ros/ros
Core ROS packages observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 24
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4969
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 459
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3250 stars · 805 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ROS (Robot Operating System) is a meta-operating system providing language-independent, network-transparent communication for distributed robot control systems. This repository holds the core ROS 1 packages, which reached end of life with the final Noetic release in May 2025.
Use cases
- build a distributed robot control system
- communicate between robot nodes over a network
- control robot hardware with a middleware framework
- maintain a legacy ROS 1 Noetic robot stack
- learn how ROS 1 message passing and node architecture work
When to choose
- you are maintaining or porting an existing ROS 1 Noetic codebase
- you need to understand ROS 1 internals for migration work
- you have legacy robot hardware that only supports ROS 1 drivers
When to avoid
- you are starting a new robotics project - use ROS 2 instead
- you need long-term support or security updates
- you need modern features like DDS-based communication or real-time support
Facets
framework · maturity abandoned
middleware concurrency sdk robotics microservices python cpp cross-platform robot-operating-system ros1 end-of-life robotics-middleware archived automation linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ros/ros · fetched 2026-08-28 · f009d9f35014
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ros/ros | main | 10 |
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