[Release] Gazebo ROS Text-to-Speech (TTS) Plugin – From Gazebo Classic to Gazebo Harmonic

Hello ROS & Gazebo Community,

We’re excited to announce the release of gz_ros_tts, an open-source ROS 2 Text-to-Speech (TTS) Plugin for the latest Gazebo Harmonic.

This release is the Gazebo Classic and Gazebo harmonic ROS TTS Plugin, bringing the same idea to the modern Gazebo ecosystem with ROS 2.

# Project Evolution

## Version 1 — Gazebo Classic ROS TTS Plugin

The first version of the plugin introduced Text-to-Speech support for robots running in Gazebo Classic through ROS.

### Supported

- Gazebo Classic

- ROS 2 Humble

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## Version 2 — gz_ros_tts for Gazebo Harmonic

To support the modern Gazebo ecosystem, the plugin has been redesigned and released as **gz_ros_tts** for Gazebo Harmonic.

### Supported

- Gazebo Harmonic

- ROS 2 Humble

- ROS 2 Jazzy

### Successfully Tested On

- Heinz H1 Humanoid Robot

- Gazebo Harmonic

- ROS 2 Humble

- ROS 2 Jazzy

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Demo Video: classic

Demo video - harmonic