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Searching Resources​

The site ships a built-in offline search index, available from the magnifying-glass icon in the navigation bar (or the keyboard shortcut shown next to it). The index covers every page on this site — the Guide, the 14 category pages, and the Categories index — and runs entirely in your browser. You can search by:

  • Resource name (e.g., "MuJoCo", "ROS 2", "Diffusion Policy")
  • Category (e.g., "simulators", "benchmarks", "robotics foundation models")
  • Keyword (e.g., "GPU", "open-source", "reinforcement learning", "manipulation")

Search results are ranked by relevance and link directly to the matching page or section.

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Use specific terms for better results. For example:

  • Search "RL benchmark" for reinforcement-learning benchmarks
  • Search "open-source simulator" for open-source physics engines
  • Search "ROS 2" for middleware and production patterns

Browsing by Tag​

Each entry in the root README.md carries one or more tag comments that describe its type, maturity, and licensing — for example:

- [MuJoCo](https://mujoco.org/) — Multi-joint dynamics with contact; fast, accurate physics widely used for RL research.
<!-- tags: simulator, open-source, production-ready -->

These tags are the canonical metadata. A subset of category pages on this site additionally renders the tags visually as coloured badges; that visual rollout is incremental and tracked under the curation review cadence. The current taxonomy is:

Resource Type​

  • tool — Software, simulator, framework, or library for robotics development
  • paper — Research paper or academic publication
  • dataset — Dataset for training or evaluation
  • benchmark — Benchmark suite or evaluation harness
  • simulator — Physics engine or simulation environment
  • framework — Architectural or algorithmic methodology
  • course — Educational program or lecture series

Maturity & Deployment​

  • production-ready — Suitable for production deployment; actively maintained and documented
  • research-only — Experimental or research-focused; may require substantial adaptation

Licensing & Availability​

  • open-source — Released under an open-source license
  • commercial — Commercial product or closed-source

By Category​

Browse 14 canonical categories in the sidebar:

  • Simulators, Datasets, Benchmarks, Evaluation Methodology
  • Robotics Foundation Models, World Models, Manipulation, Locomotion
  • Sim-to-Real, Safety & Robustness, Governance & Policy, Production Patterns
  • Courses, Companies

Each category includes:

  • Context explaining why the category matters
  • A "Start here" entry for beginners
  • 15–25 curated entries with descriptions and tags

By Documentation​

Contributing​

When adding a resource, include tags (1–3) to help others discover it:

- [Resource Name](URL) — Description.
<!-- tags: tool, open-source, production-ready -->

See CONTRIBUTING.md for full guidelines.

Search Tips​

  • Exact phrases: Use quotes for multi-word searches (not yet supported; try individual keywords)
  • Wildcards: Search partial names (e.g., "Isaac" finds "Isaac Sim" and "Isaac Lab")
  • Broad categories: Search "ROS" to find all ROS 2 and ROS 1 resources
  • Maturity filters: Search "production-ready" to find battle-tested tools
  • Licensing: Search "open-source" or "commercial" for licensing preferences

Last updated: 2026-04-29
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