Robotics II

Robotics 2, Spring 2026

Latest Updates

• 03/11: Updated class 11 slides and example link.
• 03/08: Updated class 10 example code link.
• 02/24: Updated class 8, 9 slides and a3 link.
• 02/18: Updated class 7 and p2 links.

Syllabus

Syllabus

Classes

• 0113: Class 1 - ROS2 Installation

  • ROS Jazzy Deb Packages Installation Guide
  • ROS Environment Configuration

• 0115: Class 2 - Serial Communication

  • USB communication example

• 0120: Class 3 - ROS2 Core Concepts

  • Using turtlesim
  • Understanding Nodes
  • Understanding Topics
• 0122: Class 4 - Writing a simple publisher and subscriber (Python)
  • Minimal Publisher Example
  • Minimal Subscriber Example
• 0203: Class 5 - Managing ROS2 Packages
  • Creating A Workspace
  • Creating A ROS2 Package
  • Build Packages
• 0205: Class 6 - ROS2 Launch
  • Launching Nodes
  • Launch Tutorials
• 0217: Class 7 - Frame Transformations
  • Introducing tf2
  • Proper way to publish static transforms
  • Writing a broadcaster
• 0219: Class 8 - Quaternion
  • Quaternion and 3D Rotation Explained

• 0224: Class 9 - LiDAR

• 0226: Class 10 - IMU
  • example code
• 0310: Class 11 - Robotic Vision
  • example code

Resources

• HomeR documentation.
• Read The Linux command line for beginners tutorial for basic usage of Linux commands.
• ROS2 Cheat Sheet

Assignments

1. Chat with Pico, due: 03/01/26
2. Figure8 Turtle, due: 03/08/26
3. Figure8 HomeR, due: 03/29/26

Projects

1. First ROS Package. Demo day: 02/12
2. ROS Rover. Demo due date: 03/19