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[ROS in 5 mins] 051 – How to create and launch custom world in gazebo

by Bayode Aderinola | Oct 29, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this video, we'll see how to create and launch a custom world in Gazebo. We'll build the outline of a room that you'll hopefully complete (in case you want to have some fun)! If you are a ROS beginner and want to learn ROS basics fast, we recommend you take any of...

[ROS in 5 mins] 050 – What is package.xml

by Ruben Alves | Oct 29, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

[ROS in 5 mins] 050 - What is package.xml Hello Everyone In today's video we're going to see what is the package.xml file in the ROS ecosystem. For that we're going to use Robot Ignite Academy, which is the best tool if you want Learn ROS Fast. Before we start, if you...

[ROS in 5 mins] 049 – How to learn ROS basics using the turtlesim package

by Bayode Aderinola | Oct 22, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this video, we'll see how to use the turtlesim package (wiki.ros.org/turtlesim) for learning the basics of ROS. Get set to have some fun as you try out things for yourself! Commands used: * rostopic list * rostopic pub * rosmsg list * rosmsg show * rosservice list...

[ROS Q&A] 161 – Action Status in C++ in ROS

by Miguel Angel | Oct 22, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this video we are going to answer a common question that is how to set the succeded in an action server in c++ in ROS. https://youtu.be/9vOWgsar1ZA Related resources: The original question The ROSject of the project, just click and the whole project will be...

[Gazebo in 5 minutes] 005 – How to use a mesh file to create a gazebo model

by Marco Arruda | Oct 22, 2018 | Gazebo Tutorials

In this video we'll learn How to use a mesh file to create a gazebo model. Different than URDF format, SDF is also used for entire robotic simulation environments. Let's go! https://youtu.be/ucS_ekzuzMA Links mentioned in the video and other useful links: Robot Ignite...