OSRF Initiates Open Source Robotics Alliance to Bolster Open-Source Software Initiatives
By James Dargan · · 1 min read
Last week, the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) unveiled the Open Source Robotics Alliance (OSRA) to enhance governance and sustain the Robot Operating System community’s vibrancy.
Embracing a model akin to that of the Linux and Eclipse Foundations, OSRA seeks to unify stakeholders in shaping and supporting OSRF’s projects like ROS, Gazabo, and Open-RMF. A Technical Governance Committee (TGC) will guide the alliance, under the OSRF Board’s oversight.
High-profile members like NVIDIA and Qualcomm have already joined, alongside a diverse group of organizations and companies across membership tiers. OSRA encourages broader participation from the robotics community, offering various membership levels detailed on its website.
“NVIDIA develops with ROS 2 to bring accelerated computing and AI to developers, researchers, and commercial applications.
As an inaugural platinum member of OSRA, we will collaborate to advance open-source robotics throughout the ecosystem by aiding development efforts and providing governance and continuity.”
— Gordon Grigor, vice president of robotics software at NVIDIA
“From the numerous contributions made by our team at Intrinsic across projects like ROS, Gazebo, and Open-RMF as part of the open robotics community, to our acquisition of the Open Source Robotics Corp., we’ve invested deeply in the open-source community, and we look forward to continuing our support of the ecosystem as an inaugural member of the OSRA.”
— Wendy Tan White, CEO of Intrinsic
