Want to get your teeth into ROS Industrial? Here are two great opportunities to learn more about the Robot Operating System. EandM Engineering have released the videos from their popular half day “Getting Started With ROS” workshop. And the ROS Industrial Consortium are holding a more in-depth two and half day ROS-Industrial developers training in Milpitas on November 16-18.
The first option is free and gives you a taster of ROS. The second option is a good follow on. It costs but you are getting a lot more ROS. (And there’s a small discount for Silicon Valley Robotics members.) Both courses feature content and trainers from SWRI who founded and maintain ROS Industrial.
“Getting Started with ROS” Video Series from EandM
This two part video series was recorded at EandM’s “Getting Started with ROS” workshop on September 17, 2015 and features Shaun Edwards, co founder of ROS Industrial. ACCESS VIDEOS HERE
Video 1: Getting Started with ROS
- ROS/ROS-I Capabilities
- Overview
- Applications
Video 2: ROS Tutorials – The Basics
- Installation
- Plumbing
- Tools
- Libraries
- Community
- Next Steps: Getting Started and Finding Help
This content is sponsored by SICK: Sensor Intelligence for Industrial & Professional Robots.
“ROS-I Developers Training”
The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas is coordinating with Flex and Silicon Valley Robotics to host a ROS-Industrial Developers Training Class November 16-18, 2015 in Milpitas, California. The class will run a full day on Monday and Tuesday and will end on Wednesday at lunch. REGISTRATION INFORMATION HERE
The schedule and curricula will be identical to the ROS Basics training held earlier this year in March. Please bring a laptop to the class with the ROS-I training Virtual Machine pre-installed. This class is geared toward individuals with a programming background who seek to learn to compose their own ROS nodes. Day 1 will focus on introductory ROS skills. Day 2 will examine motion planning using MoveIt! as well as the Descartes planner and Perception concepts. Day 3 offers a lab programming exercise (with a choice of): Simple Perception Lab, Simple MoveIt! Application, Simple Descartes Application, Pick-and-Place Application.
Agenda: RIC Developers Training Program and Agenda
Cost: Refer to the registration page
Date: November 16-18, 2015
Curriculum: Link to the Wiki
Agenda
Monday November 16 – Intro to ROS, Basics
| AM | Intro, What is Catkin Installing and Building Packages Parameter Server, Topics and Messages |
| PM | Services, Launch files, TF Intro and Verify URDF |
Tuesday November 17 – Path planning for industrial manipulators: MoveIt! and Descartes.
| AM | ROSI Today, Intro to MoveIt Examining Planning Environment Build and Update MoveIt Package Motion Planning (RViz and C++) |
| PM | Intro to MoveIt Application Intro to Perception, Intro to Perception Application Intro to Descartes, Intro to Descartes Application |
Wednesday November 18 – Lab exercise (Choose one of four). Depart at lunch.
| Labs (AM) | Simple MoveIt Application Simple Descartes Application Simple Perception Application Simple Pick-and-Place Application |
Hosts: Flex, Silicon Valley Robotics, ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas
Prerequisites: Linux/Ubuntu familiarity, C++ experience and a desire to program robots!
Registration: Link to the registration page
Venue: Flex in Milpitas, CA, USA