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Robot armArduinobot
An open-source 3D printed robot arm powered by ROS 2, designed as a low-cost learning tool for manipulators.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Buildability
- 50/100
- Buildable with some effort
- Cost
- Not stated
urdf
- Software
- Middleware
- Library
Packages for working with URDF, the XML format that describes robot models. Documentation is kept on the ROS wiki.
Made by ROS 2.
Source on GitHub: github.com/ros2/urdf (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 137cacc (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 137cacc (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides the urdf package for parsing and working with URDF robot description files.
- Includes urdf_parser_plugin, a plugin interface for the URDF parser.
- Was originally part of the ros/robot_model repository and was moved here.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 137cacc.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- 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 Sept 2026 on rolling
- Latest release
- None published on GitHub
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
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Found by Robotheca in arduinobot_description/package.xml (opens in a new tab)
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An open-source 8-axis ROS2 robotic arm with 3D-printed planetary gears and FSR-based tactile gripper feedback.
- Level
- Advanced
- Buildability
- 70/100
- Buildable with some effort
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in 2. ros_ws/src/arm_description/package.xml (opens in a new tab)
WheeledBumperbot
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- Level
- Intermediate
- Buildability
- 60/100
- Buildable with some effort
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in bumperbot_description/CMakeLists.txt (opens in a new tab)
QuadrupedD1 Quadruped
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- Level
- Advanced
- Buildability
- 70/100
- Buildable with some effort
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in code/src/legged_hw/package.xml (opens in a new tab)
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- Level
- Intermediate
- Buildability
- 80/100
- Ready to build
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in giraffe_ws/src/giraffe_description/CMakeLists.txt (opens in a new tab)
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A 200mm 3D-printed DIY home pet robot that maps rooms with a 360-degree laser distance sensor and drives autonomously, compatible with the Kaia.ai platform.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Buildability
- 45/100
- Incomplete documentation
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in CMakeLists.txt (opens in a new tab)
- No photo yetHome
Maker's Pet Snoopy
A 300mm round, 3D-printed DIY pet robot that maps rooms with a laser distance sensor and navigates autonomously using the Kaia.ai platform.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Buildability
- 45/100
- Incomplete documentation
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in CMakeLists.txt (opens in a new tab)
QuadrupedPOPI
POPI is an open-source quadruped robot designed as a student project, meant to be accessible for education and research and rebuildable by anyone.
- Level
- Advanced
- Buildability
- 70/100
- Buildable with some effort
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in popi_software/popi/popi_control/package.xml (opens in a new tab)
- No photo yetWheeled
Really Useful Robot
A ROS-based two-wheeled mobile robot with a lidar that can map and navigate indoors, with an open-source Gazebo simulation.
- Level
- Advanced
- Buildability
- 55/100
- Buildable with some effort
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in ROS/rur_description/package.xml (opens in a new tab)
- No photo yetRobot arm
Sixi 2 Robot Arm
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- Level
- Advanced
- Buildability
- 45/100
- Incomplete documentation
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in ROSPackage/package.xml (opens in a new tab)
OtherTHING Tendon Hand
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- Works with AI
- Level
- Advanced
- Buildability
- 70/100
- Buildable with some effort
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in thing_ws/src/thing_description/package.xml (opens in a new tab)
WheeledT-Robot
A DIY omnidirectional mobile robot that supports 2D lidar mapping and autonomous navigation using Micro-ROS and ROS2.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Buildability
- 55/100
- Buildable with some effort
- Cost
- Not stated
Found by Robotheca in ros2_packages/robot_description/CMakeLists.txt (opens in a new tab)
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