Gazebo
Open source robotics simulator. The latest version of Gazebo. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 20
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 270
- age_days: 2331
- days_rel: 323
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1466 stars · 460 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Gazebo Sim is an open source robotics simulator providing high-fidelity physics, rendering, and sensor models. It offers a graphical interface, plugin system, and asynchronous message passing for simulating robots and environments.
Use cases
- simulate robots before deploying to hardware
- generate synthetic sensor data like lidar and camera images
- test ROS and ROS2 navigation stacks in simulation
- build custom simulation environments with plugins
- train and validate autonomous robot behaviors safely
When to choose
- you need a full-featured robotics simulator with physics, rendering, and sensors
- you work with ROS or ROS2 and want Gazebo integration
- you need a GUI plus plugin-based extensibility for simulation
When to avoid
- you only need lightweight 2D physics without robotics features
- you need game-style simulation rather than robotics-focused modeling
- you cannot build or install C++ dependencies on your platform
Facets
application · maturity active
simulation graphics gui plugin-system robotics simulation autonomous-vehicles developer-tools windows cpp robot-simulator physics-engine sensor-simulation ros ros2 3d-rendering ignition-gazebo physics linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4a988f91ddd3
- homepage: https://gazebosim.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 553dedb7c8bd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gazebosim/gz-sim | main | 72 |
| gazebosim/gazebo-classic | mirror | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="gazebosim/gz-sim")
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