# Gazebo General

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## [About the Gazebo General category](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/about-the-gazebo-general-category/44252)

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**Author:** [@gbiggs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/gbiggs)\
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**Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/about-the-gazebo-general-category/44252 "2025-06-13T01:54:53Z")

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A place for general talk, by anyone, about the Gazebo project. This is not a place to get help. If you have a question: Please ask on Robotics Stack Exchange according to our support guidelines. This is not the right pl…

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## [Community meeting: How OTTO by Rockwell Automation uses Gazebo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-how-otto-by-rockwell-automation-uses-gazebo/59334)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
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**Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-how-otto-by-rockwell-automation-uses-gazebo/59334 "2026-10-29T16:30:33Z")

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Hello Community! Here’s the information for our November Meeting where we’ll talk about how Gazebo is used to simulate industrial and manufacturing workflows. “At OTTO by Rockwell Automation, we use Gazebo as our prima…

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## [Community meeting: Scalable Multi-Robot Simulation in ROS 2 and Gazebo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-scalable-multi-robot-simulation-in-ros-2-and-gazebo/58728)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-scalable-multi-robot-simulation-in-ros-2-and-gazebo/58728 "2026-10-28T13:13:21Z")

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Hello Community! After ROSCon we’re back with our October Meeting where we’ll talk about multi-robot simulations. “Simulating multiple robots in Gazebo with ROS 2 often requires extensive manual configuration of topi…

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## [\[Announcement\] Gazebo Event Camera Plugin for ROS 2 Jazzy + Gazebo Harmonic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcement-gazebo-event-camera-plugin-for-ros-2-jazzy-gazebo-harmonic/58040)

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**Author:** [@Rahul1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Rahul1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcement-gazebo-event-camera-plugin-for-ros-2-jazzy-gazebo-harmonic/58040 "2026-09-21T02:54:12Z")

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Hi everyone, We are happy to share a new event camera simulation plugin for Gazebo Harmonic and ROS 2 Jazzy. The goal of this project is to provide a practical way to simulate an event camera directly in Gazebo and gen…

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## [Gazebo Gymnasium : Bringing RL to Gazebo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-gymnasium-bringing-rl-to-gazebo/58022)

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**Author:** [@CursedRock17](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/CursedRock17)\
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**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-gymnasium-bringing-rl-to-gazebo/58022 "2026-09-10T23:43:00Z")

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Good Afternoon Gazebo Community, Over the past half year, I’ve been interested in integrating Reinforcement Learning (RL) within Gazebo in a manner that anybody can extend their RL problems into the Gazebo ecosystem, wi…

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## [Why not ign-transport use DDS?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/why-not-ign-transport-use-dds/47915)

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**Author:** [@llapx](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/llapx)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/why-not-ign-transport-use-dds/47915 "2026-09-08T11:24:00Z")

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In ROS on DDS, I see the advantage of DDS over Protobuf with ZeroMQ, so I wonder to known why ign-transport choose not to use DDS? Can anybody have a explain?

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## [How do you simulate latency?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/how-do-you-simulate-latency/57337)

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**Author:** [@peci1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/peci1)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/how-do-you-simulate-latency/57337 "2026-08-30T20:07:53Z")

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Did someone already do something regarding simulating latency (or even jitter) in sensor data and control commands? I think the obvious approach when you work with ROS is to implement something like topic\_tools/delay an…

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## [Community meeting: Gym-Gazebo-Sim](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-gym-gazebo-sim/57300)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-gym-gazebo-sim/57300 "2026-08-27T16:34:56Z")

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Hello Community! Here’s the information for our next August Meeting where we’ll talk about running reinforce learning algorithms using Gazebo. “Gym Gazebo Sim is an educational software toolkit developed to help begi…

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## [Audio Features in Gazebo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/audio-features-in-gazebo/56023)

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**Author:** [@kkartal-infodif](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/kkartal-infodif)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/audio-features-in-gazebo/56023 "2026-08-18T11:59:40Z")

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I am going through the SDF spec (v1.12) and there is an audio property under World. In the API I can only set AudioDevice string in sdf::World and that doesn’t produce an element. What are the audio capabilities in Ga…

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## [Announcement: Fix for AdvancedLiftDrag Pitching Moment Computation](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcement-fix-for-advancedliftdrag-pitching-moment-computation/57364)

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**Author:** [@arjo129](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/arjo129)\
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**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcement-fix-for-advancedliftdrag-pitching-moment-computation/57364 "2026-08-13T03:02:08Z")

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Hello Gazebo Community, We want to highlight an important bug fix and subsequent behavior change in the AdvancedLiftDrag system, recently addressed in Issue #3695. What was the issue? Previously, when computing the pit…

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## [Open-Source Fire Simulation Plugin for Gazebo Harmonic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/open-source-fire-simulation-plugin-for-gazebo-harmonic/57257)

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**Author:** [@Rahul1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Rahul1)\
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**Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/open-source-fire-simulation-plugin-for-gazebo-harmonic/57257 "2026-08-09T15:14:04Z")

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Hello Open Robotics community! :waving\_hand: We are excited to share our open-source Fire Simulation Plugin for Gazebo Harmonic / Gazebo Sim 8. The plugin provides a configurable fire simulation framework for simulatin…

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## [Scenic Workshop August 20-21 @ UC Santa Cruz](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/scenic-workshop-august-20-21-uc-santa-cruz/57198)

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**Author:** [@dfremont](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/dfremont)\
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**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/scenic-workshop-august-20-21-uc-santa-cruz/57198 "2026-08-05T23:31:22Z")

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Hi folks, For those interested in testing or training robotic systems in simulation, the annual Scenic Workshop for current and potential users and developers of the Scenic probabilistic programming language will be hel…

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## [Localization of The Gazebo Documentation](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/localization-of-the-gazebo-documentation/57141)

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**Author:** [@hwhsu1231](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/hwhsu1231)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/localization-of-the-gazebo-documentation/57141 "2026-08-03T19:04:20Z")

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Hello Gazebo Community, I am the author of the Localize The Docs organization. And I’m glad to announce that the :tada: gazebosim-docs-l10n :tada: project is published now: :rocket: Preview: gazebosim-docs-l10n …

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## [Community meeting: Simulating Spray Painting in Gazebo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-simulating-spray-painting-in-gazebo/56373)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-simulating-spray-painting-in-gazebo/56373 "2026-07-29T17:05:12Z")

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Hello Community! Here’s the information for our next July Meeting where we’ll talk about a not very common topic: how to simulate spray painting in Gazebo! Here are the details: “This talk presents a plugin to mimic …

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## [Community meeting: WGPU-based SONAR Plugin for Gazebo Underwater Simulation](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-wgpu-based-sonar-plugin-for-gazebo-underwater-simulation/54783)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-wgpu-based-sonar-plugin-for-gazebo-underwater-simulation/54783 "2026-07-27T23:10:11Z")

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Hello Community! Here’s the information for our next May Meeting where we’ll talk about common sensors in underwater projects: sonars! Here are the details: “This project focuses on building a GPU-accelerated SONAR sim…

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## [Buoyancy and hydrodynamics improvements across Gazebo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buoyancy-and-hydrodynamics-improvements-across-gazebo/54407)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
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**Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buoyancy-and-hydrodynamics-improvements-across-gazebo/54407 "2026-04-29T21:56:00Z")

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Hi everyone, We’ve recently merged a series of fixes and new features in gz-math and gz-sim that significantly improve Gazebo’s buoyancy and hydrodynamics support. These should be particularly relevant to the maritime c…

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## [Zenoh 1.8.0 packages available on packages.osrfoundation.org (prerelease)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/zenoh-1-8-0-packages-available-on-packages-osrfoundation-org-prerelease/54406)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
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**Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/zenoh-1-8-0-packages-available-on-packages-osrfoundation-org-prerelease/54406 "2026-04-29T21:35:55Z")

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Hi everyone, We’ve uploaded Zenoh 1.8.0 packages to the prerelease repository of packages.osrfoundation.org. They will be promoted to the stable repository after testing. The following packages are now available, sourc…

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## [Community meeting: Simulating LEDs with Gazebo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-simulating-leds-with-gazebo/54049)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
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**Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-simulating-leds-with-gazebo/54049 "2026-04-29T17:11:18Z")

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Hello Community! We’re announcing our April Meeting where we’ll discuss LEDs! :red\_circle::green\_circle: Here are the details: “LEDs transform robots from literal black boxes into communicative machines, instantly si…

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## [Portable simulation world bundle, does this make sense?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/portable-simulation-world-bundle-does-this-make-sense/53653)

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**Author:** [@khalidbourr](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/khalidbourr)\
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**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/portable-simulation-world-bundle-does-this-make-sense/53653 "2026-04-07T12:32:41Z")

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Hi all, As simulation worlds get more complex: heightmaps, PBR textures, photoscanned assets, custom plugins, sharing them becomes a real pain. I always end up telling colleagues to export this path, set that variable, …

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## [Gazebo ardupilot camera problem](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-ardupilot-camera-problem/49051)

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**Author:** [@k\_dalkilinc](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/k_dalkilinc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-ardupilot-camera-problem/49051 "2026-04-01T11:14:18Z")

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Hi everybody, I launch Gazebo with SITL and connect to a camera using the ROS-Gazebo bridge. I’m using. ‘’/world/iris\_runway/model/iris\_with\_gimbal/model/gimbal/link/pitch\_link/sensor/camera/image’’ The issue is, as s…

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## [Proposal for a new Gazebo Release Cadence](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/proposal-for-a-new-gazebo-release-cadence/52650)

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**Author:** [@azeey](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/azeey)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/proposal-for-a-new-gazebo-release-cadence/52650 "2026-03-27T20:32:46Z")

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Hello Gazebo PMC members and Community, Based on many discussions with individuals and reading various comments from our community, I’d like to propose changing the Gazebo release date to March and better aligning Gazeb…

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## [Community meeting: Gazebo Sim Plugins Made Easy](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-gazebo-sim-plugins-made-easy/53304)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-gazebo-sim-plugins-made-easy/53304 "2026-03-25T17:01:09Z")

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Hello Community! We’re announcing our March Meeting where we’ll talk plugins! :electric\_plug: Here are the details: “An introduction to a beginner-friendly tutorial series that teaches how to create Gazebo Sim Plugi…

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## [Gazebo Harmonic (v8.10.0) constantly crashing with a GUI-rendering thread error](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-harmonic-v8-10-0-constantly-crashing-with-a-gui-rendering-thread-error/53467)

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**Author:** [@azmyin12](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/azmyin12)\
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**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-harmonic-v8-10-0-constantly-crashing-with-a-gui-rendering-thread-error/53467 "2026-03-23T16:33:35Z")

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Hello, I am using the warehouse.sdf model within the \[turltebot4 simulator\](TurtleBot 4 Simulator · User Manual) in designing a navigation mission. However, after moving the simulated robot around a bit, I am constantly…

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## [Gazebo Jetty Server Only installation for Ubuntu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-jetty-server-only-installation-for-ubuntu/53375)

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**Author:** [@jrivero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jrivero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-jetty-server-only-installation-for-ubuntu/53375 "2026-03-19T15:27:33Z")

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A long-standing request from the Gazebo community has been the ability to install Gazebo without pulling in Qt and other GUI dependencies — particularly useful for CI pipelines, headless servers, and Docker containers ( g…

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## [Announcing Gazebo Open Container Images (docker compatible) for All Releases](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-gazebo-open-container-images-docker-compatible-for-all-releases/51700)

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**Author:** [@jrivero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jrivero)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-gazebo-open-container-images-docker-compatible-for-all-releases/51700 "2026-03-01T11:01:34Z")

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Hi everyone, To celebrate the new year, I’m happy to announce the availability of OCI (Open Container Initiative) images for Gazebo, providing containerized versions of the simulator across all current releases. These i…

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## [Gazebo Open Container Images: Now Officially Supported by the OSRA Infrastructure Team](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-open-container-images-now-officially-supported-by-the-osra-infrastructure-team/52786)

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**Author:** [@jrivero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jrivero)\
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**Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-open-container-images-now-officially-supported-by-the-osra-infrastructure-team/52786 "2026-02-27T19:05:05Z")

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Hi all: Back in January, I announced the personal project to host Gazebo Open Container Images – OCI (Docker-compatible) images for all active Gazebo releases. Today we’re happy to share that these images have moved to …

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## [Community meeting: Gazebo terrain generator](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-gazebo-terrain-generator/52612)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-gazebo-terrain-generator/52612 "2026-02-26T00:04:59Z")

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Hello Community! Following-up with the topic of terrain generator, we have another tool to present! Here are the details: “A simple tool to generate gazebo terrain using satellite images and DEM data.” Here’s the a…

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## [Community meeting: Forest3D](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-forest3d/51735)

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**Author:** [@caguero](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/caguero)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-forest3d/51735 "2026-01-28T18:17:51Z")

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Happy new year Community! It’s time for another meeting and another exciting presentation. Here are the details: “Forest3D is a tool that generates realistic outdoor Gazebo environments from DEM data and Blender ass…

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## [Gazebo Plugin Video Tutorial Series](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-plugin-video-tutorial-series/48116)

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**Author:** [@hrithik\_verma](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/hrithik_verma)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gazebo-plugin-video-tutorial-series/48116 "2026-01-06T21:45:15Z")

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ROS Gazebo Plugins Tutorial In this YouTube series, we will learn how to make a gazebo plugin step by step using simple explanations. And slowly we will introduce ros in the gazebo plugin. If you ever felt that the gaz…

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## [Forest3D - Generate Populated Outdoor Environments for Gazebo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/forest3d-generate-populated-outdoor-environments-for-gazebo/51551)

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**Author:** [@khalidbourr](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/khalidbourr)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/forest3d-generate-populated-outdoor-environments-for-gazebo/51551 "2026-01-06T13:54:21Z")

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Hi everyone! I’d like to share Forest3D, a tool that creates realistic outdoor Gazebo environments from DEM data and Blender assets. The problem: Existing tools convert DEM/GeoTIFF to terrain meshes, but the result is …

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