# Unitree SDK2
**Source:** https://github.com/unitreerobotics/unitree_sdk2
**Fetched:** 2026-02-13
**Type:** GitHub Repository README

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# Unitree SDK2 - Complete Overview

## Project Description
The Unitree SDK2 is version 2 of the Unitree robot software development kit, designed to facilitate robot control and integration. It's maintained by Unitree Robotics and available under the BSD-3-Clause license.

## Core Requirements

**Supported Platforms:**
- Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- CPU Architectures: aarch64 and x86_64
- Compiler: GCC 9.4.0

**Required Dependencies:**
- CMake 3.10 or higher
- GCC version 9.4.0
- Make build system
- libyaml-cpp-dev, libeigen3-dev, libboost-all-dev, libspdlog-dev, libfmt-dev

## Installation & Setup

**Installation command:**
```
apt-get update && apt-get install -y cmake g++ build-essential libyaml-cpp-dev libeigen3-dev libboost-all-dev libspdlog-dev libfmt-dev
```

**Build Process:**
1. Create build directory and navigate into it
2. Run cmake configuration
3. Execute make compilation

**System-wide installation supports two approaches:** default system directories or custom installation paths using CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX parameter.

## Project Statistics
- **888 stars** and **288 forks** on GitHub
- **12 contributors** involved in development
- **4 releases** published
- Written primarily in C++ (99.2%)
- Last major release: v2.0.2 (July 2025)

## Resources & Documentation
For comprehensive technical documentation and developer resources, visit the official "Unitree Document Center" support portal referenced in project materials.