Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsROS MoveIt Servo with Kinova ArmRobotic arms are used in a wide range of applications, each differing based on the type of action or motion performed by the robot’s…5 min read·Feb 14, 2024--1--1
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsUnit Tests for Robotics Software: Quality over QuantityDeveloping software for robotics is a unique endeavor, and so is writing tests for it. In addition to common programming concepts such as…5 min read·Dec 7, 2023----
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsMigration from Gazebo Classic to Ignition with ROS 2Gazebo Ignition is a long-term support release and a successor to Gazebo Classic, with Gazebo 11 being the last classic release. Over the…3 min read·Jun 29, 2023----
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsWebots with ROS: Simulation OverviewDeveloped by Cyberbotics, Webots has gained immense popularity and transitioned into an open-source platform in December 2018, enabling a…4 min read·Jun 9, 2023----
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsROS plugin to control Actors in Gazebo simulationGazebo is easily the most popular simulator in the robotics world. It’s a versatile tool that provides the necessary physics, graphics, and…4 min read·Apr 6, 2023----
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsHow to become a robotics software engineerRobots are transforming consumer and commercial spaces alike. From the glamour of Boston Dynamics and self-driving cars to home cleaners in…4 min read·Mar 21, 2023----
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee Robotics4 challenges in robotics product developmentAccording to a report by Tractica, the global robotics market is expected to grow from $31 billion in 2020 to $245 billion in 2025, with…5 min read·Mar 13, 2023----
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsLocalization for Warehouse Autonomous RobotsMobile robots are transforming the logistics industry. For a long time, tape-based navigation robots (Automated Guided Vehicles, AGVs) have…6 min read·Jan 18, 2023----
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsUnity and ROS: Keeping it realIn an earlier blog post, I talked about the usage of simulations for robotics application development. While my focus was on ground…4 min read·Nov 15, 2022----
Gaurav GuptainBlack Coffee RoboticsROS1 robots in a ROS2 worldROS1 has borne the burden of supporting applications for robots for well over a decade. May 2025 will be the EoL for ROS Noetic — the…3 min read·Sep 15, 2022----