Christian Ruf enhanced the ros/rosdistro repository by integrating the USD Core Dependency (usd-core/pxr) into its Python dependencies, focusing on improving Universal Scene Description (USD) support for robotics workflows. Using Python and YAML, Christian consolidated USD-related dependencies to streamline data interchange and visualization capabilities, which reduced integration risk and improved build reliability for ROS-based simulations. This work laid a foundation for future USD-driven features by strengthening interoperability across tooling. The technical approach emphasized maintainability and dependency management, ensuring that the project’s Python environment could better support complex simulation scenarios without introducing new bugs or instability.