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Actuate 26: The Developer Conference for People Who Build Robots

ActuateMar 24, 2026

This August, more than 1,000 robotics developers will gather in San Francisco for Actuate 26, our annual conference for the engineers and technical leaders building the next generation of AI for the physical world.

Actuate 26 event graphic: For people who build robots. Aug. 18–19, 2026, Fort Mason, San Francisco. Presented by Foxglove.

An SO-101 arm teleoperated live with camera feeds and joint/action plots in Foxglove

Native Foxglove Visualization in LeRobot

Product ReleaseTutorialVisualizationJul 8, 2026

LeRobot 0.6.0 adds Foxglove as a native visualization backend. Pass --display_mode=foxglove to teleoperate, record, and rollout, or replay any dataset as a seekable timeline — all streaming to the Foxglove app with no extra code.

The LeKiwi robot with its OAK-D S2 pan-tilt camera on a desk, next to a monitor showing a pointcloud in Foxglove and a Steam Deck

Visualizing Depth Maps and Pointclouds from the OAK-D S2 in Foxglove

CommunityTutorialJun 18, 2026

How I integrated a Luxonis OAK-D S2 stereo depth camera into my LeKiwi robot's ROS 2 stack — configuring the depthai-ros driver for low bandwidth, compressing pointclouds with Cloudini, and visualizing RGB images, depth maps, and pointclouds in Foxglove's 3D panel.

The LeKiwi mobile robot on a desk, with its pan-tilt camera, 360° LiDAR, and omni wheels

Autonomous Navigation with LeKiwi and Nav2

CommunityTutorialJun 9, 2026

How I added autonomous navigation to my LeKiwi robot with Nav2 — covering LiDAR filtering, mapping with slam_toolbox, localization with AMCL, and configuring Nav2 for a holonomic base, all visualized and controlled from Foxglove.

Foxglove vs. Foxglove Studio: Two Years On

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementMay 25, 2026

Two years after the last open-source Foxglove Studio release, Foxglove has shipped 50+ releases and become a data infrastructure platform for Physical AI. Here is what changed and how to evaluate whether to switch.

Announcing: Remote Data Loaders

Product ReleaseMay 14, 2026

Remote Data Loaders let enterprise teams connect Foxglove to databases, warehouses, and file storage without migrating data—your service queries the source, emits MCAP, and runs on Kubernetes where your data already lives.

Announcing: Image Overlays

Product ReleaseMay 13, 2026

Foxglove now supports image overlays in the Image panel — composite masks, heatmaps, and model outputs directly on top of your camera feed, with per-layer opacity and blend mode controls.

Compressed Point Clouds in Foxglove

Product ReleaseMay 4, 2026

Foxglove now supports a CompressedPointCloud schema — publish Draco-encoded point clouds and visualize them directly in the 3D panel, with all the same features you already use for PointCloud.

Announcing: Improved Device Timeline

Product ReleaseMay 1, 2026

The device timeline in Foxglove has a new zoom and pan mode, a more flexible date picker, filters, and deep links so you can find the right recordings faster.

Teleoperating the LeKiwi Robot from a Steam Deck

CommunityTutorialApr 28, 2026

Learn how to turn a Steam Deck into a portable all-in-one LeKiwi controller and Foxglove monitoring station using Pixi, Distrobox, and ROS 2.

Bring Your Own Storage

Product ReleaseData ManagementApr 22, 2026

Bring Your Own Storage lets enterprises keep raw MCAP data at rest in their own cloud storage while Foxglove manages the compute for indexing, query, and visualization.

Data Search & Curation

Product ReleaseData ManagementApr 21, 2026

Search MCAP data at petabyte scale. Curate results as sessions, events, and the training datasets that feed your next model iteration.

Device properties in the Foxglove Properties tab

Track device property changes over time in Foxglove

Product ReleaseApr 21, 2026

Foxglove now records a full timeline for device properties—whether you update them in the UI or via the API—so teams can see when metadata changed and what it was before.

Basic Seats

Product ReleaseApr 20, 2026

Basic Seats let you share data visualization across your team without paying for full developer capabilities - ideal for field ops, executives, and contractors who need access without authoring.

We're reducing self-service prices for Foxglove

Product ReleaseApr 20, 2026

Self-service pricing now starts lower, with Pro at $20/month for 1 TB storage and 3 Developer Seats, unlimited Basic Seats on paid plans, and new volume discount tiers as usage grows.

Live TF frames and navigation paths overlaid on photorealistic 3D map tiles in Foxglove.

Extension: Bringing photorealistic 3D maps to Foxglove for outdoor robot navigation

CommunityROSApr 6, 2026

Jion Kubo shares a Foxglove extension that renders photorealistic 3D tiles, fuses ROS 2 robot data in a local ENU frame, and publishes goals and clicked points without leaving the 3D view.

Foxglove PlaybackControl demo showing local MCAP replay

Connect Foxglove to your local player with PlaybackControl

ArticleApr 1, 2026

Keep your existing data format, control playback from the Foxglove UI, and replay the same run again and again.

ANYmal with Boxi payload traversing forest path.

GrandTour: Taking Legged Robotics Into the Wild

CommunityROSMar 26, 2026

Introducing GrandTour: a large-scale, open-access legged-robotics dataset spanning 49 missions across diverse conditions to accelerate the development and benchmarking of autonomy algorithms.

Announcing Sessions in Foxglove

Product ReleaseMar 11, 2026

Sessions are a new way to organize and analyze device data in Foxglove that maps directly to how robotics developers view and analyze data.

Depth Image Rendering: PNG Support and RGB Colorization

Product ReleaseMar 11, 2026

Foxglove now supports PNG compressed depth images as 3D point clouds, RGB colorization from sibling images, and custom color modes for depth encodings in the Image panel.

Get Started with Foxglove: Videos for New Users

TutorialMar 6, 2026

If you're getting started with Foxglove, one of the fastest ways to learn is by opening real data and seeing how the app works in practice.

Calibrating a monocular camera for the LeKiwi robot using ROS 2

CommunityMar 4, 2026

This article details the process of calibrating a USB webcam for the LeKiwi robot, modifying the standard ROS 2 camera calibration process to run headless without a display, using terminal logging and automatic result saving.

Announcing Programmatic Layouts in Foxglove

Product ReleaseFeb 18, 2026

Define, compose, and reuse Foxglove layouts entirely from code in Notebooks

Announcing: Tabs for the Foxglove Desktop App

Product ReleaseFeb 12, 2026

Work with multiple datasets in a single window instead of juggling separate instances.

Upgrading the LeKiwi into a LiDAR-equipped explorer

CommunityTutorialFeb 7, 2026

Upgrading LeKiwi robot with a 2D LiDAR and ROS 2, transforming it into a low-cost open-source autonomous platform

Turning a VLP‑16 Into a “Spherical” Scanner

TutorialCommunityJan 31, 2026

How a secondhand VLP‑16, one extra mechanical axis, and encoder-based deskewing turned into a cave-mapping learning project

Announcing: Event Types

Data ManagementProduct ReleaseJan 15, 2026

Structured annotations for robotics data.

Extending PX4 support.

VisualizationNov 26, 2025

Introducing the Foxglove PX4 extension.

Announcing: Index-in-place for Self-hosted Sites.

Product ReleaseNov 17, 2025

Index original recordings in your own bucket without duplicating data.

Robots are eating the world that software could not.

ArticleNov 11, 2025

Announcing our $40M Series B to scale our data platform for Physical AI.

Jupyter Notebooks integration.

Product ReleaseOct 27, 2025

Visualize your robotics data directly in Notebooks.

Embed Foxglove using an iframe.

Product ReleaseOct 26, 2025

Foxglove’s data visualizations are now just an <iframe> away.

Use Cloudini to visualize compressed point clouds in Foxglove.

TutorialOct 20, 2025

Visualize compressed LiDAR and ROS point clouds in Foxglove with the new Cloudini Converter extension

Actuate 2025 day 2 recap.

ActuateSep 23, 2025

Physical AI has moved from niche to necessity.

Announcing: Remote Visualization & Teleoperation (private beta)

Product ReleaseSep 23, 2025

Announcing: Remote Visualization & Teleoperation (private beta)

The announcements from Foxglove at Actuate 2025.

Product ReleaseActuateSep 23, 2025

Building the missing infrastructure layer for Physical AI.

Actuate 2025 day 1 recap.

ActuateSep 22, 2025

The future of Physical AI is already in motion.

Message path downselection.

Product ReleaseSep 2, 2025

Building high-performance deserializers to make plots load fast.

The Foxglove Bridge and Tailscale VPN

TutorialAug 27, 2025

How to set up live telemetry for your ROS system.

Working with scenes and Pointclouds.

TutorialAug 25, 2025

Working with scenes and Pointclouds.

Announcing: Layout History and Layout Manager.

Product ReleaseAug 19, 2025

Announcing: Layout History and Layout Manager.

Announcing: Data Loaders.

Product ReleaseAug 17, 2025

Announcing: Data Loaders.

Announcing: Maps in the 3D panel.

Product ReleaseAug 13, 2025

Announcing map support in the 3D panel!

Grids and Voxels: adding the 3rd dimension.

Product ReleaseAug 5, 2025

Grids and Voxels: adding the 3rd dimension.

Converting the EuRoC MAV Dataset to MCAP and visualizing SLAM using Foxglove.

TutorialAug 4, 2025

Converting the EuRoC MAV Dataset to MCAP and visualizing SLAM using Foxglove.

Announcing: Seamless, efficient loading of time-range data.

Product ReleaseJul 31, 2025

Streamline your large-scale data analysis and debugging.

Announcing: Projects.

Product ReleaseJul 23, 2025

Announcing: Projects.

Announcing: The Audio panel.

Product ReleaseJul 22, 2025

Hear (and see) what your robot hears.

Comparing ML training using the Foxglove SDK.

TutorialJul 21, 2025

Comparing ML training using the Foxglove SDK.

Use the Foxglove SDK for real-time industrial PLC data visualization and playback.

TutorialJul 17, 2025

Use the Foxglove SDK for real-time industrial PLC data visualization and playback.

Visualizing Open X-Embodiment Dataset in Foxglove.

TutorialJul 10, 2025

Visualizing Open X-Embodiment Dataset in Foxglove.

Using the Foxglove SDK to generate MCAP.

TutorialJul 9, 2025

Using the Foxglove SDK to generate MCAP.

Refining the Plot panel: upgrades to a core tool.

Product ReleaseJul 8, 2025

Refining the Plot panel: upgrades to a core tool.

Visualizing LeRobot (SO-100) using Foxglove

TutorialJun 22, 2025

Visualizing LeRobot (SO-100) using Foxglove

Unlocking 3D vision in robotics and AI with StereoLabs and Foxglove.

ArticleJun 18, 2025

Unlocking 3D vision in robotics and AI with StereoLabs and Foxglove.

Converting the LAFAN1 Retargeting dataset to MCAP.

TutorialMay 28, 2025

Converting the LAFAN1 Retargeting dataset to MCAP.

Announcing: Topic Message Converters.

Product ReleaseMay 27, 2025

Write your own source-controlled scripts for manipulating data.

Converting the Argoverse 2 dataset to MCAP.

TutorialMay 26, 2025

Converting the Argoverse 2 dataset to MCAP.

Record once, read forever.

MCAPMay 8, 2025

MCAP and the Foxglove SDK.

Announcing: the Foxglove SDK.

Product ReleaseApr 30, 2025

Streamline your robotics data integration and visualization.

Announcing Actuate 2025.

ActuateApr 28, 2025

Two days of robotics development insights from the leading technical engineers on autonomy and physical AI.

Introducing the new Foxglove brand.

ArticleApr 21, 2025

We’ve redesigned the Foxglove brand to better reflect our role as "The observability stack for physical AI."

Announcing: “custom timestamp field” in the Plot and State Transitions panels.

Product ReleaseApr 15, 2025

Plotting temporal data in Foxglove with flexibility.

AutoDRIVE RoboRacer Sim Racing League.

SpotlightApr 6, 2025

Leveraging Foxglove to visualize race metrics and enforce race regulations for autonomous sim racing.

ROS 2 composable nodes.

TutorialMar 13, 2025

Optimizing ROS 2 communication: reducing latency with composableNodes.

Announcing: Custom OIDC configurations.

Product ReleaseFeb 23, 2025

Simplify authentication and streamline access control with custom OIDC.

Spotlight: Técnico Solar Boat is charting the future of sustainable maritime technology.

SpotlightFeb 9, 2025

Advancing renewable energy and autonomous maritime systems.

How robots think: processes in a computer.

ArticleFeb 2, 2025

Understanding the digital brain in robots.

Announcing: The Foxglove Academic Plan.

Product ReleaseJan 23, 2025

Empowering the next generation of robotics and embodied AI research.

Spotlight: How UWA’s REV Lab powers autonomous vehicle technology with Foxglove.

SpotlightJan 12, 2025

Leveraging real-time data visualization, fast data extraction, and AI-powered reporting for safer, smarter autonomous vehicle trials.

Foxglove 2.x vs. Foxglove 1.x.

VisualizationData ManagementJan 5, 2025

Foxglove is the easiest and fastest way to accelerate and scale your robotics and embodied AI development.

Announcing: Support for H.265, VP9, and AV1 video codecs.

Product ReleaseVisualizationDec 18, 2024

Foxglove extends video codec support to H.265, VP9, and AV1.

Technical dive into the Foxglove Isaac Sim extension.

TutorialVisualizationDec 17, 2024

The Foxglove Isaac Sim extension enables real-time visualization of robotics simulation data directly in Foxglove.

Converting the WayveScenes101 dataset to MCAP.

TutorialDec 10, 2024

MCAP is an open source container file format for multimodal log data.

Spotlight: The next generation of autonomous race cars.

SpotlightDec 8, 2024

Monash Motorsport and using Foxglove to develop autonomous concepts.

Announcing: A lightning-fast Timeline view.

Product ReleaseNov 26, 2024

The Foxglove Timeline is over 100x faster.

Foxglove vs. RViz.

ArticleROSVisualizationMCAPNov 20, 2024

How Foxglove compares to RViz, the original visualization tool for ROS.

Announcing: Local multi-file playback.

Product ReleaseVisualizationNov 18, 2024

Play multiple .mcap files locally in Foxglove as if they were a single file.

Announcing: A new and improved, blazing fast State Transitions panel.

Product ReleaseVisualizationNov 14, 2024

A faster State Transitions panel that uses less memory.

Converting the Waymo Open dataset to MCAP.

TutorialNov 11, 2024

Visualized using Foxglove.

Spotlight: Purdue Lunabotics’ blastoff to autonomy in space.

SpotlightNov 5, 2024

Placing in the top 5 at NASA’s annual Lunabotics competition.

Foxglove vs. Webviz.

ArticleROSVisualizationMCAPOct 20, 2024

How Foxglove compares to Webviz, Cruise’s original ROS data visualization tool.

Why we love work trials at Foxglove.

ArticleOct 14, 2024

Why we think you'll love work trials too.

Spotlight: Duke Robotics Club’s journey to underwater autonomy.

SpotlightOct 13, 2024

The preparation for competitions and plans to further enhance their AUV, Oogway.

Autonomous robot navigation and Nav2: The first steps.

TutorialOct 9, 2024

Your first steps with Nav2.

Actuate 2024 recap.

ActuateOct 2, 2024

A new era for embodied AI and robotics developers.

Real-time Isaac Sim data visualization using Foxglove.

TutorialVisualizationSep 26, 2024

Visualizing NVIDIA Isaac Sim data using Foxglove’s custom extension.

Spotlight: Daniel Alp and using Foxglove to make it to the VEX world championships.

SpotlightVisualizationSep 17, 2024

Simplifying visualization to better understand your data and win championships.

Diagnose and resolve import errors.

ArticleData ManagementSep 16, 2024

New tools to help diagnose and resolve import errors.

How to Use ROS 2 Launch Files

TutorialROSAug 26, 2024

Executing and configuring multiple ROS 2 nodes at once

The first steps when using Rust with ROS 2

TutorialROSAug 8, 2024

A step-by-step guide to using Rust with ROS 2

Spotlight: Jiali Sun on modeling and control of PADUAV while using Foxglove.

SpotlightAug 7, 2024

A passively articulated dual UAVs platform for aerial manipulation.

Understanding MCAP chunk size and compression

Data ManagementMCAPJul 30, 2024

Optimize your recording and playback performance

How to Use ROS 2 Parameters

TutorialROSJul 25, 2024

Set up your ROS 2 nodes at startup to tailor their behavior to your specific needs.

Autonomous Robot Navigation and Nav2

ArticleROSJul 22, 2024

Navigation2, also known as Nav2: a framework for robotic ground navigation.

Installing ROS 2 on macOS with Docker

TutorialROSJul 19, 2024

Utilize Docker containers to quickly set up and begin ROS 2 development.

Installing ROS 1 on macOS with Docker

TutorialROSJul 18, 2024

Use Docker containers to get started with ROS 1 development.

Using Rosbridge with ROS 2

TutorialROSVisualizationJul 4, 2024

Talk to your ROS 2 robot from the web using WebSockets.

Spotlight: The VAUL Team's Championship Autonomous F1Tenth Race Car

SpotlightJun 27, 2024

The VAUL team builds a championship winning autonomous F1Tenth car for ICRA 2024 using Foxglove's visualization

A Practical Guide to Using ROS Diagnostics

TutorialVisualizationJun 17, 2024

Using ROS diagnostics in robotics operations to help scale your fleet.

Using Foxglove webhooks with Google Cloud Run

Data ManagementTutorialJun 10, 2024

React to changes in your data in real time

NVIDIA announces MCAP as the default logging format for Isaac ROS 3.0

ArticleMCAPData ManagementMay 31, 2024

Explore MCAP benefits in the latest Isaac ROS release

Announcing Actuate presented by Foxglove

ActuateMay 22, 2024

A one-day summit focused on sharing advancements in autonomous robotics development

Using ROS Diagnostics in Robotics Operations

ArticleVisualizationApr 29, 2024

How Foxglove's Diagnostics Panel can improve fleet uptime

Moving into a New Era of Robotics Tooling with Multimodal Data Observability

ArticleApr 10, 2024

Robotics observability throughout the development lifecycle

Foxglove 2.0: Unifying Robotics Observability

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementMar 10, 2024

Setting a new standard for robotics observability

Announcing Webhooks

ArticleData ManagementMCAPJan 29, 2024

Run automations powered by your robotics data

Best Practices for Processing and Analyzing Robotics Data

ArticleData ManagementMCAPJan 22, 2024

Manipulate and understand the data your robots collect

Best Practices for Recording and Uploading Robotics Data

ArticleVisualizationJan 15, 2024

Get data off your robots and into the cloud more efficiently

Why Building a Working Robot Doesn't Guarantee Commercial Success

ArticleVisualizationJan 3, 2024

The critical role of observability in robotics

Import and Export Robotics Data Using the Foxglove CLI

TutorialData ManagementMCAPDec 18, 2023

Simplify robotics development by managing data from the command line

Announcing the Foxglove Agent

ArticleVisualizationDec 3, 2023

Send data directly from your robots to Foxglove

Foxglove at ROSCon 2023

ArticleVisualizationNov 27, 2023

A recap of our time in New Orleans this past October

How to Use ROS 2 Lifecycle Nodes

TutorialROSNov 21, 2023

Better manage the behavior of your ROS 2 system with lifecycle nodes

Installing ROS 2 Iron on Ubuntu

TutorialROSMCAPNov 14, 2023

Downloading Debian packages to set up the latest ROS 2 release on your Linux machine

Announcing H.264 Support in Foxglove

ArticleVisualizationNov 7, 2023

Leverage powerful video codecs to substantially reduce your storage requirements

Spotlight: Using Foxglove to Build a Winning Autonomous Racecar

SpotlightOct 25, 2023

The Chalmers Formula Student team uses Foxglove’s robotics observability platform to take first place at Formula Student Germany

Enabling Okta SSO for Foxglove Accounts

ArticleData ManagementSep 13, 2023

Allow your robotics team to securely sign in to Foxglove with a single click

Improved Topic Discovery and Visualization in Foxglove

ArticleVisualizationSep 12, 2023

Drag-and-drop topics into select panels for instant visualization

Sending ROS 2 Message Types Over the Wire

ArticleROSAug 28, 2023

Dynamically fetch type descriptions for ROS 2 topics at runtime

Announcing Foxglove's Improved URDF Support

ArticleVisualizationAug 13, 2023

Fetch remote meshes, use additional URDF sources, and visualize collision geometries

Spotlight: Using Web-Based Technologies to Make Robotics Accessible to All

SpotlightJul 24, 2023

Robotics researcher Ruffin White talks about lowering the barrier to entry in robotics education and research

Introducing Topic Alias Extensions in Foxglove

Product ReleaseVisualizationJul 18, 2023

Dynamically rename topics to better organize and navigate complex datasets

Introducing Custom Properties in Foxglove

Product ReleaseData ManagementJul 10, 2023

Add metadata to your team’s devices for discoverability and search

Introducing Foxglove's New Image Panel

Product ReleaseVisualizationJun 22, 2023

Use 2D annotations and 3D markers to add context to your camera images

MCAP vs ROS 1 Bag Index Performance

ArticleROSMCAPJun 19, 2023

Comparing performance across indexes, remote storage, and summarization

It's Time to Change the Status Quo for Stock Options

ArticleJun 12, 2023

How we designed a more employee-friendly equity plan

Simulating Robotic Scenarios with ROS 1 and Gazebo

TutorialROSVisualizationMay 22, 2023

Visualize simulated sensor data with Foxglove

Announcing MCAP Metadata and Attachments Support

ArticleData ManagementMay 21, 2023

Use Foxglove to import and export MCAP files with metadata records and attachments

Leveraging OpenAPI for Foxglove Development

ArticleVisualizationMay 16, 2023

Generating server routes and accurate documentation from an OpenAPI spec

Introducing Text Annotations in Foxglove’s Image Panel

TutorialVisualizationMay 14, 2023

Annotate your robots’ images with metadata for easier debugging

Announcing Microsoft Sign-In

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementMay 10, 2023

Foxglove adds new SSO options for streamlined account access

Foxglove Named a 2023 RBR50 Winner in Technology, Services and Research Innovation

ArticleMCAPMay 9, 2023

Celebrating the MCAP file format for standardizing robotics data recording

Streaming data from your iPhone to Foxglove

TutorialVisualizationApr 17, 2023

Visualize live data from your iOS device’s cameras and sensors.

The Eclipse-eCAL Project Releases a WebSocket Bridge for Foxglove

ArticleVisualizationApr 3, 2023

Connect your eCAL systems to Foxglove to visualize autonomous driving data

Adding URDFs to Foxglove's 3D Panel

ArticleVisualizationMar 27, 2023

Visualize robot models in the context of a 3D scene

Announcing ROS 2 IDL Support in Foxglove

ArticleROSVisualizationMar 22, 2023

Integration for the OMG Interface Definition and Language spec

Using ROS 1 Transforms to Calculate Object Positions

TutorialROSVisualizationMar 19, 2023

Use the ROS 1 tf2 library to calculate the relative positions of detected objects

Announcing EU Hosting for Foxglove Data

ArticleData ManagementMar 15, 2023

Configure your storage region for Foxglove-hosted data

Foxglove 会说中文

ArticleVisualizationMar 1, 2023

Foxglove community member contributes internationalization support

Using ROS 2 Transforms to Calculate Object Positions

TutorialROSVisualizationFeb 27, 2023

Utilize the ROS 2 tf2 library to compute the relative positions of detected objects.

Spotlight: Using Foxglove to Map Glaciers in the French Alps

SpotlightFeb 22, 2023

Robotics PhD student Max Polzin talks about debugging robots in -5°C

Using Message Converter Extensions to Display 3D Markers in Foxglove

TutorialVisualizationFeb 21, 2023

Write a message converter to visualize custom markers in the 3D panel

Announcing Foxglove Edge Sites

ArticleData ManagementFeb 16, 2023

Use Foxglove to track and access your on-premises robotics data

Announcing Foxglove's Improved Plot Settings Interface

ArticleVisualizationFeb 13, 2023

Create customizable plots to better understand your robotics data

Announcing the New Foxglove Bridge for Live ROS Data

ArticleROSVisualizationFeb 7, 2023

Improving streaming performance for high-rate data and large messages

Announcing Self-Managed Storage in Foxglove

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementJan 24, 2023

Bring your own cloud account to the Foxglove platform

Publishing and Visualizing ROS 1 Transforms

TutorialROSVisualizationJan 23, 2023

Use Foxglove to debug and edit your ROS 1 robot’s transforms.

Publishing and Visualizing ROS 2 Transforms

TutorialROSVisualizationJan 18, 2023

Utilize Foxglove to debug and modify your ROS 2 robot’s transforms efficiently.

Spotlight: Seth Winterroth on the Joys and Challenges of Working with Robotics Startups

SpotlightJan 8, 2023

Investing in his audacious vision for a robot-powered world

MCAP as the ROS 2 Default Bag Format

ArticleROSMCAPDec 22, 2022

Record ROS 2 data in more performant and configurable bag file format

Understanding ROS Transforms

TutorialROSDec 20, 2022

Defining how objects in a robot's world relate to each other

Announcing FlatBuffers Support in Foxglove

VisualizationData ManagementMCAPDec 11, 2022

Analyze your FlatBuffers data with Foxglove

Implementing a macOS Search Plug-In for Robotics Data

ArticleVisualizationMCAPDec 6, 2022

How we built a Spotlight Importer for MCAP files using Swift

Announcing: Message Converter Extensions in Foxglove.

ArticleVisualizationDec 5, 2022

Use message converters to visualize your custom messages

Visualizing Point Clouds with Custom Colors

TutorialROSVisualizationDec 4, 2022

Use Foxglove's new color modes to customize your point clouds

How to Use ROS 1 Launch Files

TutorialROSOct 30, 2022

Executing and configuring multiple ROS 1 nodes at once

Spotlight: How FST Lisboa Used the Foxglove Platform to Build an Award-Winning Autonomous Racecar

SpotlightOct 20, 2022

Leveraging Foxglove to achieve podium places at Formula Student 2022

Improving How Foxglove Loads Data

ArticleVisualizationOct 13, 2022

Optimizing message loading and lookup for accurate data analysis

Announcing: Foxglove Events.

VisualizationData ManagementArticleOct 13, 2022

Annotate your robotics data with metadata-rich Events with Foxglove

Foxglove Receives SOC 2 Certification

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementOct 12, 2022

Announcing our newest security practices and data protection measures

Announcing the MCAP Storage Plugin for ROS 2

ArticleROSMCAPOct 11, 2022

Record and visualize your MCAP data with ROS 2 tooling

Foxglove’s $15M Series A and the Missing Data Stack for Robotics

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementOct 10, 2022

Accelerating the robotics revolution

Announcing Foxglove's New 3D Panel

ArticleVisualizationOct 9, 2022

Visualize more types of 3D data with an easier-to-use interface

How to Use ROS 1 Parameters

TutorialROSOct 2, 2022

Configure your ROS nodes at startup to customize their behavior

Building a Custom React Panel with Foxglove Extensions

TutorialVisualizationAug 31, 2022

Create project-specific visualization tools for your robotics team

PlotJuggler Adds Support for MCAP

ArticleMCAPAug 23, 2022

Store and explore your robotics data in self-contained MCAP files

Creating ROS 1 Actions

TutorialROSAug 22, 2022

Coordinate open-ended communication between your ROS 1 nodes

Creating ROS 1 Services

TutorialROSAug 15, 2022

Make discrete requests between ROS 1 nodes for one-off tasks

Creating ROS 2 Actions

TutorialROSAug 14, 2022

Facilitate flexible communication between your ROS 2 nodes.

Creating ROS 2 Services

TutorialROSAug 11, 2022

Send discrete requests between ROS 2 nodes for single-instance tasks.

Announcing Private Foxglove Extensions for Your Organization

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementAug 3, 2022

Share custom visualization tools with your teammates

Scaling Your Robotics Data Strategy

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementJul 31, 2022

Find smarter ways to organize and collaborate over data

Spotlight: Building a Driverless Racecar for Formula Student 2022

SpotlightVisualizationData ManagementMCAPJul 24, 2022

Racing to the finish line with Foxglove

Recording JSON Data to MCAP Files

TutorialVisualizationMCAPJul 19, 2022

Create an MCAP writer in Python to record robotics data

The Building Blocks of ROS 2

ArticleROSJul 11, 2022

The Robot Operating System (ROS) is an open-source software suite designed to streamline robotics development.

Announcing the foxglove-studio Snap

Product ReleaseVisualizationJul 10, 2022

Install Foxglove on any Linux machine with a single command

Using Rosbridge with ROS 1

TutorialROSVisualizationJul 4, 2022

Talk to your ROS 1 robot from the web using WebSockets

Installing ROS 2 Humble on Ubuntu

TutorialROSMCAPJun 30, 2022

Downloading Debian packages to set up the latest LTS release for ROS 2 on your Linux machine

Building Jetson Nano Images with Docker and GitHub Actions

TutorialJun 29, 2022

Automate building re-usable base images for your hobby robots

Announcing: Foxglove Schemas to Visualize Non-ROS Data.

Product ReleaseMCAPJun 19, 2022

Write messages in the JSON or Protobuf format for easy visualization in Foxglove

Importing Your ROS 2 Data Into Foxglove

TutorialROSData ManagementMCAPMay 12, 2022

How to convert your ROS 2 files into MCAP files

Installing ROS 1 Noetic on Ubuntu

TutorialROSMay 11, 2022

Downloading Debian packages to set up ROS on your Linux machine

Installing ROS 2 Galactic on Ubuntu

TutorialROSMCAPMay 11, 2022

Downloading Debian packages to set up ROS 2 on your Linux machine

Recording Robocar Data with MCAP

TutorialVisualizationMCAPApr 21, 2022

Using the MCAP C++ writer to record robotics data

The Future of Robotics

ArticleVisualizationData ManagementMar 24, 2022

What we can expect from the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Analyze Your Robotics Data with Jupyter Notebooks

TutorialData ManagementMar 23, 2022

Connect Foxglove to your Jupyter Notebooks

Opening a Velodyne LIDAR Connection

TutorialVisualizationMar 16, 2022

Calibrate your LIDAR sensors with Foxglove

Review: Getting Started with the Yahboom Transbot

TutorialROSVisualizationFeb 16, 2022

Use Foxglove with the robot kit to start understanding your first robot

Introducing the MCAP File Format

Product ReleaseMCAPFeb 15, 2022

A new and simplified way to record your robotics data

Foxglove joins the ROS Technical Steering Committee

ArticleROSMCAPFeb 3, 2022

Improving the open source robotics ecosystem

How to Work in Robotics When You're Not a Roboticist

ArticleJan 25, 2022

7 unconventional ways to break into the industry

Visualizing nuScenes Data with Foxglove

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How to Visualize ROS Mesh Markers

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Loading mesh resources inside Foxglove's 3D panel

Foxglove Raises $3.7M to Build Better Developer Tools For Robotics

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Bringing robotics data management, visualization, & debugging into the 21st century

Using Protobuf Data with the Foxglove WebSocket Connection

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Write a simple WebSocket server that loads Protobuf data into Foxglove

Announcing the Foxglove WebSocket Protocol

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Load JSON, Protobuf, or other custom data into Foxglove

Spotlight: Stefan Novak of a.i. solutions on Taking Foxglove to Outer Space

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Writing custom panels in Foxglove using the extensions API

Manage Your Robotics Data with Foxglove

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Organize petabytes of data for easy discovery and analysis

Announcing Shared Layouts in Foxglove

ArticleVisualizationOct 11, 2021

Share insights across your robotics organization with Shared Layouts

Spotlight: Ryan Govostes on Exploring a New Frontier with Foxglove

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Building technologies for ocean exploration at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Announcing Live ROS 2 Support

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Connect to your ROS 2 stack to visualize your robots' data in real time

Spotlight: Aditya Kamath on His Lockdown Robotics Project

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How a roboticist turned a global pandemic into a chance to learn ROS

Spotlight: Steve Crowe, Editorial Director of The Robot Report

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On industry trends and how to break into the field of robotics

Announcing ROS 2 Bag Support

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Loading ROS 2 bag files for playback and visualization inside Foxglove

Annotate Your Robot's Camera Images with Image Markers

TutorialROSVisualizationJul 13, 2021

Translate image detection outputs into human-readable visualizations

Recording Your Robotics Data

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Trade-offs to consider when collecting data for analysis

Announcing Foxglove Extensions

ArticleVisualizationJun 21, 2021

Use the extensions API to build panels customized to your project

Running Your First ROS Node on Ubuntu, macOS, or Windows

TutorialROSJun 2, 2021

Use turtlesim and Foxglove to learn how to explore robotics data

The Building Blocks of ROS 1

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How the Robot Operating System (ROS) powers tomorrow’s robots.

Building and Visualizing Your First Robot

TutorialROSVisualizationMay 17, 2021

Get started in robotics with the Duckiebot and Foxglove

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Inspect your robotics data with our web and desktop apps