Project Name	Stars	Repos Using This	Packages Using This	Most Recent Commit	Total Releases	Latest Release	Open Issues	License	Language
Johnny Five	13,194	1,724	177	6 months ago	300	July 06, 2021	57	other	JavaScript
JavaScript Robotics and IoT programming framework, developed at Bocoup.
Gobot	8,607	20	31	3 months ago	32	October 30, 2023	119	other	Go
Golang framework for robotics, drones, and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Esp32marauder	3,859			3 months ago			124	mit	C++
A suite of WiFi/Bluetooth offensive and defensive tools for the ESP32
Cylon	3,685	339	87	5 years ago	47	April 22, 2016	44	other	JavaScript
JavaScript framework for robotics, drones, and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Swiftygpio	1,320	19		5 months ago		June 10, 2021	30	mit	Swift
A Swift library for hardware projects on Linux/ARM boards with support for GPIOs/SPI/I2C/PWM/UART/1Wire.
Onoff	1,098	693	257	3 years ago	57	April 26, 2021	1	mit	JavaScript
GPIO access and interrupt detection with Node.js
Pigpio	896	138	73	a year ago	49	April 30, 2021	7	mit	JavaScript
Fast GPIO, PWM, servo control, state change notification and interrupt handling with Node.js on the Raspberry Pi
Cutehmi	197			3 months ago				mit	C++
CuteHMI is an open-source HMI (Human Machine Interface) software written in C++ and QML, using Qt libraries as a framework. GitHub repository is a mirror!
Lora	164			3 months ago			2	mit	C
Ra-02 LoRa module (SX1278) library for STM32 (ARM processors) using HAL drivers ⚡
Esp32_loraprs	162			5 months ago			1	gpl-3.0	C++
LoRa ESP32 KISS Bluetooth modem (for APRSDroid or aprs.fi iOS) + APRS-IS RX/TX iGate over WiFi + Digipeater + DV (with Codec2 Walkie-Talkie)

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Johnny Five ⭐ 13,194

JavaScript Robotics and IoT programming framework, developed at Bocoup.

dependent packages 177total releases 300most recent commit 6 months ago

Gobot ⭐ 8,607

Golang framework for robotics, drones, and the Internet of Things (IoT)

dependent packages 31total releases 32most recent commit 3 months ago

Esp32marauder ⭐ 3,859

A suite of WiFi/Bluetooth offensive and defensive tools for the ESP32

most recent commit 3 months ago

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JavaScript framework for robotics, drones, and the Internet of Things (IoT)

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A Swift library for hardware projects on Linux/ARM boards with support for GPIOs/SPI/I2C/PWM/UART/1Wire.

most recent commit 5 months ago

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GPIO access and interrupt detection with Node.js

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Fast GPIO, PWM, servo control, state change notification and interrupt handling with Node.js on the Raspberry Pi

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Cutehmi ⭐ 197

CuteHMI is an open-source HMI (Human Machine Interface) software written in C++ and QML, using Qt libraries as a framework. GitHub repository is a mirror!

most recent commit 3 months ago

Lora ⭐ 164

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