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[ROS in 5 mins] 042 – What is roswtf?

by Bayode Aderinola | Sep 23, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this video, we'll see what the roswtf tool is. We'll also see how and why this tool is used in ROS. Let's go! https://youtu.be/zJcucinXs-c Step 0. Create a project in Robot Ignite Academy(RIA) We have the best online ROS course available in RIA. It helps you learn...

RDP 022: Building Warehouse ROS Robots With Melonee Wise

by Ricardo Tellez | Sep 20, 2018 | ROS Developers Podcast

In this episode I talk to one of the mothers of ROS, the co-creator of the Turtlebot robot, and the CEO of one of the most important companies of the world that sells ROS based Warehouse robots (Fetch Robotics). Among other things, she will explain about their work to...

[ROS Q&A] 155 – How to use callback function in ROS Subscriber

by Alberto Ezquerro | Sep 17, 2018 | ROS Q&A

This video tries to answer the following question found in the ROS Answers forum: https://answers.ros.org/question/303105/how-to-use-callback-with-python/ In the video, we'll show how to handle and work with callback functions in a ROS Subscriber....

[ROS Q&A] 154 – How to Detect Collisions with static objects in Gazebo

by Miguel Angel | Sep 17, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this video, we answer the following question: http://answers.gazebosim.org/question/20432/ros-gazebo-detecting-collision-with-a-static-object-using-contact-sensor/ We explain how to set up a robot so that you can detect collisions with static or non-static...

[ROS in 5 mins] 040 – What is in the directories src, build and devel?

by Bayode Aderinola | Sep 17, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this post, we will see what the ROS workspace directories src, build and devel contain. We'll also see how these directories are used in ROS workspace management. Let's go! Step 1: Create a Project (ROSject) on ROSDS Head to http://rosds.online and create a project...