ROS Migration Guide

How to migrate from ROS 1 to ROS 2
A migration guide for robot component providers, companies, and manufacturers

ADLINK ROS Migration Guide

As older robotic systems based on ROS 1 become obsolete, or are unable to fulfill the evolving needs of
emerging industrial applications, migration to ROS 2 for the next generation of robotic systems can be
seen as the apparent and practical next step in the evolution of robotic system design. This guide is
designed to address the following issues concerned with migrating from ROS 1 to ROS 2.


In this document, you will learn:

  • Why migrate from ROS 1 to ROS 2?
  • Who should consider migrating to ROS 2?
  • Challenges of migrating
  • Solutions and recommendations for migrating
  • Gazebo ROS migration
  • ROS 2 C++ source code migration example

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