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unitree_sdk2

  • Software
  • Humanoids and robot learning
  • Driver or SDK

Unitree's second-generation C++ software development kit for controlling Unitree robots. It provides the library and examples needed to build applications that talk to the robots.

  • Closed core

Made by Unitree Robotics, China (checked on github.com/unitreerobotics (opens in a new tab)).

Source on GitHub: github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_sdk2 (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit d1abf00 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit d1abf00 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Unknown

It needs closed parts under their own terms: read them before any commercial use.

One part it needs is closed

  • Needs libunitree_sdk2 (prebuilt): The C++ SDK's core ships as a prebuilt library without source (x86_64 and aarch64).

Labels

  • Closed coreIt needs closed parts: libunitree_sdk2 (prebuilt).

What it does

  • Provides a C++ SDK (version 2) for Unitree robots.
  • Includes example programs in the repository that can be built with CMake.
  • Can be installed to a system directory or a custom prefix for use in other CMake projects.
  • Includes a sample showing how to import the SDK into a CMake project via find_package().
  • Lists the dependencies needed to build it, such as CMake, GCC, yaml-cpp, Eigen3, Boost and fmt.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit d1abf00.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
15 Oct 2026 on main
Latest release
v2.0.2 (7 Jul 2025)

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

Links

Robots on Robotheca that use 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.