Tag: ros

• A New Local Planner (14 Oct 2024)
  Implementing the graceful_controller package.
• Restoring a UBR-1 (04 Jun 2020)
  I bought a UBR-1 on Craigslist and am working on restoring it.
• Outdoor Global Localization (01 May 2020)
  I've managed to get some decent results for outdoor localization of the robomagellan robot.
• Compass Calibration (25 Apr 2020)
  I'm making progress on my outdoor robomagellan robot.
• Robomagellan Update (10 Apr 2020)
  It is really starting to feel like spring here in New Hampshire, so I've been reviving my Robomagellan robot.
• Robot Calibration for ROS (09 Apr 2020)
  Calibration is essential for robots. I cover the usage and evolution of my robot_calibration ROS package.
• Blast From the Past: UBR-1 (08 Apr 2020)
  A look back at my favorite little orange robot.
• Code Coverage for ROS (07 Apr 2020)
  Introducing a ROS package I've been working on for a while.
• PS4 Controller and ROS (05 Apr 2020)
  How to configure the PS4 controller to work with your ROS-based robot
• Reviving Maxwell (and this blog) (01 Apr 2020)
  After a five year hiatus, the blog is back. So is Maxwell.
• answers.ros.org: A Quick How-To (21 Sep 2014)
  How to use ROS answers like a pro.
• Intel NUC for ROS (06 Sep 2014)
  A killer small computer for your robot.
• It's actually alive! (24 Feb 2014)
  The robomagellan robot has been fully assembled and tested outdoors.
• Buildbot-ROS (29 Sep 2013)
  How to build your own buildfarm for building your code.
• Generating an IKFast Plugin for MoveIt (21 May 2013)
  How to setup ikfast for a better inverse kinematics on your robot.
• Blast from the Past: PR-MINI (30 Apr 2013)
  A look at the predecessor to Maxwell, a mini version of the PR-2
• National Robotics Week (and a quick note on MakerFaire) (08 Apr 2013)
  Upcoming events and an update on Maxwell playing chess.
• Catkin Resources and Common Pitfalls (19 Mar 2013)
  
• Update: ROS on Arduino (15 Mar 2013)
  There are a number of ways to connect your hardware to ROS.
• Move'n'It (26 Feb 2013)
  A first look at MoveIt and Maxwell gets another degree of freedom.
• 3D Mapping is Here (16 Feb 2013)
  There are a number of 3d-SLAM applications now available in ROS.
• Navigating Apartments with ROS (23 Dec 2011)
  Navigation and mapping in smaller homes.
• Maxwell (Finally) Gets a Vertical Arm Lift (21 Dec 2011)
  A new linear actuator gives Maxwell the ability to reach the floor and the table
• ROSSerial Released (22 Jul 2011)
  My first project of the summer here at Willow is now in release.
• A New Gripper for Mini Max (01 Jul 2011)
  New 3D printed grippers for Mini Maxwell.
• Introducing Mini Maxwell (26 Jun 2011)
  I designed a little brother for Maxwell.
• Navigation with Maxwell (29 Apr 2011)
  I recorded a small video of Maxwell navigating, under voice control.
• Sensors Hate Dark Surfaces (20 Mar 2011)
  A look at how laser scanners and Kinects interact with our surroundngs.
• Mapping with Maxwell (20 Mar 2011)
  This afternoon I collected a very nice dataset and map of our lab at ILS.
• Introducing Maxwell, Part 2 (11 Feb 2011)
  And now a video of Maxwell driving around.
• Introducing Maxwell (07 Feb 2011)
  Maxwell is my latest attempt at a lowcost, human-scale mobile manipulator using an ArbotiX and ROS.
• Snow Day! (02 Feb 2011)
  My entry to the ROS 3D contest, and a new robot to test it.
• Neato + SLAM (01 Jan 2011)
  How to build a map with gmapping and a 360 degree laser.
• Other SLAM Algorithms: CoreSLAM, Part 3 (31 Dec 2010)
  CoreSLAM is finally working.
• Other SLAM Algorithms: CoreSLAM, Part 2 (25 Dec 2010)
  More progress on CoreSLAM in ROS.
• SLAM Data Sets (24 Dec 2010)
  I've been developing a SLAM dataset.
• Other SLAM Algorithms: CoreSLAM (23 Dec 2010)
  A look at alternative SLAM implementations.
• Neato+ROS: Now With SLAM! (14 Dec 2010)
  It's alive! You can now build maps with ROS and the Neato XV-11.
• Neato+ROS (12 Dec 2010)
  My initial work on a ROS driver for the Neato XV-11 robot is successful.
• The Armadillo Goes Mapping (01 Nov 2010)
  Building maps with a small robot, Hokuyo laser and ROS.
• ROS and Other Ramblings (09 Aug 2010)
  I've been working on a poor man's lidar for ROS navigation.
• Robogames Wrap-Up (20 May 2010)
  Let's recap Robogames 2010

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