Robotarium Python simulator

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A Python simulator and API for the Robotarium, Georgia Tech's remotely accessible multi-robot testbed, re-implemented as an open-source version of the MATLAB simulator.

Made by Robotarium Organization.

Source on GitHub: github.com/robotarium/robotarium_python_simulator (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 2b1b613 (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 2b1b613 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
Commercial use: Yes

What it does

Lets users run and test multi-robot control code locally before submitting it to the remote Robotarium testbed.
Provides barrier certificates for both single-integrator and unicycle robot models to keep robots from colliding.
Includes position and pose controllers for single-integrator and unicycle robots, plus transformations between the two models.
Offers graph Laplacian utilities, pose generation and convergence checkers, and distance sensor simulation.
Ships examples covering barriers, sensor readings, dead reckoning, and plotted go-to-pose and leader-follower runs.
Installs with pip and runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 2b1b613.

Getting started

Difficulty: Beginner
Hardware it needs, as the project states it: Python 3.10+ with NumPy, Matplotlib and CVXOPT; no specific hardware is stated.
How to start: The project's README (opens in a new tab)

Maintenance

Status: Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit: 16 Oct 2026 on master
Latest release: [Depreciated] Version 1.0 Robotarium API (23 Apr 2026)

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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.