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ROS Robotics Projects

You're reading from   ROS Robotics Projects Make your robots see, sense, and interact with cool and engaging projects with Robotic Operating System

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783554713
Length 452 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Lentin Joseph Lentin Joseph
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with ROS Robotics Application Development 2. Face Detection and Tracking Using ROS, OpenCV and Dynamixel Servos FREE CHAPTER 3. Building a Siri-Like Chatbot in ROS 4. Controlling Embedded Boards Using ROS 5. Teleoperate a Robot Using Hand Gestures 6. Object Detection and Recognition 7. Deep Learning Using ROS and TensorFlow 8. ROS on MATLAB and Android 9. Building an Autonomous Mobile Robot 10. Creating a Self-Driving Car Using ROS 11. Teleoperating a Robot Using a VR Headset and Leap Motion 12. Controlling Your Robots over the Web

Playing with ROS-Android applications


In this section, we will see how to install the ROS-Android application generated from the preceding build process on your Android phone.

Let's take the android_core folder and search for .apk files; you may get a bunch of applications, as shown in the following figure:

Figure 25: List of generated APK files

You can copy the APK files and install them on your phone.

Troubleshooting

You may get errors while installing these APK files. One of the errors is shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 26: Parse error during installation of APK

Here are the tips to solve this issue:

The first step is to enable installation from Unknown sources, as shown in section 1 of the following figure:

Figure 27: Tips to solve parse error

Install an Android app called APK Editor, which can be downloaded from following the link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heagoo.apkeditor&hl=en

You can also buy the Pro version, which you may require in the future...

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