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[ROS in 5 mins] 039 – What is setup.bash or setup.sh

by Ruben Alves | Sep 17, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

Welcome again to a new post about ROS. In order to work properly, ROS uses the setup.bash files, but what are those files? In today's post, we're going to learn what are setup.bash (or setup.sh) files, where are they located and how to use them. Before we start, if...

[ROS in 5 mins] 038 – What is ROS_IP?

by Bayode Aderinola | Sep 17, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this video, we will see what ROS_IP is, and when to use it, in about five minutes! We'll be using a very simple simulation to demonstrate this. If you are a ROS beginner and want to learn ROS basics fast, we recommend you take any of the following courses on...

Simulations Are The Key To Intelligent Robots

by Ricardo Tellez | Sep 14, 2018 | Robotics with ROS

I read an article entitled Games Hold the Key to Teaching Artificial Intelligent Systems, by Danny Vena, in which the author states that computer games like Minecraft, Civilization, and Grand Theft Auto have been used to train intelligent systems to perform better in...

[ROS in 5 mins] 037 – What is ROS PACKAGE PATH and how to use it?

by Ruben Alves | Sep 10, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

Hello ROS Developers Welcome to this new post about ROS. In today's post, we are going to learn what is the ROS_PACKAGE_PATH variable and how it is used by the ROS ecosystem. The commands used here can be executed in your own computer if you have ROS installed, but...

[ROS in 5 mins] 036 – How to use and configure rosed

by Bayode Aderinola | Sep 10, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this video, we will see what rosed is, and how to use and configure it, in less than five minutes! We'll be using a very simple sample package to demonstrate this. If you are a ROS beginner and want to learn ROS basics fast, we recommend you take any of the...