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Acknowledgment

This guide is a community contribution. Docker would like to thank Shakirth Anisha for her contribution to this guide.

ROS 2 is a set of software libraries and tools for building robot applications. It uses Data Distribution Service (DDS) for real-time, secure communication between distributed nodes, making it ideal for robotics and autonomous systems.

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What will you learn?

In this guide, you'll learn how to:

• Use official ROS 2 base images from Docker Hub
• Run ROS 2 in an Ubuntu container
• Install ROS 2 packages and dependencies
• Set up a development container for local development
• Run a complete end-to-end example with Turtlesim

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you're familiar with the following:

• Docker Desktop: You must have Docker Desktop installed and running.
• Docker concepts: You must understand core Docker concepts, such as images and containers.
• ROS 2 concepts: Basic understanding of concepts like nodes, packages, topics, and services.

What's next?

Start by setting up your ROS 2 development environment using Docker and dev containers.