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+2014/11/18 - Release 1.0
+        * Manipulation planner based on RRT.
+        * A graph of constraint.
+        * graph::Edge has 3 implementations: Edge, WaypointEdge, LevelSetEdge
+        * WaypointEdge supports several waypoints.
+        * LevelSetEdge solves the zero-probability problem.
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+# hpp-manipulation
+
+This package is part of the [HPP] software and extends the functionalities of hpp-core.
+It implements a solver for manipulation planning problems.
+
+### Version
+1.0
+
+### Dependencies
+
+[hpp-manipulation] needs the following package to be installed:
+
+* [hpp-core]
+* [hpp-model]
+* [hpp-constraints]
+* [hpp-statistics]
+
+### Installation
+
+Make sure you have installed all the dependency.
+
+```sh
+$ git clone https://github.com/humanoid-path-planner/hpp-manipulation
+$ cd hpp-manipulation
+$ mkdir build && cd build
+$ cmake ..
+$ make install
+```
+
+### Todo's
+
+* Online modification of the transition probabilities.
+* Solver based on Probabilistic RoadMap.
+
+[hpp-core]:https://github.com/humanoid-path-planner/hpp-core
+[HPP]:https://github.com/humanoid-path-planner/hpp-doc
+[hpp-constraints]:https://github.com/humanoid-path-planner/hpp-constraints
+[hpp-statistics]:https://github.com/billx09/hpp-statistics
+[hpp-model]:https://github.com/humanoid-path-planner/hpp-model
+[hpp-util]:https://github.com/humanoid-path-planner/hpp-util