Review

Let’s recap the key points we’ve covered about Isaac ROS:

ROS

The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a set of open-source software libraries and tools created to build robot applications.

NVIDIA is committed to supporting the ROS community, bringing accelerated computing, generative AI and simulation advances to ROS developers worldwide. NVIDIA is a supporter of Open Robotics, the umbrella organization for OSRF and all its initiatives including ROS.

Isaac ROS

NVIDIA Isaac ROS is a collection of NVIDIA CUDA-accelerated computing packages and AI models designed to streamline and expedite the development of advanced AI robotics applications.

Isaac ROS gives you a powerful toolkit for building robotic applications. It offers ready-to-use packages for common tasks like navigation and perception, uses NVIDIA frameworks for optimal performance, and can be deployed on both workstations and embedded systems like NVIDIA Jetson™.

We also provide reference workflows for Isaac ROS that can serve as starting points for users to build upon for their specific needs.

NITROS

The NVIDIA Isaac Transport for ROS (NITROS) is a key technology developed by NVIDIA. ROS 2 graphs using NITROS-based, NVIDIA-accelerated Isaac ROS packages can significantly increase performance.