Learning Robotics Using Python. Bring robotics projects to life with Python! Discover how to harness everything from Blender to ROS and OpenCV with one of our most popular robotics books

Marek Suppa, Lentin Joseph

Learning Robotics using Python. Design, simulate, program, and prototype an autonomous mobile robot using ROS, OpenCV, PCL, and Python - Second Edition

Lentin Joseph

Robot Operating System (ROS) is one of the most popular robotics software frameworks in research and industry. It has various features for implementing different capabilities in a robot without implementing them from scratch.This book starts by showing you the fundamentals of ROS so you understand the basics of differential robots. Then, you'll learn about robot modeling and how to design and simulate it using ROS. Moving on, we'll design robot hardware and interfacing actuators. Then, you'll learn to configure and program depth sensors and LIDARs using ROS. Finally, you'll create a GUI for your robot using the Qt framework. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a clear idea of how to integrate and assemble everything into a robot and how to bundle the software package.

Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming. Best practices and troubleshooting solutions when working with ROS - Third Edition

Lentin Joseph, Jonathan Cacace

The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a software framework used for programming complex robots. ROS enables you to develop software for building complex robots without writing code from scratch, saving valuable development time. Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming provides complete coverage of the advanced concepts using easy-to-understand, practical examples and step-by-step explanations of essential concepts that you can apply to your ROS robotics projects.The book begins by helping you get to grips with the basic concepts necessary for programming robots with ROS. You'll then discover how to develop a robot simulation, as well as an actual robot, and understand how to apply high-level capabilities such as navigation and manipulation from scratch. As you advance, you'll learn how to create ROS controllers and plugins and explore ROS's industrial applications and how it interacts with aerial robots. Finally, you'll discover best practices and methods for working with ROS efficiently.By the end of this ROS book, you'll have learned how to create various applications in ROS and build your first ROS robot.

Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming. Design, build, and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System

Lentin Joseph

The area of robotics is gaining huge momentum among corporate people, researchers, hobbyists, and students. The major challenge in robotics is its controlling software. The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a modular software platform to develop generic robotic applications.This book discusses the advanced concepts in robotics and how to program using ROS. It starts with deep overview of the ROS framework, which will give you a clear idea of how ROS really works. During the course of the book, you will learn how to build models of complex robots, and simulate and interface the robot using the ROS MoveIt motion planning library and ROS navigation stacks. After discussing robot manipulation and navigation in robots, you will get to grips with the interfacing I/O boards, sensors, and actuators of ROS. One of the essential ingredients of robots are vision sensors, and an entire chapter is dedicated to the vision sensor, its interfacing in ROS, and its programming. You will discuss the hardware interfacing and simulation of complex robot to ROS and ROS Industrial (Package used for interfacing industrial robots).Finally, you will get to know the best practices to follow when programming using ROS.

Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming. Design, build, and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System - Second Edition

Jonathan Cacace, Lentin Joseph

In this day and age, robotics has been gaining a lot of traction in various industries where consistency and perfection matter. Automation is achieved via robotic applications and various platforms that support robotics. The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a modular software platform to develop generic robotic applications. This book focuses on the most stable release of ROS (Kinetic Kame), discusses advanced concepts, and effectively teaches you programming using ROS.We begin with aninformative overview of the ROS framework, which will give you a clear idea of how ROS works. During the course of this book, you’ll learn to build models of complex robots, and simulate and interface the robot using the ROS MoveIt! motion planning library and ROS navigation stacks. Learn to leverage several ROS packages to embrace your robot models.After covering robot manipulation and navigation, you’ll get to grips with the interfacing I/O boards, sensors, and actuators of ROS. Vision sensors are a key component of robots, and an entire chapter is dedicated to the vision sensor and image elaboration, its interface in ROS and programming. You’ll also understand the hardware interface and simulation of complex robots to ROS and ROS Industrial.At the end of this book, you’ll discover the best practices to follow when programming using ROS.

Nauka robotyki z językiem Python

Lentin Joseph

Roboty wkraczają do różnych dziedzin naszego życia, więc robotyka nabiera coraz większego znaczenia. Nauka o robotach, ich budowaniu i programowaniu jest dość złożoną, ale fascynującą dziedziną. Jej opanowanie wymaga wysiłku, jednak aby zaprojektować łatwy do wykorzystania interfejs, wystarczy posłużyć się kilkoma programami narzędziowymi oraz językiem Python. W ten sposób można zaprojektować zachowania robota, określić, w jaki sposób będzie zmierzał do celu, reagował na sygnały otaczającego świata, czy sprawić, by oczekiwał na instrukcje. Dzięki tej książce można się nauczyć, jak z wykorzystaniem języka Python oraz kilku popularnych frameworków stosowanych w robotyce, takich jak system ROS, budować autonomiczne roboty mobilne. Omówiono w niej również inne frameworki programistyczne, w tym również te dla Pythona. Aby równocześnie pokazać praktyczne wykorzystanie przedstawianego materiału, omówiono krok po kroku proces budowania robota-służącego ChefBot, który na przykład może podawać posiłki w domu, hotelu czy restauracji. W tej książce przedstawiono: zwięzłe podstawy robotyki i zasady projektowania oprogramowania robotów, aspekty projektowania CAD 2D i 3D z wykorzystaniem programów LibreCAD i Blender, budowanie modeli 3D z wykorzystaniem API Blender dla Pythona, zagadnienia sprzętowej warstwy projektowania robota, zasady obsługi sensorów robotów, w tym programowanie sensorów wizji, obsługę rozpoznawania mowy i syntezę mowy z wykorzystaniem Pythona i ROS, implementację sztucznej inteligencji za pomocą Pythona, zagadnienie testowania i kalibrowania robota. Przekonaj się, jak fascynujące jest programowanie robotów! Lentin Joseph — inżynier elektroniki, entuzjasta robotyki i ekspert w dziedzinie systemów wbudowanych. Szczególnie interesuje się robotyką, przetwarzaniem obrazu i zastosowaniem języka Python w programowaniu robotów. Jest również znawcą wielu platform oprogramowania robotów, takich jak system ROS (ang. Robot Operating system), V-REP i Actin. Biegle posługuje się bibliotekami przetwarzania obrazu, w tym OpenCV, OpenNI i PCL. Specjalizuje się również w dziedzinie projektowania 3D i programowania systemów wbudowanych na platformach Arduino i Launchpad Stellaris. Jest właścicielem firmy Qbotics Labs zajmującej się rozwijaniem robotyki i jej zastosowaniami w wielu dziedzinach.

ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots. Design, build and simulate complex robots using the Robot Operating System

Anil Mahtani, Aaron Martinez, Enrique Fernandez Perdomo, Luis Sánchez, ...

This learning path is designed to help youprogram and build your robots using opensource ROS libraries and tools. We startwith the installation and basic concepts,then continue with the more complexmodules available in ROS, such assensor and actuator integration (drivers),navigation and mapping (so you cancreate an autonomous mobile robot),manipulation, computer vision, perceptionin 3D with PCL, and more.We then discuss advanced concepts inrobotics and how to program using ROS.You'll get a deep overview of the ROSframework, which will give you a clearidea of how ROS really works. During thecourse of the book, you will learn howto build models of complex robots, andsimulate and interface the robot using theROS MoveIt motion planning library andROS navigation stacks.We'll go through great projects such asbuilding a self-driving car, an autonomousmobile robot, and image recognitionusing deep learning and ROS. You canfind beginner, intermediate, and expertROS robotics applications inside! It includes content from the following Packt products:? Effective Robotics Programming with ROS - Third Edition? Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming? ROS Robotics Projects

ROS Robotics Projects. Make your robots see, sense, and interact with cool and engaging projects with Robotic Operating System

Lentin Joseph

Robot Operating System is one of the most widely used software frameworks for robotic research and for companies to model, simulate, and prototype robots. Applying your knowledge of ROS to actual robotics is much more difficult than people realize, but this title will give you what you need to create your own robotics in no time!This book is packed with over 14 ROS robotics projects that can be prototyped without requiring a lot of hardware. The book starts with an introduction of ROS and its installation procedure. After discussing the basics, you’ll be taken through great projects, such as building a self-driving car, an autonomous mobile robot, and image recognition using deep learning and ROS. You can find ROS robotics applications for beginner, intermediate, and expert levels inside!This book will be the perfect companion for a robotics enthusiast who really wants to do something big in the field.