robin-shaun/XTDrone

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1711 stars · 256 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

XTDrone is a customizable UAV simulation platform built on PX4, ROS, and Gazebo, supporting multi-rotors, fixed-wing, VTOL vehicles, and other unmanned systems like ground vehicles, boats, and robotic arms. It enables rapid algorithm validation in simulation with easy deployment to real drones, including single-vehicle and multi-vehicle swarm scenarios.

Use cases

• simulate quadrotor drones with PX4 and Gazebo
• test SLAM algorithms on simulated UAVs
• develop and validate drone motion planning
• simulate multi-UAV swarm coordination and formation flight
• test visual-inertial navigation and dense reconstruction
• simulate fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft
• validate algorithms before deploying to real drones
• simulate unmanned ground vehicles and boats

When to choose

• you need a realistic UAV simulation with PX4 flight stack integration
• you want to test SLAM, navigation, or planning algorithms before real flight tests
• you need multi-vehicle swarm simulation
• you work with ROS and Gazebo ecosystems
• you need diverse vehicle types including VTOL, UGV, and USV

When to avoid

• you need a simple drone simulator without ROS/PX4 complexity
• you target Windows or macOS native environments
• you need a production flight control system rather than a simulation tool
• you want ROS 2 support in the main repo (use the separate XTDrone2 project)

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simulation robotics machine-learning computer-vision developer-tools robotics simulation autonomous-vehicles computer-vision artificial-intelligence cpp python uav px4 gazebo ros drone-simulation slam motion-planning multi-robot vtol swarm linux

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