorithms and an eclipse plugin base user interface. For XDD tooling and validation support within eclipse please visit: https://goo.gl/NBytgg Please use the update site to install the plugin in your eclipse environment: http://sourceforge.net/projects/eclipse-plugin.openconf.p/files/update-site/ KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE UPDATE SITE DUE TO SOURCEFORGE ENCRYPTION POLICIES: https://goo.gl/kVr2ZZ Install via Eclipse marketplace: http://goo.gl/vweJ9h User Manual: https://goo.gl/viGd5P For Linux distributions with Boost 1.54.0 please use: https://goo.gl/hMRTss For Linux distributions with Boost 1.61.0 please use: https://goo.gl/ZSvW7C

A Java client for the Player/Stage robot platform.

Driver support for 3D Controller Hardware. We hope to support SDL Input, DirectInput, and other major controller API's including game consoles and embedded systems.