ROS2 Managed Nodes | ROS Developers Open Class #136

A managed node is a node with different possible states. The node will do different things depending on which is its current state. Managed nodes can be controlled through what is known as a lifecycle.

00:00 Intro & Initial Setup
10:34 Why do we need Managed Nodes?
13:20 Managed Nodes States
18:52 Simple managed node example
25:28 Creating the launch file of a managed node
33:11 1. There is a topic named /managed_scan_node/transition_event
34:56 2. There is no topic named /managed_scan
49:36 No publication in the topic: inactive State
50:14 on_activate Function
57:08 Pausing the node: on_deactivate
01:01:20 Summary

📚 Course related: https://bit.ly/3vSIe7N
🤖️Robot Used: BoxBot
📁 Find today's rosject here: https://bit.ly/3p6azUa
🎙️Host: Alberto Ezquerro https://app.theconstructsim.com/#/Profile/albertoezquerro

💻 Learning points:
- What is a managed node?
- How to create a managed node
- ros2 lifecycle command

💻 Useful links:
* 24/7 ROS Remote Real Robot Lab
https://www.theconstructsim.com/robox/

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