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Getting Started with ROS

Our robot code is developed using the Robot Operating System (ROS). if you are unfamiliar with ROS and/or require help setting it up, we have some tutorials below:

1. Installing and Configuring Your ROS Environment:
   How to install ROS and configure the ROS environment for development.

2. Creating and Building a ROS Package:
   How to create a ROS package using catkin_create_pkg and build it using catkin_make.

3. Understanding ROS Nodes, Topics, and Messages:
   How nodes use messages to communicate with each other through topics.

4. Writing a Publisher and Subscriber:
   How to write a publisher and subscriber.

Once you have set up your system with ROS, you can begin to learn more about SLAM.

Additional Resources

General ROS and Technical Help

• Creating a rospy package
• Model the Robot
• Odometry - General Information
• Odometry - Configuring with ROS

Creating and Using Our Packages

• Husky Navigation Stack
• Sending Goals to move_base
• AMCL against a static map
• SLAM Package
• Information about caffeine_description
• sensor-drivers-list