r/ROS is a subreddit with 42k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, gazebo, ros, struggling with, and simulation, and they frequently recommend/review software tools, gps, and mapping software.
This subreddit is for discussions around the Robot Operating System, or ROS.
Popular Themes in r/ROS
#1
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a Free Robotics Simulator for Mac/Web"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ROS
#1
Looking For
6 posts
#2
Gazebo
5 posts
#3
Ros
5 posts
#4
Struggling With
4 posts
#5
Simulation
4 posts
#6
Mentor
3 posts
#7
Robot
3 posts
#8
Slam
2 posts
#9
Internship
2 posts
#10
Lidar
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/ROS
Software Tools
1 review
#1
ArduPilot
5.0★ from 1 review
Gps
1 review
#1
u-blox
5.0★ from 1 review
Mapping Software
1 review
#1
Open Robotics
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/ROS
#1
Project
: "Cubic Doggo Update: ROS2 bridge to MuJoCo"
32 posts
#2
Question
: "ROS2 distribution and Linux."
26 posts
#3
Discussion
: "New book "ROS 2: Zero to Robot""
13 posts
#4
News
: "RealSense SDK v2.58.4 Released!"
10 posts
#5
Tutorial
: "How to make localization ~3x more accurate"
8 posts
#6
Blog post
: "ROS Keeps Evolving via Physical AI SIG"
6 posts
#7
Meme
: "Need a meme for robotics/AI joke"
1 post
Member Growth in r/ROS
Yearly
+11k members(33.7%)
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Last updated: September 18, 2026