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control_toolbox

By ros-controls, from github.com/ros-controls/control_toolbox (opens in a new tab)

  • Robot arms and industry
  • Library
  • Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause

A ROS 2 C++ package offering classes and filter plugins that help in writing robot controllers.

Facts

GitHub stars
179read on 6 Nov 2026
Last update
5 Nov 2026Newest commit on master
Maintenance
Activea commit in the last 90 days
Difficulty
Intermediate

Checked on GitHub on 6 Nov 2026.

Licenses

Code
Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab) AND BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) and LICENSE.BSD-3-clause (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit f9d0ac3 (opens in a new tab), on 6 Nov 2026. The files name several licenses: a person at Robotheca set it on 9 Nov 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

Overview

What it does: Robotheca's summary

  • Provides several C++ classes useful when writing controllers for ros2_control.
  • Includes filter plugins that can be used in controller pipelines.
  • Documentation is available through the ros2_control documentation site.
  • Supports multiple ROS 2 distributions, including Humble, Jazzy, Kilted, Lyrical and Rolling.
  • Welcomes community contributions, with a contributing guide for newcomers.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 92ad3fe, not by its creator.

The README

Read the README on GitHub (opens in a new tab)

Files and versions

Facts read at commit f9d0ac3

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Use it

How to install it, in the creator's words: The project's website (opens in a new tab)

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