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[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...

[ROS in 5 mins] 009 – How to Launch a ROS node

by The Construct | Jun 11, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

In this video, we will see how to launch a ROS node in just 5 minutes. We'll see four different way nodes can be launched in ROS, and how to check that a node has been launched: * rosnode list If you are a ROS beginner and want to learn ROS basics fast, we...

[ROS in 5 mins] 008 – What is the difference between rosrun and roslaunch

by Ruben Alves | Jun 11, 2018 | ROS Tutorials

Hi! In today's video we are going to see what's the difference between rosrun and roslaunch, when do we use one or another, and what are their advantages. But before we start, if you are new to ROS and want to Learn ROS Fast, I recommend you to take any of the...