ROS Robotics Projects: Make your robots see, sense, and interact with cool and engaging projects with Robotic Operating System

This book is an excellent resource for someone who already knows a bit about ROS, but is trying to actually get something done with ROS.In the past, I have not really been able to get traction with ROS. The documentation will say you can do such and such but it won't fill in the middle pieces of how to get there in a way that I could make work. I would always get stuck on some mundane detail and couldn't get past it (like making URDF file for my robot, which he takes one through!) This book is that bridge from beginner to power user. It has a number of examples that can be built on, put together and leveraged to solve real world problems that robot builders want to solve: 3d mapping, leveraging OpenCV for face recognition, TensorFlow integration example that leverages a model so can id a number of standard items, VR goggles integration, speech etc. He also links one to a number of cool resources I wouldn't have known about except for this book, for example the TensorFlow model to recognize common objects. There have been several times when I have eureka moments when I think, "THAT is why ROS does it that way..."The book is in black and white even though color is necessary to understand some of the diagrams. There is a color pdf on the publisher site that helps there, kind of a pain though since if the book was color, I wouldn't need to download that. Fairly well done overall except for that complaint.I am excited that I finally have a resource to help me leverage what ROS can do. My next robot build will be a huge step forward simply because I have concrete samples that show how to leverage what ROS has been able to do all along.

The quality of print is terrible, and definitely NOT worth the price I got it for ($44.99). All the content is printed as black and white, but the pictures themselves require the color to understand. For example, some block diagrams are color-coded, and there is no way to understand them. Another example is when there is text on a "print-screened" image, that is supposed to be dark color, but the background is dark as well - very hard to read. Even starting with Figure 1 of the book: there are some pictures that are supposed to prove a point, but there is absolutely no way you can see what is depicted there because of the quality of the print.I will post a review of the content in a month or so, once I actually read it.EDIT 1: Changing number of stars from 2 to 3: There are a lot of online support materials. Also, the black and white print quality is offset by a color pdf file you can download on the book publisher's website. It makes it much easier to follow. Also, a lot of support material on the codes by the author

My very first command FAILED with something about non-existent stuff. Can't get any support from anyone so I'm forced to return it. ROS is a fascinating subject but no more books from this author. This is the second I've had to return because of broken links and code or commands just not working. I guess I'm unlucky but I still have my money and know where NOT to go to learn about ROS.

Excellent book with a very gentle ramp up for ROS and Ubuntu beginners that gets into very exciting projects. Well worth it.

This is a comprehensive book on robotics projects using ROS. Usage of ROS can help prevent reinventing the wheel by making use of already implemented functionalities. This book starts with a brief introduction to ROS based systems, then moves on to interfacing actuators and motors, then goes up to interfacing external electronics and sensors through embedded development boards. The book also gives a brief introduction to image processing and object recognition using ROS. A noted example is the tutorial on usage of deep learning using Tensorflow for object recognition. The book also provides ample examples on robot simulations using Gazebo. I shows the example architecture of a self driving car and provides simulation examples for s self driving car.It also shows some exciting VR and Web based examples which can be immensely helpful for a robotics software developer. This book focuses on getting things done by explaining solid examples. Kudos to the author and the publishing team.

It is really an amazing to consider to get aware and attain a good experience level with ROS. This book provides the detail description of every project and how it can be attained. Only a basic programming skills are needed in-prior. No one will regret buying this book. It is really useful.

Interesting book. It helped me for my MS thesis. Thanks