Let's look into the technical requirements for this chapter:
- ROS Melodic Morenia on Ubuntu 18.04, with Gazebo 9 (preinstalled)
- ROS packages: moveit and slam-gmapping
- Timelines and test platform:
- Estimated learning time: On average, 120 minutes
- Project build time (inclusive of compile and run time): On average, 90 minutes
- 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_5_ws/src.
Let's begin by understanding the application use case we will be working on in this chapter.