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12 proven open-source projects across humanoids, quadrupeds, robotic arms and drones, with 80k+ GitHub stars between them.

Humanoid robots

Asimov v1

menloresearch/asimov-1

A fully open-source bipedal humanoid, published with mechanical CAD, PCB electronics, simulation models and on-board control software.

Mechanical CADPCB designSimulation modelsOn-board control software
1.3k CERN-OHL-S-2.0 Details
Humanoid robots

LeRobot

huggingface/lerobot

Hugging Face's open embodied-AI ecosystem, centred on imitation learning and real-time teleoperation.

Imitation learningReal-time teleoperationShared datasetsPretrained policies
28.1k Apache-2.0 Details
Humanoid robots

Berkeley Humanoid

HybridRobotics/isaac_berkeley_humanoid

UC Berkeley's open mid-size humanoid platform, with a framework for smooth reinforcement-learning sim-to-real transfer.

Reinforcement learningIsaac Lab environmentsSim-to-real transfer
294 See repository Details
Quadruped robots

OpenCat

PetoiCamp/OpenCat-Quadruped-Robot

One of GitHub's most popular open quadruped and desktop robot frameworks, behind the Bittle robot dog and Nybble robot cat.

Servo controlGait coordinationIMU algorithms3D-printable shells
5.4k MIT Details
Quadruped robots

ODRI Solo8 / Solo12

open-dynamic-robot-initiative/open_robot_actuator_hardware

The Open Dynamic Robot Initiative, started by the Max Planck Institute and partners, behind the Solo8 and Solo12 robot dogs.

High-torque brushless actuatorsMotor driver boardsLightweight leg CAD
1.5k BSD-3-Clause Details
Quadruped robots

CHAMP

chvmp/champ

A ROS / ROS 2 quadruped control suite that generates gaits and simulates navigation for almost any quadruped in Gazebo or RViz.

ROS / ROS 2Gait generatorGazebo simulationAutonomous navigation
2.3k BSD-3-Clause Details
Robotic arms

OpenArm

enactic/openarm

A fully open-source humanoid arm designed for physical-AI training and contact-rich interaction.

URDF modelsCAN-bus communication libraryBilateral teleoperationGenesis / MuJoCo RL interface
3.6k Apache-2.0 Details
Robotic arms

SO-ARM100

TheRobotStudio/SO-ARM100

The go-to low-cost AI robot arm: a 3D-printed structure driven by serial bus servos.

3D-printed partsSerial bus servosLeader–follower pairLeRobot compatible
7.7k Apache-2.0 Details
Robotic arms

MeArm

MeArm/MeArm

The classic entry-level 4-DOF desktop arm, with complete laser-cut and 3D-print files (DXF / STL) plus Arduino and Raspberry Pi code.

4 degrees of freedomDXF / STL filesArduino codeRaspberry Pi code
215 See repository Details
Drones & UAV

PX4 Autopilot

PX4/PX4-Autopilot

The most widely used open-source, industrial-grade flight-control firmware, for multirotor, fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft.

EKF2 state estimationPosition & attitude controlMAVLink protocolGazebo / SITL simulation
12.8k BSD-3-Clause Details
Drones & UAV

ArduPilot

ArduPilot/ardupilot

A mature and very capable autopilot suite covering Copter, Plane, Rover, Sub and more.

CopterPlaneRoverSub
16k GPL-3.0 Details
Drones & UAV

Crazyflie

bitcraze/crazyflie-firmware

Bitcraze's classic open hardware and software platform for micro quadrotors.

Micro quadrotorSwarm controlIndoor positioning
1.6k GPL-3.0 Details

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