This document provides an overview of Robot Operating System (ROS), including its history, applications, and requirements. Some key points:
- ROS is an open-source robotics middleware originally developed by Willow Garage and Stanford AI Lab in 2007. It provides services for hardware abstraction, messaging, package management, and more.
- ROS has been used widely in applications involving perception, mobile robotics, grasping, planning, and more. It has also been used on projects involving autonomous underwater vehicles, drones, and space robots.
- Using ROS requires skills like Python/C++ programming, Linux command line, knowledge of algorithms and computer graphics, and experience integrating hardware devices.