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R. SubramanianBuild Autonomous Mobile Robot from Scratch using ROSMaker Innovations Serieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9645-5_5

5. Robot Simulation and Visualization

Rajesh Subramanian¹

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ThunDroids LLP, 54/69, Elayidathu, Kumaranasan Road, Kadavanthra, 682020 Kochi, Kerala, India

Outline

This chapter explains how to simulate and visualize various robots using different tools. The robots include:

Turtlebot3: A mobile robot
OpenMANIPULATOR-X: A robotic arm
Turtlebot3 with OpenMANIPULATOR-X: A mobile manipulator

Simulation and Visualization

Robotic simulation is the process of approximately replicating the robot’s behavior in a virtual environment. ...

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