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[Gazebo in 5 minutes] 006 – How to use an image file as texture for gazebo model

by Marco Arruda | Oct 22, 2018 | Gazebo Tutorials

In this video we'll learn how to use an image file as texture for gazebo model. Let's go! https://youtu.be/zEJT--XYW6E Links mentioned in the video and other useful links: Robot Ignite Academy, the place to learn to program robots using only a web browser ROS...

RDP 026: Tensorflow in ROS With Martin Pecka

by Ricardo Tellez | Oct 22, 2018 | ROS Developers Podcast

In this episode Martin Pecka will talk about the Tensorflow ROS cpp package, a ROS package he created to simplify the use of Tensorflow within a ROS node and to provide a universal interface to ROS programs, independently on how Tensorflow was installed in the...

How to use rqt_console for debugging in ROS

by Bayode Aderinola | Oct 15, 2018 | ROS Q&A

Learn how to use rqt_console for debugging by setting the logger level for ROS nodes. We'll see some sample messages generated, including that of a turtle, which we will intentionally run into a wall! Let's go! Step1: Create an account and/or Login to Robot Ignite...

[ROS in 5 mins] 047 – What is rqt plot

by Ruben Alves | Oct 15, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this video we're going to see what is rqt_plot and how it works. Before we start, if you are new to ROS, I highly recommend you to take any of the following courses on Robot Ignite Academy ▸ ROS Basics In 5 Days (Python) ▸ ROS Basics In 5 Days (C++) The commands...

[ROS Q&A] 159 – How to create a Restricted Area on a Map

by Alberto Ezquerro | Oct 15, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In the following video, we are going to show how to create a restricted area (the robot cannot go in) in a Map generated with gmapping. https://youtu.be/GV2r4A0uk3o RELATED LINKS ▸ Robot Ignite Academy ▸ ROS Development Studio (ROSDS) ▸ Original Question We love...