Open-source alternatives to Simbody

A fast and lightweight 2D game physics library.

Drake is a robotics simulation framework and control system modeling tool used for designing, simulating, and verifying the dynamics of complex robotic systems. It functions as a multibody dynamics simulator and a mathematical optimization library, providing a suite of algorithms for trajectory optimization and the simulation of articulated robots. The framework is distinguished by its block-diagram system for composing dynamical subsystems and its ability to formulate and solve diverse mathematical programs, including linear, quadratic, and nonconvex nonlinear problems. It supports specializ

LiquidFun is a 2D physics engine and game physics framework designed to calculate movement and collisions for rigid bodies and particle systems. It functions as a simulation tool for integrating real-time physical interactions and dynamics into interactive applications. The framework specifically provides a particle-based fluid simulator to model liquid dynamics, including splashing, displacement, and surface tension. It also includes a soft body physics simulator for creating deformable and elastic objects that react to physical forces. The engine covers a broad range of physical interactio

Openframework wrapper for box2d

jetson-inference is a set of libraries and tools for executing optimized deep learning models on embedded GPU hardware. Its primary purpose is to enable real-time computer vision and AI inference at the edge with low latency and high throughput. The project distinguishes itself through high-performance streaming analytics and the ability to execute concurrent AI pipelines on auto-grade silicon. It provides specialized support for multi-sensor stream processing, utilizing zero-copy data transport to load camera frames directly into GPU memory. The codebase covers a broad surface of capabiliti

AirSim is a high-fidelity simulation platform designed for the development and testing of autonomous vehicles. Built as a plugin for game engines, it provides a physics-based environment that models vehicle dynamics and sensor data, serving as a foundation for robotics research, computer vision training, and reinforcement learning. The platform distinguishes itself through its support for hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testing, allowing developers to validate control logic and firmware against real-world signals or concurrent processes. It offers extensive programmatic control

Modular autonomous driving platform running on the CARLA simulator and real-world vehicles.

a basic OpenSCENARIO player

Refer to https://github.com/AcutronicRobotics/gym-gazebo2 for the new version

A ROS/ROS2 Multi-robot Simulator for Autonomous Vehicles

The source code for the Menge crowd simulation framework

Trick Simulation Environment. Trick provides a common set of simulation capabilities and utilities to build simulations automatically.

Webots is a physics-based robot simulator and development environment used for modeling, programming, and testing the behavior of robots in a simulated 3D physical world. It serves as a virtual prototyping tool to verify mechanical and electronic systems through the creation of virtual robot models and control logic. The platform enables a full robotics simulation workflow, including the development of robot controllers and the programming of autonomous agent behaviors. It focuses on physical system modeling to represent the mechanical properties of hardware and simulate real-world interactio

👉 CARLA resources such as tutorial, blog, code and etc https://github.com/carla-simulator/carla

Support for ROS-enabled RGBD data acquisition in Unreal Engine Projects

Cloe

Unreal Engine Plugin to enable ROS Support

ROS bridge for CARLA Simulator

Deepdrive is a simulator that allows anyone with a PC to push the state-of-the-art in self-driving

SUMO is a microscopic traffic simulation suite designed to model the movement of individual vehicles and pedestrians across large-scale urban road networks. It functions as a multimodal transport simulator that integrates cars, pedestrians, bicycles, railways, and waterways within a single environment, supported by tools for road network generation and traffic demand modeling. The project distinguishes itself through specialized toolsets for environmental impact analysis, which calculate vehicle emissions and energy consumption for electric and hybrid fleets. It provides comprehensive capabil

A minimalist environment for decision-making in autonomous driving

Generate random crop fields for Ignition Gazebo

Simulation for spacecraft attitude control system analysis and design

Computational framework for reinforcement learning in traffic control

Newton Dynamics is an integrated solution for real time simulation of physics environments.

MIT Cheetah I Implementation