# Open source libraries for robotics development

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/open-source-libraries-for-robotics-development/21523>\
**Category:** ROS General\
**Tags:** ros2\
**Created:** [July 23, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/open-source-libraries-for-robotics-development/21523 "2021-07-23T18:57:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![eshu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/eshu/32/10287_2.png) [@eshu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/eshu)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/open-source-libraries-for-robotics-development/21523/1 "2021-07-23T18:57:20Z")

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Hello,

In the course of building [Foxglove Studio](https://foxglove.dev), **we’ve published several open source [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) packages to facilitate common ROS development tasks** – like serializing and deserializing data, parsing message definitions, and exposing helper methods for data manipulation.

Full details here: [Foxglove Documentation | Foxglove Docs](https://foxglove.dev/docs/open-source-software)

 ![Screen Shot 2021-07-23 at 11.53.58 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/2X/8/83ad8e72af0c841488864b56cd37e20049099d0f.png)

While we originally developed these for Studio, they can be included in any TypeScript or JavaScript project.

Feel free to reach out to us on [GitHub](https://github.com/foxglove/studio) or [Slack](https://foxglove.dev/join-slack) if you have any questions!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/b/6/b607ee3cc8e908b1b613bd74a683d749fea635a1.svg) [@system](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/open-source-libraries-for-robotics-development/21523/2 "2021-08-22T18:57:55Z")

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