Build a variety of awesome robots that can see, sense, move, and do a lot more using the powerful Robot Operating System
This book is for robotic enthusiasts and researchers who would like to build robot applications using ROS. If you are looking to explore advanced ROS features in your projects, then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of ROS, GNU/Linux, and programming concepts is assumed.
Robot Operating System is one of the most widely used software frameworks for robotic research and for companies to model, simulate, and prototype robots. Applying your knowledge of ROS to actual robotics is much more difficult than people realize, but this title will give you what you need to create your own robotics in no time!
This book is packed with over 14 ROS robotics projects that can be prototyped without requiring a lot of hardware. The book starts with an introduction of ROS and its installation procedure. After discussing the basics, you’ll be taken 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 ROS robotics applications for beginner, intermediate, and expert levels inside!
This book will be the perfect companion for a robotics enthusiast who really wants to do something big in the field.
This book is packed with fun-filled, end-to-end projects on mobile, armed, and flying robots, and describes the ROS implementation and execution of these models.
Chapter 1. Getting Started with ROS Robotics Application Development
Chapter 2. Face Detection and Tracking Using ROS, OpenCV and Dynamixel Servos
Chapter 3. Building a Siri-Like Chatbot in ROS
Chapter 4. Controlling Embedded Boards Using ROS
Chapter 5. Teleoperate a Robot Using Hand Gestures
Chapter 6. Object Detection and Recognition
Chapter 7. Deep Learning Using ROS and TensorFlow
Chapter 8. ROS on MATLAB and Android
Chapter 9. Building an Autonomous Mobile Robot
Chapter 10. Creating a Self-Driving Car Using ROS
Chapter 11. Teleoperating a Robot Using a VR Headset and Leap Motion
Chapter 12. Controlling Your Robots over the Web