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proto2ros

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  • Middleware
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A toolkit that generates ROS 2 message definitions from Protobuf messages and provides C++ and Python conversion APIs between the two formats.

Made by RAI Open Source, United States (checked on github.com/rai-opensource (opens in a new tab)).

Source on GitHub: github.com/rai-opensource/proto2ros (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 919de0f (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 919de0f (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • Generates equivalent ROS 2 message definitions from source Protobuf message definitions.
  • Provides bi-directional conversion APIs between Protobuf and ROS 2 in C++ and Python.
  • Supports Protobuf syntax versions 2 and 3, with only version 3 extensively tested.
  • Ships a machinery package for message and conversion code generation, and a package of end-to-end tests.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 919de0f.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
21 Jul 2026 on main
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

Links

Robots that can run 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.

Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.