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Top 23 C++ Robotic Projects
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It essentially already has one. Probably only self-levelling, but has some extra programming like delayed flaps, wheel-up sequence (first up the wheels, then close the doors), etc. Likely using a version of Ardupilot [1] that's already in use by everyone. Maybe INav [2], but I'd wager on the former. There's more than one computer in there, too. The receiver is likely double-redundant (2 receivers, each with 2 separate receiver circuits, one 900MHz, the other 2.4GHz). I have planes costing 400 EUR that have dual-bandwidth redundant receivers (costs 40 EUR, a joke).
ELRS (radio), Ardupilot (Flight Controller), EdgeTX (Radio OS), and Mission Control (Ground Station SW) are serious tools used by many in the hobby. Them being open means there's a lot of competition and a lot of features. But also not amazing UX :)
[1] https://ardupilot.org/
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Bullet
Bullet Physics SDK: real-time collision detection and multi-physics simulation for VR, games, visual effects, robotics, machine learning etc.
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jetson-inference
Hello AI World guide to deploying deep-learning inference networks and deep vision primitives with TensorRT and NVIDIA Jetson.
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cartographer
Cartographer is a system that provides real-time simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) in 2D and 3D across multiple platforms and sensor configurations. (by cartographer-project)
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OpenMower
Let's upgrade cheap off-the-shelf robotic mowers to modern, smart RTK GPS based lawn mowing robots!
I had posted this several years back trying to figure out options in NA without much luck: https://github.com/ClemensElflein/OpenMower/issues/8
Sounds like the hardware platform isn't available anywhere at all now.
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OpenCat-Quadruped-Robot
An open source quadruped robot pet framework for developing Boston Dynamics-style four-legged robots that are perfect for STEM, coding & robotics education, IoT robotics applications, AI-enhanced robotics application services, research, and DIY robotics kit development.
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pinocchio
A fast and flexible implementation of Rigid Body Dynamics algorithms and their analytical derivatives
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CHRONO
High-performance C++ library for multiphysics and multibody dynamics simulations (by projectchrono)
Project mention: Project Chrono an Open Source Multi-Physics Simulation Engine | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-12-10 -
Fast-DDS
The most complete DDS - Proven: Plenty of success cases. Looking for commercial support? Contact info@eprosima.com
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Simbody
High-performance C++ multibody dynamics/physics library for simulating articulated biomechanical and mechanical systems like vehicles, robots, and the human skeleton.
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CppRobotics
cpp implementation of robotics algorithms including localization, mapping, SLAM, path planning and control (by onlytailei)
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Robotic projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | ardupilot | 15,217 |
| 2 | Bullet | 14,516 |
| 3 | mujoco | 13,756 |
| 4 | PCL | 11,010 |
| 5 | jetson-inference | 8,874 |
| 6 | cartographer | 7,817 |
| 7 | OpenMower | 6,479 |
| 8 | OpenCat-Quadruped-Robot | 4,844 |
| 9 | webots | 4,396 |
| 10 | navigation2 | 4,314 |
| 11 | BehaviorTree.CPP | 4,049 |
| 12 | rtabmap | 3,805 |
| 13 | habitat-sim | 3,699 |
| 14 | pinocchio | 3,436 |
| 15 | robotics-toolbox-python | 3,112 |
| 16 | open_vins | 2,921 |
| 17 | CHRONO | 2,870 |
| 18 | Fast-DDS | 2,813 |
| 19 | Simbody | 2,525 |
| 20 | CppRobotics | 2,202 |
| 21 | champ | 2,193 |
| 22 | MRPT | 2,137 |
| 23 | ompl | 2,071 |
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