ROS 2
DDS-based middleware, navigation and manipulation stacks under annual LTS releases.
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ROS 2 vs Figure 03
ROS 2 (Open Robotics) and Figure 03 (Figure) both sit in Robotics. ROS 2 shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (8 vs 5). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | ROS 2 Open Robotics | Figure 03 Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Robotics | Robotics |
| Version | ROS 2 | Figure 03 |
| Entry cost | Free and open source software (BSD-3-Clause) | Pricing not published (enterprise/quote-only) |
| Pricing tiers | Open Source free | — |
| Model stack | DDS (Fast/Cyclone) | Helix · onboard GPU inference |
| Context window | — | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 8 | 5 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | DDS middleware, Nav2, MoveIt 2, 5-year LTS, robotics middleware, robot operating system, open source, open-source | Helix VLA control, BotQ in-house manufacturing, wireless charging, home pilots, general purpose humanoid robot, household tasks automation, Helix AI navigation, General purpose humanoid robot |
Figure 03
General-purpose humanoid built for home and commercial work, driven by the Helix vision-language-action model.
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