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tuw_robotics

  • Software
  • Middleware
  • Tool

A ROS2 package collection from the TUW robotics lab, bundling helper classes, JSON import/export of tuw_msgs, RViz2 plugins, and a gamepad node.

Made by TU Wien Robotics.

Source on GitHub: github.com/tuw-robotics/tuw_robotics (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 8296762 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit 8296762 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • Provides classes and functions that simplify working with ROS2.
  • Reads and writes tuw_msgs messages to and from JSON files.
  • Offers RViz2 plugins for displaying tuw_msgs.
  • Includes a simple gamepad/joy node that works with a Logitech F710 wireless gamepad.
  • Maintains stable (ros2), devel, and distribution-specific branches for Humble, Jazzy, and Rolling.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 8296762.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate

Maintenance

Status
Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
Newest commit
17 Jun 2026 on ros2
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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.