Probably as a tribute to William Grey Walter's Elmer and Elsie? They were the first mobile robots ever created and they did look like turtles :) In fact they referred to them as turtles:
Hi everyone
I am not sure if it an appropriate question, may be on the lighter side.
Why is there a tortoise reference in ROS (Box Turtle, C Turtle and Diamond Back) ? Is there a tale to it ? :-)
Regards
Arkapravo
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