ROSarter

ROSarter is a software framework designed for the development of robotics applications. It stands for Robot Operating System, and it provides a set of tools, libraries, and conventions to simplify the task of creating complex robot behaviors across a distributed computation system. ROSarter was initially developed by Willow Garage and is now maintained by the Open Robotics community.

The core of ROSarter is its middleware, which enables processes to communicate with each other using a publish/subscribe model. This allows for the decoupling of the production and consumption of data, making it easier to build and maintain robotics software. ROSarter also includes a variety of tools for visualization, debugging, and simulation, which help developers to test and optimize their robotics applications.

One of the key features of ROSarter is its support for heterogeneous computing. It allows developers to run different parts of their robotics application on different hardware platforms, such as embedded systems, desktop computers, and cloud servers. This makes it possible to offload computationally intensive tasks to more powerful hardware, while still maintaining real-time performance.

ROSarter is open-source and is licensed under the BSD license, which allows for both commercial and non-commercial use. It is widely used in academia, research, and industry for the development of a wide range of robotics applications, including mobile robots, manipulators, and autonomous vehicles. The ROSarter community is active and supportive, with a large number of contributors and a wealth of online resources available to help developers get started with the framework.