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ROS Developers LIVE-Class #21: A Basic Example of OpenAI with ROS

by Ricardo Tellez | Jun 18, 2018 | ROS LIVE-Class, ROS Q&A

In this ROS LIVE-Class we’re going to learn how to create our own Qlearning training for a cart pole in Gazebo using both OpenAI and ROS. https://youtu.be/gB5j5goz1CU We will see: How to create a Python training program that uses OpenAI infrastructure How to...

[ROS Q&A] 129 – Which ROS controllers required for PR2 ?

by Ricardo Tellez | Jun 18, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this video we are going to see why a ROS developer can't launch a PR2 Gazebo simulation, mainly because the ROS controllers are not found. We will see which are the ROS packages which provide all the required controllers for the PR2. We will also see how you...

[ROS Projects] – My Robotic Manipulator – #Part 5 – ROS Controllers and XACRO

by Marco Arruda | Jun 15, 2018 | Robotics with ROS

This is a series of posts. If you didn't follow up, you can find the previous post here. In this 5th video of the robotic manipulator series, we will expand the ROS controllers to all joints of our robot using XACRO. At the end of the video we'll have a full...

RDP 016: Expanding ROS through China with May Zheng from Gaitech

by Ricardo Tellez | Jun 15, 2018 | ROS Developers Podcast

In this episode we talk with May Zheng from chinese company Gaitech. She will explain us: - Is a very good moment now to sell ROS based products in Asia? How to start doing it? - What are the main problems of selling ROS based products in China - Which is the biggest...

[ROS in 5 mins] 010 – What is ROS_MASTER_URI?

by The Construct | Jun 11, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this video, we will see what the ROS_MASTER_URI is in just 5 minutes. We'll see what it represents and how it's used in the entire ROS system. If you are a ROS beginner and want to learn ROS basics fast, we recommend you take any of the following courses on...