Gazebo Sim

What It Solves

Need an open-source, actively maintained robotics simulator with physics, rendering, and ROS/ROS2 interfacing for developing and testing robot control and perception stacks.

Primary use cases

• Physics-based robot simulation
• Rendering and visualization of robotic systems
• Integration with ROS/ROS2 for algorithm testing

Secondary use cases

• Digital twin prototyping (per primary_category)
• Generic robotics simulation workflow

When to Use

Consider when

• Require permissive Apache-2.0 (inferred) licensed simulator
• Need active project (last activity 2026-08-22)
• Targeting ROS/ROS2 ecosystems

Verify before adopting

• ? Confirm exact license file (status inferred Apache-2.0)
• ? Check supported platforms (none listed)
• ? Validate specific ROS/ROS2 distro compatibility
• ? Identify latest stable release (version null)

Where It Fits

Stack layer simulation

Start Here

Adoption Checklist

• Needs verification Confirm exact license file (status inferred Apache-2.0)
• Needs verification Check supported platforms (none listed)
• Needs verification Validate specific ROS/ROS2 distro compatibility
• Needs verification Identify latest stable release (version null)

Each check stays "needs verification" until an official source confirms it; unconfirmed items are never marked verified.

Known Limitations & Unknowns

Known limitations

• License status inferred not confirmed
• No hardware targets specified
• No latest version/release date provided

Alternatives & Related Tools

Related tools

• px4-autopilot — Integrates with
• ardupilot — Integrates with

How is it used?

Start from the recorded entry points below, then validate against the technical checklist.

• Official site https://gazebosim.org
• Repository https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-sim
• Documentation https://gazebosim.org

Technical checklist

• OK License identified Recorded: Apache-2.0
• OK Maintenance signal Active
• OK Verification status Official confirmed
• OK Source evidence attached 1 source record(s)
• NEEDS REVIEW Latest version recorded Not recorded

Official Links

Metadata & Governance

Related Resources & Dependencies

• px4-autopilot — integrates with (verified)
• ardupilot — integrates with (verified)

Recent Activity

Related Knowledge

Guides

• Setting Up a PX4 SITL Loop with Gazebo — Build a local PX4 software-in-the-loop environment with Gazebo and QGroundControl.

Collections

• Aerial Mapping and Survey Stack — An open-source stack for aerial mapping work from imagery and datasets through photogrammetry processing.
• Aerial Perception Models and Datasets — Source-backed aerial dataset and model repositories for detection and tracking research and prototyping.
• ArduPilot Development and SITL Toolkit — Open components for developing against ArduPilot with software-in-the-loop simulation.
• Edge AI Perception Starter — A starting stack for prototyping aerial perception models before edge deployment work.
• Open-Source Flight Control Stacks — Open-source autopilot firmware repositories for building or evaluating a flight stack.
• Ground Control and Mission Planning — Open components for mission planning, telemetry and ground control around MAVLink-based vehicles.
• Evaluating Open-Source Flight Stacks — A structured path for comparing candidate open-source flight stacks on evidence, not marketing.
• PX4 Development and Simulation Toolkit — The components needed to build a local PX4 development and software-in-the-loop verification loop.
• Simulation and Mapping Toolchains — Open-source simulation and mapping repositories used for development, testing and survey workflows.
• Visual Perception Models and Data — Indexed model and dataset repositories for aerial visual perception research and prototyping.