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Peace of Mind on Vacation
Like most people interested in the advancements in robotics, I am very interested in JIBO who is receiving a lot of recent attention. JIBO is an example of a produt in the market niche known as social robots. It seems to me that vendors in this space often emphasize the personal or emotional value these…
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In the Den of the Lionfish
Armed with a fresh cup of Colombian coffee, Ethan opened his laptop and reviewed the latest data. The numbers were looking very good. He optimistically envisioned a lot of smiles and nods from the audience at the upcoming presentation. His brief daydream was snapped by an on screen message from Unit 7. Ethan clicked the…
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Simple tutorial on rosbridge and roslibjs
This tutorial demonstrates how to create a simple web page that communicates with ROS using rosbridge and roslibjs. No previous knowledge of ROS is really necessary to try out the code in this tutorial but I will not go into great detail on the concepts of ROS and its commands and utilities. Configuring your system…