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Robot simulation environments

I would like to make a list of remarkable robot simulation environments including advantages and disadvantages of them. Some examples I know of are Webots and Player/Stage.

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ROS will visualize your robot and any data you've recorded from it.

Packages to check out would rviz and nav_view

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Barrett Ames Avatar answered Oct 04 '22 16:10

Barrett Ames