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ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots

By : Anil Mahtani, Aaron Martinez, Enrique Fernandez Perdomo, Luis Sánchez, Lentin Joseph
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ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots

By: Anil Mahtani, Aaron Martinez, Enrique Fernandez Perdomo, Luis Sánchez, Lentin Joseph

Overview of this book

This learning path is designed to help you program and build your robots using open source ROS libraries and tools. We start with the installation and basic concepts, then continue with the more complex modules available in ROS, such as sensor and actuator integration (drivers), navigation and mapping (so you can create an autonomous mobile robot), manipulation, computer vision, perception in 3D with PCL, and more. We then discuss advanced concepts in robotics and how to program using ROS. You'll get a deep overview of the ROS framework, which will give you a clear idea of how ROS really works. During the course of the book, you will learn how to build models of complex robots, and simulate and interface the robot using the ROS MoveIt motion planning library and ROS navigation stacks. We'll go through great projects such as building a self-driving car, an autonomous mobile robot, and image recognition using deep learning and ROS. You can find beginner, intermediate, and expert ROS robotics applications inside! It includes content from the following Packt products: ? Effective Robotics Programming with ROS - Third Edition ? Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming ? ROS Robotics Projects
Table of Contents (37 chapters)
Title page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Preface
Bibliography
Index

Hardware and software prerequisites


The following is a table of the hardware components that can be used for building this project. You can also see the rough price and a purchase link for each component.

List of hardware components:

No

Component name

Estimated price (USD)

Purchase link

1

Webcam

32

https://amzn.com/B003LVZO8S

2

Dynamixel AX-12A servo with mounting bracket

76

https://amzn.com/B0051OXJXU

3

USB-to-Dynamixel Adapter

50

http://www.robotshop.com/en/robotis-usb-to-dynamixel-adapter.html

4

Extra 3-pin cables for AX-12 servos

12

http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/100mm-3-Pin-DYNAMIXEL-Compatible-Cable-10-Pack

5

Power adapter

5

https://amzn.com/B005JRGOCM

6

6-port AX/MX power hub

5

http://www.trossenrobotics.com/6-port-ax-mx-power-hub

7

USB extension cable

1

https://amzn.com/B00YBKA5Z0

Total cost with shipping and tax

Around 190-200

Note

The URLs and prices can vary. If the links are not available, a Google search might do the job. The shipping charges and tax are excluded from the prices.

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