IR-SIM
- Software
- Simulators
- Simulator
A lightweight, YAML-configured Python robot simulator for navigation, control, and learning, with built-in collision detection and a Matplotlib renderer.
Source on GitHub: github.com/hanruihua/ir-sim (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 39ed2f0 (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 39ed2f0 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Simulates robots with differential, omnidirectional, and Ackermann kinematics, plus LiDAR, contact, and field-of-view sensors.
- Scenarios are configured through simple YAML files, so little coding is needed.
- Objects can carry behaviors such as dash, RVO, ORCA, and social force model, supporting multi-agent research.
- Collision handling includes stop, unobstructed, and rigid-body contact with pushing of objects.
- Renders results with a lightweight Matplotlib-based renderer for quick debugging.
- Installable with pip, from source, or with uv, and requires Python 3.10 or newer.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 39ed2f0.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 10 Oct 2026 on main
- Latest release
- ir-sim-v2.12.0 (4 Oct 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.
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