Want to develop novel robot applications, but don't know how to write a mapping or object-recognition system? You're not alone, but you're certainly not without help.
By combining real-world examples with valuable knowledge from the Robot Operating System (ROS) community, this practical book provides a set of motivating recipes for solving specific robotics use cases.
Ideal for enthusiasts, from students in robotics clubs to professional robotics scientists and engineers, each recipe describes a complete solution using ROS open source libraries and tools.
You'll learn how to complete tasks described in the recipes, as well as how to configure and recombine components for other tasks.
If you're familiar with Python, you're ready to go.
Learn fundamentals, including key ROS concepts, tools, and patterns Program robots that perform an increasingly complex set of behaviors, using the powerful packages in ROSSee how to easily add perception and navigation abilities to your robots Integrate your own sensors, actuators, software libraries, and even a whole robot into the ROS ecosystem Learn tips and tricks for using ROS tools and community resources, debugging robot behavior, and using C++ in ROSAbout the Author: Morgan Quigley is a cofounder of the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF), which develops and maintains the Robot Operating System (ROS).
He came to OSRF after receiving a Ph D in computer science at Stanford University, where he created one of the ancestors of ROS as part of the Stanford AI Robot (STAIR) project in 2006 and 2007.
As it became clear that the future of robotics software was in collaborative development, this effort led him to cofound the ROS project with many other engineers.
His research interests include robot software systems, open source software and firmware, embedded systems design, mechatronics, and sensor design.
Brian Gerkey is cofounder and CEO of OSRF.
Prior to joining OSRF, he was Director of Open Source Development at Willow Garage.
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