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[ROS in 5 mins] 044 - What is ROS tf?

The Construct Robotics Institute 5:17

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In this video, we'll see what the ROS tf package is, and what it does, and how to use one of its tools (rqt_tf_tree), in just about five minutes!

If you are a ROS beginner and want to learn ROS basics fast, we recommend you take any of the following courses on Robot Ignite Academy:

ROS Basics In 5 Days (Python) - http://www.theconstructsim.com/construct-learn-develop-robots-using-ros/robotigniteacademy_learnros/ros-courses-library/ros-basics-in-5-days/
ROS Basics In 5 Days (C++) - http://www.theconstructsim.com/construct-learn-develop-robots-using-ros/robotigniteacademy_learnros/ros-courses-library/ros-courses-ros-basics-in-5-days-c/

Let's go!

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Links mentioned in the video and other useful links:
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- Robot Ignite Academy, the place to learn to program robots using only a web browser (the environment used in the video for demonstration): http://www.theconstructsim.com/construct-learn-develop-robots-using-ros/robotigniteacademy_learnros/

- ROS Development Studio (ROSDS), another powerful online tool for pushing your ROS learning in a practical way: http://www.theconstructsim.com/rds-ros-development-studio/

- Slide used in the video: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1p3Iz9nQZd3CoPptS-djMOyDpUacQpNj_liFr0f7A7ek/edit?usp=sharing

- Recommended videos on "Understanding ROS Coordinate Frames":
-- https://youtu.be/NNFkpnlwVtA (Part 1)
-- https://youtu.be/wt75Xf36_MA (Part 2)

-tf on the ROS wiki: http://wiki.ros.org/tf

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