Deprecated Components¶
This page lists components in robotics that are no longer actively maintained or supported. This includes components that are deprecated, have reached End-of-Life (EOL), or have been rebranded under different names. The information here helps users migrate from legacy systems to currently supported alternatives.
Omniverse Launcher¶
Omniverse Launcher and legacy tools will be deprecated on October 1, 2025.
Launcher will be deprecated on October 1, 2025.
Please migrate accordingly:
- Applications: Applications previously available on Omniverse Launcher falls into the following categories:
- Applications still available for download and will continue to be supported. This includes: Blender 4.2 Alpha USD Branch (as add-on hosted on GitHub), Isaac Sim (as executable binaries, pip package, or docker image on NGC Catalog), NVIDIA RTX Remix (on NVIDIA App), Omniverse External Application Template (in kit-app-template), Omniverse Kit (in kit-app-template), Omniverse Farm Agent (on NGC Catalog), Omniverse Farm Queue (on NGC Catalog), Isaac Sim Compatibility Checker (as executable binaries or on NGC Catalog), Omniverse USD Composer (formerly Omniverse Create, in kit-app-template), Omniverse USD Explorer (in kit-app-template), USDView (in kit-app-template as USD Viewer).
- Applications available for download but will no longer be supported. This includes: Omniverse Nucleus Cache, Omniverse Drive Beta, Omniverse Nucleus Navigator, Omniverse Nucleus Workstation, Omniverse Nucleus Wrapp.
- Applications no longer available for download and are no longer supported. This includes: Bentley LumenRT, Omniverse Create XR, Omniverse Code, Omniverse Kaolin, Omniverse Machinima Beta, Omniverse Marbles RTX, Omniverse Mineways, Omniverse Showroom, Omniverse USD Presenter (formerly Omniverse View).
- Connectors: Connectors previously available on Omniverse Launcher can continue to be downloaded in NGC Catalog. They may no longer be actively developed but will receive patches as needed. This includes: Adobe Substance 3D Painter, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Alias, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Revit, Epic Games Unreal Engine, Graphisoft Archicad, Kitware Paraview, McNeel Rhino/Grasshopper, PTC Creo, SideFX Houdini, Trimble SketchUp, Unity.
- Extensions: Extensions previously available on Omniverse Launcher can continue to be downloaded and used by developers, but are no longer supported. This includes ALPHA3D, Avataar, Avaturn, BAYA3D, Convai, Echo3D, Edge Impulse Data Ingestion, Evermotion, Fabricator, HDR Lightmap, in3D, KAEDIM, Moment Factory MPCDI, Moment Factory NDI, Motionverse, Move.AI, Nextspace, OctaneRender, PBRMax, Replica Studios, SmartCow LP-SDG, Syntway, Timedomain AI Singer, and VistoryBoard Omniverse.
- Content: Sample assets and projects can be found in Omniverse Documentation under USD example datasets and downloadable content packs.
Isaac Orbit¶
Isaac Orbit is renamed to Isaac Lab. The GitHub repository is released under the BSD 3-Clause License. It also has corresponding research paper and project page.
Orbit will continue to evolve as Isaac Lab to become an even lighter application on Isaac Sim for robot learning.
-- Isaac Orbit
Isaac Lab will be replacing previously released frameworks for robot learning and reinforcement learning, including IsaacGymEnvs for the Isaac Gym Preview Release, OmniIsaacGymEnvs for Isaac Sim, and Orbit for Isaac Sim.
(Omniverse) Isaac Gym¶
(Omniverse) Isaac Gym is the predecessor of Isaac Lab. The GitHub repository is named as Omniverse Isaac Gym Environments (OmniIsaacGymEnvs, abbreviated as OIGE), and is released under the BSD 3-Clause License.
The latest release of Omniverse Isaac Gym is 4.0.0, and will not be updated further.
Version 4.0.0 will be the last release of OmniIsaacGymEnvs. Moving forward, OmniIsaacGymEnvs will be merging with IsaacLab (https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacLab).
Isaac Gym (Preview Release)¶
Isaac Gym (Preview Release) is the predecessor of (Omniverse) Isaac Gym that does not base on Isaac Sim (and Omniverse). The GitHub repository is named as Isaac Gym Environments (IsaacGymEnvs, abbreviated as IGE), and is released under the BSD 3-Clause License. The documentation is provided in an offline form that can be accessed after download, and has been unofficially hosted here. It also has corresponding research paper, project page, and YouTube videos.
The latest release of Isaac Gym (Preview Release) is Preview 4, and will not be updated further.
Isaac Gym - Now Deprecated
Note: This is legacy software. Developers may download and continue to use it, but it is no longer supported.
Isaac SDK¶
Isaac SDK is the predecessor of Isaac ROS. It also has a corresponding blog post. Isaac SDK consists of Isaac GEMs and Isaac Applications based on Isaac (Robotics) Engine. The Isaac Sight GUI also belongs to Isaac SDK.
Isaac SDK has been deprecated, and Isaac is now focusing on adding gems/nodes to ROS
-- NVIDIA Forum
Please migrate to Isaac ROS.
Isaac AMR¶
Isaac AMR 1.0 and 2.0 are predecessors of Isaac Perceptor in Isaac ROS. Isaac AMR is an extension of Isaac SDK based on the Isaac Sight UI screenshots in the documentation, and some Isaac SDK docs have been redirected to Isaac AMR docs. It has a corresponding blog post.
Yes, GXF bridge was deprecated. The AMR stack will be based on ROS going forward.
-- NVIDIA Forum
Please migrate to Isaac Perceptor in Isaac ROS.
Isaac Sim Unity3D¶
Isaac Sim Unity3D support has been deprecated. The term Isaac Sim now refer to the Omniverse Kit-based version.
Unfortunately the Unity 3D support has been deprecated, as stated also on the Isaac SIM Download page. Omniverse is now your go-to platform for Isaac simulation projects.
-- NVIDIA Forum
Please migrate to Isaac Sim.
(Omniverse) Replicator Insight¶
Replicator Insight has been deprecated. The product webpage now redirects to the main Omniverse landing page, indicating it is no longer supported.
Please migrate to Replicator.
ROS 1¶
Robot Operating System (ROS) 1 will reach EOL on May 2025.
ROS 1 distributions include: Noetic Ninjemys, Melodic Morenia, Lunar Loggerhead, Kinetic Kame, Jade Turtle, Indigo Igloo, Hydro Medusa, Groovy Galapagos, Fuerte Turtle, Electric Emys, Diamondback, C Turtle, Box Turtle.
The last ROS 1 release Noetic will go end of life on May 31st with that the ROS Wiki will also be EOL and transition to being an archive.
-- ROS 1
Please migrate to ROS 2 (distros such as Humble).
Gazebo Classic¶
Gazebo Classic is deprecated.
As a convention we refer to older versions of Gazebo, those with release numbers like Gazebo 9 and Gazebo 11 as “Gazebo Classic”. Newer versions of Gazebo, formerly called “Ignition”, with lettered releases names like Harmonic, are referred to as just “Gazebo”.
-- Gazebo
Gazebo 11 is the last major release of Gazebo.
It is bittersweet to announce that Gazebo Classic (Gazebo11) has reached end-of-life (EOL).
-- Gazebo
Please migrate to Gazebo (distros such as Harmonic) or Isaac Sim.
Ignition¶
Ignition is renamed to Gazebo.
Going forward, the modern robotics software collection formerly known as Ignition, is now branded Gazebo.
-- Gazebo