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rt_manipulators_cpp

  • Software
  • Robot arms and industry
  • Library

A C++ library and sample programs for driving the CRANE-X7 arm robot and the Sciurus17 upper-body humanoid, both sold by RT Corporation.

  • Stale

Made by RT Corporation, Japan (checked on github.com/rt-net (opens in a new tab)).

Source on GitHub: github.com/rt-net/rt_manipulators_cpp (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit faa4259 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit faa4259 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

Labels

  • StaleNo commit in 12 months: the newest is from 1 Jul 2024.

What it does

  • Provides a C++ library for controlling the CRANE-X7 arm and the Sciurus17 upper-body humanoid robot.
  • Includes sample programs, such as one that switches the CRANE-X7 torque on and off.
  • Uses DYNAMIXEL SDK for servo communication and yaml-cpp for configuration files.
  • Builds with CMake and is installed through a provided build script for the library.
  • Development is not open; bug and typo fixes are accepted, while feature requests follow internal guidelines.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit faa4259.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate

Maintenance

Status
Stale: no commit in 12 months
Newest commit
1 Jul 2024 on main
Latest release
v1.1.0 for ROS 2 Jazzy (13 Aug 2024)

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

Robots on Robotheca that use it

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