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Webots is a free and open-source 3D robot simulator used in industry, education and research.

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Webots provides a complete development environment to model, program, and simulate robots, vehicles, and mechanical systems. It is a beginner friendly software that is meant to introduce newcomers to the world of robotics. See the Webots introduction video. View online Webots simulations at webots.cloud. Get pre-compiled binaries for the latest release, as well as older releases and nightly builds. If you prefer to compile Webots from source, instructions can be found in the wiki and contributing guidelines. Information about how to update installed versions of Webots can be found here. For those unfamiliar with Webots or robotics simulations, in-depth tutorials can be found here. These tutorials are beginner friendly and are each focused towards a precise educational objective. They try to make robotics simulations accessible and fun for all and are an excellent resource to use for any questions or usage of Webots. Contact us to discuss your custom robot simulation projects and any additional comments, concerns, or developments you may have for our project!

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Official website
www.cyberbotics.com
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Wbinterface.png
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Commons category
Webots
software version identifier
8.4.0
source code repository URL
github.com/cyberbotics/webots
inception
1996-00-00
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  • Web interface
  • Controller programming example
  • Main fields of application
  • Included robot models
  • Cross compilation and remote control support
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  • References
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Webots is a free and open-source 3D robot simulator used in industry, education and research.

The Webots project started in 1996, initially developed by Dr. Olivier Michel at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland and then from 1998 by Cyberbotics Ltd. as a proprietary licensed software. Since December 2018, it is released under the free and open-source Apache 2 license.

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