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[ROS Q&A] 126 – How to configure the differential drive ROS controller

by Ricardo Tellez | May 28, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this video we are going to see how to configure the differential drive ROS controller for a wheeled robot using a Gazebo simulation. This is a video trying to answer the question of Jaime posted at the ROS answers forum about how he cannot make the...

How to Become a Robotics Developer

by Ricardo Tellez | May 26, 2018 | Robotics with ROS

Updated: June 6, 2025 Robotics needs developers! Robotics needs software engineers and software developers. A lot of them. This article is for software developers who have never considered programming for robots. In this article, we discuss the following: Reasons why...

[ROS Projects] – My Robotic Manipulator – #Part 3 – URDF Inertia

by Marco Arruda | May 25, 2018 | Robotics with ROS

In this video we are going to insert inertia property to each link of our robotic manipulator. At the end of the video we'll be able to simulate this robot using Gazebo, due to having complete physic properties defined to the robot. Step1. Create Project Let's start...

[ROS Q&A] 125 – Save and load RViz configuration

by Alberto Ezquerro | May 24, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this video we are going to show how you can easily save and load RViz configurations, using the Robot Ignite Academy. Step 1. Go to the Robot Ignite Academy Here is the link: https://goo.gl/631YF4 You can preview every course for free. Let's start with the...

[ROS Q&A] 124 – Range sensor does not detect obstacles in Gazebo

by Ricardo Tellez | May 22, 2018 | ROS Q&A

In this video, we are answering a question about why the range sensor plugin for Gazebo is not detecting obstacles. The answer to that problem will surprise you !!! (ha, ha, ha). In this posting, we will go through a demo of laser data visualization NOTE: This article...