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Transitive, the open-source framework for full-stack robotics, is built on three core concepts: full-stack packages, real-time data-synchronization with full-stack reactivity, and topic-based access control. In this post, as part of a mini-series exploring these concepts, we will describe the former.

The Need for Full-stack Packages​

Software package managers serve three high-level functions: they define a standard format for packages incl. versioning, they provide dependency resolution, and they (typically) provide a mechanism for the distribution and installation of these packages. There exist a good many package managers, typically tied to a specific context, e.g. apt, yum, snap, npm, yarn, pip, uv, and cargo, to name just a few. It would seem plausible that at least one of these existing package managers would be suitable for managing robotic software as well, but they are not and that is due to a very specific need in robotics: cross-device dependency management.