Robot Operating Systems

Compare 21 robot operating systems tools to find the right one for your needs

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Robot Operating System (ROS)

The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a flexible framework for writing robot software.

An open-source, meta-operating system for your robot. ROS provides the services you would expect from an operating system, including hardware abstraction, low-level device control, implementation of commonly used functionality, message-passing between processes, and package management.

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ROS 2

The Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2) is a set of software libraries and tools that help you build robot applications.

An updated and redesigned version of ROS, built to address the needs of commercial and mission-critical applications, including multi-robot systems and real-time control.

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ROS-Industrial

An open-source project that extends the advanced capabilities of ROS to industrial hardware and applications.

ROS-Industrial is a software library that provides a common interface for industrial robots from various manufacturers, enabling the use of ROS for advanced industrial automation tasks.

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NVIDIA Isaac ROS

A collection of hardware-accelerated packages for the Robot Operating System (ROS).

NVIDIA Isaac ROS is a set of packages and GEMs (GPU-accelerated libraries) that help ROS developers build high-performance robotics applications on NVIDIA hardware.

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KUKA.Sim

Smart simulation software for efficient offline programming of KUKA robots.

KUKA.Sim is a simulation software that allows you to program and visualize KUKA robots in a virtual environment, enabling you to optimize your automation solutions before they are implemented.

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ABB RobotStudio

The world's most used offline programming and simulation tool for robotics.

ABB RobotStudio is a simulation and offline programming software that allows you to program and visualize ABB robots in a virtual environment, enabling you to optimize your automation solutions before they are implemented.

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Yaskawa MotoSim

Accurate 3D simulation for offline programming of complex systems.

Yaskawa MotoSim is a simulation and offline programming software that allows you to program and visualize Yaskawa robots in a virtual environment, enabling you to optimize your automation solutions before they are implemented.

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FANUC ROBOGUIDE

The leading offline programming and simulation software for FANUC robots.

FANUC ROBOGUIDE is a robot simulator that allows you to create, program, and test a robotic application in a 3D virtual environment without the need for a physical robot.

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Universal Robots+ (UR+)

An ecosystem of components, software, and application kits for Universal Robots.

UR+ is a platform that provides a wide range of certified products that are seamlessly integrated with Universal Robots' cobots, simplifying automation for businesses of all sizes.

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VxWorks

The world's leading real-time operating system for the intelligent edge.

VxWorks is a real-time operating system (RTOS) designed for use in embedded systems that require deterministic performance, safety, and security.

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BlackBerry QNX

The world's most trusted embedded operating system.

BlackBerry QNX is a real-time operating system (RTOS) designed for use in embedded systems that require high reliability, safety, and security.

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Webots

Open source robot simulator.

Webots is an open-source and multi-platform desktop application used to simulate robots. It provides a complete development environment to model, program, and simulate robots.

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MoveIt

The most widely used software for manipulation and has been used on over 150 robots.

MoveIt is an open-source software for mobile manipulation in robotics that provides motion planning, manipulation, 3D perception, kinematics, control, and navigation capabilities.

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Gazebo

Open source robotics simulator.

Gazebo is a 3D dynamic simulator with the ability to accurately and efficiently simulate populations of robots in complex indoor and outdoor environments.

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CoppeliaSim

The Swiss army knife among robot simulators.

CoppeliaSim is a versatile and scalable robot simulation framework that allows you to create, program, and simulate a wide range of robotic systems.

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MRPT

The Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit.

MRPT is an open-source, cross-platform C++ library for robotics, providing a wide range of algorithms for localization, mapping, SLAM, and computer vision.

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OROCOS

The Open Robot Control Software project.

OROCOS is an open-source software framework for real-time robot control. It provides a set of libraries and tools for building modular and reusable robot control applications.

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YARP

Yet Another Robot Platform.

YARP is an open-source middleware for robotics that provides a set of libraries and tools for communication and device abstraction.

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Autoware

The world's leading open-source software for autonomous driving.

Autoware is an open-source software stack for autonomous driving, based on ROS. It provides a complete set of tools for localization, perception, planning, and control of autonomous vehicles.

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PX4 Autopilot

The professional autopilot.

PX4 is an open-source flight control software for drones and other unmanned vehicles. It provides a flexible and powerful platform for building autonomous systems.

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ArduPilot

The world's most advanced, full-featured and reliable open source autopilot.

ArduPilot is an open-source autopilot software for controlling unmanned vehicles, including drones, rovers, boats, and submarines.

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