Gazebo PMC Advances Multirobot Simulation, MuJoCo Integration

TL;DR. The Gazebo Project Management Committee approved a Future Planning Working Group and discussed several technical improvements to its robotics simulation platform. - New agenda items include adding namespaces to models for better multirobot simulation in ROS. - The team focused on integrating MuJoCo physics and addressing build farm stability issues. - Discussions explored implementing physics engines directly within Gazebo systems.

• Gazebo Future Planning Working Group officially established.
• Proposed namespaces for models and plugins to enhance multirobot ROS simulations.
• Progress made on MuJoCo integration, including joint mimic and screw constraints.
• Investigating direct physics engine implementation to optimize Gazebo performance.

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