Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Jan 18Localization for Warehouse Autonomous RobotsRobots are transforming the logistics industry. For a long time, tape-based navigation robots (Automated Guided Vehicles, AGVs) have borne the load (pun intended!) of transporting goods within factory floors. They are still responsible for a large share of material movement in heavy industries. …Robot Operating System6 min readRobot Operating System6 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Nov 15, 2022Unity 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 vehicles, the general principle of using simulation for ease of development and testing applies to all robotic systems. …Robot Operating System4 min readRobot Operating System4 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Sep 15, 2022ROS1 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 latest and the last ROS1 distro. …Robotics3 min readRobotics3 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Jul 5, 2022Robot software: Beyond algorithmsMy first pull into robotics, perhaps like most people was through planning algorithms. Over time as I worked through my early years in research and industry, I got a good understanding and interest in other core robotics concepts such as Mapping, Localization (SLAM), control, and computer vision. As time progressed…Robotics5 min readRobotics5 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Apr 13, 2022Simulations for mobile robotsWhat I like the most about robotic simulations is their sheer ability to make software development and testing process time-efficient. …Robot Operating System4 min readRobot Operating System4 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Jan 25, 2022GPS based Localization for Self-Driving RobotsLocalization is simply the ability of a robot to identify its position (more correctly pose — three dimensions each, for position and orientation) in a given world. What makes this problem non-trivial is the fact that there are no physical sensors to directly measure and report a robot’s pose. Depending…Robotics6 min readRobotics6 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Sep 18, 2021ROS and ROS2 Navigation Stacks: A performance reviewROS1 (henceforth referred to as ROS) navigation stack has been the go-to place for students, robotics enthusiasts, and oftentimes companies in their early stage of development. …Robotics6 min readRobotics6 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Jun 16, 2021Robotics Product Development: Pitfalls you need to knowFunding for robotics startups is on the rise. Last month alone saw an investment of over $500 million in the development of autonomous robots. The Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) industry has been particularly hot in the past decade with Locus Robotics becoming a unicorn earlier this year. Providing development and…Robotics7 min readRobotics7 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·Jun 4, 2019ROS: Core conceptsIn the previous post, we covered an overview of ROS and hopefully the installation is done and dusted. In this article, we will go through some of the core concepts of ROS, familiarize with the jargon so to speak. The objective is to provide a brief introduction to the concepts…Robot Operating System7 min readRobot Operating System7 min read
Published in Black Coffee Robotics·May 12, 2019ROS: Why What and How.If you are a robotics student, a researcher, a hobbyist or an engineer looking to develop applications ranging from a simple simulation to a full-blown autonomous fleet, this post is for you. …Robotics5 min readRobotics5 min read
