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[ROS in 5 mins] 019 – What is a ROS Topic

by Ruben Alves | Jul 14, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

Hello ROS Developers! In today's video we are going to see what are ROS Topics and how they work. Before we start, if you are new to ROS and want to Learn ROS Fast, I highly recommend you to take any of the following courses on Robot Ignite Academy: ROS Basics...

[ROS Q&A] 139 – [Solved] Pioneer p3dx simulation on Gazebo, not stopping on key release

by Marco Arruda | Jul 14, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this video we are going to show how to solve the problem of a pioneer 3dx gazebo robot that still moves even after releasing the keyboard, using keyboard twist teleop. Original question:...

[ROS Q&A] 138 – How to set a sequence of goals in MoveIt for a manipulator?

by Alberto Ezquerro | Jul 12, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this video we are going to see how to set a sequence of goals for a manipulator robot, using the Python API in order to communicate with MoveIt!. // RELATED LINKS ▸ Original questions:...

ROS Developers LIVE-Class #25: How to create basic markers in Rviz | Round 2

by The Construct | Jul 10, 2018 | ROS LIVE-Class, ROS Q&A

Still on the series of Markers and how to use them, in the previous Live Class we looked at the Basic RViz Markers and how they are created. Today's class will delve deeper into other types of Markers available to us in RViz. We will see: ▸ How to create...

[ROS in 5 mins] 015 – How to use remap in launch files

by Ruben Alves | Jul 10, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

Hello ROS Developers! In today's video we are going to see how to use remap in a launch file. For that we are going to use Robot Ignite Academy. But before we start, if you are new to ROS and want to Learn ROS Fast, I recommend you to take any of the following...