Use Cases

Fast DDS has been the middleware powering ROS2 for the last 8 years, and eProsima is responsible for many ROS2 tools (See Vulcanexus). As a result, hundreds of different mobile platforms use extensively our products.

Vulcanbot:

eProsima released VulcanBot 01 as an example of a complete mobile platform for assistance and R&D applications using Vulcanexus.

But there are many options available in the market, as these examples:

Husarion Robots:

Rugged Mobile Robots for demanding applications based in ROS2—Vulcanexus. Their robust, autonomous mobile robots can be used as a base platform for a variety of AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robots) applications. Husarion also offers the ROSBOT model, an inexpensive platform ideal for R&D purposes.

 TurtleBot:

TurtleBot is a low-cost, personal robot kit with open-source software. It has been the ROS reference robot for many years and is now powered by ROS2 and Fast DDS. Its latest version is based on the iRobot Create 3 platform.

So, What platform should I choose?

It depends a lot on your specific requirements. If you need help choosing your platform and creating your personalized robot, do not hesitate to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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In today's industrial environments, a wide variety of robots are present, ranging from mobile platforms and manipulators to collaborative robots (cobots) of various sizes. Many of these robots utilize ROS2 and eProsima Fast DDS. The trend is easy to understand: many roboticists are introduced to ROS during their university studies, and when they transition into industry roles, they often request ROS support from their robot providers. As a result, hundreds of different industrial robots use extensively ROS2/Fast DDS, some examples:

ABB:

Big player in industrial automation with its widely known manipulators.

ROS2 drivers are available for some of their models.

Universal Robots:

 As of January 2024, Universal Robots has sold over 75,000 collaborative robots (cobots) worldwide, probably you have been in front of one already.

ROS2 drivers are available.

Robotnik:

 Biggest Spanish Robotic company, now acquired by United Robotics Group, develops mobile platforms and manipulators.

The company uses intensively ROS in their robots.

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Many people imagine a humanoid robot when talking about robots, but a robot is just a set of sensors and actuators or, using the dictionary, a machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer. 

Is an autonomous train, a car, or a drone a robot? Yes, they are, and our middleware products are used in these cases too. Let’s see some examples:

Deutsche Bahn - Autonomous Trains:

eProsima's ROS2 components (Vulcanexus) were the perfect choice for Sensors4Rail, Deutsche Bahn's flagship project aimed at revolutionizing the perception capabilities of German trains. With eProsima support, DB successfully equipped an S-Bahn Hamburg train with advanced sensors, cameras monitoring over 28,000 points, and a highly precise localization system, laying the groundwork for future development of automated and smart rail systems.

More info in our Press Release "German railway giant Deutsche Bahn chooses eProsima middleware solutions"

PX4 Autopilot - Powering dozens of commercial drones:

PX4 is an open source flight control software for drones and other unmanned vehicles widely adopted and powering dozens of different commercial drones. eProsima middleware products is used to communicate the autopilot modules with the companion computer in charge of high level tasks such as image and video processing, business logic, etc. This Bridge allows to use ROS2 modules in the companion computer.

More info in PX4 documentaion website

Automotive:

eProsima Safe DDS, our ISO 26262 ASIL D certified DDS implementation released in 2023, have been chosen already by several Tier I automotive companies. ( See Safe DDS product page and middleware->sectors->automotive for more information)

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Fast DDS and ROS2 power many IoT devices, including many that might already be in your home. Some examples:

iRobot Roomba & Create3:

A good example is the iRobot Roomba.

Some models use ROS2 and Fast DDS, and they even create an educational Robot similar to the large production models, the Create 3.

Micro-ROS: An eProsima open-source project.

Micro-ROS is the official extension of ROS2 for microcontrollers. It was initially a European-funded project coordinated by eProsima and is now maintained and updated constantly. Thousands of developers use Micro-ROS in their IoT projects, from hobbyist projects to professional applications.

More information at https://micro.ros.org/

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