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Resources on Robotics within Computing

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Robotics is a subcategory of Computing. Its sections organize the topics listed on this page so that each area can be explored separately.

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Curated Resources (19)

Tools (4)

  • ROS (Robot Operating System) ros.orgfree

    An open-source software development kit providing libraries, tools, and hardware drivers for building robot applications.

  • Gazebo gazebosim.orgfree

    An open-source 3D dynamic robotics simulation engine for testing algorithms and training robot models in realistic physics environments.

  • Webots cyberbotics.comfree

    An open-source, multi-platform desktop robot simulation program used for industrial prototyping and education.

  • MoveIt moveit.picknik.aifree

    The premier robotic manipulation platform for ROS, providing advanced kinematics, motion planning, and 3D perception.

Databases (3)

  • ROS Index index.ros.orgfree

    A centralized catalog and registry indexing thousands of packages, libraries, and hardware interfaces across ROS distributions.

  • IEEE Robots Guide robots.ieee.orgfree

    A public, comprehensive catalog and educational database detailing hundreds of real-world robotic systems, humanoids, and rovers.

  • Robotics: Science and Systems Online Proceedings roboticsproceedings.orgfree

    An open-access digital archive containing all research papers and presentations published at the annual RSS conferences.

Learn (3)

  • Underactuated Robotics (Russ Tedrake) underactuated.csail.mit.edufree

    An open textbook and course from MIT focusing on the non-linear dynamics and control of walking, flying, and manipulation robots.

  • Modern Robotics (Lynch & Park) modernrobotics.northwestern.edufree

    An open-access textbook and companion educational materials introducing mechanics, kinematics, and motion planning.

  • ROS 2 Documentation and Tutorials docs.ros.orgfree

    The official user documentation, concept guides, and hands-on developer tutorials for the Robot Operating System 2.

Publications (3)

Blogs and sites (3)

  • Robohub robohub.orgfree

    A non-profit scientific communication platform bringing together research news, opinion pieces, and podcasts from robotics experts.

  • The Robot Report therobotreport.comfree

    An industry publication covering commercial robotics developments, business transactions, autonomous mobile robots, and field robotics.

  • IEEE Spectrum Robotics spectrum.ieee.orgfree

    Journalistic analysis, video demonstrations, and breaking engineering stories covering global advancements in autonomous robots.

Events and conferences (3)

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