Hi all,
A reminder for our working group meeting today!
Here are the details: When: Last Tuesday of each month, 4–5pm EST This month: June 30th, 2026
June agenda: “WHOI-ROS: a shared ROS 2 stack for deep-sea vehicles” presented by Nathan McGuire (WHOI)
- What WHOI-ROS is — shared ROS 2 foundations (
wr2_base,wr2_asio,wr2_msgs) plus navigation, components, sensor drivers, simulation, and post-processing, used across WHOI vehicle programs - Architecture: how the workspace separates shared infrastructure from vehicle-specific configs, and the
wr2_asio/wr2_basepatterns that drivers and nodes are built on - Lessons from migrating a substantial ROS 1 codebase to ROS 2 (Humble, with Jazzy in play)
- How the broader community can engage and contribute
- Q&A and open discussion
To learn more ahead of time: WHOI-ROS · GitLab
Upcoming conferences worth flagging for the WG calendar:
- AUV 2026 — Sept 1–3, Southampton, UK (auv2026-southampton.com)
- OCEANS 2026 Monterey — Sept 21–24, Monterey, CA (monterey26.oceansconference.org)
If folks are presenting or planning to attend either, it’s worth coordinating — happy to use part of an upcoming meeting to share what people have in the pipeline.
If you haven’t already, also take a look at the site: Maritime Robotics Landscape and the survey here: Community Survey - Open Ocean Software
Meeting Invite Link: Launch Meeting - Zoom
Feel free to reach out on Zulip or here if you have any questions ahead of time.
See you all later today!
Isaac