ROS and FRC

[Tottanka]

Hey,
So i recently started learning ROS (and gazebo), and while working around with stuff i need, i saw that the complete 2015 field, with game pieces has been added to the gazebo libararies...
Was wondering who did it, and who's been working with ROS for FRC stuff...

Tahks =]

[AllenGregoryIV]

Haven't used it myself but it's possible to simulate WPILib Java and C++ code using Gazebo.

https://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/23353

[ArtemusMaximus]

Originally Posted by Tottanka

Hey,
So i recently started learning ROS (and gazebo), and while working around with stuff i need, i saw that the complete 2015 field, with game pieces has been added to the gazebo libararies...
Was wondering who did it, and who's been working with ROS for FRC stuff...

Tahks =]

What ROS stands for?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by ArtemusMaximus

What ROS stands for?

Robot Operating System. I don't know much about it myself; I leave that to programmers who deal with it.

That being said, the one time I built a robot with ROS running it, pulling the laptop out to tweak the code was a little bit of a pain...

[F22Rapture]

Originally Posted by ArtemusMaximus

What ROS stands for?

ROS (Robot Operating System) is set of open-source libraries and tools that provide functionality often used on robotics systems. It was created by the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the robotics company Willow Garage.

It's used very heavily in academia and to a somewhat lesser extent in industry, but it's pretty widespread and has been used to create everything from robot submarines to the Robonaut 2 robot on the International Space Station.