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Intro to ROS Part 10: Getting Started with TF2 and Turtlesim

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we begin working with TF2, the ROS 2 library that handles coordinate transformations.

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Intro to ROS Part 9: Launch Files

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we’ll explore how ROS 2 launch files simplify node orchestration.

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Intro to ROS Part 8: Using Parameters to Configure ROS 2 Nodes

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we'll explore how to use parameters in ROS 2 to dynamically configure nodes.

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Intro to ROS Part 7: Custom Interfaces

By ShawnHymel

In this episode, we’ll go one step further by creating and using custom interfaces in both Python and C++. You’ll learn how to define your own message and service types and use them in publisher/subscriber and client/server architectures.

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Intro to ROS Part 6: Services, Requests, and Responses with C++

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we will see how services work by creating a custom server and client in C++ ROS nodes.

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Intro to ROS Part 5: Services, Requests, and Responses with Python

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we will see how services work by creating a custom server and client in Python ROS nodes.

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Intro to ROS Part 4: Nodes, Topics, Publishers, and Subscribers (C++)

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to write ROS 2 nodes in C++ that communicate using the publish/subscribe model.

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Intro to ROS Part 3: Nodes, Topics, Publishers, and Subscribers (Python)

By ShawnHymel

This tutorial will walk you through creating a publisher and subscriber from scratch using ROS 2’s Python client library, rclpy.

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CoreXY Chessboard: Electronics Meet Classic Chess

By Andrew Kazour

Explore how to automate chess piece movement with magnets, motors, and clever coding. Learn how CoreXY kinematics bring an automated chessboard to fruition.

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Setup and Using MicroPython for Beginners

By SparkFun Electronics

Setup and Using MicroPython for Beginners, Programming, Maker.io, DigiKey

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Intro to ROS Part 2: Getting Started with ROS 2 Using the Command Line

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we’ll dive into one of the most essential parts of working with ROS 2: the command-line interface (CLI). Before writing any code, it’s important to understand the basic tools that ROS 2 provides for exploring, debugging, and interacting with nodes, topics, and services.

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Intro to ROS Part 1: What is the Robot Operating System (ROS)?

By ShawnHymel

In this post, we’ll introduce ROS. We’ll focus specifically on ROS 2, which is the current and actively developed version of the framework. Whether you're new to robotics or looking to understand the tools powering today’s most advanced robots, this is the place to start.