Now that I have an Intel RealSense robotics development kit, which interfaces to ROS, it makes sense to actually learn it. What is ROS? ROS stands for Robot Operating System, and is a framework for developing robot software (think middleware). This series of blog posts documents my journey getting experienced with ROS. Useful resources for…Read more Learning ROS – Part I
Month: November 2016
Useful tools and hacks
A collection of useful tools and hacks I've come across recently (list updated): Resetting an administrative password in Ubuntu It is possible to reset an administrative password you forgot, provided you have access to the physical machine (this is obviously a security measure). To reset simply restart the machine and on the GNU GRUB screen…Read more Useful tools and hacks
Running Intel RealSense R200 ROS nodelet and RViz
It's finally time to connect the camera now that the UP board is set up. To connect the camera just use the cable provided in the box with the USB3 adapter already connected to the UP board. The size of the camera is impressive! It's very slim and can be attached to a surface using…Read more Running Intel RealSense R200 ROS nodelet and RViz
Robotics. And other stuff too. 