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[ROS Q&A] 185 – 2D Drone Navigation (Part 4 Get Odometry from Laser readings)

by Alberto Ezquerro | Apr 14, 2019 | ROS Q&A

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3J5WcU4xFAo About: In the video of today, we are going to see how you can generate Odometry data from the Drone's laser readings (using the rf2o_laser_odometry package). Then, we will use this Odometry data in order to perform Navigation....

Exploring ROS with a 2 Wheeled Robot #2: URDF Macros (XACRO)

by Marco Arruda | Apr 13, 2019 | Robotics with ROS, ROS Tutorials

XACROs In this tutorial, we are going to explore the macros for URDF files, using XACRO files. At the end of this tutorial, we will have the same model organized in different files, in an organized way. https://youtu.be/NK7lIjYcSYU STEP 1 With the first part done we...

[Morpheus Chair] Vector ROS Simulation | T2.Ep.3

by Miguel Angel | Apr 11, 2019 | Real Robots with ROS

. What will you learn in this post Learn how to launch the Vector simulation and how to launch a Red Ball tracking node using ROS and the package created by BetaB0t Vector_ROS List of resources used in this post The ROSject with the simulation and code Plug and Play:...

Exploring ROS using a 2 Wheeled Robot #1: Basics of Robot Modeling using URDF

by Marco Arruda | Apr 6, 2019 | Robotics with ROS, ROS Tutorials

Explore the basics of robot modeling using the URDF In this tutorial, we're going to explore the basics of robot modeling using the Unified Robot Description Format (URDF). At the end of this tutorial, we will have a model ready and running in Gazebo simulator. Let's...

RDP042: How ROS is Developed with ROS Platform Manager Tully Foote

by Ricardo Tellez | Apr 1, 2019 | ROS Developers Podcast

Hi ROS Developers and welcome to the ROS Developers Podcast: the program, the podcast that gives you insights from the experts about how to program your robots with ROS. This is Ricardo Tellez, from The Construct. Today, I would like to dedicate the podcast to all...