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da Vinci Research Kit

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The da Vinci Research Kit (dVRK) is an “open-source mechatronics” system, consisting of electronics, firmware, and software that is being used to control research systems based on the now retired first-generation da Vinci system from Intuitive Surgical Inc. The da Vinci system is designed for Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (RAMIS). The dVRK is now deployed in close to 40 differents institutions worldwide.

The dVRK documentation is hosted on the 👉 sawIntuitiveResearchKit Wiki 👈. Please check the build instructions in the Wiki before cloning any repository. The build instructions show how to use vcs to pull all the repositories you might need for ROS 1 or ROS 2.

Repositories:

  • dVRK: sawIntuitiveResearchKit Main repository for the dVRK. This code depends on the cisst libraries. It also includes the main ROS nodes for the dVRK (ROS1 and ROS2)
  • ROS: Extra ROS features are provided across multiple repositories.
    • dvrk_model: configuration files (URDF and CAD)
    • dvrk_python: Python client API over ROS, calibration scripts and examples
    • dvrk_video: launch files for the video pipeline

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  1. sawIntuitiveResearchKit sawIntuitiveResearchKit Public

    cisst/SAW stack for the da Vinci Research Kit (dVRK)

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  • community-publications Public
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    TeX 1 7 0 0 Updated Feb 15, 2026
  • data_collection Public

    Programs used to collect, tag and extract both videos and telemetry data

    jhu-dvrk/data_collection’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 0 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Feb 13, 2026
  • dvrk_model Public
    jhu-dvrk/dvrk_model’s past year of commit activity
    Python 7 MIT 1 0 0 Updated Feb 12, 2026
  • sawIntuitiveResearchKit Public

    cisst/SAW stack for the da Vinci Research Kit (dVRK)

    jhu-dvrk/sawIntuitiveResearchKit’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 146 80 22 3 Updated Feb 12, 2026
  • fpgav3-data-collection Public

    Data collection software for use with FPGA V3

    jhu-dvrk/fpgav3-data-collection’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 1 3 0 0 Updated Feb 4, 2026
  • dvrk_python Public
    jhu-dvrk/dvrk_python’s past year of commit activity
    Python 2 MIT 4 2 0 Updated Feb 3, 2026
  • dvrk-DQLA Public

    DQLA PCB design files

    jhu-dvrk/dvrk-DQLA’s past year of commit activity
    0 0 0 0 Updated Jan 20, 2026
  • dvrk-cannulas Public

    CAD models for da Vinci Classic custom cannulas

    jhu-dvrk/dvrk-cannulas’s past year of commit activity
    OpenSCAD 0 MIT 0 0 0 Updated Jan 13, 2026
  • dvrk-readthedocs Public

    dVRK documentation

    jhu-dvrk/dvrk-readthedocs’s past year of commit activity
    1 1 1 0 Updated Jan 9, 2026
  • dvrk_video Public

    Launch files useful for the dVRK community

    jhu-dvrk/dvrk_video’s past year of commit activity
    Python 1 MIT 2 0 0 Updated Jan 7, 2026
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