rosidl_rust
- Software
- Middleware
- Library
A rosidl generator that lets ROS 2 packages be built with Rust, providing Rust bindings for ROS interface definitions. Debian packages are published for several ROS 2 distributions.
Made by ros2-rust.
Source on GitHub: github.com/ros2-rust/rosidl_rust (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 19d5781 (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 19d5781 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides rosidl support so ROS 2 message and service interfaces can be used from Rust.
- Publishes Debian package repositories per Ubuntu release and ROS distribution, including Rolling, Lyrical, Kilted, Jazzy and Humble.
- Describes how to add the apt and rosdep sources and install the generator package on a matching system.
- Explains how generated package versions are derived from the nearest tag, commit count, commit date and short SHA.
- Sets an AI-assisted contribution policy requiring disclosure of generative tool use in commits and pull requests.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 19d5781.
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
- 2 Sept 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.