Nav2 Lyrical vs Kilted: MPPI Trajectory Validation and the New BT Control Nodes
Nav2 for ROS 2 Lyrical adds OptimalTrajectoryValidator for MPPI, per-critic trajectory visualization, and PauseResumeController. What changed and how to migrate.
Behavior Trees for Robot Task Planning: A Reference Architecture (2026)
Behavior trees for robots explained: ticks, control and leaf nodes, reactivity vs FSMs, blackboards and Nav2/BehaviorTree.CPP - the reference architecture for robot task planning and recovery in 2026.
ROS 2 Nav2 in Production: How Autonomous Mobile Robots Navigate Complex Warehouse Environments
How ROS 2's Nav2 stack powers production AMR fleets in warehouses — behavior trees, SLAM, costmaps, path planning, and fleet orchestration. Architecture deep-dive with failure modes.