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The following explains how to install OpenHRP3.

Supported OS

Currently, we have tested and confirmed that OpenHRP3's operation on following platforms.

  • OS
    • Ubuntu Linux 10.04LTS to 12.10
    • Windows XP, 7
  • OpenRTM-aist 1.0.0
  • OpenRTM-aist 1.1.0
  • Eclipse 3.4SR2

When concerning Linux, OpenHRP3 may work on many Linux distributions other than Ubuntu. Please refer the following page for detailed information about supported platforms.

Each constitution of manual and distribution package is based on its officially supported OS.Therefore if you use it on an OS other than we listed above, you will be required a higher-level of knowledge about operating OS and programming. If you are not familiar with that, please use an officially supported OS.

As developers, we recommend to use Linux(Ubuntu) platform, since it is easier to install and faster the operation of OpenHRP3 on Ubuntu, than Windows.

Installation Procedure

Starting of GrxUI / Execution of a sample

Initial setting for starting GrxUI on Eclipse is explained.

After installaing OpenHRP3, it is better to run a sample simulation and check whether the installation completed successfully.


How to configure the environment by yourself

It is not necessarily, to proceed exactly as we instructed in these pages, but enough if you have installed the required libraries and configured the compile properties properly.

If you would like to configure the working environment freely by your self, or if you want to run OpenHRP3, on an OS/distribution other than the officially supported, please refer the pages below.