Cannot install ros1 bridge

Isaac Sim Version

4.2.0
4.1.0
4.0.0
2023.1.1
2023.1.0-hotfix.1
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Operating System

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Windows 11
Windows 10
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GPU Information

  • Model: RTX 4090
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Topic Description

Detailed Description

From the notes under “ROS BRIDGE” extension, it has been deprecated and “replaced by isaacsim.ros1.bridge”.
When I try to hit the install button on isaacsim.ros1.bridge extension, I get the error that “Can’t install: no compatible packages of extension isaacsim.ros1.bridge found.”
I have ROS Noetic on Ubuntu 20.04 so the extension should have been supported.
I would appreciate any help to fix this issue.

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Have you followed the Enabling the ROS Bridge Extension section? You might want to try the newly released version 4.5.0. I haven’t tried ROS1, as Its support is deprecated. Better move to ROS2.

Yes, I faced this issue while trying to follow the mentioned page. Moving to ROS2 is not an option for me.

Please check if you can use Isaac Sim version 4.5.0.


i need ros1 working. but it does not work

Any updates? Still the same problem

Hey @saeed.bonab, @dkosho595 and @ph.silva1! Sorry for my late reply and thanks for bringing this issue up.
First it is recommended to upgrade to Isaac Sim 4.5 and ROS2.

But if you have to stay with Isaac Sim 4.2 and ROS, for the ros1 bridge, you can try to use the “deprecated” extension ROS BRIDGE (omni.isaac.ros_bridge).
I tested on my workstation (ubuntu 20.04 with Isaac Sim 4.2) and omni.isaac.ros_bridge works fine.

omni.isaac.ros_bridge is actually NOT deprecated for Isaac Sim 4.2 (but deprecated for Isaac Sim 4.5).
isaacsim.ros1.bridge is only available for Isaac Sim 4.5.

Sorry for the confusion!

Thanks for all the replies. For those suggesting to use ROS2, please understand that choosing ROS version to use is not sometimes your personal choice and depends on the tech stack.
I updated the installation to 4.5 and the ros1 bridge is working fine now. Thanks for recommending this.

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