rclnodejs
- Software
- Middleware
- Library
A Node.js client library for ROS 2 offering JavaScript and TypeScript APIs to build ROS 2 applications, including topics, services, actions and parameters.
Made by Robot Web Tools.
Source on GitHub: github.com/RobotWebTools/rclnodejs (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 1580761 (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 1580761 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides topics, services, actions, parameters and lifecycle nodes for ROS 2 from Node.js.
- Ships TypeScript declarations and supports RxJS Observable subscriptions for message pipelines.
- Offers rclnodejs/web, a typed layer that allow-lists ROS 2 capabilities, reachable over WebSocket or HTTP.
- Provides rosocket, a thin WebSocket gateway with no browser dependencies for simple prototypes.
- Auto-generates JavaScript bindings and TypeScript declarations for ROS 2 message, service and action interfaces.
- Includes Electron integration for desktop visualization apps and examples for Linux and Windows.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 1580761.
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
- 16 Oct 2026 on develop
- Latest release
- rclnodejs v2.3.0 (2026-10-13) (13 Oct 2026)
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.