Open Source Robotics Foundation

Open source software for use in robotics research, education and industry

Technologies
python, ros, gazebo, c++
Topics
robotics
Open source software for use in robotics research, education and industry

Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc. (OSRF) is an independent non-profit organization in Mountain View, California. Our mission is to support the development, distribution, and adoption of open source software for use in robotics research, education, and product development. Our work is supported by contracts, grants, and donations from government and industry. At the time of writing, we have a full-time staff of 37, mostly software engineers.

2020 Program

Successful Projects

Contributor
Martiño Crespo Álvarez
Mentor
Carlos Aguero, Mabel Zhang
Organization
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Ignition Gazebo Optical Tactile Sensor Plugin
Tactile sensors allow you to sense physical interactions with the environment. This GSoC project aimed to implement the first step in the simulation...
Contributor
Amr Elsersy
Mentor
chapulina, Claire Wang
Organization
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Ignition Plotting Tool
This project is about providing the simulation plotting system in ignition to plot ignition-transport messages and ignition gazebo's components...
Contributor
Youssef Khaky
Mentor
Brian Bingham, Carlos Aguero
Organization
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Gazebo submarines
Simulate underwater robotics with end effectors to manipulate the environment
Contributor
Sarathkrishnan Ramesh
Mentor
Carlos Aguero, Alejandro Hernández
Organization
Open Source Robotics Foundation
RVIZ based on Ignition Rendering Library
RViz has undeniably been a key component of every ROS developer during the development of their robot’s software stack. With the recent development...
Contributor
Mohamed Ahmed Hassan
Mentor
chapulina, Marya Belanger
Organization
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Demos for ignition knowledge base
this is my initial proposal introducing myself, ideas and timeline of the project. looking forward to hearing your reply
Contributor
Jiarong Qian
Mentor
Tully Foote, Marco A Gutierez
Organization
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Proposal for joining Robotics Middleware Framework running scenarios Project
I am proposing to be part of the Robotics Middleware Framework running scenarios project. I am interested in multi-robot management because it is...
Contributor
Mihir Kulkarni
Mentor
Carlos Aguero, Ian Chen
Organization
Open Source Robotics Foundation
Sensor data visualization
The rendering component of Gazebo has been moved to its own library, Ignition Rendering, and is now part of the Ignition Robotics project. The works...