Why do I think you should build this robot?

I'm going to be (re)building this robot, and I want you to build one for yourself! And if you can't afford the parts, I'll be demonstrating how to do each step in simulation first, so you won't be missing out!

The companion blog post (including a bill of materials) is available at https://articulatedrobotics.xyz/mobil...


Helpful videos if you're not familiar with ROS:
Getting Ready to Build Robots with ROS playlist -    • Getting Ready to Build Robots with ROS!  
...particularly the following entries...
5 things you need before you get started with ROS -    • Five Things You Need Before Starting ...  
Installing ROS -    • How to install ROS | Getting Ready to...  
Installing ROS on your current (Windows/Mac) computer (using VMs) -    • How to install ROS and Linux on your ...  
General ROS overview -    • 10 things you need to know about ROS!...  


Connecting to GitHub with SSH - https://docs.github.com/en/authentica...


00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Why I wanted to build a robot
02:28 - Overview of components
03:58 - Can I afford to build this robot?
05:06 - An I smart enough to build this robot?
06:24 - Project/series overview
09:08 - Creating our ROS package
13:16 - Building the package in a ROS workspace
14:45 - Outro

Caster wheel, Raspberry Pi, Battery images courtesy of SparkFun (CC BY 2.0)
Empty pockets, Brain images courtesy of Pixabay (Pixabay License)