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answered 2011-10-28 15:01:14 -0600

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Each node or nodelet executes on a separate thread, and hence can run on a separate core. There are also internal ROS threads for handling incoming messages or service requests.

Nodes and nodelets belong to packages, but some packages provide C++ libraries or Python packages, which are only multi-threaded if programmed appropriately.

Each node or nodelet executes on a separate thread, and hence can run on a separate core. There are also internal ROS threads for handling incoming messages or service requests.requests. A large ROS system with many nodes can easily use 12 cores effectively.

Nodes Note that nodes and nodelets belong to packages, but some packages provide C++ libraries or Python packages, which are only multi-threaded if programmed appropriately.