FlexBE
- Software
- Middleware
- Framework
FlexBE is a behavior engine that coordinates a robot's capabilities to solve complex tasks, modeling behaviors as hierarchical state machines for ROS 2.
Made by FlexBE.
Source on GitHub: github.com/FlexBE/flexbe_behavior_engine (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 0e9c0ae (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit 0e9c0ae (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Behaviors are hierarchical state machines where states map to active actions and transitions respond to outcomes.
- Operators can run behaviors autonomously, restrict certain transitions, or trigger them manually.
- The structure of a behavior can be modified during execution without restarting it.
- Includes a runtime control interface and a graphical editor for state machines via the FlexBE WebUI.
- Behavior packages can be created with a project template, with separate folders for custom states and behaviors.
- Requires FlexBE WebUI 4.1+ for the operator control station; version 4+ is incompatible with the older FlexBE App.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 0e9c0ae.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
- Newest commit
- 20 May 2026 on ros2-devel
- Latest release
- None published on GitHub
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots on Robotheca that use it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
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