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Accessing Sensors and Actuators through ROS

In this chapter, we will discuss the following recipes:

Understanding the Arduino-ROS interface
Interfacing 9DoF Razor IMU-Arduino-ROS
Using a GPS system – Ublox
Interfacing servomotors – Dynamixel
Using a laser rangefinder – Hokuyo
Working with the Kinect sensor to view objects in 3D
Using a joystick or a gamepad in ROS

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