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Steel vs Clunkyard

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Steel compared with Clunkyard
DetailSteel logo SteelClunkyard logo Clunkyard
What it doesGPU-accelerated rigid-body dynamics solver for robot learning Not given
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelOpen source Not given
PricingNot given Not given
Key features
  • 3.8× PhysX throughput on 20 benchmarks geometric mean
  • 13.0× performance on heterogeneous task mixtures
  • Per-environment work scheduling for efficiency
  • Reduced-coordinate articulation dynamics
  • Differentiable simulation
  • Rigid-deformable coupling support
  • Compliant and hydroelastic contact
  • 62% less GPU memory than PhysX at matched batch size
  • 3.90 million environment steps per second peak throughput
  • Git-based version control for bot projects
  • Support for Node 20 or later
  • Local match engine for testing
  • Unified revision history across edit methods
  • Agent access key authentication
  • Support for up to 32 commits per push
  • Multi-language support via toolchains
  • Immutable revision creation on push
What makes it different
  • Designed for heterogeneous workloads with different robots and tasks simulated together efficiently
  • Integrated into open-source Newton for seamless adoption without separate physics stack
  • Supports diverse physical interactions beyond rigid bodies
  • Enables scaling of diverse robot experience for general-purpose learning
  • Unified workflow combining browser, WebDAV, and Git editing methods
  • No administrator access required for installation
  • Durable operation handling for unreliable connections
  • Support for multiple concurrent editors with merge handling
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)68 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)240
Citation Flow (Majestic)404
Referring domains (Majestic)20611

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