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1. Installation

1.1 Required Dependences:

sudo apt install ros-humble-joint-state-publisher ros-humble-robot-state-publisher ros-humble-cartographer ros-humble-cartographer-ros ros-humble-gazebo-plugins ros-humble-teleop-twist-keyboard  ros-humble-teleop-twist-joy ros-humble-xacro ros-humble-nav2* ros-humble-urdf 

cd ~/your workscpace
colcon build

1.2 Clone this repo

Make sure you clone the repo in your robot and your remote PC

git clone -b ros2-humble https://github.com/rigbetellabs/tortoisebot.git
cd ~/your workscpace
colcon build

2. Setup

  • Run bringup.launch.py to only spawn the robot
  • Run autobringup.launch.py to spawn the robot with navigation and slam/localization
  • Launch the files with use_sim_time:=False when working on real robot

2.1 Launching the robot

ros2 launch tortoisebot_bringup autobringup.launch.py use_sim_time:=True exploration:=True
  • exploration:=False for passed a saved map to navigation

2.2 Launch files for reference

SLAM

  • cartographer.launch.py

Navigation

  • navigation.launch.py

Rviz

  • rviz.launch.py

Gazebo

  • gazebo.launch.py

2.3 Remote PC

While performing colcon build on remote-pc please add the below to ignore ydlidar_sdk, ydlidar_ros2_driver, v4l2_camera since lidar will not be connected to remote-pc.

colcon build --packages-ignore ydlidar_sdk ydlidar_ros2_driver v4l2_camera

3. Demos

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  1. Getting Started
  2. Hardware Assembly
  3. TortoiseBot Setup
  4. Server PC Setup
  5. Running Demos

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