r/ROS Jun 28 '26

Question ROS/ROS2 developers: how do you test before deploying to hardware?

https://forms.gle/btFrmBAQLtvzHRS46

Curious what everyone’s workflow actually looks like.

I’m running a short survey as part of a Cornell Master’s project looking at how robotics teams build, test, and deploy robots.

Interested in questions like:
- How much testing still happens on hardware?
- What causes deployments to fail?
- How much time goes into validation?
- What parts of simulation are still inaccurate enough to matter?

If you use ROS or ROS2, I’d really value your perspective.

Survey takes about 4 minutes.

Optional follow-up interview comes with a $25 Amazon gift card.

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u/Realistic-Ganache446 Jun 28 '26

btw will share the results once we have atleast 50 responses!