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Learn how to build the Sentinel Robots from the Matrix for Gazebo Simulator. Learn about advances XACRO techniques. In these first set of videos you will build a basic geometric version.
Here is the git for the code: https://bitbucket.org/theconstructcore/sentinel

 

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Second part where we talk about how the xacro works in depth.

 

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The third video on the series where you learn how to build the sentinel of TheMatrix film, which is an octopus like robot. Learn how to build it in Gazebo and use ROS to move it around. Next set of videos will be about adding the meshes. Remember  to post your crazy robot projects in this video and I’ll pick a winner on the next videos ;). Have fun with robotics.

 

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In this fourth video, you will learn how to add meshes to the Sentinel-Octopus Model of The Matrix Revolutions that we did in previous videos for the Gazebo simulator. We will use as always ROS Development Studio for this but also Blender for the mesh import/scaling and Thingiverse for the download.

Related Links:
Checkout the git with all the code used: https://bitbucket.org/theconstructcore/sentinel
Checkout the Creator of the 3D model here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2755409

 

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Learn how to add complete realistic tentacles and claws to your Sentinel in ROS Developement Studio for Gazebo simulator.

You can get the complete code in the git: https://bitbucket.org/theconstructcore/sentinel

We would love to see your results following this tutorial and other projects in the comments bellow.

 

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Learn how to add textures to your stl files to make look this Sentinel as close as possible to the ones in TheMatrix. Add also emissive materials for the elements that generate light.

Git of Sentinel:https://bitbucket.org/theconstructcore/sentinel

Here is the link to the method of texture UV Mapping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP_1XfpEy80