About This BookGet to know the fundamentals of ROS and apply its concepts to real examplesLearn how to write robotics applications without getting bogged down in hardware problemsLearn to implement best practices in ROS developmentWho This Book Is ForThis book is for robotic enthusiasts, researchers and professional robotics engineers who would like to build robot applications using ROS. It gives the robotics beginner and the ROS newbie an immensely practical introduction to robot building and robotics application coding. Basic knowledge of GNU/Linux and the ability to write simple applications is assumed, but no robotics knowledge, practical or theoretical, is needed.What You Will LearnControl a robot without requiring a PhD in roboticsSimulate and control a robot armControl a flying robotSend your robot on an independent missionLearning how to control your own robots with external devicesProgram applications running on your robotExtend ROS itselfExtend ROS with the MATLAB Robotics System ToolboxIn DetailROS is a robust robotics framework that works regardless of the hardware's architecture or origin. It standardizes most layers of robotic functionality, from device drivers to process control, and message passing to software package management.But apart from just plain functionality, ROS is a great platform to learn about robotics and to simulate, as well as actually build, your first robots. This does not mean that ROS is a platform for only students and other beginners; on the contrary, ROS is used throughout the robotics industry.ROS Robotics has been the standard introduction to ROS for potential professionals and hobbyists alike since the original edition came out; the second edition adds a gradual introduction to all the resources available with the Kinetic Kame release.By providing you with step-by-step examples, including manipulator arms and flying robots, the authors introduce you to the new features. The book is immensely practical, with space given to theory only when absolutely necessary. By the end of this book, you will have hands-on experience of controlling robots with the best possible framework.