Tutorials

How to calculate a robot’s forward kinematics in 5 easy steps

Alex Owen-Hill and Robotiq Inc. 25 Nov 2015

Calculating the forward kinematics is often a vital first step to using a new robot in research. While there are some good tutorials available online, up until now there hasn't been a simple step-by-s...

Simulating in MapleSim

Clearpath Robotics 19 May 2015

By Ilia Baranov Robots are expensive and they usually depend on batteries. What if you want to run an experiment with 100 robots, running for 10 hours? To help answer this question, ROS has built ...

Arduino for Makers #2: Deconstructing Arduino programs

Myke Predko 09 Apr 2015

In this new tutorial series, robotics educator and author Myke Predko introduces you to the basics of Arduino with simple projects that can be created in just a few minutes with inexpensive and easy-...

Arduino for Makers #1: Setting up a development station

Myke Predko 09 Mar 2015

In this new tutorial series, robotics educator and author Myke Predko will introduce you to the basics of Arduino with simple projects that can be created in just a few minutes with inexpensive and ea...

New open source Turtlebot tutorial aims to bring robotic development to the masses

Mark Silliman 05 Mar 2015

Critical mass is required to start any revolution and robotics will be no different. The newly published open-source project learn.turtlebot.com is designed to introduce high school students and the w...

ROS, Arduino, and a Husky simulation

Clearpath Robotics 23 Jan 2015

By Martin Cote The Arduino family of micro controllers has quickly become a go-to board for hobbyists due to its ease of use. Often times roboticists must create communication protocols to allow th...

ROS 101: A practical example

Clearpath Robotics 05 Feb 2014

In the previous ROS 101 post, we provided a quick introduction to ROS to answer questions like What is ROS? and How do I get started? Now that you understand the basics, here’s how they can app...

ROS 101: Intro to the Robot Operating System

Clearpath Robotics 29 Jan 2014

Clearpath Robotics brings us a new tutorial series on ROS! Since we practically live in the Robot Operating System (ROS), we thought it was time to share some tips on how to get started with ROS. W...

Taking your first steps in robotics with the Thymio II

Mike Hamer 25 Dec 2013

Perhaps you were inspired by Sharon Marzouk and her experiences using the Thymio II in the classroom to motivate independent learning and discovery, or perhaps you saw the Thymio II on our Holiday Gif...

Up and flying with the AR.Drone and ROS: Handling feedback

Mike Hamer 01 Jul 2013

This is the third tutorial in the Up and flying with the AR.Drone and ROS series. In this tutorial we will: Learn about the AR.Drone's state feedback (and how it is handled by ROS) Learn a...

Up and flying with the AR.Drone and ROS: Joystick control

Mike Hamer 04 Jan 2013

This is the second tutorial in the Up and flying with the AR.Drone and ROS series. In this tutorial we will: Talk about the ROS communication hierarchy Setup a joystick to work with ROS ...