Robotic Arm Simulation Software

Download 3D Robot-arm Simulator for free. The project aim is to create the 3D simulation of robot-arm which moves on three axis. It's based on real robot- dual arm that can solve Rubic Cube. The project aim is to create the 3D simulation of robot-arm which moves on three axis. It's based on real robot- dual arm that can solve Rubic Cube. It's gonna be implemented using openGL in Java Applet and will be awesome=).

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A robotics simulator is used to create application for a physical robot without depending on the actual machine, thus saving cost and time. In some case, these applications can be transferred onto the physical robot (or rebuilt) without modifications.

The term robotics simulator can refer to several different robotics simulation applications. For example, in mobile robotics applications, behavior-based robotics simulators allow users to create simple worlds of rigid objects and light sources and to program robots to interact with these worlds. Behavior-based simulation allows for actions that are more biological in nature when compared to simulators that are more binary, or computational. In addition, behavior-based simulators may 'learn' from mistakes and are capable of demonstrating the anthropomorphic quality of tenacity.

Robologix robotics simulator.

One of the most popular applications for robotics simulators is for 3D modeling and rendering of a robot and its environment. This type of robotics software has a simulator that is a virtual robot, which is capable of emulating the motion of an actual robot in a real work envelope. Some robotics simulators use a physics engine for more realistic motion generation of the robot. The use of a robotics simulator for development of a robotics control program is highly recommended regardless of whether an actual robot is available or not. The simulator allows for robotics programs to be conveniently written and debugged off-line with the final version of the program tested on an actual robot. This primarily holds for industrial robotic applications only, since the success of off-line programming depends on how similar the real environment of the robot is to the simulated environment.

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Sensor-based robot actions are much more difficult to simulate and/or to program off-line, since the robot motion depends on the instantaneous sensor readings in the real world.

  • 2Simulators
    • 2.3Infrastructure
    • 2.4Features
  • 3Other simulators
    • 3.1Robotic Simulators
    • 3.2Autonomous vehicle simulator

Features[edit]

Modern simulators tend to provide the following features:

  • Fast robot prototyping
    • Using the own simulator as creation tool (Virtual Robot Experimentation Platform, Webots, R-Station, Marilou, 4DV-Sim).
    • Using external tools.
  • Physics engines for realistic movements. Most simulators use ODE (Gazebo, LpzRobots, Marilou, Webots) or PhysX (Microsoft Robotics Studio, 4DV-Sim).
  • Realistic 3d rendering. Standard 3d modeling tools or third party tools can be used to build the environments.
  • Dynamic robot bodies with scripting. C, C++, Perl, Python, Java, URBI, MATLAB languages used by Webots, Python used by Gazebo.

Simulators[edit]

Among the newest technologies available today for programming are those which use a virtual simulation. Simulations with the use of virtual models of the working environment and the robots themselves can offer advantages to both the company and programmer. By using a simulation, costs are reduced, and robots can be programmed off-line which eliminates any down-time for an assembly line. Robot actions and assembly parts can be visualised in a 3-dimensional virtual environment months before prototypes are even produced. Writing code for a simulation is also easier than writing code for a physical robot. While the move toward virtual simulations for programming robots is a step forward in user interface design, many such applications are only in their infancy.

General information[edit]

SoftwareDevelopersDevelopment statusLicense3D rendering enginePhysics engine3D modellerPlatforms supported
ActinEnergid TechnologiesActiveProprietaryOpenGLProprietaryProprietaryWindows, macOS, Linux, RTLinux, VxWorks, RTOS-32, and RTX. (QNX Planned)
ARSRALInactiveBSDVTKODENoneLinux, macOS, Windows
AUTOMAPPPSConvergent Information Technologies GmbHActiveProprietaryOpenGLunknownInternalLinux, Windows
GazeboOpen Source Robotics Foundation(OSRF)[1]ActiveApache 2.0OGREODE/Bullet/Simbody/DARTInternalLinux, macOS, Windows
MORSEAcademic community[2]ActiveBSDBlender game engineBulletBlenderLinux, BSD*, macOS
OpenHRPAISTActiveEclipseJava3DODE/InternalInternal[3]Linux, Windows
RoboDKRoboDKActiveProprietaryOpenGLGravity plugin[4]InternalLinux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS, Debian
SimSparkO. Obst et al. (+26)ActiveGNU GPL (v2)InternalODENoneLinux, macOS, Windows
V-RepCoppelia RoboticsActiveProprietary/GNU GPLInternalODE/Bullet/Vortex/NewtonInternalLinux, macOS, Windows
WebotsCyberbotics Ltd.[5]ActiveApache 2.0Internal (WREN)Fork of ODEInternalLinux, macOS, Windows
4DV-Sim4D VirtualizActiveProprietaryOGREPhysXInternalLinux
OpenRAVEOpenRAVE CommunityActiveGNU LGPLCoin3D/OpenSceneGraphODE/BulletInternalLinux, macOS, Windows
SoftwareDevelopersDevelopment statusLicense3D rendering enginePhysics engine3D modellerPlatforms supported

Technical information[edit]

SoftwareMain programming languageFormats supportExtensibilityExternal APIsRobotics middleware supportPrimary user interfaceHeadless simulation
ActinC++SLDPRT, SLDASM, STEP, OBJ, STL, 3DS, Collada, VRML, URDF, XML, ECD, ECP, ECW, ECX, ECZ,Plugins (C++), APIUnknownROSGUIYes (ActinRT)
ARSPythonUnknownPythonUnknownNoneUnknownUnknown
AUTOMAPPPSC++, PythonSTEP, IGES, STLPlugins (C), APIXML, CSocketGUIYes
GazeboC++SDF[6]/URDF[7], OBJ, STL, ColladaPlugins (C++)C++ROS, Player, Sockets (protobuf messages)GUIYes
MORSEPythonUnknownPythonPython[8]Sockets, YARP, ROS, Pocolibs, MOOSCommand-lineYes[9]
OpenHRPC++VRMLPlugins (C++), APIC/C++, Python, JavaOpenRTM-aistGUIUnknown
RoboDKPythonSLDPRT, SLDASM, STEP, OBJ, STL, 3DS, Collada, VRML, URDF, Rhinoceros_3D, ...API[10], Plug-In Interface[11]Python, C/C++, C#, Matlab, ...SocketGUIUnknown
SimSparkC++, RubyRuby Scene GraphsMods (C++)Network (sexpr)Sockets (sexpr)GUI, SocketsUnknown
V-RepLUAOBJ, STL, DXF, 3DS, Collada,[12] URDF[7][13]API, Add-ons, PluginsC/C++, Python, Java, Urbi, Matlab/OctaveSockets, ROSGUIYes[14]
WebotsC++WBT, VRML, X3DAPI, PROTOs, Plugins (C/C++)C, C++, Python, Java, Matlab, ROSSockets, ROS, NaoQIGUIYes[15]
4DV-SimC++3DS, OBJ, MeshPlugins (C++), APIFMI/FMU, MatlabROS, Sockets, Plug & Play interfaces[16]GUIYes
OpenRAVEC++, PythonXML, VRML, OBJ, ColladaPlugins (C++), APIC/C++, Python, MatlabSockets, ROS, YARPGUI, SocketsYes
SoftwareMain programming languageFormats supportExtensibilityExternal APIsRobotic middleware supportPrimary user interfaceHeadless simulation

Infrastructure[edit]

Support[edit]

SoftwareMailing ListAPI DocumentationPublic Forum/Help SystemUser ManualIssue TrackerWikiChat
ActinNoYesNoYes[17]Yes (Internal)NoUnknown
ARSUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
AUTOMAPPPSYesYesNoYesYesNoUnknown
GazeboYes[18]Yes[19]Yes[20]Yes[21]Yes[22]Yes[23]
MORSEYes[24]Yes[25]NoYes[26]Yes[27]NoUnknown
OpenHRPYes[28]Yes[29]NoYes[30]Yes[31]NoUnknown
RoboDKYes[32]Yes[33]Yes[34]Yes[35]Yes[36]NoUnknown
SimSparkYes[37]Yes[38]NoYes[39]Yes[40]Yes[41]Unknown
V-RepNoYes[42]Yes[43]Yes[44]UnknownNoUnknown
WebotsNoYes[45]Yes[46]Yes[47]Yes[48]Yes[49]Yes[50]
4DV-SimYes[51]NoYes[52]YesYes[53]NoUnknown
OpenRAVEYes[54]Yes[55]Yes[56]Yes[57]Yes[58]Yes[59]Unknown
SoftwareMailing ListAPI DocumentationPublic Forum/Help SystemUser ManualIssue TrackerWiki

Code Quality[edit]

SoftwareStatic Code CheckerStyle CheckerTest System(s)Test Function coverageTest Branch coverageLines of CodeLines of CommentsContinuous Integration
ActinUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownJenkins
ARSUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
AUTOMAPPPSUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Gazebocppcheck[60]cpplint[60]gtest and qtest[60]77.0%[60]53.3%[60]320k[60]106k[60]Jenkins[60]
MORSEN/ApylintPython unittestsUnknownUnknown31.4k[61]9.0kJenkins, Travis
OpenHRPUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
RoboDKUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
SimSparkUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
V-RepUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Webotscppcheck[62]clang-format[63]unit tests[64]100% of API functions[65]master[66], revision[67], develop[68]~200k~50kTravis[69], AppVeyor[70], GitGuardian[71]
4DV-SimUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
OpenRAVEUnknownUnknownPython noseUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownJenkins[72]
SoftwareStatic Code CheckerStyle CheckerTest System(s)Test Function coverageTest Branch coverageLines of CodeLines of CommentsContinuous Integration

Features[edit]

SoftwareCAD to MotionDynamic Collision AvoidanceRelative End EffectorsOff-Line ProgrammingReal-Time Streaming Control of Hardware
ActinYes (Tool Paths)YesYesYesYes
ARSUnknownNoUnknownNoNo
GazeboUnknownYesYesYesYes
MORSEUnknownNoUnknownNoNo
OpenHRPUnknownNoUnknownNoNo
RoboDKYes (Robot Machining)YesYesYesYes
SimSparkUnknownNoUnknownNoNo
V-RepUnknownNoUnknownNoNo
WebotsUnknownYesYesYesYes
4DV-SimUnknownNoUnknownNoNo
OpenRAVEUnknownNoUnknownNoNo
SoftwareCAD to MotionDynamic Collision AvoidanceRelative End EffectorsOff-line ProgrammingReal-time Streaming Control

Families of robots[edit]

SoftwareUGV (ground mobile robot)UAV (aerial robots)AUV (underwater robots)Robotic armsRobotic hands (grasping simulation)Humanoid robotsHuman avatarsFull list
ActinYes (Can Include Manipulators)Yes (Can Include Manipulators)Yes (Can Include Manipulators)YesYesYesYes
ARSUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
GazeboYes[73]Yes[74]Yes[75]Yes[76]Yes[77]Yes[78]Yes[79]
MORSEYesYesPartial[80]Some[81]NoNoYes
OpenHRPYesNoNoYesYesYesYes
RoboDKNoNoNoYes[82]NoNoNoYes[83]
SimSparkYesNoNoMaybeMaybeYesNo
V-RepYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
WebotsYesYesYes[84]YesYesYes[85]YesYes[86]
4DV-SimYesYesNoYesMaybeNoYes
OpenRAVEYesUnknownUnknownYesYesYesYes
SoftwareUGV (ground mobile robot)UAV (aerial robots)AUV (underwater robots)Robotic armsRobotic hands (grasping simulation)Humanoid robotsHuman avatarsFull list

Supported actuators[edit]

SoftwareGeneric kinematic chainsForce-controlled motionFull listCircular kinematic chainsKinematically redundant chainsBifurcated kinematic chains
ActinYesYesMotion ConstraintsYesYesYes
ARSUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
GazeboYesYesYesYesYes
MORSEYes[87]YesMORSE actuatorsUnknownUnknownUnknown
OpenHRPYesYesUnknownUnknownUnknown
RoboDKUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
SimSparkYesNoSimSpark effectorsUnknownUnknownUnknown
V-RepYesYesUnknownUnknownUnknown
WebotsYesYesWebots actuatorsYesYesYes
4DV-SimYesYesUnknownUnknownUnknown
OpenRAVEYesYesJoints,Extra ActuatorsYes[88]YesYes[89]
SoftwareGeneric kinematic chainsForce-controlled motionFull listCircular kinematic chainsKinematically redundant chainsBifurcated kinematic chains

Supported sensors[edit]

SoftwareOdometryIMUCollisionGPSMonocular camerasStereo camerasDepth camerasOmnidirectional cameras2D laser scanners3D laser scannersFull list
ActinYesYesYesUnknownYesYesYesYesYesYes
ARSUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
AUTOMAPPPSUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesYesUnknownYesYes
GazeboYesYesYes[90]YesYes[91]YesYesYesYes[92]Yes[92]
MORSEYesYesYesYesYesUnknownYesUnknownYesYes[93]MORSE sensors
OpenHRPUnknownYes[94]YesUnknownYesUnknownYesUnknownYesYes[95]OpenHRP sensors
RoboDKUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesYesYesYes
SimSparkYesYesYes[96]Partial[97]YesPartialUnknownUnknownNoNoSimSpark perceptors
V-RepUnknownYesYesYesYesYesYesUnknownYesYes
WebotsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesWebots sensors
4DV-SimYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
OpenRAVEYesYesYesYesYesYesYesUnknownYesYes
SoftwareOdometryIMUCollisionGPSMonocular camerasStereo camerasDepth camerasOmnidirectional cameras2D laser scanners3D laser scannersFull list

Other simulators[edit]

Robotic Simulators[edit]

Open source simulators[edit]

  • breve: a 3D-world multi-agent simulator in Python.
  • EZPhysics: Combination of Ogre3D and ODE physics, GUI exposes all of ODE's objects data, network closed loop remote control optionally via Matlab/Simulink.
  • Gazebo Simulator: An open-source 3D robotics simulator used in a number of DARPA contests.
  • Khepera Simulator an open-source Windows simulator for the Khepera robot predating Webots.[citation needed]
  • Klamp't : a simulator introduced in 2013 specializing in stable trimesh-trimesh contact. Supports legged locomotion and manipulation.
  • LpzRobots: a 3D-physics robot simulator developed at the University of Leipzig.
  • miniBloq: This robot programing software for Arduino boards has a new simulator.
  • Moby: a rigid-body dynamics library written in C++.
  • OpenSim Simulator for articulated and wheeled robots with a wide range of characteristics. Further development stopped in the year 2006.
  • Robotics Toolbox for MATLAB is Free Software that provides functionality for representing pose (homogeneous transformations, Euler and RPY angles, quaternions), arm robots (forward/inverse kinematics, dynamics, simulation, animation) and mobile robots (control, localisation, planning and animation).
  • ARTE A Robotics Toolbox for Education (ARTE) is a Free Software educational tool based on Matlab. It provides functions to represent position and orientation. As well, includes functions to simulate robotic arms (direct/inverse kinematics, dynamics, path planning and more). The toolbox includes a large set of 3D robotic models that can be viewed and simulated inside a robotic cell.
  • Simbad 3d Robot Simulator Java based simulator
  • SimRobot: A robot simulator software package developed at the Universität Bremen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence.
  • Stage: 2.5D simulator often used with Player to form the Player/Stage system. Part of the Player Project
  • STDR Simulator A simple, flexible and scalable 2D multi-robot simulator for use within Robot Operating System.
  • UCHILSIM: A physics based simulator for AIBO Robots introduced in RoboCup 2004.
  • UWSim : an UnderWater SIMulator for marine robotics research and development which incorporates sensor, dynamic and physics simulation.

Closed-source and proprietary simulators[edit]

SoftwareRobotic
  • ORCA-Sim: a (Windows) 3D robot simulator using the Newton Game Dynamics physics engine.

Autonomous vehicle simulator[edit]

Open source simulators[edit]

Robotic Arm Edge Software

  • Carla is an open-source simulator for autonomous driving research. CARLA provides open digital assets (urban layouts, buildings, vehicles) that were created for this purpose and can be used freely. The simulation platform supports flexible specification of sensor suites and environmental conditions.
  • AirSim AirSim is a simulator for drones, cars and more, built on Unreal Engine. It is open-source, cross platform, and supports hardware-in-loop with popular flight controllers such as PX4 for physically and visually realistic simulations.

Closed-source and proprietary simulators[edit]

  • LGSVL is a unity-based multi-robot simulator for autonomous vehicle developers.

References[edit]

  1. ^The development is led by 13+ full-time developers with graduate-level backgrounds in physics, rendering, robot control, human-robot interaction, user-interface design, communication protocols, and multi-robot coordination.
  2. ^The development is led by 10+ universities/research institutes including LAAS-CNRS, TUM, ONERA, DLR. See the AUTHORS list for the complete list.
  3. ^[1]
  4. ^https://github.com/RoboDK/Plug-In-Interface
  5. ^The development is led by a team of 6 full-time developers.
  6. ^OSRF. 'SDF'. sdformat.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  7. ^ ab'urdf - ROS Wiki'. wiki.ros.org. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  8. ^pymorse
  9. ^Only when running on a X server; relies on Xvfb.
  10. ^https://github.com/RoboDK/RoboDK-API
  11. ^https://github.com/RoboDK/Plug-In-Interface
  12. ^See the V-Rep documentation
  13. ^Can import URDF files through bundled plugin
  14. ^Versions >= 3.1.0 V-rep Command line options
  15. ^However, requires a connection on an X server for 3D rendering
  16. ^Emulate the real sensors protocols and media (Ethernet, Serial, CAN,etc.)
  17. ^Actin User Guide
  18. ^'Gazebo Community'. Gazebo Community. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  19. ^'Gazebo API'. Gazebo Community. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  20. ^'Gazebo Answers'. Gazebo Community. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  21. ^'Gazebo Tutorials'. Gazebo Community. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  22. ^'Gazebo Issue Tracker'. Gazebo Community. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  23. ^'Gazebo Wiki'. Gazebo Community. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  24. ^MORSE users mailing list, MORSE developers mailing list
  25. ^MORSE documentation
  26. ^MORSE documentation
  27. ^MORSE issue tracker
  28. ^[2]
  29. ^[3]
  30. ^[4]
  31. ^[5]
  32. ^RoboDK mailing list
  33. ^RoboDK API Documentation
  34. ^RoboDK Forum
  35. ^RoboDK Documentation
  36. ^RoboDK Bug tracker
  37. ^SimSpark mailing lists
  38. ^SimSpark client protocols
  39. ^SimSpark user manual (Wiki)
  40. ^SimSpark Tracker
  41. ^SimSpark Wiki
  42. ^v-rep API framework
  43. ^v-rep forum
  44. ^v-rep User Manual
  45. ^Webots Reference Manual
  46. ^Webots Forum
  47. ^Webots User Guide
  48. ^Webots issues on GitHub
  49. ^Webots technical wiki on GitHub
  50. ^Webots Discord channel
  51. ^support{AT}4d-virtualiz.com
  52. ^support{AT}4d-virtualiz.com
  53. ^Bug report
  54. ^OpenRAVE mailing list
  55. ^OpenRAVE API
  56. ^OpenRAVE Issue Tracker
  57. ^OpenRAVE User Guide
  58. ^OpenRAVE Issue Tracker
  59. ^OpenRAVE Wiki
  60. ^ abcdefghOSRF. 'Gazebo'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  61. ^Source: Ohloh
  62. ^CppCheck
  63. ^Clang Format
  64. ^Unit tests
  65. ^API tests
  66. ^Webots master
  67. ^Webots revision
  68. ^Webots develop
  69. ^Source: [6]
  70. ^Source: [7]
  71. ^Source: [8]
  72. ^Source: [9]
  73. ^OSRF. 'Gazebo : Tutorial : Beginner: Model Editor'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  74. ^OSRF. 'Gazebo : Tutorial : Aerodynamics'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  75. ^OSRF. 'Gazebo : Tutorial : Hydrodynamics'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  76. ^OSRF. 'Gazebo : ARIAC'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  77. ^OSRF. 'Gazebo : HAPTIX'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  78. ^'DARPA's legacy: Open source simulation for robotics development and testing | Robohub'. robohub.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  79. ^OSRF. 'Gazebo : Tutorial : Make an animated model (actor)'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  80. ^Submarine model available, but no dynamic model.
  81. ^Kuka-LWR and Mitsubishi PA-10 included. Other non-concurrent arms can be simulated via the kinematic chains actuator.
  82. ^RoboDK robot library
  83. ^RoboDK robot library
  84. ^including Salamander robot
  85. ^including Nao, DARwIn-OP, Fujitsu HOAP2, Kondo KHR-2HV, KHR-3, etc.
  86. ^Webots robot models
  87. ^Joint control (position/velocity only, no force control) and inverse kinematics
  88. ^OpenRAVE Closed chains [10]
  89. ^OpenRAVE Dual-arm example [11]
  90. ^OSRF. 'Gazebo : Tutorial : Contact Sensor'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  91. ^OSRF. 'Gazebo : Tutorial : Camera Distortion'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  92. ^ abOSRF. 'Gazebo : Tutorial : Intermediate: Velodyne'. gazebosim.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  93. ^Velodyne 3D laser scanner
  94. ^Acceleration and Gyro sensors
  95. ^OpenHRP sensors
  96. ^Collision detection uses a simplified model
  97. ^Possible, no model for noise

Simulation Software History

External links[edit]

Industrial Robot Simulation Software

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