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ode: ode (Open Dynamics Engine)
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ode: ODE is an open source, high performance library for simulating rigid 
ode: body dynamics. It is fully featured, stable, mature and platform 
ode: independent with an easy to use C/C++ API. It has advanced joint types 
ode: and integrated collision detection with friction. ODE is useful for 
ode: simulating vehicles, objects in virtual reality environments and 
ode: virtual creatures. It is currently used in many computer games, 3D 
ode: authoring tools and simulation tools.
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