{"asOf":"2026-09-02","merchant":"SSDF INC","id":"ros2","kind":"middleware","title":"ROS 2","kicker":"Middleware, not a runtime SSDF hosts","body":"Open Robotics distributions, rmw, ros2_control, REP-2000/2001. The protocol SKU is the distro table and the rmw map. This atlas places ROS 2 next to Isaac, ROS-Industrial, and the PLC.","clerk":"Open Robotics / ROS PMC. Not ISO.","sku":"ssdf-robot-middleware-atlas","notes":["Humble is the installed base. Lyrical Luth (May 2026, Ubuntu 26.04) is the greenfield LTS through May 2031.","ros2_control is the hardware-interface + controller manager. It is not a safety PLC.","SSDF does not host a ROS graph, a bag replay, or Gazebo."],"hardRules":["Atlas the regulator. Credential the packet. Do not sell the robot.","A cobot is an application, not a robot class. ISO 10218-2:2025 absorbed ISO/TS 15066.","VDA 5050 is vehicle↔fleet. ROS 2 is middleware. Do not mix the layers.","A Passport is not a CE mark, an NRTL listing, or a SIL certificate.","No hosted ROS, Isaac, or Gazebo. No firmware. No robot NFT.","Desk review of a packet you send is Custom Deliverable. Robotics File Review is held.","Not the ISO or VDA text. Those bodies sell the standard. This is a map of the public surface."]}