# Introducing the Connext Robotics Toolkit for ROS 2

**URL:** https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-the-connext-robotics-toolkit-for-ros-2/53311
**Category:** ROS General
**Tags:** ros2, dds, tools, rmw
**Created:** [March 17, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-the-connext-robotics-toolkit-for-ros-2/53311 "2026-03-17T19:44:21Z")
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### Author: ![rtidavid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/rtidavid/32/32882_2.png) [@rtidavid](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/rtidavid)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-the-connext-robotics-toolkit-for-ros-2/53311/1 "2026-03-17T19:44:21Z")

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Hi ROS 2 Community,

I’m pleased to announce that RTI released enhanced support for ROS 2 and `rmw_connextdds` today. The new Connext Robotics Toolkit makes it much easier for ROS users to take advantage of Connext and DDS features to improve their development experience.

As many of you know, RTI has supported ROS 2 since the very beginning by providing our core DDS implementation at no charge for non-commercial use. The Connext Robotics Toolkit extends that support to our full Connext Professional product. This includes our broader platform around DDS – things like network tuning and debugging tools, system observability, and diverse network support, from shared memory to WAN.

In addition, we’re expanding our free license to include commercial prototyping. This means startups and other product teams building ROS-based systems can now take advantage of Connext at no charge. Starting with production-grade communication infrastructure will make it easier to scale from prototype to deployment.

 ![Connext Robotics Toolkit](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/d/9/d9ae4b47ab4f6f1effd9f63c2ade377f31919f25.png)

The Connext Robotics Toolkit is currently available for Kilted Kaiju and will be available for Lyrical Luth upon its release. If you’re exploring ways to leverage ROS in commercial systems or looking at RMW options beyond the default, you can find more details and installation instructions here: [Connext Robotics Toolkit for ROS | RTI](https://www.rti.com/developers/connext-robotics-toolkit)

Happy to answer questions or discuss with anyone interested.