German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Robotics Innovation Center
Published January 29, 2026 | Version 1.3.0
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better_launch: A better replacement for the ROS2 launch system

Authors/Creators

  • 1. EDMO icon German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

Description

better_launch is a complete and self-contained replacement for the ROS2 launch system with no dependencies on the existing facilities. Getting started with better_launch is easy as it is well documented and comes with examples for various common use cases. It enables developers to write simple and intuitive launch files using regular pythonic syntax.

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Additional details

Dates

Accepted
2026-01-19
https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/8958

Software

Repository URL
https://github.com/dfki-ric/better_launch
Programming language
Python
Development Status
Active