ros-controls/ros2_control

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Generic and simple controls framework for ROS 2

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Indexed issues: 84
Avg merge: 11h 50m
Merged PRs (30d): 36

Dominant language: C++
License: Apache-2.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 17, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: No code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted good first issue

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84 open issues indexed

CI build job kilted/source failed! Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3628 · Opened Sep 18, 2026
Fault deactivation always logs "Error while attempting mode switch" because the component is torn down before the switch is attempted Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3620 · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Data race: introspection sampler reads is_command_limited_ while the set_limited_value limiter callback writes it Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3618 · Opened Sep 14, 2026
# Data races in RTControllerListWrapper list indices Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3614 · Opened Sep 13, 2026
Data race on ResourceManager::handle_exceptions during initialization Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3613 · Opened Sep 12, 2026
Data race on ResourceManager::handle_exceptions during initialization Open

bug

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3611 · Opened Sep 12, 2026
`priority 99` recommendation in documentation Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3605 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 9, 2026
TSan data race between hardware statistics update and diagnostics callback Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3603 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 9, 2026
test_chained_controllers_adding_in_random_order is flakey Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3582 · Opened Sep 2, 2026
unload_on_kill_does_not_block_other_spawners is flakey Open

bug

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3581 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 2, 2026
strings for command and state interfaces Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3491 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 21, 2026
memory leak when changing hardware state Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3487 · 14 comments · Opened Jul 19, 2026
bring back the `robot_description` parameter Open

enhancement stale

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3480 · 11 comments · Opened Jul 16, 2026
Any reason why hardware_interface::Handles use a mutex over atomics. Open

enhancement stale

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3479 · 2 comments · Opened Jul 16, 2026
reference and command broadcasters Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3457 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 11, 2026
Controllers stay active after manual deactivation of hardware component Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3444 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 4, 2026
Inaccurate init method description in JointLimiterInterface. Open

good first issue

ros-controls/ros2_control#3410 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 23, 2026
gz_ros2_control. Resource manager object is not valid. Open

bug stale

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3401 · 7 comments · Opened Jun 22, 2026
CI build job humble/testing failed! Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3360 · 1 comment · Opened May 28, 2026
controller_manager pal_statistics workers wake every cycle even with zero subscribers (idle CPU on small targets) Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3356 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 27, 2026
CI build job jazzy/main failed! Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3351 · 1 comment · Opened May 26, 2026
new on_export_*_interfaces_list() methods are missing documentation Open

enhancement stale

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3350 · 4 comments · Opened May 25, 2026
CI build job rolling/source failed! Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3331 · 1 comment · Opened May 20, 2026
CI build job lyrical/source failed! Open

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ros-controls/ros2_control#3330 · 1 comment · Opened May 20, 2026
test_spawner_unspawner times out Open

bug CI persistent stale

ros-controls/ros2_control#3305 · 13 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 12, 2026
initialization_with_wrong_urdf doesn't succeed on humble CI Open

bug CI persistent stale

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3300 · 2 comments · Opened May 12, 2026
Add a ROS service to MockHardware to disable commands Open

good second issue

ros-controls/ros2_control#3214 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 13, 2026
[JointLimits] Parameter to disable specific joint-limited interfaces Open

enhancement help wanted persistent stale

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 46/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3164 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 28, 2026
Data races in update_and_get_used_by_rt_list()/update() (controller_manager.cpp:2241, 2186) Open

bug help wanted persistent stale

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#3083 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 6, 2026
Test `advanced_spawner` tests are flaky Open

bug

ros-controls/ros2_control#3054 · 10 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 27, 2026
Custom tolerances and settings of joint limits per joint Open

good second issue

ros-controls/ros2_control#2981 · 8 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Jan 21, 2026
Implementation of AUTO and FORCE_AUTO Open

enhancement persistent

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2900 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 13, 2025
CI build job humble/testing failed! Open

CI

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2805 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 12, 2025
`async_controller_lifecycle_at_cm_rate` is flaky Open

bug CI

ros-controls/ros2_control#2762 · 62 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 31, 2025
missing default `read` implementeation for `HardwareComponentInterface` Open

bug persistent stale

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ros-controls/ros2_control#2734 · 7 comments · Opened Oct 22, 2025
Hardware components logging spam in tests Open

bug persistent

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2662 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Oct 13, 2025
Controller Spawner launch extension Open

enhancement persistent

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2454 · 15 comments · Opened Aug 12, 2025
[spawner] Controller spawner assumes parameter file is on the target machine Open

bug persistent

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2403 · 6 comments · Opened Jul 18, 2025
Controller manager crashing when launching custom RQT plugin with action client. Open

bug persistent

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2381 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 10, 2025
Document joint limiting behavior Open

good first issue

ros-controls/ros2_control#2262 · 9 comments · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened May 21, 2025
How to cite ros2_control? Open

persistent

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ros-controls/ros2_control#2222 · 4 comments · Opened May 2, 2025
Add more tests for the joint_limiter Open

CI persistent

ros-controls/ros2_control#2187 · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 16, 2025
Sending trajectories from JTC to hardware directly Open

enhancement persistent stale

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2174 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 9, 2025
Have a schema description for the ros2_control tag in the URDF Open

enhancement persistent

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2173 · 2 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 9, 2025
ONNX in a controller Open

enhancement persistent

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2172 · 5 comments · Opened Apr 9, 2025
micro-ros support Open

enhancement persistent

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ros-controls/ros2_control#2171 · 10 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 9, 2025
Remap hardware interface topics Open

help wanted persistent

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ros-controls/ros2_control#2144 · 16 comments · Opened Mar 28, 2025
Project Idea: Hardware Diagnostics Support for ros2_control Open

persistent

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ros-controls/ros2_control#2141 · 4 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Mar 26, 2025
Project Idea: Add support for hardware semantic components Open

persistent

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ros-controls/ros2_control#2140 · 4 comments · Opened Mar 26, 2025
Project Idea: Mission-Control for ros2_control Open

persistent

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

ros-controls/ros2_control#2139 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 26, 2025

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