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Design, build and simulate complex robots using Robot Operating System and master its out-of-the-box functionalities About This Book Develop complex robotic applications using ROS for interfacing robot manipulators and mobile robots with the help of high end robotic sensors Gain insights into autonomous navigation in mobile robot and motion planning in robot manipulators Discover the best practices and troubleshooting solutions everyone needs when working on ROS Who This Book Is For If you are a robotics enthusiast or researcher who wants to learn more about building robot applications using ROS, this book is for you. In order to learn from this book, you should have a basic knowledge of ROS, GNU/Linux, and C++ programming concepts. The book will also be good for programmers who want to explore the advanced features of ROS. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to ROS and Its Package Management Chapter 2: Working with 3D Robot Modeling in ROS Chapter 3: Simulating Robots Using ROS and Gazebo Chapter 4: Using the ROS MoveIt! and Navigation Stack Chapter 5: Working with Pluginlib, Nodelets, and Gazebo Plugins Chapter 6: Writing ROS Controllers and Visualization Plugins Chapter 7: Interfacing I/O Boards, Sensors, and Actuators to ROS Chapter 8: Programming Vision Sensors using ROS, Open-CV, and PCL Chapter 9: Building and Interfacing Differential Drive Mobile Robot Hardware in ROS Chapter 10: Exploring the Advanced Capabilities of ROS-MoveIt! Chapter 11: ROS for Industrial Robots Chapter 12: Troubleshooting and Best Practices in ROS