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CoppeliaSim Connector backend
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Description
There's currently no Connector backend for CoppeliaSim (formerly V-REP) in roboticstoolbox/backends/ — this has been a documented gap since the wiki's Backends page was first written. CoppeliaSim is a mature, cross-platform robot simulator with a free education licence.
Implementing this means writing a new Connector subclass against the API in roboticstoolbox/backends/Connector.py (see PyPlot, Swift, or ROS backends for the existing pattern).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading roboticstoolbox/backends/Connector.py to understand the Connector API, then compare the existing PyPlot, Swift, and ROS backends. Investigate the CoppeliaSim API and determine the scope of the new Connector subclass. Done means a working CoppeliaSim backend integrated with the toolbox's existing backend pattern.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend, robotics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100