ROS (Robot Operating System) provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It provides hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers, message-passing, package management, and more.

ROS:

• Install

  • Provides instructions on how to install ROS on your machine.

  Getting Started

  • Provides tutorials and technical overview of ROS, plus links to getting help. Also, check out the ROScheatsheet.pdf

  Contribute

  • How to contribute to the ROS community, such as submitting your own repository.

Software Built on ROS:

• Core Libraries

  • Lists available APIs within ROS by language and topic.

  Common Tools

  • Lists common tools for developing and debugging ROS software.

  Search Software

  • Search for libraries across the entire ROS community.

Robots/Hardware Using ROS:

• Robots

  • List of robots that are using or can be used with ROS software.

  Driver Tutorials

  • Lists current tutorials for supported hardware.

Publications and Courses Using ROS:

• Papers

  • Published papers with open source implementations available.

  Courses

  • Courses using or teaching ROS.