
ROS.org Refresh and New Video
After a decade we finally updated ros.org and made a new ROS explainer video.

A Common Language for Robot Interoperability
For over three years, we have been collaborating on the Open Robotics Middleware Framework (Open-RMF); a free, open source, modular software system that coordinates multiple fleets of indoor and outdoor robots and integrates them with elevators/lifts, doors and other infrastructure.

Ignition Fortress Released
The simulation team at Open Robotics is happy to announce another major release of Ignition, codenamed Edifice! This is the fifth major release of Ignition, following Dome, Citadel, Blueprint and Acropolis.


Announcing the Sense, Think, Act Podcast
Announcing a new robotics podcast by Open Robotics









ROS 2 Galactic Geochelone Release
We’re happy to announce the seventh release of ROS 2, Galactic Geochelone. Galactic Geochelone is an interim release between ROS 2 long term support (LTS) releases and will be supported until November 2022. It is the second ROS 2 release to target Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa).


Hardened ROS with 10 year security from Open Robotics and Canonical
Canonical and Open Robotics announced today a partnership for Robot Operating System (ROS) Extended Security Maintenance (ESM) and enterprise support, as part of Ubuntu Advantage, Canonical’s service package for Ubuntu. ROS support will be made available as an option to Ubuntu Advantage support customers. As a result, users already taking advantage of critical security updates and Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) fixes now have a single point of contact to guarantee timely and high quality fixes for ROS.

Ignition Edifice Released
The simulation team at Open Robotics is happy to announce another major release of Ignition, codenamed Edifice! This is the fifth major release of Ignition, following Dome, Citadel, Blueprint and Acropolis.
