Hello everyone,
I wanted to share an update on ROVIO (RObust Visual–Inertial Odometry), a VIO system that originated from research at ETH Zurich. While the project is no longer actively maintained by ETHZ, I’ve been working on carrying it forward for the open-source robotics community.
My focus so far has been on:
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Maintaining and modernizing the codebase
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Adding ROS 2 support
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Improving usability, documentation, and long-term maintainability
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Exploring extensions and improvements for real-world robotic deployments, including resource-constrained platforms
I believe ROVIO still has strong potential as a lightweight, tightly coupled VIO system, and I’d love to see it used, tested, and improved by a broader community.
If you’re interested in:
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Trying ROVIO in your own projects
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Contributing improvements or experiments
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Collaborating on future directions (e.g., robustness, benchmarking, integration with modern SLAM pipelines)
the repository is here:
https://github.com/suyash023/rovio
Feedback, questions, and collaboration are very welcome!
Best,
Suyash