Ifyouhaveevertriedbuildingarobot,thenyouknowhowcumbersomeprogrammingeverythingfromscratchcanbe.ThisiswhereROScomesintothepicture.Itisacollectionoftools,libraries,andconventionsthatsimplifiestherobotbuildingprocess.What’smore,ROSencouragescollaborativeroboticssoftwaredevelopment,allowingyoutoconnectwithexpertsinvariousfieldstocollaborateandbuilduponeachother'swork.Packedfullofexamples,thisbookwillhelpyouunderstandtheROSframeworktohelpyoubuildyourownrobotapplicationsinasimulatedenvironmentandshareyourknowledgewiththelargecommunitysupportingROS.Startingatanintroductorylevel,thisbookisacomprehensiveguidetothefascinatingworldofrobotics,coveringsensorintegration,modeling,simulation,computervision,navigationalgorithms,andmore.Youwillthengoontoexploreconceptsliketopics,messages,andnodes.Next,youwilllearnhowtomakeyourrobotseewithHDcameras,ornavigateobstacleswithrangesensors.Furthermore,thankstothecontributionsofthevastROScommunity,yourrobotwillbeabletonavigateautonomously,andevenrecognizeandinteractwithyouinamatterofminutes.What’snewinthisupdatededition?Firstandforemost,wearegoingtoworkwithROSHydrothistimearound.Youwilllearnhowtocreate,visualize,andprocessPointCloudinformationfromdifferentsensors.ThiseditionwillalsoshowyouhowtocontrolandplanmotionofroboticarmswithmultiplejointsusingMoveIt!Bytheendofthisbook,youwillhaveallthebackgroundyouneedtobuildyourownrobotandgetstartedwithROS.