Robot Operating Systems (ROS) is an open-source, meta-operating system for robots that provides low-level device control and message passing between processes. ROS has a file system structure based on packages, manifests, and stacks to manage code organization. At the computation graph level, ROS uses nodes that communicate via topics and services, and is coordinated by a ROS Master and parameter server.

1. Robot Operating Systems (ROS) Overview & Kinect XBOX 360 Demonstration

2. Introduction Open-source Meta-operating system for your robot Low-level device control Message-passing between processes Package management

3. ROS Classification ROS File system Level Packages Manifests Stacks Stack manifests Message Service ROS Computation Graph Level Nodes ROS Master Parameter Server Nodes communication Topics Service Bags

6. Higher-Level Concepts Coordinate Frames/Transforms Actions/Tasks Message Ontology Plugins Filters Robot Model

7. Technical Overview