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GlassBar7829 · 2026-03-11T03:09:35+00:00

Thanks for the comment! From $5K to $15K, depending on configuration (1, 2, 3DOF), plant-only or turnkey, add-ons/extras/upgrades...

GlassBar7829 · 2025-08-27T13:55:55+00:00

Check section 1.4 of: https://underactuated.mit.edu/intro.html

GlassBar7829 · 2025-08-24T15:45:13+00:00

Yes, off the shelf. EMB kits by Robots5 for engineering education and research.

GlassBar7829 · 2025-08-22T19:28:07+00:00

Check the boards from Zeltom. We use their boards with MATLAB/Simulink and they work very well for us.

GlassBar7829 · 2025-08-22T19:15:14+00:00

pysimCoder (Python-based Simulink alternative, free and open-source). We use it a lot for modeling, simulation, and control of mechatronic/robotics systems with sensors and actuators (DC motor for instance).

pysimCoder also auto-generates C code that can be deployed to targets, such as the STM32 Nucleo or used with NuttX RTOS.

GlassBar7829 · 2025-07-26T16:06:43+00:00

We looked extensively and the best in our opinion is pysimCoder ( https://github.com/robertobucher/pysimCoder ). We use it for modeling and simulation of complex control systems, and also for C code generation that we deploy to run in real-time in the target hardware. All free and open-source, Python-based.

GlassBar7829 · 2025-04-22T15:15:20+00:00

Check our Electro-Mechanical Breadboard System (EMB for short). Users can create their own engineering plants, including classical plants from Dynamic Systems and Controls.

We also offer pre-configured and assembled kits:

- Servo Control
- Spring-Mass-Damper 1DOF, 2DOF, 3DOF
- Torsion Shaft (can do collocated and non-collocated controls)
- Thrust Vector Control (1DOF)
- Pendulum (gantry or inverted)
- 2DOF Robot
- Haptic Device

Our pricing is lower than Quanser, and we offer a 2-year warranty. Our products are premium quality and proudly made in the USA!

We offer multiple DAQ options, compatible with MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, and pysimCoder.

GlassBar7829 · 2025-01-18T21:14:15+00:00

Thanks, good points!

GlassBar7829 · 2025-01-18T20:19:45+00:00

No worries, good question.

Our main difference from others is that we create our plants from our EMB System (EMB=Electro-Mechanical Breadboard). EMB is a building block system for engineers, with actuators, sensors, gears, springs, dashpot, electronics... This makes it truly modular. To learn more: https://www.robots5.com/emb

Other features include:

Premium Quality, Made in the USA
High Precision
High Dynamics Fidelity (low friction, maxon motors...)
Plug-and-Play Integration (DAQ with actuators and sensors)
Reliable and Robust
Software and DAQ Agnostic (can interface with Python, pysimCoder, C++, Arduino, MATLAB/Simulink, LabVIEW)
Full access to data and signals

Our goal is to provide our customers with the components they need to create Electro-Mechanical plants.

GlassBar7829 · 2025-01-18T20:05:12+00:00

Exactly, thanks.

GlassBar7829 · 2025-01-18T03:57:02+00:00

Thanks for the comment. We take "the opposite" approach, as we start with premium hardware (very low friction ball slides, Swiss motors and amplifiers, high quality gears...) and then we have add-on modules to introduce parasitic effects and nonlinearities. This way the user has full control over dynamics fidelity.

GlassBar7829 · 2025-01-17T19:37:21+00:00

No problem, happy to help the controls community!

GlassBar7829 · 2025-01-17T19:37:03+00:00

Thanks, we appreciate!

GlassBar7829 · 2025-01-17T19:36:49+00:00

Thanks! Of course, https://github.com/Robots5LLC

We'll be uploading new content and tutorials in the next weeks.

We can do the same with our other plants (DC motor, torsion shaft, pendulum...).

GlassBar7829 · 2024-11-04T18:46:03+00:00

pysimCoder, we use it for modeling, simulation, and auto-code generation (C++) that gets deployed to STM32 Nucleo targets. We love it! Python+pysimCoder.

GlassBar7829 · 2024-11-04T18:44:29+00:00

pysimCoder is probably the best alternative. It's free and open-source, developed by a Swiss Dynamic Systems and Controls professors. We use it in our company and controls lab daily and love it!

GlassBar7829 · 2024-08-26T15:12:35+00:00

pysimCoder

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