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Category: Robotics

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022C++, Collision Detection, Gazebo, MoveIt!, Robotics, ROS, Simulation, Software Development

Real-time collision detection for Panda with OpenCL

In this blog post I will present a collision detection algorithm specifically tailored for use with Panda. The algorithm was developed as […]

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021Robot Operating System, Robotics, ROS, Simulation, Web Development

Building a Web Interface for Visualizing Panda

In this blog post we are going to construct a minimalist web interface that shows information about the robot’s current state in […]

March 20, 2020February 13, 2021Gazebo, Robot Operating System, Robotics, ROS, Simulation

Automatic robot state initialization in Gazebo

In this post we implement a ROS node that automatically initializes the robot state in Gazebo to a valid configuration . This is achieved by means of a custom joint position controller and the controller switching mechanism provided by the controller manager.

July 14, 2019July 15, 2019Docker, IDE, ROS

ROS development with Visual Studio Code inside a Docker container

In this post I am going to share my workflow for using Visual Studio Code as a development environment for ROS within a Docker container.

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019C++, Gazebo, Robot Operating System, Robotics, ROS, Simulation, Software Development

Attach a box to the robot hand in Gazebo

In this post we are going to attach a simple box to the hand of Panda robot in the Gazebo simulation environment.

March 2, 2019July 14, 2019IDE, ROS

ROS development with Visual Studio Code

In this post I am going to share my workflow and best practices for using Visual Studio Code as a development environment for ROS.

March 1, 2019February 13, 2021C++, Gazebo, MoveIt!, Robot Operating System, Robotics, ROS, Simulation, Software Development

MoveIt! – Constraint-aware planning

In this post we are going to utilize MoveIt! in order to navigate Panda in a cluttered environment in the Gazebo simulation.

January 14, 2019March 12, 2019C++, Gazebo, MoveIt!, Robot Operating System, Robotics, ROS, Simulation, Software Development

Integrating FRANKA EMIKA Panda robot into Gazebo

In this post I will outline a step-by-step procedure to simulate the Panda robot in Gazebo and connect it to MoveIt! for motion planning.

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