# \#arm

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## [Embodied Intelligence Upgraded: Self-Improving Robot Policies via RISE World Model Reasoning](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/embodied-intelligence-upgraded-self-improving-robot-policies-via-rise-world-model-reasoning/55125)

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**Author:** [@Agilex\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Agilex_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/embodied-intelligence-upgraded-self-improving-robot-policies-via-rise-world-model-reasoning/55125 "2026-09-04T16:21:16Z")

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Embodied Intelligence Upgraded: Self-Improving Robot Policies via RISE World Model Reasoning Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models struggle with contact-rich tasks such as dynamic sorting and flexible packing, where tiny e…

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## [Connext Robotics Toolkit for ROS Lyrical Luth is now available](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/connext-robotics-toolkit-for-ros-lyrical-luth-is-now-available/55110)

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**Author:** [@jghughu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jghughu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/connext-robotics-toolkit-for-ros-lyrical-luth-is-now-available/55110 "2026-05-27T07:56:13Z")

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Hi ROS 2 Community, To go with the Lyrical Luth release, RTI has updated the Connext Robotics Toolkit with Connext 7.7 LTS. The toolkit provides a simple single-step Debian installation of Lyrical and Connext DDS RMW on…

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## [Where do robot arm specs usually break down in real deployments?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/where-do-robot-arm-specs-usually-break-down-in-real-deployments/54799)

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**Author:** [@rac\_ludvig](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/rac_ludvig)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/where-do-robot-arm-specs-usually-break-down-in-real-deployments/54799 "2026-05-13T20:15:14Z")

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I’m interested in examples from people who have deployed, integrated, or specified robot arms in real environments. When a robot arm looks good on paper but struggles in the actual cell, what is usually the limiting fac…

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## [Native ROS 2 Jazzy Debian packages for Raspberry Pi OS / Debian Trixie (arm64)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/native-ros-2-jazzy-debian-packages-for-raspberry-pi-os-debian-trixie-arm64/51965)

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**Author:** [@ebodev](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ebodev)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/native-ros-2-jazzy-debian-packages-for-raspberry-pi-os-debian-trixie-arm64/51965 "2026-04-14T03:47:56Z")

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After spending some time trying to get ROS 2 Jazzy working reliably on Raspberry Pi via Docker and Conda (and losing several rounds to OpenGL, Gazebo plugins, and cross-arch issues), I eventually concluded:) On Raspberr…

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## [Gamepad Teleoperation for Robotic Arm—A New Intuitive Control Experience](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gamepad-teleoperation-for-robotic-arm-a-new-intuitive-control-experience/50664)

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**Author:** [@Agilex\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Agilex_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/gamepad-teleoperation-for-robotic-arm-a-new-intuitive-control-experience/50664 "2025-10-23T11:15:40Z")

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Hi everyone! :waving\_hand: I’d like to share a project that enables intuitive control of the PiPER robotic arm using a standard gamepad. This might be useful for those working on robotic arm teleoperation or looking for…

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## [【PIKA】Achievement of PIKA SDK for Teleoperating UR Robotic Arm](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/pika-achievement-of-pika-sdk-for-teleoperating-ur-robotic-arm/50508)

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**Author:** [@Agilex\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Agilex_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2025, 6:22am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/pika-achievement-of-pika-sdk-for-teleoperating-ur-robotic-arm/50508 "2025-10-13T06:22:43Z")

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Hi everyone! :waving\_hand: I’m excited to share our beginner-friendly guide on implementing teleoperation for UR robotic arms using PIKA Sense. This tutorial walks through the complete setup process, from environment co…

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## [ROS 2 Cross-compilation / Multi architecture development](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-cross-compilation-multi-architecture-development/49449)

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**Author:** [@emilnovak](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/emilnovak)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-2-cross-compilation-multi-architecture-development/49449 "2025-10-07T13:46:24Z")

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Hi, I’m in the process of looking into migrating our indoor service robot from an amd64 based system to the Jetson Orin Nano. How are you doing development when targeting aarch64/arm64 machines? My development machine…

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## [AgileX PiPER: Teleoperation with Hand Gesture Recognition](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/agilex-piper-teleoperation-with-hand-gesture-recognition/49994)

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**Author:** [@Agilex\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Agilex_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/agilex-piper-teleoperation-with-hand-gesture-recognition/49994 "2025-09-11T05:20:56Z")

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Hi everyone, we’d like to share a small project using the AgileX PiPER robotic arm combined with a depth camera to achieve simple teleoperation. The core idea is to use hand gesture recognition to control the end effec…

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## [Curve and Cube Recognition with AgileX PIPER Robotic Arm](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/curve-and-cube-recognition-with-agilex-piper-robotic-arm/49919)

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**Author:** [@Agilex\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Agilex_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/curve-and-cube-recognition-with-agilex-piper-robotic-arm/49919 "2025-09-05T03:30:48Z")

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Hi everyone, We’d like to share a simple program we developed for color block recognition and 3D curve extraction using the AgileX PIPER robotic arm. The project leverages OpenCV with depth and color data from a depth c…

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## [Think Outside the Box: Controlling a Robotic Arm with a Mobile Phone Gyroscope](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/think-outside-the-box-controlling-a-robotic-arm-with-a-mobile-phone-gyroscope/49747)

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**Author:** [@Agilex\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Agilex_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/think-outside-the-box-controlling-a-robotic-arm-with-a-mobile-phone-gyroscope/49747 "2025-08-26T10:18:01Z")

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:waving\_hand: Hi ROS Community, We’d like to share an experimental project where we explored controlling a robotic arm using the gyroscope and IMU sensors of a mobile phone. By streaming the phone’s sensor data via WebS…

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## [Continuous Trajectory Recording and Replay for AgileX PIPER Robotic Arm](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/continuous-trajectory-recording-and-replay-for-agilex-piper-robotic-arm/49656)

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**Author:** [@Agilex\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Agilex_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/continuous-trajectory-recording-and-replay-for-agilex-piper-robotic-arm/49656 "2025-08-21T09:27:41Z")

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Hi ROS Community, I’m excited to share details about implementing continuous trajectory recording and replay for the AgileX PIPER robotic arm. This solution leverages time-series data to accurately replicate complex mot…

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## [Lack of official support for robotic arms in Gazebo \[ Ign/gz (Fortress/garden)\] with ROS 2 – community gap or shift to other simulators?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/lack-of-official-support-for-robotic-arms-in-gazebo-ign-gz-fortress-garden-with-ros-2-community-gap-or-shift-to-other-simulators/43573)

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**Author:** [@Sudhir\_BCR](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Sudhir_BCR)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/lack-of-official-support-for-robotic-arms-in-gazebo-ign-gz-fortress-garden-with-ros-2-community-gap-or-shift-to-other-simulators/43573 "2025-05-06T18:37:23Z")

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Hi everyone, While setting up robotic arms for simulation in Gazebo ign/gz Fortress/Garden with ROS 2, I noticed a concerning gap in official support from major robot manufacturers. Here’s a summary of my findings: …

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## [ROS Mobile Manipulators In-Person Training](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-mobile-manipulators-in-person-training/29825)

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**Author:** [@YUHONG\_LIN](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/YUHONG_LIN)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-mobile-manipulators-in-person-training/29825 "2023-03-16T03:48:02Z")

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Mastering Mobile Manipulators Hands-on Training Where: Barcelona, Spain When: March 22, 2023 → March 24, 2023 Registration website: https://www.theconstructsim.com/ros-mobile-manipulators-training/ Only 15 spots Earl…

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## [Desktop Dual-arm Cobot, myBuddy 280 Focuses on Education and Research with Various Functions](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/desktop-dual-arm-cobot-mybuddy-280-focuses-on-education-and-research-with-various-functions/27910)

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**Author:** [@Elephant\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Elephant_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/desktop-dual-arm-cobot-mybuddy-280-focuses-on-education-and-research-with-various-functions/27910 "2022-10-24T05:59:27Z")

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Background With the development of modern industry and advances in science and technology, people’s requirements for industrial, medical, and service levels continue to rise. For many tasks, the operation of a single-arm…

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## [\[TB3\] TurtleBot3 Manipulation now supports ROS2 Foxy! (and more...)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/tb3-turtlebot3-manipulation-now-supports-ros2-foxy-and-more/27777)

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**Author:** [@WillSon](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/WillSon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/tb3-turtlebot3-manipulation-now-supports-ros2-foxy-and-more/27777 "2022-10-14T08:47:57Z")

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Hi community, I brought a good news! If you are a big fan of mobile robot arm, you are on the right page. TurtleBot3 Manipulation now supports ROS2 Foxy! :foxy: And there will be another big update for ROS2 Humble!!!…

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## [ Control the most compact compound robot to do intelligent sorting project](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/control-the-most-compact-compound-robot-to-do-intelligent-sorting-project/27503)

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**Author:** [@Elephant\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Elephant_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/control-the-most-compact-compound-robot-to-do-intelligent-sorting-project/27503 "2022-09-27T03:08:27Z")

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Introduction Our theme is to break the distance limit of the collaborative robotic arm and connect it with the mobile robot (myAGV) to realize a case. The two devices we are going to use today are: 1 mechArm 270-M5Stac…

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## [myCobot 320 Evaluation | Robotic arm for education and research](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/mycobot-320-evaluation-robotic-arm-for-education-and-research/27347)

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**Author:** [@Elephant\_Robotics](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Elephant_Robotics)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/mycobot-320-evaluation-robotic-arm-for-education-and-research/27347 "2022-09-20T06:23:18Z")

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myCobot 320 M5Stack is an upgraded product of the myCobot series, a preferred choice for individual makers and researchers. :face\_with\_monocle: It supports secondary development according to users’ needs and achieves pe…

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## [Mbed fiercely sets foot into the micro-ROS suite of supported RTOSes!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/mbed-fiercely-sets-foot-into-the-micro-ros-suite-of-supported-rtoses/19530)

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**Author:** [@FraFin](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/FraFin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/mbed-fiercely-sets-foot-into-the-micro-ros-suite-of-supported-rtoses/19530 "2021-03-18T13:41:28Z")

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Here at micro-ROS, we’ve been making room for yet another member of the supported RTOSes family: ARM Mbed OS! Mbed is an open-source platform and Operating System for devices based on 32-bit ARM Cortex-M processors, dev…

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## [Arm adopts ROS2 CycloneDDS for its Autonomous solution](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/arm-adopts-ros2-cyclonedds-for-its-autonomous-solution/17657)

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**Author:** [@kasperornmeckArm](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/kasperornmeckArm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/arm-adopts-ros2-cyclonedds-for-its-autonomous-solution/17657 "2020-12-01T03:48:15Z")

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Arm is planning to use ROS2 Foxy and Eclipse CycloneDDS with iceoryx as one of the open source reference middlewares in its ‘Journey to Autonomous’ initiative and has joined Eclipse Foundation to support and contribute t…

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## [Generic ROS Driver to Connect Any Arm with ROS](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/generic-ros-driver-to-connect-any-arm-with-ros/15122)

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**Author:** [@MakeMe](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/MakeMe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/generic-ros-driver-to-connect-any-arm-with-ros/15122 "2020-06-29T10:37:01Z")

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Hi I tried to create a generic ROS driver in order to connect almost any real or simulated robot arm with ROS https://github.com/panagelak/Generic\_Arm I tried to make the URDF as easily configurable as possible w…

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## [Hybrid cross-compilation for ROS-based projects for Raspberry Pi](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/hybrid-cross-compilation-for-ros-based-projects-for-raspberry-pi/8973)

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**Author:** [@vedranMv](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/vedranMv)\
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**Last updated:** [April 29, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/hybrid-cross-compilation-for-ros-based-projects-for-raspberry-pi/8973 "2019-04-29T05:16:41Z")

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Hello, I’m new here so I apologize in advance in case I’ve (once again) posted this to the wrong place :smiley: I’ve just finished my latest project and thought to share it with the community. It’s a method for hybrid …

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## [Official Docker Images for ROS2 Crystal and arm32v7](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/official-docker-images-for-ros2-crystal-and-arm32v7/6872)

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**Author:** [@ruffsl](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ruffsl)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/official-docker-images-for-ros2-crystal-and-arm32v7/6872 "2019-04-24T21:37:49Z")

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Hello all, I’ve working on upstreaming ROS2 Docker images into the Official Library in time for the Crystal release: https://github.com/osrf/docker\_images/pull/206 While doing so, I wondered how feasible support for a…

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## [Installing Ubuntu 18.04 arm64v8 on Raspberry Pi 3](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/installing-ubuntu-18-04-arm64v8-on-raspberry-pi-3/6094)

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**Author:** [@ruffsl](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ruffsl)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/installing-ubuntu-18-04-arm64v8-on-raspberry-pi-3/6094 "2019-02-23T03:10:37Z")

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Would anyone else like to see a arm64v8 image of Ubuntu 18.04 image for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B? I gave a good stab at it Sunday afternoon, but got a little lost in the weeds given its been awhile since I made a 14.04…

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## [Raspberry Pi ROS + OpenCV robot kit for Makers](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/raspberry-pi-ros-opencv-robot-kit-for-makers/3747)

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**Author:** [@jackp510](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jackp510)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/raspberry-pi-ros-opencv-robot-kit-for-makers/3747 "2018-01-26T12:42:29Z")

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Hi All, I’ve been putting together a ROS+OpenCV robot kit for hobbyist ie “Makers”. What does that mean? Well the thought is - simple ROS software stack that can be extended but relatively easy to kick off and have the …

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## [Niryo One: an educational 6 axis robotic arm powered by ROS](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/niryo-one-an-educational-6-axis-robotic-arm-powered-by-ros/6289)

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**Author:** [@renarded](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/renarded)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/niryo-one-an-educational-6-axis-robotic-arm-powered-by-ros/6289 "2018-10-24T06:37:17Z")

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Hi Everyone, I’m excited to share this project with you and the ROS community. First I want to thank all of the ROS maintainers and developers for their amazing job. Without ROS I’m not sure we would’ve been able to cre…

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## [Announcing ROS Docker Images for ARM and Debian](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-ros-docker-images-for-arm-and-debian/2467)

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**Author:** [@ruffsl](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ruffsl)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-ros-docker-images-for-arm-and-debian/2467 "2018-01-10T19:45:34Z")

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TL;DR: Support for both ARM and Debian with ROS is now reflected in the Official DockerHub library! :whale: Hello everyone! As you might have noticed, DockerHub is beginning to support additional architectures other th…

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## [Raspberry Pi Raspbian Stretch Lite ROS + OpenCV Disk Image](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/raspberry-pi-raspbian-stretch-lite-ros-opencv-disk-image/3399)

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**Author:** [@jackp510](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jackp510)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/raspberry-pi-raspbian-stretch-lite-ros-opencv-disk-image/3399 "2017-12-13T04:46:50Z")

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Hi All, For those who don’t want to / can’t use Ubuntu Mate with their Raspberry Pi ROS project, I created an image preloaded with ROS and OpenCV 3.3.1 installed. Roscore is automatically started at bootup via systemct…

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## [Crosscompiling ROS2 for Raspberry Pi (or pretty much any other ARM-based board)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/crosscompiling-ros2-for-raspberry-pi-or-pretty-much-any-other-arm-based-board/2995)

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**Author:** [@esteve](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/esteve)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/crosscompiling-ros2-for-raspberry-pi-or-pretty-much-any-other-arm-based-board/2995 "2017-10-24T14:03:15Z")

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I finally found time to upload the scripts I use for crosscompiling ROS2 for the Raspberry Pi, but they can be applied to any other ARM board. I’ve used the same steps with little tweaks for crosscompiling ROS2 for the O…

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## [Docker images for ARM](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/docker-images-for-arm/624)

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**Author:** [@esteve](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/esteve)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/docker-images-for-arm/624 "2017-08-18T20:08:52Z")

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Hi, I’ve created a few Docker images for ARM \[1\], I thought it might be useful to someone, given that Docker works on ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi). I got a Raspbian-based Raspberry Pi 3 running a Docker container for Xenial/…