1. Player, Stage, and Gazebo
These programs form the basis for a currently evolving standard for interfacing control code with robots and simulators. They provide the programs necessary for the SimulatedWorldsRepository repository.
The worlds and robots listed in this repository are based on the most current versions of these programs (out of the CVS).
For more information, please see ![[WWW]](/wiki/rightsidebar/img/moin-www.png){kind=small}
http://playerstage.sourceforge.net
1.1. Player
Player provides the core interface for communicating between controllers (clients) and real hardware and simulators (servers). There are currently two simulators, Stage and Gazebo, described below.
1.2. Stage
Stage is a low-fidelity 2D simulator. It can simulate hundreds of robots simultaneously.
1.3. Gazebo
Gazebo is a high-fidelity 3D simulator. It can simulate a few robots simultaneously, complete with some simple Physics (using Open Dynamics Engine).