better_launch: A better replacement for the ROS2 launch system

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Open access

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Authors: Nikolas Dahn, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18414063
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Abstract

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.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Robotics and Automated Systems Scientific Computing and Data Management Modeling and Simulation Systems

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
19 January 2026
Language
EN