Learning Robotics using Python

Design, simulate, and program interactive robots Key FeaturesDesign, simulate, build, and program an interactive autonomous mobile robotLeverage the power of ROS, Gazebo, and Python to enhance your robotic skillsA hands-on guide to creating an autonomous mobile robot with the help of ROS and PythonBook DescriptionRobot Operating System (ROS) is one of the most popular robotics software frameworks in research and industry. It has various features for implementing different capabilities in a robot without implementing them from scratch.This book starts by showing you the fundamentals of ROS so you understand the basics of differential robots. Then, you'll learn about robot modeling and how to design and simulate it using ROS. Moving on, we'll design robot hardware and interfacing actuators. Then, you'll learn to configure and program depth sensors and LIDARs using ROS. Finally, you'll create a GUI for your robot using the Qt framework. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a clear idea of how to integrate and assemble everything into a robot and how to bundle the software package.What you will learnDesign a differential robot from scratchModel a differential robot using ROS and URDFSimulate a differential robot using ROS and GazeboDesign robot hardware electronicsInterface robot actuators with embedded boardsExplore the interfacing of different 3D depth cameras in ROSCreate a GUI for robot controlWho this book is forThis book is for those who are conducting research in mobile robotics and autonomous navigation. As well as the robotics research domain, this book is also for the robot hobbyist community. You’re expected to have a basic understanding of Linux commands and Python.