GSoC 2026 | Project #2 (C++ Support) Applicant - Dimitris (Educational Robotics Background)

[DimitrisVita]

Hi @javizqh, @nikhilg2603 and the Robotics Academy team!

I'm Dimitris, a 4th-year student at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece. I'm very interested in working on Project #2: Extend C++ support for more exercises.

I think I am a great fit for this project because I actually have a background in both C++ and teaching. For the last 3 years, I've been teaching Educational Robotics at Moraitis School. Because of this, I know exactly how important it is for students to have easy-to-use tools and a simple C++ API, so they can focus on the robot's logic instead of fighting with ROS2 setups.

I have already downloaded the RADI Docker image and I'm currently working on my Technical Demo (the 'Follow Line' exercise). I will upload the video here soon.

Before I start writing my GSoC proposal, I have a quick question for the mentors: Which exercises are your top priority to get C++ support this summer?

Thanks for your time, looking forward to contributing!

[javizqh]

Our goal is to have all of the exercises with C++ support, so there is no priority. In the GSOC project we expect to migrate bunch of them, which ones do not matter.

[DimitrisVita]

Got it thanks! I'll choose a good mix of exercises for my proposal then. Focusing on finishing the demo video right now.