gz_ros2_control
- Software
- Simulators
- Library
A ROS 2 package that connects the ros2_control controller architecture to the Gazebo simulator through a Gazebo-Sim system plugin.
Made by ros-controls.
Source on GitHub: github.com/ros-controls/gz_ros2_control (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 2124142 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit 2124142 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides a Gazebo-Sim system plugin that instantiates a ros2_control controller manager.
- Connects the controller manager to a Gazebo model so ros2_control controllers can drive simulated robots.
- Offers compatibility across several ROS 2 distributions paired with different Gazebo versions.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 2124142.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's website (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 15 Oct 2026 on rolling
- 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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