Robot Operating System

The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a widely used middleware for robotic software development, aiming to simplify the creation of complex robotic systems through modularity and reusable components. Current research emphasizes enhancing ROS's capabilities for human-robot collaboration, including improved navigation planning that accounts for human behavior, and the integration of AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), for more intuitive robot programming and improved decision-making. These advancements are significant for accelerating robotics research and development, enabling safer and more efficient robots across diverse applications from healthcare to space exploration.