Introduction – GSoC 2025 Applicant: Vishvendra Sangwa (@sangwaboi)

[sangwaboi]

Hello everyone,

I’m Vishvendra Sangwa, first-year CSE Ai/ML undergrad from India and I build robots (well, make them smarter with my code).
I've submitted GSoC 2025 proposal for Project8-"improvement of industrial exercises". very eager to learn and contribute towards Academy's Industrial Robots.

I've been running through the relevant repositories like IndustrialRobots and #3009 and would love some guidance on how can start making meaningful contributions
up till now I have migrated the Irb120_robotiq_85gripper(robot used for Pick and Place exercise) and currently working upon improving motion planing for the same
Repo

Happy to pick up tasks, review code, or write docs. Let me know how I can add value.
Looking forward to building cool stuff together!

Cheers,
Vishvendra✌🏻

[jmplaza]

Hi @sangwaboi ,

first, I would suggest you start using RoboticsAcademy and well known exercises (FollowLine, Basic Vacuum Cleaner....), provide your feedback on the RoboticsAcademy repository and get familiar with its base code.

Regarding Industrial Robotics, with simulator do you work with? Gazebo 11? Gazebo Harmonic?

Cheers,

[sangwaboi]

Hi @jmplaza,

I've started familiarizing myself with RoboticsAcademy and its core exercises. Here’s a quick video walkthrough of the ones I’ve tried out so far and trying more. The Docker setup works great, but I did run into some glitches and while running FollowLine and some other exercises controlling the gazebo Sim is a real hassle at times.

For Industrial Robotics (and in general), I’m currently using Gazebo Harmonic with ROS 2 Humble. It’s been smooth so far and aligns well with the newer middleware stack.

Let me know if there are any specific improvements or areas you'd like me to explore in the meantime..

thanks
Vishvendra Sangwa

[jmplaza]

Nice work with FollowLine exercise @sangwaboi :-)

Yes, Gazebo is a greedy software which demands relevant computation resources. Are you using GPU? With it the simulation uses to run more fluently. The RADI typically autodetects the underlying GPU in the host machine and uses it when possible. Please check the console messages from RADI after launching it.

Current prototype of the upcoming Pick and Place exercise works with ROS2 Humble, MoveIt2 and an UR robot in Gazebo 11 simulator. In the long run the idea is to jump to Gazebo Harmonic. Developing a "simple" application with ROS2 Humble, MoveIt2 in Gazebo Harmonic simulator would be a nice contribution on your side, even with the ABB irq120.

Cheers,