The hardware and software requirements for this chapter are as follows:
- Python 2.7 or 3.5, with NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, and scikit-learn installed.
- ROS Kinetic Kame.
- A computer running Linux for development or a virtual machine running Linux under Windows. Ubuntu 16.04 is used for the examples and illustrations.
- A Raspberry Pi 3 or similar single board computer (BeagleBone Black, Odroid, or similar). We are not using the GPIO or special interfaces on the Pi 3, so there is not a lot of RasPi-specific code.
- An Arduino Mega 2560 microcontroller.
- A Pololu Micro Maestro Servo Controller x6.
- An Arduino development environment. This can be installed either on the control station (a laptop running Windows or a Linux laptop), or on the Raspberry Pi.
- The TinMan robot hardware was purchased from AliExpress and was called Track Cars Creeper Truck Crawler Kits with...
