Let's look into the technical requirements for this chapter:
- ROS Melodic Morenia on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic)
- Timelines and test platform:
- Estimated learning time: On average, 100 minutes
- Project build time (inclusive of compile and runtime): On average, 45-90 minutes (depending on setting up hardware boards with the indicated requirements)
- Project test platform: HP Pavilion laptop (Intel® Core™ i7-4510U CPU @ 2.00 GHz × 4 with 8 GB Memory and 64-bit OS, GNOME-3.28.2)
The code for this chapter is available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/ROS-Robotics-Projects-SecondEdition/tree/master/chapter_12_ws.
Let's begin by looking at the overview of the project.