March 2018
Intermediate to advanced
1396 pages
42h 14m
English
book
ROS Programming: Building Powerful Robots
by Anil Mahtani, Luis Sanchez, Enrique Fernandez, Aaron Martinez, Lentin Joseph
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Hardware and software prerequisites
The following is a table of the hardware components that can be used for building this project. You can also see the rough price and a purchase link for each component.
List of hardware components:
| No | Component name | Estimated price (USD) | Purchase link |
| 1 | Webcam | 32 | https://amzn.com/B003LVZO8S |
| 2 | Dynamixel AX-12A servo with mounting bracket | 76 | https://amzn.com/B0051OXJXU |
| 3 | USB-to-Dynamixel Adapter | 50 | http://www.robotshop.com/en/robotis-usb-to-dynamixel-adapter.html |
| 4 | Extra 3-pin cables for AX-12 servos | 12 | http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/100mm-3-Pin-DYNAMIXEL-Compatible-Cable-10-Pack |
| 5 | Power adapter | 5 | https://amzn.com/B005JRGOCM |
| 6 | 6-port AX/MX power hub | 5 | http://www.trossenrobotics.com/6-port-ax-mx-power-hub ... |
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