RoboSense rs_driver

A driver library that receives and decodes point cloud data from RoboSense LiDAR sensors, either from a live device or from recorded PCAP files.

Made by RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co., LTD), China (checked on github.com/RoboSense-LiDAR (opens in a new tab)).

Licenses

Code: BSD-2-Clause (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-2-Clause) at commit 897b14d (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
Commercial use: Yes

Connects to supported RoboSense LiDARs over the network and outputs decoded point clouds.
Parses PCAP capture files to produce point clouds from recorded LiDAR data.
Supports a long list of RoboSense LiDAR models, including mechanical, solid-state and hybrid types.
Can optionally transform point clouds and build a PCL-based visualization tool.
Is written in C++ and intended to be integrated into other systems as a library, via CMake or as a submodule.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 897b14d.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it: Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 or 22.04 with gcc 4.8+, or Windows with MSVC (tested on Win10 and VS2019); a compiler supporting C++14 is needed. Optional dependencies are libpcap, Eigen3, PCL and Boost. A RoboSense LiDAR is needed for online use.
How to start: The project's README (opens in a new tab)

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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