Open Navigation LLC
Open Navigation LLC is a US software company that leads development, maintenance, and commercial support of Nav2, the primary ROS 2 navigation framework.
Open Navigation LLC is a San Francisco, California-based software and services company founded in 2023. The company was established specifically to provide professional leadership, ongoing development, and commercial support for Nav2 (Navigation2), the de facto navigation framework for ROS 2 (Robot Operating System 2).
Nav2 is the successor to the original ROS Navigation Stack and has been rebuilt from the ground up for ROS 2. It implements a behavior-tree-based task orchestration architecture, enabling flexible and modular navigation pipelines suited to dynamic real-world environments. Nav2 supports a wide variety of sensors and is designed for safety-critical applications, leveraging ROS 2's lifecycle management and secure message-passing infrastructure.
Steve Macenski, founder of Open Navigation LLC, is the primary maintainer of Nav2 and sits on the ROS 2 Technical Steering Committee. He leads the ROS 2 Navigation Working Group and maintains several critical ROS 2 packages including Nav2, SLAM Toolbox, Robot Localization, rclcpp, and Vision and Radar Messages. The Nav2 framework is used by more than 100 companies worldwide spanning agriculture, mining, warehousing, and advanced robotics research.
Open Navigation's business model centers on sponsorships, professional services, custom development, and support contracts for organizations building on Nav2 and the broader ROS 2 ecosystem. The company's goal is to accelerate the commercialization of robotics research by providing robust, maintainer-backed open-source infrastructure.
The company can be contacted at [email protected]. No external equity funding has been publicly disclosed; revenue is derived from service engagements and sponsorship.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Nav2
- Model: Nav2
- Launch Year: 2019
Open-source ROS 2 navigation framework with behavior-tree orchestration, used by 100+ companies worldwide.
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https://opennav.orgHEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
2023
Primary Role
Software/Algorithm
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North America
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