ROS Developers Podcast | The Construct

112. Autonomous Cars with Open Source Code

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the developers working on using ROS for autonomous cars, then this episode is dedicated to you.

Today we are going to learn about how we can use open-source ROS2 code to control autonomous cars. How we can test it in simulations and how we can rely on a professional company to support our autonomous cars projects.

But before going into the meat, let me tell you that if you need to improve your ROS skills, you can learn RO2 with The Construct. We provide self-led training based on robot simulations and remote real robots. You follow our lessons using your web browser and practice from minute one with the simulated robots. Also, as you advance the lesson, you will practice with real robots located in Barcelona. They are available 24/7 for you to remotely connect to them and do your practice.

Have a look at our webpage about the different subjects you can learn on ROS1 and ROS2 and start practicing today with robots from minute one with The Construct.

Now let’s go to the meat of the episode. Let me introduce you Dr. Shimpei Kato. Shimpei is the founder of Tier IV as well as Chairman of the board of directors of the Autoware Foundation. Additionally, he is an associate professor of the University of Tokyo.

Welcome to the podcast Shimpei!

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111. Hardware Acceleration in ROS2

I would like to dedicate this episode to all the ROSDevelopers out there that have started or are already progressed doing progressing in programming robots by using FPGA and accelerating hardware of any kind. So if you are any of those engineers or ROSDevelopers using accelerate hardware for your robot, then this episode is dedicated to you!

Today we are going to learn more about accelerated hardware for robots. But before going into that, let me tell you about the ‘Managing fleets of robots with ROS2 Online Training’ that is organized by The Construct. In this training, you will learn how to make multiple robots navigate in a ROS2 environment, and how to use the Open-RMF to manage different fleets: how to coordinate, how to decide which robot serves which task, when to go to refill batteries, open doors at robot command, and many more things.

This is a live online training, but all the lessons are practice-based (with both simulation and real robots) and teacher lead. We have even created a cafeteria to which you will connect remotely from your location and do your practice there!

Now let me introduce you Giulio Corradi who is the principal architect industrial vision healthcare at AMD. Giulio, welcome to the Podcast!

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110. Robotics at NASA

I would like to dedicate this episode to the people that are developing space systems for the colonization of space, using ROS-based robots. If you are involved in this progress of humanity, this episode is dedicated to you.

But before going into that, let me tell you about the ‘Managing fleets of robots with ROS2 Online Training’ that is organized by The Construct. In this training, you will learn how to make multiple robots navigate in a ROS2 environment, and how to use the Open-RMF to manage different fleets: how to coordinate, how to decide which robot serves which task, when to go to refill batteries, open doors at robot command, and many more things.

This is a live online training, but all the lessons are practice-based (with both simulation and real robots) and teacher lead. We have even created a cafeteria to which you will connect remotely from your location and do your practice there!

Now let me introduce you Alex Sowell and Misha Savchenko. Alex and Misha work on the Dexterous Robotics Team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Alex is is Technical Lead for Robotics at CACI International, and Misha is Software Lead at METECS. They both work together to build the next generation of robots for NASA.

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104: Webots – An Awesome Open Source Simulator for ROS2 with Olivier Michel

I would like to dedicate this episode to people that are thinking is time to switch ROS1 from ROS2

In this episode we are going to talk about Webots – a mature Open Source Simulator for ROS2.

Now let me introduce to you Olivier Michael. Olivier is the founder and CEO of Cyberbotics – the company that develops Webots Simulator. He is been developing Webots for more than 20 years. So now it is a very mature product.

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107. Open Robotics Singapore

I would like to dedicate this episode to the people that build and maintain the core of ROS, that is the people of Open Robotics. But specifically, this episode is dedicated to the Open Robotics team in Singapore that is heavily working on the development of Open-RMF, the new kid in town. Thank you very much to Matthew, Yadu, Aaron, and Luca. Thanks for the time together at Singapore, especially during the quiz night where we almost hit 100% on the killing round. Now let me introduce you Matthew Festo, who is the general manager of Open Robotics, Singapore. Matthew welcome to the Podcast!

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109. ROS Based Cleaning Robots

I would like to dedicate this episode to the people that are working to create ROS-based robots to do all the most tedious tasks like ironing, cleaning… or refilling the paper at the WC when finished.

Today we are going to learn about an amazing Singaporean company that is a leader worldwide in the field of cleaning robots. We will learn how they did it, what is the role of ROS in the project, and some advice for entrepreneurs.

But before going into the meat, let me tell you that in case you still believe ROS is a good path for you, you can learn ROS2 with The Construct. We provide self-led trainings based on robot simulations and remote real robots or personalized trainings for your team. You follow our lessons using your web browser and practice from minute one with the simulated robots. Also, as you advance the lesson, you will practice with real robots located in Barcelona. They are available 24/7 for you to remotely connect to them and do your practice.

Have a look at our webpage about the different subjects you can learn on ROS1 and ROS2 and start practicing with robots from minute one with The Construct.

Now let me introduce you Dylan Terntzer the CEO and co-founder of Lionsbot. Welcome to the Podcast Dylan!

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