ROS Package for IPython Robot Prototyping workshop at PyCon PL 2017

The package consists msg and srv files and simulator programs for the workshop

The order of excercises

Excercices are at ipython_robot_prototyping/scripts/excercises

1. setting_up_and_running_your_first_ROS_Node.ipynb
2. ROS_concepts_explained_Topic_Service_Parameter.ipynb
3. Using_IPython_Interactive_Widgets.ipynb
4. Visualizing_robot_senses.ipynb

How to install:

**You will be provided with a virtual machine for the workshop so you don't need to do the fallowing commands before the workshop.

The commands are for those who want to run the ROS from their native environment (for example an Ubuntu 16.04 computer) **

First you need to have your ROS basic setup, use this tutorial: http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/InstallingandConfiguringROSEnvironment

We will be working using python3 so install also:

sudo apt-get install python3-rospy python3-rospkg python3-rosdep

You need to have catkin workspace set up. Next commands assume that it is in a standard place (~/catkin_ws)


clone this package to catkin_ws/src

cd ~/catkin_ws/src/ & git clone https://github.com/AdoHaha/ipython_robot_prototyping

run catkin_make in the main catkin_ws directory

cd ~/catkin_ws && catkin_make

source the changes

source ~/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash

After that, start the IPython notebook in ipython_robot_prototyping directory (~/catkin_ws/src/ipython_robot_prototyping)

cd ~/catkin_ws/src/ipython_robot_prototyping && ipython3 notebook

IPython notebook should open in your browser. Go to excercises directory and open setting_up_and_running_your_first_ROS_Node.ipynb