I don't actually own a robot (and they don't come cheap) so the next best thing is a simulator. Gazebo is open source robot simulation software that interfaces nicely with ROS and supports a library of robot models and environments. Gazebo supports Collada (.dae), 3D Systems (.stl), Wavefront (.obj), and W3C SVG (.svg) file formats…Read more Getting started with Gazebo
rviz
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. 