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[ROS Q&A] 163 – Custom message fails to build: No such file or directory

by Alberto Ezquerro | Nov 6, 2018 | ROS Q&A

Learn how to solve a common error "No such file or directory" when compiling a package that contains a custom message. This post answered the following question on ROS...

Where is roscore in ROS2?

by Bayode Aderinola | Nov 5, 2018 | ROS2 Tutorials

Hello ROS developers! In this post, we'll find out what happened to roscore in ROS2 and how similar functions of the ROS1 master were implemented in ROS2. Sit back and get ready to have some fun! In order to approach this theory-like topic with as much practical as...

RDP 028: Using Time of Flight Sensors With Krzysztof Zurad

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

In this episode, Krzysztof will explain us about using cheap, fast, small and light weight time of flight sensors on drones in outdoor environments. We will discuss about distances that those sensors can reach, frequency of update, interference between sensors...

RDP 027: Off-the-shelf ROS components for Robots With Roberto Guzman

by Ricardo Tellez | Oct 30, 2018 | ROS Developers Podcast

In this episode I talk to Roberto Guzman who will tell us about how to speed up our robot building by using certified ROS components. He also talks about how easy he feels that is to transfer results from simulation to real robot, about the ROSCON, IROS and...

[ROS Q&A] 162 – roslaunch file contains multiple nodes named [/map_server]

by Alberto Ezquerro | Oct 29, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In the following video, we are going to show how to solve the common error of "roslaunch file contains multiple nodes named [/whatever]". https://youtu.be/iAwuk__myQI RELATED LINKS ▸ Robot Ignite Academy ▸ ROS Development Studio (ROSDS) ▸ Original Question...