lightning_rrt
- Software
- Navigation and mapping
- Library
A ROS 2 Jazzy package that computes 2D navigation paths with the Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) algorithm. It includes example and visualization nodes.
Source on GitHub: github.com/david-dorf/lightning_rrt (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 90f9f54 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit 90f9f54 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Plans 2D navigation paths using the Rapidly-exploring Random Tree algorithm.
- Its main node subscribes to rrt_request and publishes a path when planning succeeds.
- An example node publishes a sample request containing a map, a start, and a goal.
- A visualization node publishes the map and start/goal markers for display.
- Custom messages are provided by a separate interfaces package.
- Installable from apt as ros-jazzy-lightning-rrt together with its interfaces package.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 90f9f54.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
- Newest commit
- 29 Dec 2025 on main
- Latest release
- None published on GitHub
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
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