New Package to bridge ROS2 with VDA 5050 standard

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I’m happy to share that we have released an open source connector for enabling VDA 5050 compliance in ROS2 robots. It can be thought of as a bridge between a VDA5050 Master Control and the ROS2 robot API.

This was a joint effort between InOrbit and OTTO Motors, with assistance from Ekumen, to improve interoperability in the robotics ecosystem. This connector allows adapters to be developed that enable a wide range of functionality utilizing the VDA 5050 protocol.

InOrbit also has a repository that contains useful packages and tools to work with the VDA 5050 Connector package. These resources provide a starting point to implement your own VDA 5050 Adapter.

We invite you to try it out! If you happen to be at AMR&L in Boston this week, we will be showing robots using the connector live on Wednesday October 12th at 12:30 PM and Thursday October 13th at 1:45 PM.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me directly or join our Discord, where our engineers like to hang out and answer questions.

Thanks!

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If you’re lucky enough to attend ROSCon, there will be a Lightning Talk about the Connector from the CTOs of OTTO and InOrbit!

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Oh nice, do you know, when it will be during Lighting Talk? 20 or 21 of October? :slight_smile: Looking forward to see it in person.

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The lightning talk was accepted and will be happening on Friday October 21st at 11:30am!

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