[ROS in 5 mins] 009 - How to Launch a ROS node

In this video, we will see how to launch a ROS node in just 5 minutes. We'll see four different way nodes can be launched in ROS, and how to check that a node has been launched:
* rosnode list

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:
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- ROS Development Studio (RDS), used for the demonstration: http://www.theconstructsim.com/rds-ros-development-studio/
- Robot Ignite Academy, the place to learn to program robots using only a web browser: http://www.theconstructsim.com/construct-learn-develop-robots-using-ros/robotigniteacademy_learnros/
- More about 'rosrun': https://youtu.be/RV4KBWJe_Og
- Difference between 'roslaunch' and 'rosrun': https://youtu.be/LLc4ixf_vo4
- The turtlesim node examplefrom ROS Wiki: http://wiki.ros.org/ROS/Tutorials/UnderstandingNodes
- The openni_launch example from ROS Wiki: http://wiki.ros.org/openni_launch

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