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RDP 021: The State of Robotics Education With Joel Esposito

by Ricardo Tellez | Sep 10, 2018 | ROS Developers Podcast

In this episode we talk with Joel Esposito about his research on what is the current state of robotics degrees around the world. Based on a set of questionnaires, Joel obtained a clear view of what is the current situation of robotics degrees around the world and what...

[ROS in 5 mins] 034 – What is ROS Action?

by Bayode Aderinola | Sep 3, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this post, we will see what a ROS Action is. We'll also see the difference between a ROS Service and a ROS Action. Let's go! Step 1: Understand blocking and non-blocking activities: two possible ways to buy Pizza Let's assume you wish to order some pizza. There are...

[ROS in 5 mins] 033 – How to create a ROS Action Server

by Ruben Alves | Sep 3, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

Hello ROS Developers! In today's video we are going learn how to create a ROS Action Server. The commands used in this video can be typed on your own computer if you already has ROS installed, but to make things easier, I'll use Robot Ignite Academy, which is the best...

[ROS Q&A] 152 – Publish on a topic for a certain period of time

by Alberto Ezquerro | Sep 3, 2018 | ROS Q&A

This video tries to answer the following question found in the ROS Answers forum In the video, we'll show how to publish on a topic for a certain period of time by using the rospy Timer class, which allows to trigger events at a certain time....

[ROS in 5 mins] 032 – How to compile ROS Action messages

by Ruben Alves | Sep 3, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

Hello ROS Developers! In today's tutorial we are going learn how to create a ROS Action specification file, how to compile ROS Action messages and how to import them. You can run the commands used along the video in your own computer if you have ROS installed, but you...