ROS Robot Programming

by YoonSeok Pyo, TaeHoon Lim, HanCheol Cho

This book is a ROS robot programming guide based on the experiences we had accumulated from ROS projects like TurtleBot3, OpenCR and OpenManipulator. We tried to make this a comprehensive guide that covers all aspects necessary for a beginner in ROS. Topics such as embedded system, mobile robots, and robot arms programmed with ROS are included. For those who are new to ROS, there are footnotes throughout the book providing more information on the web. Through this book, we hope that more people will be aware of and participate in bringing forward the ever-accelerating collective knowledge of Robotics Engineering.

ROS distribution: Kinetic Kame

Programming language: C++, Java

Content: ROS basics, Architecture, Installation, Simulation, Sensor, LDS, Depth Camera, Dynamixel, Mobile Robot, TurtleBot3, SLAM, Navigation, Gazebo, Robot Arm, OpenManipulator, Moveit.

487 pages, ebook

Published December 22, 2017

Reviews

[Ovidiu Rosu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, informative and with good explanations and references. If you're looking for learning ROS, it's a must read in my opinion.
This book gives a nice overview though it's not really a stand-alone quick start guide into the world of ROS programming. It does give examples though they briefly scratch the surface on what you can actually do with ROS.
Also, it's obvious that multiple people worked on different chapters, as the language and clarity varies from topic to topic (I personally found Chapter 12 a miss as it's hard to understand and follow).