jros

jros is a Java-based client library for the Robot Operating System (ROS) designed to let Java applications participate in ROS networks by publishing and subscribing to topics, calling services, and accessing the parameter server.

In the ROS ecosystem, several Java interfaces exist; jros emerged as part of efforts to bring ROS into Java-centric development environments. It complements other Java ROS bindings such as rosjava and related toolchains.

Model and features: It implements ROS communication primitives by communicating with the ROS master and using ROS sockets for data transfer; uses generated Java bindings for ROS message types; supports asynchronous callbacks; can run as a standalone Java process or within larger applications.

Usage and limitations: Typical setup involves adding the library to a Java project, initializing a ROS node, and creating publishers and subscribers. jros is primarily associated with ROS 1; it has varying levels of community support and may lag behind newer ROS features; performance depends on Java VM and network conditions.

See also: ROS, rosjava.