Robot Operating System (ROS) for Absolute Beginners: Robotics Programming Made Easy
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Published by Apress, 2018
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- Title
- Robot Operating System (ROS) for Absolute Beginners: Robotics Programming Made Easy
- Author
- Joseph, Lentin
- Publisher
- Apress
- Publication year
- 2018
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- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1484234049
- ISBN 13
- 9781484234044
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
- 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.
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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.
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