LGDXRobot Cloud: Open-Source Fleet Management for ROS 2 Nav2 Robots

LGDXRobot Cloud is a newly released open-source project by developer yukaitung that provides a web-focused fleet management system for robots running ROS 2 and Nav2. The architecture consists of a cloud server acting as the central orchestrator, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) with ROS 2 and Nav2, and gRPC streaming for low-latency communication. The cloud server manages maps, robots, and tasks, assigning waypoints and custom workflows to each robot. Users access all functionality through a web interface that supports user and permission management, as well as a dark theme.

The system enables monitoring of multiple robots simultaneously, with location, active tasks, and planned paths displayed on a live map. It integrates with Nav2's SLAM for automatic map generation and transfer to the cloud. A standout feature is the support for Nav2's Route Server, allowing users to create and deploy routes via the web interface, which robots then follow for path planning. Task assignments support priorities and trigger integrations with ROS nodes and web APIs. The current stable release targets ROS 2 Jazzy, with ongoing development on ROS 2 Kilted and migration to Lyrical. A prebuilt Docker image (based on ROS 2 Kilted) is available for immediate testing using Webots simulator for single or dual-robot simulations.