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I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS developers out there who are thinking and worrying about the future of ROS. If you are worried about whether ROS will become irrelevant in the future or if all the companies building humanoid robots will replace...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS Developers who believe that ChatGPT or Compiler won't take our jobs but rather help us become more efficient and create better, faster, and more intelligent programs. If you share this perspective, this episode is...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS developers who want to use large-scale realistic robotic simulations. If you are thinking of working in that direction, this podcast episode is dedicated to you! Today we are going to talk a lot about simulation and...

I would like to dedicate this episode to the people who are still working on autonomous driving. We believe that it will be the technology of the future, with many interesting and exciting job opportunities. We want to promote and support those who are actively...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS developers who are considering professional robots and applications design, beginning with simulations. Starting with simulations is crucial, even if your preference is to work with real robots, to avoid errors and...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS developers who are thinking about using ROS for their Drones or may be trying to apply their path planning to drones. If you are thinking about using your favorite robot framework for drones, then this episode is...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS developers who have already switched to ROS2 to control their robots.  Today we are going to talk about the ros2_control with one of the main developers and maintainers of the packages.   But before going into...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS developers that are considering building their own robotics startup.   Today we are going to talk about this subject, how to build your robotics startup with a person that has already built two of them: one about...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS developers in Asia that are struggling to get their industrial robots with ROS. Do not be desperate. Keep pushing your ROS learning and application. There are a lot of people working hard to help you with that, for...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the developers that are building and programming the robots that will go to space in the next missions.   Today we are going to talk about the version of ROS that is aimed to go to space.   But before going into the meat,...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the developers that are struggling to set up complex networks of ROS2 devices.   Today we are going to talk about the communications between different robots and systems over a large network and even over the internet.  ...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS developers.   Today we are going to learn how to develop the program with ROS in a better way, in an easier way, and in a fast way!   But before going into the meat, let me tell you that in case you need to improve...

  I would like to dedicate this episode to all the developers working on building small robots for practice while studying ROS. There are very few ROS-based robots for students that are reliable.   Today we are going for the second round about using hardware...

  I would like to dedicate this episode to the people that use ROS to develop autonomous robots that (will) move around us in our streets, together with us, humans, doing some useful tasks.Today we're going to learn about such an amazing company that has succeeded...

  I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are working to make robots more understandable by humans. People want people to interact seamlessly with robots. That robots understand us and that we understand robots.   Today we are going to learn what is HRI...

  I would like to dedicate this episode to all the developers working on making efficient warehouse robots using ROS ( ROS-based warehouse robot). If you are in that field, if you are trying to make the picking system easier for all the warehouses around the world,...

  I would like to dedicate this episode to all the developers working on using ROS for autonomous cars, then this episode is dedicated to you.   Today we are going to learn about how we can use open-source ROS2 code to control autonomous cars. How we can test it in...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROSDevelopers out there that have started or are already progressed doing progressing in programming robots by using FPGA and accelerating hardware of any kind. So if you are any of those engineers or ROSDevelopers...

I would like to dedicate this episode to the people that are developing space systems for the colonization of space, using ROS-based robots. If you are involved in this progress of humanity, this episode is dedicated to you.   But before going into that, let me tell...

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are thinking is time to switch ROS1 from ROS2 In this episode we are going to talk about Webots - a mature Open Source Simulator for ROS2. Now let me introduce to you Olivier Michael. Olivier is the founder and CEO...

I would like to dedicate this episode to the people that build and maintain the core of ROS, that is the people of Open Robotics. But specifically, this episode is dedicated to the Open Robotics team in Singapore that is heavily working on the development of Open-RMF,...

I would like to dedicate this episode to the people that are working to create ROS-based robots to do all the most tedious tasks like ironing, cleaning… or refilling the paper at the WC when finished. Today we are going to learn about an amazing Singaporean company...

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are attending the ROS CON 2022. Now let me introduce you to Tomoya Fujita, Tomoya is a senior researcher of ROS and Cloud robotics software researcher at the SONY US Lab, where he works to develop ROS systems. Today...

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are thinking about building fleets of heterogeneous robots for automating whole businesses like pizzerias, hotels, or hospitals. In this episode, you are going to learn how to make multiple robots navigate in a ROS2...

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are struggling with ROS2, but are not giving up. In this episode we are going to learn about how to develop ROS2 programs with less effort, in a more efficient way, by using a set of ROS2 tools encapsulated in a...

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are working on developing the autonomous cars of the future. If you are thinking on using lidars, cameras then this episode is dedicated to you. In this episode we are going to learn about how ROS can help in...

Now let me introduce you Antonio Manuel Lopez, who is an ICREA Academia professor in the computer science department of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona and principal investigator in autonomous driving at the computer vision center in Spain. He is one the...

Now let me introduce you Patrick Musau, who is a graduated research assistant at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems of Vanderbilt University at the USA. He recently delivered an interesting presentation at the ROS World 2021 entitled Towards Assured...

Hello ROS Developers! The 2021 is about to finish. Another year in pandemic mode! I thought that the last week of the year would be a good moment to review how has it been the year for our favorite robotics framework. In this video we are going to evaluate the year...

 I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are thinking about new ways to apply ROS and robots in order to provide new solutions to difficult problems. Now let me introduce you Francisco Miranda who is the founder of DSI Metric Solutions. With his company,...

A couple of months ago, Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, was talking to the US congress. He indicated that, in terms of AI, China may be only 1 year behind the USA. Schmidt was worried that the USA may lose in the next years to China the leading position in AI that...

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are starting to debug programs. You may have learnt how to build code for ROS robots, but when you move from the lessons provided by the courses, for instance the ones that we provide at The Construct academy, now...

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are thinking about building their own robotics startup. Yes the world needs you. Somebody has to build the robots that we saw in the movies. Those robots that help humans in dangerous environments like the Moon or...

I’m Ricardo, from The Construct. I would like to dedicate this episode to people that teaches robotics and ROS around the world. Today we are going to learn how the US military Air Force learn to program robots with ROS. Want to learn from the best ROS Developers of...

This episode is about learning the options you have to get some money to start your startup and what is expected you achieve with that money In this podcast series of episodes we are going to explain how to create a robotics startup step by step. We are going to learn...

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that test their code in simulation prior to go to the real robot. That is the way guys. If you don't test first on the simulation, you can break the robot or harm somebody with your untested code. So the procedure is...

Let me introduce you Allison Thackston one of the engineers developing some parts of Robonaut. Her ROS code was running out on space! Today she is here to talk about her experience shipping code to Space. Want to be the one creating the robots that will go to Mars?!?...

This episode is about understanding why you can't build your startup alone, and some criteria to properly select your co-founders. In this podcast series of episodes we are going to explain how to create a robotics startup step by step. We are going to learn how to...

In this special ROS Developers Podcast series, we will explain how to build a robotics startup. This series is dedicated to all that are thinking about creating a robotics startup, either about hardware or software, but everything related to robotics. Step by step,...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS Developers that are helping to build ROS a better framework. Not only the ones that are using ROS but the ones that are developing new packages, maintaining existing ones and adding new drivers and dependencies for...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS Developers that are using an embedded computer to control their ROS robot. Today we are going to learn how we can optimize the Linux distribution for embedded computers and how we can use that with ROS. But before...

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROS Developers that are doing research on reinforcement learning applied to robotics. That is a difficult subject for which there is not much about it, specially with ROS. There are some works using other frameworks and...

This episode is dedicated to all those pioneers that are building industrial applications with ROS2. That is a tough position to be because there is a lot of uncharted territory. It is very hard to get results. That is for the really brave ROS Developers. You are...

This episode is dedicated to all those people that building humanoid robots with ROS and need extra care in their control algorithms (otherwise the robot falls down) Today we have a super very special guest with who we are going to talk about how achieve real time...

Today we are going to talk about robots that exist running ROS2 as well as sensors that have ROS2 drivers available. But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS online academy. Yes, at the Construct we have created an online academy named The Robot...

This episode is dedicated to all those people that are thinking about creating their own robotics company. May be you are a ROS Developer who have enough of working for others and want to make the step to lead your destiny. Today we are going to talk about things to...

Today we are going to talk about the security features included in ROS2 and how we can make use of the SROS2 package to make our robot based on ROS2 more secure. But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS online academy. Yes, at the Construct we have...

Today I'm going to express my opinion about what is the future of robot developers. Why are they so important for creating intelligent robots? Which technologies will they need to master? All that and more on the episode of today. Today's episode is a presentation I...

Today we are going to learn all the ins and outs of MoveIt, the ROS package created to easily perform motion planning of arms in the ROS framework. But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS online academy. Yes, at the Construct we have created an...

This episode is dedicated to all those people that like to build robotics projects, to test new ideas for robots, to experiment with robotics solutions, and build robots that work. Today we are going to talk about how to make a living doing what we love the most:...

This episode is dedicated to all those people that are thinking to move their robots to ROS2. One of the problems to move to ROS2 was the lack of a stable navigation system for ROS2 robots. But as you will learn today, this problem has been solved. So if you want to...

This episode is dedicated to all those people that are designing the behaviour of their robots for the Robocup competition. Today we are going to talk about bipeds using ROS with liquid cooling systems. But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS...

This episode is dedicated to all those people that are designing the behaviour of their robots for the Robocup competition. Today we are going to about evolving state machines from the original SMACH But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS online...

This episode is dedicated to all those people that are building business on top of ROS. I mean, people that take existing ROS packages, existing ROS robots, existing ROS applications and integrates all that into a product. A product that sells. Today we are going to...

This episode is dedicated to all those people that were impressed by that TV series named the Knight Rider. You know, about that autonomous car named KITT which had adventure with his owner Michael Knight and solving crimes everywhere. I was influenced by that car and...

Today we are going to chat with the person behind the hub for robots. Have you heard of Git Hub? No, I mean a hub for robots! What is that? You are going to learn in a minute. But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS online academy. Yes, at the...

Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to all of you that are starting with ROS. This is going to be tough, you are going to feel confused sometimes. Please, do not surrender. Start with small steps. Do not try to get all the knowledge at once. Keep pushing your...

Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to all those ROS developers that are Gazebo simulation as their primary tool to test their robot code before pushing to the real robot. This episode is dedicated to you. Today we are going to talk with the lead developer of...

Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to all those ROS developers that are considering moving into ROS2. I know, we are very comfortable with ROS 1 because we already know how it works, and we have a big base of code created to support our future developments....

 This is the first podcast episode of the year 2020. Also, we are celebrating that we have been here with you for 2 years. Yes, we are entering into the 3rd season of the podcast. That is why today, I would like to dedicate the episode to all the listeners of this...

Hi ROS Developers and welcome to the ROS Developers Podcast: the program, the podcast that gives you insights from the experts about how to program your robots with ROS. This is Ricardo Tellez, from The Construct. Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to all...

 Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to all those ROS developers that are figuring out new ways to use ROS. We know ROS is used in a robot with a computer that runs Linux Ubuntu and we program in C++ or Python. That’s it. But then, there are a lot of people...

Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to all those ROS developers that are working already with ROS 2. You are pioneering the next version of ROS, you are solving all the big bugs, you are providing all the. It is like you are moving on an uncharted territory so...

The following podcast episode was recorded during the ROSCON 2019 in Macau. Today we are going to talk with the person behind the development of ROS for Windows, But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS online academy. Yes, at the Construct we have...

The following podcast episode was recorded during the ROSCON 2019 in Macau. Today we are going to talk with a couple of people that work a Canonical, you know, the company behind the development of Ubuntu. But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS...

The following podcast episode was recorded during the ROSCON 2019 in Macau. Today, we are going to talk with the person behind RoboMaker, the cloud robotics solution from Amazon. But before going into that, let me remind you about our ROS online academy. Yes, at The...

The following podcast episode was recorded during the ROSCON 2019 at Macau. Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to those ROS developers that have been using ROS for more than 10 years. You started in the difficult days when ROS was just a seed. Today we are...

Today, I would like to dedicate the podcast to porting packages from ROS1 to ROS2. There is still a lot of work to be done, but you are making this possible. This episode is dedicated to you! And today, it is my pleasure to introduce you Steve Macenski. Steve is open...

Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to those ROS developers that use ROS with outdoor robots. You know that most of the ROS robots are basically indoor ones, where the level of control of the environment is a little bit higher. When you move outdoors…. Then...

Today, I would like to dedicate the episode to those ROS developers that use simulations as a key element in their ROS development. I mean, you use the simulation to test your programs until they work properly in it and then, and only then, you move to the real robot...