rmw_desert
- Software
- Drones and boats
- Library
A ROS middleware that lets robots exchange messages over an underwater acoustic channel using the DESERT protocol stack, for submerged devices.
Made by SIGNET Lab - DEI, University of Padova.
Source on GitHub: github.com/signetlabdei/rmw_desert (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 21d0a77 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit 21d0a77 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
Copyleft: Modified source must be published.
What it does
- Lets ROS nodes communicate through an underwater acoustic channel using the DESERT protocol stack.
- Provides an interface meant for any automated project involving submerged devices.
- Targets scenarios such as offshore drilling, oceanography and underwater robotics.
- Developed and maintained by the SIGNET laboratory at the University of Padova's Department of Information Engineering.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 21d0a77.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 13 Oct 2026 on main
- Latest release
- rmw_desert lyrical (12 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.
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