ROS Quick Start Tutorials

In this page, we will provide you a quick start with ROS.

There are three parts of the ROS Quick Start tutorials. In the first part, you will get an understanding about ROS main concepts. Then, you will learn how to develop your first program with ROS, namely programming a publisher and subscriber using both C++ and Python. Finally, some more advanced concepts will be introduced through the development of a cleaning application with the Turtlesim simulator. At the end of ROS Quick Start tutorials, you will get a full understanding of ROS that allows you to dive deeper and develop more advanced robotics applications.

Warning

Before starting these tutorials, it is assumed that you have a very basic knowledge about ROS environment and setting-up a catkin workspace. If not, you need to follow

• Installing and Configuring Your ROS Environment.
• Navigating the ROS Filesystem.
• Creating a ROS Package.
• Building a ROS Package.

You can also start with watching the tutorials of ROS Background

• ROS Background
  • Lecture 1: Start a ROS Master Node
  • Lecture 2: Understanding ROS Topics, Nodes and Messages
  • Review Questions
  • Online Test
• ROS Programming Basics
  • Lecture 1: ROS Publisher and Subscribers in C++ and Python
  • Review Questions
  • Lecture 2: ROS Services in C++ and Python
• Turtlesim Cleaning Application
  • Lecture 1: Introducing the Cleaning Application
  • Lecture 2: Moving in a Straight Line
  • Lecture 3: Rotating Left and Right
  • Lecture 4: Go to Goal Location (PID Controller)
  • Lecture 5: Grid and Spiral Cleaning Application
  • Review Questions
  • Do-It-Yourself