Hi all:
Found some time to update my pet project, the unofficial gazebo-doc-index. It tries to serve as a collection of Gazebo related resources categorized and presented in a way that would be easy to control+F in the browser.
This 1.1.0 brings a major UI redesign and adds 20+ new documentation resources. Most of the resources were collected from the ROSCon25 talks and the Gazebo Jetty release.
Complete UI Redesign
The entire interface has been redesigned from the ground up:
- Link type icons - Instantly identify resource types (video, tutorial, tool, etc.)
- Modern 3-column layout - Better organization and readability
- Enhanced navigation - Improved suggest edit button and overall user experience
- Polished design - More professional and intuitive interface
New Documentation Resources
AI, Datasets and Machine Learning
- Reinforcement Learning with Gazebo and Stable Baselines3 - Complete guide for RL integration
- Gazebo MCP Server - AI-powered assistance for Gazebo
ROS 2 Gazebo Bridge
- ROS Standard Simulation Interface - New standardized interface for ROS simulators
- ROS 2 Jazzy and Gazebo bridge on Windows - Windows installation guide
Gazebo with Nav2
- Occupancy Grid Export for Nav2 - Seamless integration with ROS 2 navigation
Transport and Messages
- Zenoh support for gz-transport - New transport layer protocol support
Tools
- Mass-based auto inertia calculation - Automatic inertia computation
- LookupWheelSlip system for dynamic friction - Enhanced friction modeling
Laser Sensors
- Multi-LiDAR simulation plugin with hardware-accelerated ray tracing - High-performance sensor simulation
World and Examples Ready to Use
- Gazebo Jetty Demo World - Warehouse with autonomous forklift
- AgileX robots on Harmonic and ROS 2 Jazzy - Bunker and Scout Mini robots
Developing New Worlds and Robots
- Realistic Terrain Simulation in Gazebo - Advanced terrain creation techniques
Developing New 3D Models &
Large Environments
- Optimizing Gazebo simulation for complex environments - Performance optimization strategies
Formats and Modelling Tools
- RobotCAD - FreeCAD workbench - Robot design and URDF generation tool
- Phobos - Blender add-on - URDF/SDF/SMURF robot model creation
Developing Plugins
- GUI Plugin Example - System plugin tutorials and examples
- Create System Plugins - Comprehensive plugin development guide
Mobile Robotics
- Diff-drive Gazebo Plugin - Moving robots tutorial
- Drive to Pose Controller - Advanced robot control plugin
Contributing
The index is welcome to be community-driven! If you know of valuable Gazebo resources that should be included, please:
- Submit a pull request on GitHub
- Open an issue to suggest additions
- Use the “Suggest an edit” button on any category page