Open Source BSD Robotics Software

The Open Source Computer Vision Library has >2500 algorithms, extensive documentation and sample code for real-time computer vision. It works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Android, iOS in your browser through JavaScript. Languages: C++, Python, Julia, Javascript Homepage: https://opencv.org Q&A forum: https://forum.opencv.org/ Documentation: https://docs.opencv.org Source code: https://github.com/opencv Please pay special attention to our tutorials! https://docs.opencv.org/master Books about the OpenCV are described here: https://opencv.org/books.html

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!

GCBASIC is an open-source BASIC compiler for 8 bit Microchip PIC, Atmel AVR legacy, AVRDx and LGT microcontrollers. See https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Story-of-GCBASIC-Making-Microcontroller-Progr-D1D319SJ72 for story of GCBASIC. This is a continuous release project. The latest release is always available. This will give you the most complete development toolchain to create and program 8-bit PIC, AVR and LGT microcontrollers. We have added new capabilities that make GCBASIC the easiest tool set available - supporting over 1400 microcontrollers with tools to make this fun and simple. Please see the download section for your options. We have two IDEs, we have just the compiler and we have a minimal install - it is your choice. Please see the homepage here: https://gcbasic.com

Dummy-Robot is an open source robotics project by Peng Zhihui that showcases the design and implementation of a compact robotic arm . The repository contains full hardware design files, firmware, control software, and 3D models. It includes components such as a gripper, LED light ring PCB, wireless spatial positioning controller, and a portable case. The project demonstrates advanced engineering with stepper motor drivers, custom controllers, and debugging tools. While the original version is CNC-machined, a simplified 3D-printable "youth edition" is planned to lower costs. This project serves as both an educational resource and a demonstration of innovative DIY robotics.

MARIE is a robotic development and integration environment focused on software reusability and exploitation of already available APIs and middlewares used in robotics. Its main purpose is to create a rapid-prototyping approach to robotics developments.

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.

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

Critterding is a "Petri dish" universe in 3D that demonstrates evolving artificial life. Critters start out with completely random brains and bodies, but will automatically start evolving into something with much better survival skills.

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.

NVIDIA Isaac‑GR00T N1.5 is an open-source foundation model engineered for generalized humanoid robot reasoning and manipulation skills. It accepts multimodal inputs—such as language and images—and uses a diffusion transformer architecture built upon vision-language encoders, enabling adaptive robot behaviors across diverse environments. It is designed to be customizable via post-training with real or synthetic data. The vision-language model remains frozen during both pretraining and finetuning, preserving language understanding and improving generalization. Streamlined MLP connection between vision encoder and LLM with added layer normalization.

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

FREESECS is an open-source project for SEMI SECS standards. The software is compiled with GNU autotools/GCC and runs on Linux, MacOS X, NetBSD. See http://opensecs.sourceforge.net

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/

**MOVED TO GITHUB** ==> https://github.com/MRPT/mrpt The Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit (MRPT) is an extensive, cross-platform, and open source C++ library aimed for robotics researchers to design and implement algorithms about Localization, SLAM, Navigation, computer vision. http://www.mrpt.org/

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

USARSim (Unified System for Automation and Robot Simulation) is a high-fidelity simulation of robots and environments based on the Unreal Tournament game engine. It is intended as a research tool and is the basis for the RoboCup rescue virtual robot comp

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.

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

LinuxCNC controls CNC machines. It can drive milling machines, lathes, 3d printers, laser cutters, plasma cutters, robot arms, hexapods, and more.

The Mars Rover Simulator project is based on the evolutionary robotics paradigm where an artificial agent acquires its skills through the process of artificial evolution. This simulator can be useful to evolve neural network controllers for the rover

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.

Workbook for robot enthusiasts and educators.

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.

The Integrating Vision Toolkit (IVT) is a powerful and fast C++ computer vision library with an easy-to-use object-oriented architecture. It offers its own multi-platform GUI toolkit. OpenCV is integrated optionally. Website: http://ivt.sourceforge.net