# cyberbotics/webots

Webots Robot Simulator

Repository: https://github.com/cyberbotics/webots
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webots
Homepage: https://cyberbotics.com
Language: C++
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: robotics, robot, simulator, simulation, ros, physics-engine, 3d-engine, fluid-dynamics, multi-platform, autonomous-vehicles, computer-vision, ai, webots, robot-simulator, simulated-robots, robotics-simulation, robots, open-source, robot-simulation, ros2
Last push: 2026-08-25T23:17:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2858, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 575, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4576, forks 2052 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:53.659288+00:00)

## What it is
Webots is an open-source, multi-platform desktop application for modeling, programming, and simulating robots, vehicles, and mechanical systems with a built-in physics engine and 3D visualization. It has been maintained by Cyberbotics since 1998 and is widely used in industry, education, and research.

## Use cases
- simulate robots before building hardware
- test autonomous vehicle algorithms in simulation
- learn robotics as a beginner
- simulate drones and flying robots
- integrate robot controllers with ROS or ROS2
- run robotics competitions online
- simulate lidar and camera sensors
- import URDF or CAD robot models

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured, free robot simulator with a large asset library
- you want cross-platform support (Linux, Windows, macOS)
- you need ROS/ROS2 integration for robotics development
- you are teaching or learning robotics and want a beginner-friendly GUI

## When to avoid
- you need real hardware-in-the-loop testing with physical robots
- you require ultra-high-fidelity physics beyond what Webots offers
- you only need lightweight 2D simulation
- you need a headless-only simulation pipeline without a desktop environment

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: simulation, graphics, computer-vision, machine-learning
- domain: robotics, simulation, autonomous-vehicles, computer-vision, education
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: robot-simulator, physics-engine, ros, ros2, 3d-simulation, drones, lidar, open-source, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- cyberbotics/webots (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.659288+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 2026-08-29T18:19:55.627970+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cyberbotics/webots (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:53.659288+00:00, sha e70620b77e61)
  - homepage: https://cyberbotics.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:18.273318+00:00, sha 81b6619c616e)
  - site_page: https://cyberbotics.com/doc/guide/installing-webots (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:18.277899+00:00, sha a599d7bdff34)
  - site_page: https://cyberbotics.com/doc/reference/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T09:05:18.275976+00:00, sha a599d7bdff34)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.