Coordinate Transformations in Robotics | ROS Developers Open Class #204

In this Open Class, you'll explore various methods for tracking a robot’s movement in dynamic environments.


You will learn:


✅ Odometry – Calculating movement using wheel encoders.
✅ RGB Camera – Estimating motion from image analysis.
✅ Twist Commands – Inferring movement from control inputs.
✅ Laser Scanning – Using LIDAR for indirect movement tracking.
✅ Sensor Fusion – Combining data from multiple sources.
✅ ROS Topics – Key topics for movement tracking (/odom, /cmd_vel, /scan, /camera/image_raw).
✅ Practical Applications – Importance in real-world robotics like navigation and automation.


📁 *ROS project link: https://app.theconstruct.ai/l/6907d8c3/
🤖️ *Robot Lab Used-BotBox: https://www.theconstruct.ai/botbox-warehouse-lab/


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ROS Developers Open Class, a weekly free live-streaming event by The Construct AI, aims to make robotics accessible to all.

Each session provides a ROS-based project (referred to as ROSJECTs 🦾 📁) for all attendees, including notebooks, code, and Gazebo robot simulations. Led by ROS expert Alberto Ezquerro, you'll practice and develop robots in real-time.

*Missed a session? Find recordings & ROSJECTs on https://app.theconstruct.ai/open-classes/*

We're excited to share this series with you! If you have questions or want to explore new topics, drop us a comment below.

Cheers.
*The Construct Robotics Institute | Where Your Robotics Career Happens*

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👨‍🏫 Class Creator: Alberto Ezquerro (Head of Education @TheConstruct )
👩‍💻 Class cover designer: Sonia/Ruojun Wang (Marketing Assistant @TheConstruct )

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