Robotics archives
6 posts from April 2020
How to set up TurtleBot3 in minutes with snaps (1/2)
By Jeremie Deray, 29 April 2020
If you are a regular reader of our blog, you already know that our team got its hands on some TurtleBot3 robots. In previous posts, we have seen how to build...
Go for ROS
By Adi Singh, 29 April 2020
If you started reading this post thinking I would explain why you should go for ROS when building robots, think again. To be fair, that topic deserves a post...
You are invited to the virtual Ubuntu Masters event
By Canonical, 16 April 2020
The Ubuntu Masters Conference is a platform for IT practitioners to share how they are solving industry-wide challenges with the global engineering community....
Robotics pages on Ubuntu: bridging the gap
By Rhys Davies, 10 April 2020
Today, 10/04/2020, new robotics pages went live on ubuntu.com. We want to show our involvement, our stance and our support for ROS and robotics. These three...
The State of Robotics – March 2020
By Rhys Davies, 3 April 2020
Damn it March. 2020 was doing so well. The biggest news last month was the dramatic escalation of COVID-19. We won’t go into any detail, I’m sure you’re...
Steps to maximise robotics security with Ubuntu
By Alex Cattle, 1 April 2020
The Robot Operating System (ROS) is a popular open-source platform for advanced robotics. Its flexibility and ease-of-use make it well-suited to a wide array...