New packages for Humble Hawksbill 2026-03-29
The latest sync for the long-term support robotics platform delivers major updates to key libraries and tools.
The Open Robotics project has rolled out a significant package sync for ROS 2 Humble Hawksbill, a long-term support (LTS) release critical for production robotics. Tagged as 'humble/2026-03-29', this update is substantial, adding 15 brand-new packages and refreshing 138 existing ones. This ensures the platform remains stable, secure, and feature-rich for developers building everything from industrial arms to autonomous vehicles. The release highlights the active maintenance of this LTS branch years after its initial launch.
Among the 15 new packages, several stand out for expanding developer capabilities. The 'ros-humble-agnocast' suite (version 2.3.2) introduces new components for real-time data streaming and configuration. The 'ros-humble-foxglove-bridge' (3.2.5) update enhances connectivity to the popular Foxglove Studio visualization tool. New monitoring tools like 'ros-humble-greenwave-monitor' (1.0.0) and 'ros-humble-system-webview' (0.0.2) provide better insights into system performance. For perception and control, new message types like 'ros-humble-kinematic-pose-msgs' are now available.
The 138 package updates represent widespread refinements across the ecosystem. Core tutorials and demo nodes (e.g., action-tutorials, demo-nodes-cpp) have been bumped to version 0.20.9. Important libraries like 'ros-humble-geometry2' and 'ros-humble-message-filters' received minor version updates for stability. Notably, hardware support is improved with 'ros-humble-librealsense2' jumping from 2.56.4 to 2.57.7, offering better compatibility with Intel RealSense cameras. Specialized packages for automotive and radar applications, like the 'off-highway' suite, also saw significant version jumps to 0.12.0, indicating substantial feature additions or changes for autonomous driving subsystems.
- Adds 15 new packages including the 'agnocast' real-time suite and 'greenwave-monitor' for system health.
- Updates 138 existing packages, with major version bumps for key libraries like librealsense2 (2.56.4 → 2.57.7).
- Maintains the Humble Hawksbill LTS distribution with critical bug fixes and performance improvements for production robotics.
Why It Matters
This sync ensures stability and adds modern tooling for teams running long-term robotics projects in manufacturing, logistics, and research.