# Beginner uses Gazebo, ROS 2, and Nav2 to complete a differential-drive robot maze simulation

- Source: Reddit r/robotics
- Published: 2026-10-12T13:52:40.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/t4wighq22tznd20jzx5takp6m
- Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/1x42gab/finally_did_my_diff_drive_robot_sim/

## Summary

A developer who has just spent four weeks getting started in robotics completed a differential-drive robot simulation in Gazebo and ROS 2 Jazzy, using SLAM for mapping and localization and Nav2 to autonomously navigate to target points in a maze map.