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Rewire – Stream ROS 2 topics to Rerun with no ROS 2 runtime required

Rewire – Stream ROS 2 topics to Rerun with no ROS 2 runtime required

by alvgaona·Mar 14, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

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Bypasses ROS 2 runtime entirely to stream topics directly into Rerun viewer.

Strengths
  • Pure Rust binary speaks DDS and Zenoh directly, bypassing heavy ROS dependencies.
  • Fifty-three built-in type mappings cover images, pointclouds, and transforms out of the box.
  • Per-topic diagnostics stream latency and bandwidth data directly into the viewer.
Weaknesses
  • macOS and Linux only; Windows support missing for many robotics teams.
  • Niche appeal limits adoption outside the specific ROS 2 and Rerun overlap.
Target Audience

Robotics engineers using ROS 2

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