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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...

[Gazebo in 5 minutes] 007 – How to create a robot using URDF #Part 1 – Links

by Marco Arruda | Oct 29, 2018 | Gazebo Tutorials

In this video we'll learn how to start a robot model using URDF language. At the end of the video, you'll understand the links of a robot. Let's go! https://youtu.be/pD1RwMZ1YgM Links mentioned in the video and other useful links: Robot Ignite Academy, the...

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

by Marco Arruda | Oct 29, 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...