2nd Edition
A Concise Introduction to Robot Programming with ROS 2
Foreword Preface to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. First Steps with ROS 2 3. First Behavior: Avoiding Obstacles with Finite States Machines 4. The TF Subsystem 5. Reactive Behaviors 6. Programming Robot Behaviors with Behavior Trees 7. Deep ROS 2 8. Contributing to ROS 2 Software
Biography
Francisco Martín Rico is a Full Professor at the Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, leading the Intelligent Robotics Lab. He teaches subjects such as Software Architectures for Robots, Mobile Robotics, and Planning and Cognitive Systems. He is a reputable member of the ROS Community, authoring PlanSys2, the symbolic planning reference software for ROS 2, and many other packages such as YAETS, and Cascade Lifecycle, and contributing to reference packages like Nav2. He was awarded in 2022 with the Best ROS Developer award at the ROS Developer Day and has been a member of the ROS 2 Technical Steering Committee.
