Decision Workspace
articulate vs k vs rs-opw-kinematics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
articulate
experimentalv0.1.0
Type-safe robotics kinematics library (early development)
52
k
growingv0.32.0
k is for kinematics
48
rs-opw-kinematics
stablev1.8.16
Inverse and forward kinematics for 6 axis robots with a parallel base and spherical wrist.
Core Metrics
| articulate | k | rs-opw-kinematics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 52 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 428 | 238.0K | 33.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 2.1K | 69 |
| Dependents | 0 | 138 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 55 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 235d ago | 564d ago | 60d ago |
| Age | 7m | 8y 7m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
articulate
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
k
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
rs-opw-kinematics
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| articulate | k | rs-opw-kinematics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.32.0 | 1.8.16 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 152KB | 1.9MB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •k leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k is depended on by 138 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ k has not been updated in over a year.
- •articulate, k are pre-1.0 — API may change.