Understanding Robot Modeling using URDF

Learn how to create the #URDF files to control your #robot with #ROS.

What you will learn:
- How to build a visual robot model with URDF
- How to add physical properties to a URDF Model (Collision, Frictions…)
- How to use XACRO to clean up URDF files.
- How to use URDF in Gazebo-ROS ecosystem.
Full Course: http://www.theconstructsim.com/robotigniteacademy_learnros/ros-courses-library/urdf-ros-robot-modeling/

[ About this course]
In this course you will learn how to go from a physical robot or even a robot drawing to a full fledged simulation with physics, actuators and sensors.

[ What you will learn ]
- You will learn how to build from scratch three different robots through URDF and XACRO files.
- Define links, joints, transmissions, controle, physical properties, import 3D models...Everything you need for creating any robot you want.
- You are going to learn how to visualise it first in RVIZ and simulate it with Gazebo.
- Also how to add sensors plugins and use XACRO file format for creating really complex and flexible URDF files.

[ Robots Used in this course ]
- JIBO
- Mira
- Gurdy

[ Special Thanks ]
1) Alonso Martinez, the creator of the real robots: https://twitter.com/alonsorobots
Tested YouTube Channel, where Alonso shows the real robots: https://youtu.be/0vfuOW1tsX0
2) A big shout also to michaelrod77:https://www.blender-models.com/model-downloads/mechanicalelectronical/robotics/id/jibo-household-robot-0-1, for its fantastic Jibo model that was used for this simulation.
3) Thanks also to JiboTeam: https://www.jibo.com/about-us, to have created this amazing robot that we are using as model to teach you URDF creation.They have created an SDK:https://developers.jibo.com/, to program the physical robot, so don't hesitate to give it a try if you are into SocialRobotics.
4) This course wouldn't have been possible without knowledge and work of the ROS Community:http://www.ros.org/, OSRF: https://www.osrfoundation.org/, and Gazebo Team:http://gazebosim.org/.