# petercorke/robotics-toolbox-python

Robotics Toolbox for Python

Repository: https://github.com/petercorke/robotics-toolbox-python
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/robotics-toolbox-python
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, robotics, robotics-toolbox, robotics-simulation, robotics-control, kinematics, dynamics, jacobian, robot-manipulator, trajectory-generation, hessian, motion-planning
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:29:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4167, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 10, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3454, forks 622 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.356668+00:00)

## What it is
A Python library providing tools for robot manipulator kinematics, dynamics, Jacobians, and trajectory generation, built on NumPy and SciPy. It serves as a high-productivity framework for robotics research and education.

## Use cases
- compute forward and inverse kinematics for robot arms
- simulate robot manipulator dynamics
- generate trajectories for robotic motion
- calculate Jacobians and Hessians for robot control
- teach robotics concepts in Python
- prototype motion planning algorithms

## When to choose
- you need a Python toolbox for robot manipulator modeling and simulation
- you want an educational or research-oriented robotics library with rich documentation
- you need kinematics, dynamics, and trajectory generation in one package

## When to avoid
- you need real-time control of physical hardware with hard timing constraints
- you require full physics simulation with contact and collision dynamics like Gazebo or MuJoCo
- you work primarily with mobile robots rather than manipulators

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, machine-learning, math, graphics
- domain: robotics, simulation, education
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: kinematics, dynamics, motion-planning, trajectory-generation, robot-manipulators, jacobian, spatial-math, algorithms

## Member repositories
- petercorke/robotics-toolbox-python (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.356668+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:37:31.684491+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/petercorke/robotics-toolbox-python (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.356668+00:00, sha 02b68eaeadb8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.