VRX 3.0.0: Migration to Gazebo Harmonic and ROS 2 Jazzy

Highlights

Important

VRX Code is now working with Gazebo Harmonic and ROS 2 Jazzy

This is the recommended configuration for new users. Users who wish to continue running Gazebo Garden and ROS 2 Humble can still do so using the humble branch of this repository.

What's Changed

• Fix ocean detection by the lidar by @JonathanWheare in #796
• Removed unused symlink by @pryre in #787
• Fix runtime error in package wamv_gazebo by @130s in #711
• Update the project to use Ubuntu 24.04, ROS 2 Jazzy and Gazebo Harmonic by @caguero in #807
• Add 2023 phase 2 worlds by @caguero in #749
• Add Honu Robotics headers to copyrights by @caguero in #809
• Migrate CI to use Jazzy + Harmonic: use ros-tooling actions by @j-rivero in #810
• Fix segfault on shutdown by @caguero in #811
• Updated README by @j-rivero in #814
• Import the dockwater/jazzy Dockerfile and cleanup by @j-rivero in #815
• Fix particle emitter plugin name by @j-rivero in #816
• Development container support using docker-compose by @j-rivero in #817
• Fix nbpark world issue by @caguero in #819
• Modify docker_release to release to ghrc.io by @j-rivero in #820

New Contributors

Note

The 3.0.0 developement effort was executed by the Honu Robotics team, thanks to the sponsorship of RoboNation.

• @j-rivero made their first contribution in #810
• @130s made their first contribution in #711
• @pryre made their first contribution in #787

Full Changelog: 2.4.0...v3.0.0