Robot operating systems

ROS 2

ROS 2 is an open-source middleware ecosystem for building distributed robot applications with nodes, messages, services and tooling.

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What ROS 2 is used for in robotics

ROS 2 is an open-source middleware ecosystem for building distributed robot applications with nodes, messages, services and tooling.

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Compatibility and installation

Developer
Open Robotics
License
Open source
Operating systems
Linux, Windows, macOS
ROS support
ROS 2
Languages
C++, Python
Installation method
Official binary packages, source builds and container images

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