ROS – ros_robot_teleoperation package

The “ros_robot_teleoperation” is a package that contains the nodes that allow to the human operator to manually control the robot remotely (or locally, according to where you run the nodes).

Source code

The source code is available on Github

https://github.com/officinerobotiche/robot_teleoperation_ros

Installation

The installation of the package is quite simple:

1. Goto ROS workspace directory:
   
   Shell

   cd ~/catkin_ws/src

   1	cd ~/catkin_ws/src

2. Clone the repository:
   
   Shell

   git clone https://github.com/officinerobotiche/ros_robot_teleoperation.git

   1	git clone https://github.com/officinerobotiche/ros_robot_teleoperation.git

3. Back to the main directory of the workspace:
   
   Shell

   cd ~/catkin_ws

   1	cd ~/catkin_ws

4.  Compile:
   
   Shell

   catkin_make

   1	catkin_make

Usage

To run the nodes simply launch the following command in a new terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t):

• Advanced Keyboard control:
  
  Shell

  rosrun ros_robot_teleoperation keybrd_teleop_node

  1	rosrun ros_robot_teleoperation keybrd_teleop_node

More nodes (Joypad, Wiimote, ecc) are coming…