r/ROS is a subreddit with 42k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and 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
Advice Requests
: "Leet Robotics: Learn robotics and ROS2 with hands-on courses"
9 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Chinese humanoid/legged robots (Unitree) banned in USA, what other alternatives are there?"
5 posts
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
: "Leet Robotics: Learn robotics and ROS2 with hands-on courses"
25 posts
#2
Question
: "Is it possible to run Ubuntu 22.04 with ROS2 Humble on Jetson Nano Development board?"
25 posts
#3
Discussion
: "I automated the most painful part of my robotics job, and now I feel guilty"
15 posts
#4
News
: "Chinese humanoid/legged robots (Unitree) banned in USA, what other alternatives are there?"
15 posts
#5
Tutorial
: "ROS Versions"
10 posts
#6
Blog post
: "ROS Keeps Evolving via Physical AI SIG"
5 posts
#7
Jobs
: "Final-Year Engineering Student Seeking Resume Review & Remote Robotics/ROS 2 Opportunities"
2 posts
#8
Meme
: "Need a meme for robotics/AI joke"
1 post
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+10k members(33.8%)
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Last updated: September 2, 2026