Overview
- Covers robotics programming from scratch using Python and C++
- By the end of this book, readers will be able to build their own mobile robot project
- Helpful resource for all hobbyists in the Maker-space interested in Robotics, including teenagers
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Learn how to get started with robotics programming using Robot Operation System (ROS). Targeted for absolute beginners in ROS, Linux, and Python, this short guide shows you how to build your own robotics projects.
ROS is an open-source and flexible framework for writing robotics software. With a hands-on approach and sample projects, Robot Operating System for Absolute Beginners will enable you to begin your first robot project. You will learn the basic concepts of working with ROS and begin coding with ROS APIs in both C++ and Python.
What You’ll Learn
Who This Book Is For
Absolute beginners with little to no programming experience looking to learn robotics programming.
ROS is an open-source and flexible framework for writing robotics software. With a hands-on approach and sample projects, Robot Operating System for Absolute Beginners will enable you to begin your first robot project. You will learn the basic concepts of working with ROS and begin coding with ROS APIs in both C++ and Python.
What You’ll Learn
- Install ROS
- Review fundamental ROS concepts
- Work with frequently used commands in ROS
- Build a mobile robot from scratch using ROS
Who This Book Is For
Absolute beginners with little to no programming experience looking to learn robotics programming.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Lentin Joseph is an author, entrepreneur, electronics engineer, robotics enthusiast, machine vision expert, embedded programmer, and the founder and CEO of Qbotics Labs from India. He completed his bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering at the Federal Institute of Science and Technology (FISAT), Kerala. After graduating, Lentin worked for three years at a start-up company focusing on robotics and image processing. During that time he learned to work with various robotics software platforms such as Robot Operating System (ROS), V-REP, and Actin (a robotic simulation tool) and image processing libraries such as OpenCV, OpenNI, and PCL. He also has experience with 3D robot design and embedded programming on Arduino and Tiva Launchpad.
He recently started a new company called Qbotics Labs, which mainly focuses on research into building some great products in domains such as robotics and machine vision.
He recently started a new company called Qbotics Labs, which mainly focuses on research into building some great products in domains such as robotics and machine vision.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Robot Operating System (ROS) for Absolute Beginners
Book Subtitle: Robotics Programming Made Easy
Authors: Lentin Joseph
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3405-1
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Lentin Joseph 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-3405-1Published: 24 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 282
Number of Illustrations: 213 b/w illustrations