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MPlib

  • Software
  • Robot arms and industry
  • Library

MPlib is a lightweight Python package for robot motion planning that works without ROS and is quick to set up. It covers most manipulation planning needs in a few lines of code.

Made by Hao Su's Lab, UCSD.

Source on GitHub: github.com/haosulab/MPlib (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 5225ea5 (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 5225ea5 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • Provides motion planning functionality for robot manipulation through a simple Python interface.
  • Is decoupled from ROS, so it does not require a ROS installation.
  • Installs with pip and is distributed as pre-built packages.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 5225ea5.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it
Pre-built pip packages support Ubuntu 20.04+ with Python 3.8+.

Maintenance

Status
Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
Newest commit
18 May 2026 on main
Latest release
v0.2.1 (27 Aug 2024)

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

Links

Robots that can run it

  • Robot arm

    U-Arm

    A low-cost, universal leader-follower teleoperation system for commercial robot arms with plug-and-play hardware configurations.

    • Works with AI
    Level
    Intermediate
    Buildability
    75/100
    Buildable with some effort
    Cost
    $60≈ €53 (ECB rate, 16 Oct 2026)

    Found by Robotheca in requirements.txt (opens in a new tab)

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