Open Robotics

Here is your ROS news for the week of July 8th, 2024: 🎇 Full ROSCon schedule published 🎇 New ROS package for Unitree Robotics Go 2. 🎇 Four different open-hardware arms and grippers 🎇 OpenCV does a CVPR recap 🎇 Automatic PID tuning in ROS 2 🎇 ROS Meetups in Berlin, Austin, and the Netherlands 🎇 Sebastian Castro on Robot Manipulators 🎇 3Farmate Robotics LTD raises funds from a Reddit founder 🎇 How to deserialize any ROS message. 🎇 Jazzy, Iron, Humble, and Noetic updates 🎇 A whole lot more! https://lnkd.in/gpCZFtVx

rosx_introspection [1], deserialize any ROS message, without compilation time information. Unified successor of the following libraries: - ros_type_introspection [2] - ros_msg_parser [3] - ros2_introspection [4] Another great contribution from Davide Faconti ! [1] https://lnkd.in/dfHPDjK2 [2] https://lnkd.in/dFmjAKHN [3] https://lnkd.in/dSHXUEQZ [4] https://lnkd.in/dC6CwXqS #ros #ros2 #robot #robotics #opensource #serialization

I am absolutely thrilled to see that our talk proposal (with Marcus Scheunemann) has been accepted as a keynote at the next ROSCON in Odense 🤖 On top of that, Dexory is going to be a gold sponsor and we will be showing off our gigantic robot.  It is going to be quite a show !

The full ROSCon 2024 schedule is now live on the ROSCon website! Our organizing committee has curated over 50 fantastic talks covering all aspects of ROS and robotics development. We're confident you'll find plenty of content to pique your interest at this year's conference. ROSCon has sold out in previous years, so we encourage you to register soon. Early bird registration ends September 3rd, after which prices will increase significantly. https://lnkd.in/gWAzvtvV

I’m thrilled to announce Jacobi Robotics has closed a $5M Seed Round led by Moxxie Ventures. Yahav, Lars, Ken, Jeff, and I set out to build Jacobi with the goal of democratizing robotics, allowing people to focus on meaningful, creative work. Our inspiration came from the transformative progress in the field of machine learning. Just a few years ago, machine learning was limited to a small group of experts and researchers. But today, any software developer can train a production-ready machine learning model by following an online tutorial. Soon, software engineers will also be implementing production-ready robotics applications using Jacobi. We are just at the beginning of that journey, but our software has already been used by multiple organizations, including Fortune 500 companies from various sectors, and has been successfully deployed in live factories in the US. With Jacobi, our partners have seen a 95% reduction in robot commissioning time and a 24% savings in total project costs. The new investments from Moxxie Ventures, Foothill Ventures, Humba Ventures, The House Fund, and additional investments from Swift Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck, LDV Partners, and Courtyard Ventures will enable us to accelerate our work in developing the modern software platform for robotics. I cannot express enough gratitude to everyone who has supported us at Jacobi—our customers, partners, investors, community, and our recently expanded team. Creating something of value from scratch is never easy, but with your support, we are driven to push boundaries and achieve our shared vision. The best is yet to come. Thank you to MIT Technology Review for sharing our story. - MIT Tech Review: https://lnkd.in/gXUQQiqG - Blog Post: https://lnkd.in/gsxJgvbZ

Unitree GO2 Robot ROS 2 [1] This repository contains a driver for the unitree Go 2 Robot [2]. You can find how to use the “driver”, fully implemented in c++, with all the steps to follow to change your robot’s mode, change settings, command speeds, etc. They are also working in some extensions for Nav2 outdoors/non-plannar navigation [3]. Great work Francisco Martín Rico Juan Carlos Manzanares Serrano Juan S. Cely ! Happy to see my university pushing really hard on ROS 2. #ros #ros2 #simulation #opensource #driver #unitree #nav2 #navigation #quadrupeds [1] https://lnkd.in/dmTbFqUK [2] https://lnkd.in/dYt5VtdA [3] https://lnkd.in/d5TxCqVS

Do you need help finding a Gazebo plugin for your simulation? Consider taking a look at the Gazebo documentation. The plugin namespace lists every built-in Gazebo plugin that ships with your installed version of Gazebo. The list has everything you need to create a working simulation! https://lnkd.in/g8nBaMSZ

Autonomous Driving Meetup returns to Berlin on 18. July - hosted by HERE Technologies! >> https://lnkd.in/dmd8CtVs<< Lineup: 👇 _ HERE for AD: UniMap, the map making platform Roman Rokytskyy, HERE Technologies _ From HD Maps to OpenDRIVE to 3D simulation environment: automatizing the content creation for ADAS/AD simulations Luca Gasbarro, AnteMotion _ Embodied AI for Off-Highway Automation in Harsh Condition Bjarne Johannsen, sensmore _ CVPR Review AV Research Highlights NVIDIA ___ Further Details ___ _ If you join the Meetup, you give declaration of consent that pictures will be taken _ The talks are all held in English and will take ~15-25 minutes each + ~10 minutes Q&A Thanks Niklas Barkmeyer for helping to organize! See you all in Berlin! #autonomousdriving #automotive #meetup

ros_gz [1] holds packages that provide integration between ROS and Gazebo. Here you can find an updated table with the current compatibility In this ROSCon presentation you can check which are the best practices to integrate ROS and Gazebo [2] #ROS #ROS2 #Gazebo #simulation #opensource #integration #bestpractices [1] https://lnkd.in/dNdQtUkd [2] https://lnkd.in/dv6y28iy

Are you a summer student working on a robotics project? Martin Pecka, a longtime ROS contributor and a researcher at Czech Technical University in Prague, has posted a call for ROS related theses on ROS Discourse. We want to see your innovative robotics research projects and your source code! This is a great chance to strike up a conversation with our ROS core maintainers and future employers. 📸 Pictured: "Towards better athletic intelligence (TBAI)" thesis by Jakub Jon, an undergraduate student CTUP. 🔗 Discourse thread: https://lnkd.in/grAXKMih 🔗 TBAI Thesis info: https://lnkd.in/gHfWh9q4