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Invest in Innovation with XRP

By David Sandys

Discover how the XRP robot brings affordable robotics and AI education to classrooms with scalable curriculum and EDU discounts.

PROJECT
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Gamepad-Controlled XRP Robot with LiDAR Sensing

By Zach Hipps

Combine LiDAR sensing and game controller input to create an XRP robot that navigates safely while providing haptic feedback alerts.

TUTORIAL
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Intro to ROS Part 12: Talking to Microcontrollers

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we’ll demonstrate how to set up a communication channel between a ROS 2 node running on a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino-compatible microcontroller to control a simple robot.

TUTORIAL
141

Intro to ROS Part 11: TF2 Broadcasters and Listeners

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we take the next step and create a complete system using both TF2 broadcasters and listeners.

TUTORIAL
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Intro to ROS Part 10: Getting Started with TF2 and Turtlesim

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we begin working with TF2, the ROS 2 library that handles coordinate transformations.

TUTORIAL
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Intro to ROS Part 9: Launch Files

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we’ll explore how ROS 2 launch files simplify node orchestration.

TUTORIAL
213

Intro to ROS Part 8: Using Parameters to Configure ROS 2 Nodes

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we'll explore how to use parameters in ROS 2 to dynamically configure nodes.

TUTORIAL
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Intro to ROS Part 7: Custom Interfaces

By ShawnHymel

In this episode, we’ll go one step further by creating and using custom interfaces in both Python and C++. You’ll learn how to define your own message and service types and use them in publisher/subscriber and client/server architectures.

TUTORIAL
141

Intro to ROS Part 6: Services, Requests, and Responses with C++

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we will see how services work by creating a custom server and client in C++ ROS nodes.

TUTORIAL
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Intro to ROS Part 5: Services, Requests, and Responses with Python

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we will see how services work by creating a custom server and client in Python ROS nodes.

TUTORIAL
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Intro to ROS Part 4: Nodes, Topics, Publishers, and Subscribers (C++)

By ShawnHymel

In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to write ROS 2 nodes in C++ that communicate using the publish/subscribe model.

TUTORIAL
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Intro to ROS Part 3: Nodes, Topics, Publishers, and Subscribers (Python)

By ShawnHymel

This tutorial will walk you through creating a publisher and subscriber from scratch using ROS 2’s Python client library, rclpy.