2026-01-12 10:31:45

OM1 platform supports both ROS2 and Zenoh middleware, but they serve different use cases.

ROS2 brings production-grade maturity and rich feature sets—perfect if you're working with legacy systems, running advanced navigation stacks, or dealing with complex SLAM algorithms. The tradeoff: heavier computational overhead and bandwidth consumption.

Zenoh takes the opposite approach. It's built for speed and efficiency, stripping away unnecessary layers to deliver a lightweight, high-performance middleware stack. Think minimal latency, lower network footprint, and simpler deployment.

So which one? ROS2 if you need battle-tested reliability and sophisticated capabilities. Zenoh if you're optimizing for efficiency and real-time responsiveness. Many teams actually run both—it just depends on your architecture demands.

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WalletDetective

· 52m ago

Bro, this analysis is quite interesting. ROS2 vs Zenoh are indeed two different paths. But honestly, teams that are still struggling to choose between them are overcomplicating things. The real question is whether your system architecture can handle two middleware solutions. ROS2 is indeed stable, but it does consume a lot of resources. I’ve encountered a project before where we ran into issues because of this. Zenoh is lightweight and has low latency, which is true, but its ecosystem is still not as mature as ROS2.

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LayerZeroHero

· 20h ago

It has proven that the two protocol architectures are designed to serve different scenarios. The ROS2 architecture is mature and reliable, but it consumes resources. I would like to see actual test data comparing it with Zenoh, this low-latency solution.

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MerkleTreeHugger

· 20h ago

ROS2 production-grade reliability is indeed impressive, but I'm more interested in Zenoh's lightweight approach.

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PortfolioAlert

· 20h ago

The shortcomings of ROS2 really consume too many resources, and I truly love Zenoh's lightweight design.

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DaoTherapy

· 20h ago

Neither can run away, let's see what your architecture is made of.

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MidnightMEVeater

· 20h ago

Good morning everyone, ROS2 is just a middleman relying on old assets, while Zenoh is the real arbitrage opportunity. Lightweight solutions reduce gas costs, whereas heavy-duty schemes are just tipping miners.

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