ROS Primer

Prerequisites

• You have installed ROS Noetic.
• You understand how to create a simple “Hello World” program in C++.
• You understand the basics of Python.
• You understand the basics of Linux.

Basics

• How to Find the Path of a Package
• How to List the Files Inside a Package
• How to List All Installed Packages
• How to Get a List of All Publicly Available ROS Packages
• How to Change Your Current Working Directory
• How to Create a New Package
• How to Build a Package
• Common ROS Package Commands
• How to Create a Publisher Node
• How to Create a Subscriber Node
• How to Build a Node
• How to Run a Node
• How to Create Custom Messages
• How to Publish and Subscribe to Custom Messages
• How to Create a Service
• How to Create a Launch File
• ROS Parameters and the dynamic_reconfigure Package in ROS Noetic
• Working With ROS actionlib in ROS Noetic
• Working With ROS pluginlib in ROS Noetic
• Working With ROS nodelets in ROS Noetic
• Getting Started With Gazebo in ROS Noetic
• Working With tf2 in ROS Noetic
• What is the Difference Between rviz and Gazebo?
• How to Download a ROS Package from GitHub
• Working With ROS and OpenCV in ROS Noetic
• Working With rosbags in ROS Noetic

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