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ODrive

High performance motor control observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/odriverobotics/ODrive · homepage · C++ · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

51/100

  • Activity 63
  • Release rhythm 8
  • 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: n/a
  • age_days: 3782
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 225
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3745 stars · 1744 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

ODrive is high-performance brushless motor controller firmware (C++) for ODrive v3.x hardware, enabling precise torque, velocity, and position control for robotics. This repository's firmware is no longer under active development (NRND), as new-generation ODrive firmware is closed-source.

Use cases

  • control brushless motors for a robot arm
  • build a high-performance DIY electric skateboard or drone gimbal
  • drive BLDC motors with FOC torque control
  • integrate motor controllers over CAN or USB with Python or ROS2
  • flash and tune ODrive v3.6 motor controller firmware

When to choose

  • you own ODrive v3.x hardware and need open-source firmware
  • you want cheap brushless motors in high-performance robotics projects
  • you need torque/velocity/position control with encoder feedback

When to avoid

  • you need firmware for ODrive Pro, S1, or Micro - it is not publicly available
  • you expect active development or new features for v3.x
  • you need a general-purpose motor controller for non-ODrive hardware

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

embedded robotics robotics embedded-systems hardware embedded python cross-platform motor-control brushless-motor foc firmware robotics can-bus encoder hardware

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
odriverobotics/ODrivemain51
odriverobotics/ODriveHardwareinfra32

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="odriverobotics/ODrive")

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