Actuator Package

sudo apt install pkg-config libudev-dev  # If not installed
pip install actuator

actuator is a Python and Rust package developed by K-Scale Labs to make it easy to control robot actuators.

Here is a high-level overview of the package architecture.

Getting Started

Operating System: This package has been tested on Linux, but may work with other operating systems.
Python: Python 3.11 or later.
Rust: This package has been tested with Rust 1.80.1, but will likely work with other versions.

You should install the following libraries:

sudo apt install pkg-config libudev-dev

The package can easily be installed from PyPI using the command:

pip install actuator

Alternatively, to install the bleeding edge version from Github, use the command:

pip install 'actuator @ git+https://github.com/kscalelabs/actuator.git@master'

Note that some actuators have additional requirements. See the individual actuator pages for more information.