ROS2 foxy and ubuntu 20.04

[Betancourt20]

Hello
I'm gonna start the working with the Jaco and I already have installed ubuntu 20.04 in my computer. Before continue installing the ROS stuff, I was wondering if you have in mind to update the code for ros2 foxy? or How can I help to update the code for this new version?
Best regards,
Julio

[felixmaisonneuve]

Hi @Betancourt20,

We consider adding support to ROS2, but I don't think this will be done in the short term (I don't have a date to give you). We currently only support ROS. This means you would need to use ROS Noetic (at the moment).

I have not looked in details at what needs to be done to move from ROS to ROS2, but, at first glance, I think this requires quite a bit of work.
I would start by looking at the ROS2 documention.

I will leave this issue open and keep you updated whenever there is progress regarding ROS2 migration.
If you decide to do it yourself, you are free to leave comments/questions here, but I don't know if I can help that much.

Regards,
Felix

[skpawar1305]

hey, this week I got hold onto a jaco, n I hv started yesterday to port this package to humble. as of now only the robot connects. I'll keep updating, meanwhile if anyone else has already worked, please let me know. I'm all ears to any suggestions. Thank you
https://github.com/skpawar1305/kinova-ros2

[skpawar1305]

interactive mode works now in humble