# \#melodic

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## [ROS package/project for Mars Helicopter Ingenuity](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-package-project-for-mars-helicopter-ingenuity/24878)

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**Author:** [@Arghyajony](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Arghyajony)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-package-project-for-mars-helicopter-ingenuity/24878 "2025-08-25T14:15:42Z")

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I was wondering if there is any ROS/ROS2 package (simulation in gazebo) built and open sourced for Mars Helicopter Ingenuity ?? If any one has any knowledge regarding this matter (e.g. built/building/half built), please …

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## [Creating pure pursuit planner](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/creating-pure-pursuit-planner/26896)

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**Author:** [@Vignesh](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Vignesh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/creating-pure-pursuit-planner/26896 "2025-01-23T15:02:22Z")

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Hi, I’m looking for tutorials or guidance for creating custom base local planner plugin. The planner should follow the path and don’t want avoid obstacles, it just need to wait and move after obstacles cleared. I also…

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## [Swarm\_ros\_bridge for multi-robot communication](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/swarm-ros-bridge-for-multi-robot-communication/29501)

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**Author:** [@PeixuanShu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/PeixuanShu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 7:49am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/swarm-ros-bridge-for-multi-robot-communication/29501 "2024-10-27T07:49:42Z")

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my recent work swarm\_ros\_bridge for multi-robot ROS message communication: https://github.com/shupx/swarm\_ros\_bridge ROS wiki: swarm\_ros\_bridge - ROS Wiki swarm\_ros\_bridge is a lightweight middle interface ROS package…

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## [K3lso Quadruped](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/k3lso-quadruped/18994)

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**Author:** [@R\_frojd](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/R_frojd)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/k3lso-quadruped/18994 "2024-09-19T18:23:39Z")

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K3lso Quadruped is similar to MIT mini cheetah and MIT Cheetah More updates to come.

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## [Aruco mapping in ROS melodic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aruco-mapping-in-ros-melodic/23249)

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**Author:** [@Jescob47](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Jescob47)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aruco-mapping-in-ros-melodic/23249 "2024-05-20T14:48:41Z")

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Look at this package for aruco mapping in ROS Melodic. It works with aruco\_ros (GitHub - pal-robotics/aruco\_ros at melodic-devel) https://github.com/Jescob47/aruco\_melodic\_mapping

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## [SMACC releases new family of trajectory based client behaviors for the SMACC MoveGroupInterface Client (with VIDEO!)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/smacc-releases-new-family-of-trajectory-based-client-behaviors-for-the-smacc-movegroupinterface-client-with-video/19761)

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**Author:** [@brettpac](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/brettpac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/smacc-releases-new-family-of-trajectory-based-client-behaviors-for-the-smacc-movegroupinterface-client-with-video/19761 "2024-04-04T18:09:54Z")

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Ladies, Gentlemen, Droids, I’d like to present cb\_pouring\_motion and the new trajectory based family of client behaviors for the SMACC MoveGroupInterfaceClient. I highly recommend viewing the video at 720…

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## [Again... Snapshot repo GPG key expired](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/again-snapshot-repo-gpg-key-expired/34733)

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**Author:** [@peci1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/peci1)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/again-snapshot-repo-gpg-key-expired/34733 "2023-12-01T22:41:32Z")

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Since yesterday, there is a problem running Melodic Industrial CI: $ sudo apt-get update -qq W: GPG error: http://snapshots.ros.org/melodic/final/ubuntu bionic InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYS…

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## [Octomap messages in rosbridge\_1 to 2](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/octomap-messages-in-rosbridge-1-to-2/33790)

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**Author:** [@Lidia\_Gianne](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Lidia_Gianne)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/octomap-messages-in-rosbridge-1-to-2/33790 "2023-09-29T13:15:45Z")

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Hi, I am using Ros 2 but want to map the environment with Octomap. I use the rosbridge between Ros 2 (rolling) and Ros melodic. However, octomap\_msgs/Octomap is not a default message. I know it is possible to create cust…

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## [Head of Robotics Software (co-founding member) - MN](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/head-of-robotics-software-co-founding-member-mn/33411)

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**Author:** [@Stealthmodestartup](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Stealthmodestartup)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 5:01am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/head-of-robotics-software-co-founding-member-mn/33411 "2023-09-20T05:01:50Z")

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Searching for a candidate to become a co-founding member of an early stage hardware startup in Minneapolis, MN with opportunity for early-stage equity. The startup is focused on delivering a robot product that truly solv…

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## [Lidar FishFinder Project](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/lidar-fishfinder-project/32558)

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**Author:** [@Jay\_T](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Jay_T)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/lidar-fishfinder-project/32558 "2023-07-26T15:45:47Z")

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Hello Its Jay - Well, I have designed, bought and built the beginning stages of a lidar fish finder. It has a screen portion, running on 12 v down to 5v and 3.3v, with a Raspberry Pi 4 8gb and 433 mhz TX transmitte…

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## [ROS Melodic Morenia Release](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-melodic-morenia-release/4871)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-melodic-morenia-release/4871 "2023-07-17T18:57:50Z")

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Greetings ROS users, Happy World Turtle Day! :turtle: \[1\] I am pleased to announce that the 12th ROS distribution, Melodic Morenia \[2\], is now available on Ubuntu Bionic 18.04, Ubuntu Artful 17.10, and Debian Stretch. …

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## [New packages for Melodic 2023-06-27](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2023-06-27/32121)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2023-06-27/32121 "2023-06-27T14:56:22Z")

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We’re happy to announce the final update of ROS Melodic. There are 24 new packages as well as 107 updated packages. As of now, no more updates to Melodic will be accepted. This sync has been tagged on https://github.co…

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## [Preparing for Melodic Morenia End-of-Life](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/preparing-for-melodic-morenia-end-of-life/31790)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/preparing-for-melodic-morenia-end-of-life/31790 "2023-06-27T13:28:37Z")

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Melodic Morenia is nearing its End-of-Life. The upcoming schedule for the End-of-Life is as follows: Tuesday, June 20th - I’ll announce the final sync hold for Melodic Tuesday, June 27th - I’ll run the final Melodic s…

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## [Point\_cloud\_transport is here!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/point-cloud-transport-is-here/31990)

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**Author:** [@peci1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/peci1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/point-cloud-transport-is-here/31990 "2023-06-25T08:21:54Z")

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If you’ve ever worked with images in ROS, you’ve met image\_transport, a library that hides a lot of complexity of image de/compression, leaving you a nice interface via which you can dynamically decide how your images sh…

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## [Introducing robo-gym: An Open Source Toolkit for Distributed Deep Reinforcement Learning on Real and Simulated Robots](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-robo-gym-an-open-source-toolkit-for-distributed-deep-reinforcement-learning-on-real-and-simulated-robots/15284)

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**Author:** [@matteolucchi](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/matteolucchi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-robo-gym-an-open-source-toolkit-for-distributed-deep-reinforcement-learning-on-real-and-simulated-robots/15284 "2023-06-05T10:08:50Z")

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Dear ROS Community, Together with my colleagues, I am happy to introduce to you robo-gym: an open source toolkit for distributed reinforcement learning on real and simulated robots. robo-gym provides a collection of re…

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## [Head of Robotics Software (co-founding member) - Minneapolis,MN](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/head-of-robotics-software-co-founding-member-minneapolis-mn/30906)

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**Author:** [@Stealthmodestartup](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Stealthmodestartup)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/head-of-robotics-software-co-founding-member-minneapolis-mn/30906 "2023-04-17T05:27:47Z")

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Searching for a candidate to become a co-founding member of an early stage hardware startup in Minneapolis, MN with opportunity for early-stage equity. The startup is focused on delivering a robot product that truly solv…

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## [Autoware AI lidar localizer launch failed](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/autoware-ai-lidar-localizer-launch-failed/29194)

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**Author:** [@joewong00](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/joewong00)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/autoware-ai-lidar-localizer-launch-failed/29194 "2023-04-13T08:55:11Z")

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Hi, I recently installed autoware AI with source installation on my robot machine and I was trying to run rosbag demo. I installed the non cuda version. Everything works fine until I launch “ndt\_matching” node of the li…

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## [New packages for Melodic 2023-03-30](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2023-03-30/30622)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2023-03-30/30622 "2023-03-30T12:11:25Z")

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We’re happy to announce the next update of ROS Melodic. There is 1 new package as well as 24 updated packages. This sync has been tagged on https://github.com/ros/rosdistro as melodic/2023-03-30. Full details of the sy…

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## [Driver for Witmotion IMU sensors released](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/driver-for-witmotion-imu-sensors-released/30602)

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**Author:** [@twdragon](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/twdragon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/driver-for-witmotion-imu-sensors-released/30602 "2023-03-29T20:22:37Z")

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Dear ROS enthusiasts and contributors! The ROS driver for TTL-compatible inertial pose estimation units (IMUs) manufactured by WitMotion Shenzhen Co.,Ltd is now released and available for installation from ros-testing r…

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## [Cras\_docs\_common: Give the Python docs some shine again!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/cras-docs-common-give-the-python-docs-some-shine-again/30197)

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**Author:** [@peci1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/peci1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/cras-docs-common-give-the-python-docs-some-shine-again/30197 "2023-03-08T13:56:22Z")

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After today’s doc job rerender, I’m proud to show you the nicest (both visually and functionality-wise) documentation page I’ve ever made for ROS 1. Many people know about the sad state of Python docs in Noetic. So I’ve …

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## [New packages for Melodic 2023-03-02](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2023-03-02/30071)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2023-03-02/30071 "2023-03-02T13:00:37Z")

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We’re happy to announce the next update of ROS Melodic. There are 11 new packages as well as 91 updated packages. This sync has been tagged on https://github.com/ros/rosdistro as melodic/2023-03-02. Full details of th…

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## [Roomac - general-purpose personal robot (construction + fetch a bottle demo application)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roomac-general-purpose-personal-robot-construction-fetch-a-bottle-demo-application/29272)

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**Author:** [@macorobots](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/macorobots)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roomac-general-purpose-personal-robot-construction-fetch-a-bottle-demo-application/29272 "2023-02-01T23:59:29Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m happy to share the project that I’ve been working on for the past 3 years. Roomac is a low-cost autonomous mobile manipulation robot that consists of a differential drive mobile base and a 5-DoF manipul…

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## [Announcing the ''swarm\_ros\_bridge'' ROS package for muti-robot communication](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-the-swarm-ros-bridge-ros-package-for-muti-robot-communication/29499)

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**Author:** [@PeixuanShu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/PeixuanShu)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-the-swarm-ros-bridge-ros-package-for-muti-robot-communication/29499 "2023-01-31T16:31:19Z")

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I am pleased to announce my recent work: ‘swarm\_ros\_bridge’ source code: https://github.com/shupx/swarm\_ros\_bridge ROS wiki: swarm\_ros\_bridge is a lightweight middle interface ROS package mainly based on ZeroMQ. It…

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## [New packages for Melodic 2022-12-22](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2022-12-22/28915)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2022-12-22/28915 "2022-12-22T14:02:50Z")

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We’re happy to announce the next update of ROS Melodic, the final update for 2022. There are 12 new packages as well as 74 updated packages. This sync has been tagged on https://github.com/ros/rosdistro as melodic/2022…

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## [Looking for a robotics engineer in India. ](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/looking-for-a-robotics-engineer-in-india/24417)

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**Author:** [@Mohammed\_Talha\_Arif](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Mohammed_Talha_Arif)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/looking-for-a-robotics-engineer-in-india/24417 "2022-12-21T06:21:20Z")

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Lead Robotics Navigation Engineer Hyderabad, Telangana Seven Robotics is focused on building robot mobility solutions for the industries of tomorrow. Our mission is to solve the problem of material flow holistically us…

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## [Time and Data Synchronization & Calibrations between Camera, LiDAR and Radar](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/time-and-data-synchronization-calibrations-between-camera-lidar-and-radar/14050)

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**Author:** [@dejongyeong](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/dejongyeong)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/time-and-data-synchronization-calibrations-between-camera-lidar-and-radar/14050 "2022-12-16T19:46:37Z")

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Hi. I am working on large heavy vehicles off-road in industrial environments. The sensors that were employed at our initial stage of experiment are FalconIQ IP RGB Camera, Velodyne VLP-32C LiDAR sensor and SmartMicro UMR…

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## [New packages for Melodic 2022-10-31](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2022-10-31/28055)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2022-10-31/28055 "2022-10-31T15:35:04Z")

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We’re happy to announce the next update of ROS Melodic. There are 3 new packages as well as 119 updated packages. This sync has been tagged on https://github.com/ros/rosdistro as melodic/2022-10-31. Full details of the…

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## [Udemy ROS for Beginners courses coupons](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/udemy-ros-for-beginners-courses-coupons/28011)

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**Author:** [@Anis\_Koubaa](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Anis_Koubaa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 8:27am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/udemy-ros-for-beginners-courses-coupons/28011 "2022-10-28T08:27:18Z")

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I am happy to offer a new coupon for my ROS and deep learning courses. ROS for Beginners: Basics, Motion, and OpenCV (BEST SELLER) https://www.udemy.com/course/ros-essentials/?couponCode=ROS-5X-OCT-2022 ROS for Beginn…

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## [New packages for Melodic 2022-09-06](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2022-09-06/27235)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2022-09-06/27235 "2022-09-06T13:16:57Z")

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We’re happy to announce the next update of ROS Melodic. There are 11 new packages as well as 69 updated packages. This sync has been tagged on https://github.com/ros/rosdistro as melodic/2022-09-06. Full details of the…

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## [New packages for Melodic 2022-06-30](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2022-06-30/26289)

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**Author:** [@clalancette](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/clalancette)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/new-packages-for-melodic-2022-06-30/26289 "2022-06-30T12:25:26Z")

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We’re happy to announce the next update of ROS Melodic. There are 17 new packages as well as 94 updated packages. This sync has been tagged on https://github.com/ros/rosdistro as melodic/2022-06-30. Full details of the …

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