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Get started with ROS fuerte

Manolis Chiou edited this page Jan 28, 2014 · 2 revisions

From fresh ubuntu 12.04 install.

  1. sudo apt-get update
  2. sudo apt-get upgrade
  3. Install ROS fuerte following instructions at ROS fuerte wiki
  4. Create the fuerte workspace e.g. rosws init ~/fuerte_workspace /opt/ros/fuerte
  5. Clone the Jaguar robot drivers at DrRobot github to your ROS workspace and:
  cd ~/fuerte_workspace 
  sudo rosdep init 
  sudo rosdep update 
  rosws set 
  1. Clone player into your ~/fuerte_workspace and:
   sudo apt-get install ros-fuerte-joystick-drivers 
   sudo apt-get install ros-fuerte-pr2-simulator 
   sudo apt-get install ros-fuerte-arm-navigation 
   cd erratic_robot 
   rosmake 
  1. roscd to each DrRobot package and
 make clean 
 rosmake 
  1. Connect a joystick on js0 (more info on joy package wiki) and do in a sourced terminal roslaunch drrobot_jaguar4x4_player drrobot_play1.launch in order to control the robot.
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