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A practical starting point for studying robotics workloads, middleware discovery and Kubernetes infrastructure—without mistaking historical examples for validated modern deployments.

JAZZY / IMAGE-LOCAL TESTFOXY + K8S 1.29 / HISTORICALCROSS-WORKER DDS / PLANNED

01 / STARTGetting startedBuild and check the Jazzy image, or inspect the three-VM historical Vagrant profile. 02 / SYSTEMSArchitectureSee how VMs, Kubernetes workers, middleware and observability fit together. 03 / LEARNLearning pathsSuggested educational, research and engineering exercises with evidence gates. 05 / RESEARCHInteractive scenario labFour synthetic ROS 2, Jev and cloud–edge research blueprints with methods, results status and student collaboration issues. 04 / BUILD TOGETHERContributingFind a focused issue and use Claude Code or Codex responsibly if you choose.

What has been verified?

Component	Evidence/status	Do not infer
ROS 2 Jazzy container	Automated image build and talker/listener test inside one container	Cross-pod, cross-worker or cluster deployment success
Historical Vagrant profile	Three configured VMs, older Kubernetes 1.29 and Weave Net	A fresh installation on modern hosts is guaranteed
Original ROS workload YAML	Includes `stress-ng` workload and HPA example	Automatically starting ROS 2 talker/listener
Monitoring + analysis	Historical Prometheus/Grafana setup and metrics notebooks	Current/live benchmark measurements

Important compatibility boundary

ROS 2 Foxy is end-of-life, the Vagrant cluster uses historical Kubernetes 1.29 / Weave Net, and modern cross-worker DDS delivery is not established. Do not use this lab to control safety-critical robots. Read the safety notes before running privileged scripts.

Choose an authentic next step

If you have Docker and want the smallest supported check, use the Jazzy image instructions. If you're researching ROS middleware discovery, begin with the DDS architecture guide. For practical proposals, follow the repository's 2026 roadmap and open issues.