Blue Robotics models

ROS 2 / Gazebo Sim model packages for Blue Robotics vehicles: the BlueROV2 underwater vehicle (standard and Heavy configurations) and the BlueBoat USV. Targets ROS 2 Lyrical + Gazebo Jetty (the default pairing on Ubuntu 26.04), via ros_gz.

Documentation: https://honurobotics.github.io/bluerobotics_models/

The site covers installation, driving each vehicle, accessory configuration, the ROS interfaces and the design of the parts pipeline.

Quick start

cd ~/ws/src && git clone https://github.com/HonuRobotics/bluerobotics_models.git
cd ~/ws
rosdep update
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-packages-from-source --default-yes
colcon build --merge-install
source install/setup.bash
ros2 launch bluerov2_gazebo sim.launch.xml

Contributing

Developer workflow (build, tests, pre-commit hooks, conventions): see CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

Apache-2.0 (see LICENSE). Reused third-party meshes are credited in NOTICE and bluerov2_description/ASSETS.md.