# Laser-based Odometry for ROS2 with BotBox - ROS Developers OpenClass #188

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/laser-based-odometry-for-ros2-with-botbox-ros-developers-openclass-188/37269>\
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**Created:** [April 18, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/laser-based-odometry-for-ros2-with-botbox-ros-developers-openclass-188/37269 "2024-04-18T18:23:48Z")\
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Hi ROS Community,

Join our next ROS Developers Open Class to learn about **Odometry** , a fundamental concept in robotics that estimates a robot’s position and movement by analyzing sensor data. We will explore how to compute a robot’s odometry based solely on its laser data.

This free class welcomes everyone and includes a practical ROS project with code and simulation. Alberto Ezquerro, a skilled robotics developer and head of robotics education at The Construct, will guide this live session.

## What you’ll learn:

- What is odometry and why it’s crucial in robotics?
- How to calculate a robot’s odometry using laser data
- Practical examples using simulated and real BotBox robots

## The robot we’ll use in this class:

Simulated & Real **BotBox**

 ![combini](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/4/9/49ac7204f5a3997f287e8059350227635dd2caa2.png)

 ![scene6.0947botbox-warehouse-lab-by-The-Construct](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/f/c/fc4031b676d099487d34112a70a79ce0d993310b.jpeg)

## How to join:

Save the link below to watch the live session on **2024-04-23T16:00:00Z→2024-04-23T17:00:00Z** : [https://bit.ly/3Jqwi3g](https://bit.ly/3Jqwi3g)

## Organizer

The Construct  
[theconstruct.ai](https://theconstruct.ai/)