Robot Operating Systems
Compare 21 robot operating systems tools to find the right one for your needs
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Compare and find the best robot operating systems for your needs
Robot Operating System (ROS)
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.
ROS 2
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.
ROS-Industrial
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.
NVIDIA Isaac 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.
KUKA.Sim
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.
ABB RobotStudio
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.
Yaskawa MotoSim
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.
FANUC ROBOGUIDE
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.
Universal Robots+ (UR+)
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.
VxWorks
VxWorks is a real-time operating system (RTOS) designed for use in embedded systems that require deterministic performance, safety, and security.
BlackBerry QNX
BlackBerry QNX is a real-time operating system (RTOS) designed for use in embedded systems that require high reliability, safety, and security.
Webots
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.
MoveIt
MoveIt is an open-source software for mobile manipulation in robotics that provides motion planning, manipulation, 3D perception, kinematics, control, and navigation capabilities.
Gazebo
Gazebo is a 3D dynamic simulator with the ability to accurately and efficiently simulate populations of robots in complex indoor and outdoor environments.
CoppeliaSim
CoppeliaSim is a versatile and scalable robot simulation framework that allows you to create, program, and simulate a wide range of robotic systems.
MRPT
MRPT is an open-source, cross-platform C++ library for robotics, providing a wide range of algorithms for localization, mapping, SLAM, and computer vision.
OROCOS
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.
YARP
YARP is an open-source middleware for robotics that provides a set of libraries and tools for communication and device abstraction.
Autoware
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.
PX4 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.
ArduPilot
ArduPilot is an open-source autopilot software for controlling unmanned vehicles, including drones, rovers, boats, and submarines.