Robotics, ranked by momentum

What’s trending in Robotics: the projects accelerating fastest right now — ranked by how quickly their growth is speeding up, not by how many stars they already have.

78 tracked projects · updated daily · 1 Oct 2026

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isaac-sim/IsaacLabUnified framework for robot learning built on NVIDIA Isaac Sim

+0.78.2k 275

OpenHUTB/hutb人车模拟器（Human-vehicle Simulator）

+2.7622 374

ArduPilot/ardupilotArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover, ArduSub source

+1.615.9k 474

commaai/openpilotopenpilot is an operating system for robotics. Currently, it upgrades the driver assistance system on 300+ supported cars.

+1.163.7k 573

borglab/gtsamGTSAM is a library of C++ classes that implement smoothing and mapping (SAM) in robotics and vision, using factor graphs and Bayes networks as the underlying computing paradigm rather than sparse matrices.

+1.63.7k 672

kornia/kornia🐍 Geometric Computer Vision Library for Spatial AI

+0.611.4k 770

rokbenko/quackdOne CLI for all your robots. Connect them, command them, and let them work together, each with an LLM for a brain. Microduck, Open Duck Mini, LeRobot arms, XLeRobot carts, AlohaMini, ToddlerBot or any ROS base. Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, or local via Ollama or vLLM. Simulator, .duck safety contracts, MCP, memory between runs, flocks.

+2.9233 867

zauberzeug/niceguiCreate web-based user interfaces with Python. The nice way.

+1.016.2k 967

cyberbotics/webotsWebots Robot Simulator

+0.44.7k 1066

ros-navigation/navigation2ROS 2 Navigation Framework and System

+0.94.7k 1165

stack-of-tasks/pinocchioA fast and flexible implementation of Rigid Body Dynamics algorithms and their analytical derivatives

+1.03.8k 1265

RealXiaoze/humanoid-motion-intelligence人形机器人运动智能论文、开源项目、产业与求职知识库

+0.7600 1363

autowarefoundation/autowareAutoware - the world's leading open-source software project for autonomous driving

+1.112.1k 1461

ros-controls/ros2_controllersGeneric robotic controllers to accompany ros2_control

+0.3838 1561

huggingface/lerobot🤗 LeRobot: Making AI for Robotics more accessible with end-to-end learning

-0.927.8k 1661

RobotLocomotion/drakeModel-based design and verification for robotics.

+0.64.2k 1759

robocasa/robocasaRoboCasa: Large-Scale Simulation of Everyday Tasks for Generalist Robots

+0.71.8k 1859

robotmcp/ros-mcp-serverConnect AI models like Claude & GPT with robots using MCP and ROS.

+0.41.5k 1958

eProsima/Fast-DDSThe most complete DDS - Proven: Plenty of success cases. Looking for commercial support? Contact info@eprosima.com

+0.62.9k 2057

newton-physics/newtonAn open-source, GPU-accelerated physics simulation engine built upon NVIDIA Warp, specifically targeting roboticists and simulation researchers.

-0.35.7k 2157

linorobot/linorobot2Autonomous mobile robots (2WD, 4WD, Mecanum Drive)

+0.71.0k 2256

ClemensElflein/OpenMowerLet's upgrade cheap off-the-shelf robotic mowers to modern, smart RTK GPS based lawn mowing robots!

+1.16.7k 2356

bulletphysics/bullet3Bullet Physics SDK: real-time collision detection and multi-physics simulation for VR, games, visual effects, robotics, machine learning etc.

+0.914.7k 2456

DexForce/EmbodiChainAn end-to-end, GPU-accelerated, and modular platform for building generalized Embodied Intelligence.

+0.4228 2555

koide3/direct_visual_lidar_calibrationA toolbox for target-less LiDAR-camera calibration [ROS1/ROS2]

+0.91.5k

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What counts as Robotics here

Robot learning, simulation, and control — from policy models to physics engines. This page lists only projects whose primary category is Robotics; projects that merely connect to it are listed under Related projects below. Rankings cover the 1017 repositories Breakwave tracks, not all of GitHub.

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