4.2 ROS Tutorial

Introduction to ROS

Robot Operating System (ROS) is a framework designed to help people build and control robots. Despite its name, ROS isn't exactly an operating system like Windows or macOS; rather, it's a collection of software tools and libraries. Imagine ROS as the toolbox that robot developers use to build and control their robots. It provides a set of pre-made tools that make it easier to create different components of a robot's functionality. These components can include things like controlling motors, processing sensor data (like cameras and sonars), making decisions, and communicating with other robots or computers. Due to its useful functionalities, many universities and companies use it in their robots as a de facto standard for robot programming.