VRX (Virtual RobotX)
- Software
- Drones and boats
- Simulator
VRX is a Gazebo-based simulation environment for unmanned surface vehicles in marine settings, with arenas and tasks modeled on RobotX competitions and a description of the WAM-V platform.
Made by Open Robotics, United States (checked on github.com/osrf (opens in a new tab)).
Source on GitHub: github.com/osrf/vrx (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 7609d1b (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 7609d1b (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides simulated arenas and tasks similar to those in past and future RobotX competitions.
- Includes a description of the WAM-V unmanned surface vehicle platform.
- Intended as a first step for RobotX competitors to prototype solutions before on-water testing.
- Also supports simulation needs beyond RobotX as the environment evolves.
- Ported to Gazebo Harmonic and ROS 2 Jazzy, the recommended configuration; the humble branch supports Gazebo Garden and ROS 2 Humble.
- Serves as the virtual venue for the VRX Competition.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 7609d1b.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
- Newest commit
- 26 Jan 2026 on jazzy
- Latest release
- V3.1.0: 2025 November updates (26 Nov 2025)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
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