1.1.1 ROS Concepts

ROS stands for Robot Operating System

• ROS is an open-source meta-operating system designed for robots
• ROS integrates a large number of tools, libraries, and protocols, providing functionality similar to that of an operating system to simplify robot control
• It also offers tools and libraries for obtaining, building, writing, and running code across multiple computers. In some aspects, ROS resembles a "robot framework"
• ROS designers describe it as "ROS = Plumbing + Tools + Capabilities + Ecosystem", meaning ROS is a collection of communication mechanisms, tool packages, high-level robotic capabilities, and the robotics ecosystem