

Although in this book we use Indigo, you may need to install older versions to use some code that works only with these versions.Īs we said before, the operating system used in the book is Ubuntu, and we are going to use it throughout this book and with all the tutorials. Now we are going to show you how to install ROS Indigo.
#ODROID XU4 UBUNTU 14.04.2 FOR FREE#
The version used in this book is the 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) and you can download it for free from. ROS is fully supported and recommended for Ubuntu, and it is experimental for other operative systems. In this chapter, we are going to install a full version of ROS Indigo in Ubuntu. Using the navigation stack to make your robot autonomous.Creating a 3D model to use in the simulator.Connecting sensors, actuators, and devices to create your robot.Programming your robot using this framework.

Installing ROS Indigo framework on a version of Ubuntu.Throughout this book, you will learn the following: Thanks to the open source motto and a community that is developing state-of-the-art algorithms and providing new functionalities, ROS is growing every day.

With ROS you will learn how to program and control your robots the easy way, using tons of examples and source code that will show you how to use sensors, devices, or add new functionalities such as autonomous navigation, visual perception, and so on to your robot. This book is an update on Learning ROS for Robotics Programming, based in ROS Fuerte. Welcome to the first chapter of this book where you will learn how to install ROS, the new standard software framework in robotics.
