diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-command-line_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-command-line_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..beb4658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-command-line_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Embeds the TCLAP library inside the ecl. This is a very convenient \
+  command line parser in templatised c++."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=10;endline=10;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-concepts_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-concepts_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02b4298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-concepts_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Introduces a compile time concept checking mechanism that can be used \
+  most commonly to check for required functionality when passing template arguments."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=11;endline=11;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-config ecl-type-traits"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-containers_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-containers_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39f31cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-containers_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "The containers included here are intended to extend the stl containers."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=14;endline=14;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-config ecl-errors ecl-exceptions ecl-formatters ecl-converters ecl-mpl ecl-type-traits ecl-utilities"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-converters_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-converters_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b63977f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-converters_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Some fast/convenient type converters, mostly for char strings or strings."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=13;endline=13;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-config ecl-errors ecl-exceptions ecl-mpl ecl-type-traits ecl-concepts"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-core-apps_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-core-apps_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4249e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-core-apps_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "This includes a suite of programs demo'ing various aspects of the ecl_core."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=11;endline=11;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-build ecl-license ecl-config ecl-linear-algebra ecl-command-line ecl-converters ecl-containers ecl-devices ecl-errors ecl-exceptions ecl-formatters ecl-geometry ecl-ipc ecl-sigslots ecl-streams ecl-threads ecl-type-traits ecl-time-lite"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-core.inc b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-core.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2367ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-core.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SRC_URI = "https://github.com/stonier/${ROS_SPN}/archive/${PV}.tar.gz;downloadfilename=${ROS_SP}.tar.gz"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "625fa08e6e23adb58d9de2caaaf2be08"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "ea2e3e8e7572d6e18374b8be3736ce4761ea1f18c6af046af3fe4fcaadfc5285"
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}/${ROS_SP}/${ROS_BPN}"
+
+inherit catkin
+
+ROS_SPN = "ecl_core"
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-devices_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-devices_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8987e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-devices_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Provides an extensible and standardised framework for input-output devices."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=9;endline=9;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-config ecl-errors ecl-mpl ecl-type-traits ecl-utilities ecl-containers ecl-threads"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-eigen_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-eigen_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9772123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-eigen_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "This provides an Eigen implementation for ecl's linear algebra."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=9;endline=9;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "cmake-modules ecl-license libeigen"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-exceptions_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-exceptions_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f67477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-exceptions_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Template based exceptions - these are simple and practical and avoid the proliferation of exception types."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=11;endline=11;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-config ecl-errors"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-filesystem_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-filesystem_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..721254c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-filesystem_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Cross platform filesystem utilities (until c++11 makes its way in)."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=9;endline=9;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-build ecl-config ecl-errors ecl-exceptions"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-formatters_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-formatters_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd07493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-formatters_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "The formatters here simply format various input types to a specified text format."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=11;endline=11;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-config ecl-exceptions ecl-converters"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-geometry_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-geometry_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6b28cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-geometry_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Any tools relating to mathematical geometry."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=10;endline=10;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-build ecl-license ecl-config ecl-type-traits ecl-containers ecl-formatters ecl-linear-algebra ecl-exceptions ecl-math ecl-mpl"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-ipc_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-ipc_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f88ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-ipc_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "This package provides an infrastructure to allow for developing \
+  cross platform c++ wrappers around the lower level c api's that handle these \
+  mechanisms."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=13;endline=13;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-build ecl-config ecl-errors ecl-time-lite ecl-exceptions ecl-time"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-linear-algebra_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-linear-algebra_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04222a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-linear-algebra_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Ecl frontend to a linear matrix package (currently eigen)."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=9;endline=9;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-build ecl-converters ecl-eigen ecl-exceptions ecl-formatters ecl-license ecl-math sophus"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-math_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-math_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e46196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-math_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "This package provides simple support to cmath, filling in holes \
+  or redefining in a c++ formulation where desirable."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=10;endline=10;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-type-traits"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-mpl_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-mpl_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0d84b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-mpl_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Metaprogramming tools move alot of runtime calculations to be shifted to compile time."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=10;endline=10;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-sigslots_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-sigslots_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33d8950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-sigslots_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Provides a signal/slot mechanism."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=13;endline=13;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-config ecl-threads"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-statistics_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-statistics_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0360fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-statistics_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Common statistical structures and algorithms for control systems."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=9;endline=9;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-build ecl-license ecl-config ecl-linear-algebra"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-streams_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-streams_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92b6dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-streams_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "These are lightweight text streaming classes that connect to standardised ecl type devices."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=10;endline=10;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-errors ecl-concepts ecl-devices ecl-time ecl-converters ecl-type-traits"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-threads_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-threads_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e92b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-threads_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "This package provides the c++ extensions for a variety of threaded programming tools."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=12;endline=12;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-build ecl-config ecl-errors ecl-concepts ecl-exceptions ecl-time ecl-utilities"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-time_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-time_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ab9c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-time_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "This package provides a means for handling different timing models."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=14;endline=14;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-build ecl-config ecl-errors ecl-exceptions ecl-time-lite"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-type-traits_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-type-traits_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d66f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-type-traits_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Extends c++ type traits and implements a few more to boot."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=9;endline=9;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-config ecl-mpl"
+
+require ecl-core.inc
diff --git a/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-utilities_0.61.17.bb b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-utilities_0.61.17.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..126b7b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-ros/ecl-core/ecl-utilities_0.61.17.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Includes various supporting tools and utilities for c++ programming."
+SECTION = "devel"
+LICENSE = "BSD"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://package.xml;beginline=9;endline=9;md5=d566ef916e9dedc494f5f793a6690ba5"
+
+DEPENDS = "ecl-license ecl-mpl ecl-concepts"
+
+require ecl-core.inc