twist_mux
- Software
- Navigation and mapping
- Tool
A ROS node that multiplexes several geometry_msgs/Twist velocity command topics into one output, choosing among them by priority. It is meant for robot teleoperation setups.
Made by ros-teleop.
Source on GitHub: github.com/ros-teleop/twist_mux (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit a8225e2 (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 a8225e2 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Takes multiple geometry_msgs/Twist input topics and forwards one of them according to priority.
- Supports std_msgs/Bool lock topics that can block lower-priority inputs.
- Its purpose is to decide which velocity command source controls the robot at a given time.
- Full documentation is linked from the project's ROS wiki page.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit a8225e2.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
- Newest commit
- 9 Jul 2026 on rolling
- Latest release
- None published on GitHub
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots on Robotheca that use 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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