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Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver

  • Software
  • Robot arms and industry
  • Driver or SDK

A ROS 2 driver that connects ROS 2 to Universal Robots manipulators, with launch files for standalone use or use with MoveIt2. It is built on the Universal Robots Client Library.

Made by Universal Robots A/S, Denmark (checked on github.com/UniversalRobots (opens in a new tab)).

Source on GitHub: github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_Driver (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 7e03142 (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 7e03142 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • Drives the full range of UR robots, from 3 kg to 30 kg payload, including PolyScope X, PolyScope 5 and CB3 controllers.
  • Supports pause at emergency stop, safeguard stop, automatic speed scaling and manual speed scaling from the teach pendant.
  • Works with the externalControl URCap so ROS 2 behaviors can be included in the robot program.
  • Provides MoveIt! support built in, with an example MoveIt configuration package for UR robots.
  • Trajectory control currently supports only position commands; velocity control is planned for the future.
  • Packages include ur_calibration, ur_controllers, ur_dashboard_msgs, ur_moveit_config and ur_robot_driver.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 7e03142.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it
A fundamental requirement is Linux; there is no support for any other OS. It is used with a real UR robot or the URSim simulator.

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
7 Oct 2026 on main
Latest release
7.1.0 (14 Sept 2026)

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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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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