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ROS Robotics By Example

The visionaries who created ROS developed a framework for robotics centered on commonality of robotics system to simplify the process of building robots. From the fundamental concepts to advanced practical experience, ROS Robotics By Example, Second Edition will provide you with an incremental knowledge of the ROS framework, the backbone of the robotics evolution. By providing you with step by step examples on mobile arms and flying robots, the authors will introduce you to the new features of the latest ROS version, Kinetic Kame.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

16h8m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for robotic enthusiasts, researchers and professional robotics engineers who would like to build robot applications using ROS. It gives the robotics beginner and the ROS newbie an immensely practical introduction to robot building and robotics application coding. Basic knowledge of GNU/Linux and the ability to write simple applications is assumed, but no robotics knowledge, practical or theoretical, is needed.

Book content

chapters 16h8m total length

Getting Started With ROS

Creating your First Two-Wheeled ROS Robot (In Simulation)

Driving Around with Turtlebot

Navigating the World with Turtlebot

Creating your First Robot Arm (In Simulation)

Wobbling Robot Arms Using Joint Control

Making a Robot Fly

Controlling Your Robots with External Devices

Flying a Mission with Crazyfile

Extending your ROS Abilities

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