COMPAS FAB
- Software
- Robot arms and industry
- Library
A Python package for planning and executing robotic fabrication inside the COMPAS parametric design framework. It connects robotics libraries such as OMPL and ROS to that environment.
Made by compas-dev.
Source on GitHub: github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 293d7aa (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit 293d7aa (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Offers multiple backends for simulation and execution, for example ROS (Robot Operating System).
- Provides planning tools such as kinematic solvers and path planning.
- Provides execution tools such as feedback loops and robot control.
- Installs through conda-forge or pip and runs on Python 3.x.
- On Windows, may require Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0.
- Documentation includes examples and an API reference.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 293d7aa.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Hardware it needs, as the project states it
- On Windows, you may need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0.
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 14 Aug 2026 on main
- Latest release
- COMPAS FAB 2.0.1 (18 Jun 2026)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.