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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...

[Gazebo Q&A] 004 – How to create a Planar Moving Element in Gazebo ROS

by Miguel Angel | Oct 15, 2018 | Gazebo Tutorials

In this video, you will learn two methods to move an element on the plane, ground level. This first one is using two prismatic joints working together to achieve this planar movement. The second is creating a custom plugin that sets the speeds of the model to move...

RDP 025: Hardware Robot Operating System (or H-ROS) With Victor Mayoral

by Ricardo Tellez | Oct 15, 2018 | ROS Developers Podcast

In this episode I talk to Victor Mayoral, CTO of Erle/Acutronic about their Hardware ROS (or better known as H-ROS). We will talk about how they have implemented this hardware framework for building ROS based robots by combining hardware parts that natively...