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[ROS Projects] Exploring ROS with a 2 Wheeled Robot #Part 2 – URDF Macros

by Marco Arruda | Feb 8, 2018 | Robotics with ROS

In this video, we are going to explore the macros for URDF files, using XACRO files. At the end of this video, we will have the same model organized in different files, in a organized way. https://youtu.be/NK7lIjYcSYU References RDS: https://rds.theconstructsim.com/...

[ROS Projects] – Performing LSD-SLAM with a ROS based Parrot AR.Drones – #Part 2

by Alberto Ezquerro | Feb 7, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this 2nd video of the series, we are going to solve some compilation errors we got in the previous video, and we are trying to launch the nodes for performing LSD SLAM. https://youtu.be/7XvfajyvDWA

[ROS Projects] – Build the Sentinel Robots from Matrix for Gazebo Simulator (Updating)

by Miguel Angel | Feb 6, 2018 | Gazebo Tutorials, Robotics with ROS

1 Learn how to build the Sentinel Robots from the Matrix for Gazebo Simulator. Learn about advances XACRO techniques. In these first set of videos you will build a basic geometric version. Here is the git for the code:...

[ROS Projects] – Making Aibo robot walk with ROS – #Part 2

by Ricardo Tellez | Feb 5, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this second video we are going to see how to make Aibo execute a Motion File (MTN) using ROS. Aibo Motion Files are files created by Sony that describe beautiful movements of Aibo. If we achieve to use those files with ROS, then we will be able to use all...

RDP 003: Programming With ROS For The Robocup With Sam Pfeiffer

by Ricardo Tellez | Feb 5, 2018 | ROS Developers Podcast

In this session of The ROS Developers Podcast, I chat with Sam Pfeiffer, who is a PhD student at University of Technology, Sydney where he leads the team of the University that goes to the Robocup with the Pepper robot. Among other things, he will explain us how he...