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One of my test robots. This is a rover with 8 Robotis Dynamixel MX64 actuators. The design is my own.

The software used is ROS 2 (jazzy) on Ubuntu 24.04 with a typical ROS 2 setup.

The screen shows the Gazebo simulation.
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July 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Some of the ROS courses I have purchased on Udemy.

Some of the lecturers on Udemy are excellent as they run through the workflows and conventions typically used for building and coding robots.

The offical online tutorials for ROS 2 are good, but they do not include an overall project outline.
July 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
GoBilda wheels work perfectly with Robotis Dynamixel MX64 actuators.
July 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The first hardware for robotics that I acquired was a robotic arm with Robotis Dynamixel AX-12A actuators back in 2015.
July 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A test robotic arm.

This has 5 Robotis Dynamixel MX64 actuators.

It uses MakerBeam and Dynamixel brackets for the structure.

I have coded a URDF model for use in Gazebo and have used MoveIt to control the motion of the arm.

The design is improvised with parts on hand.
July 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Here is a test differential drive robot.

The actuators are Robotis Dynamixel MX64.
July 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One of my test robots.

ROS 2 is difficult to learn, and the only way to master it is to tinker with actual robots, code in Python and C++, and test how it works.

I have completed some great courses on Udemy where the lecturer runs through the full process of building and coding a robot with ROS 2.
July 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
One of my test robots. This is a rover with 8 Robotis Dynamixel MX64 actuators. The design is my own.

The software used is ROS 2 (jazzy) on Ubuntu 24.04 with a typical ROS 2 setup.

The screen shows the Gazebo simulation.
July 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Started listening to an audio book: The Pragmatic Programmer (20 year anniversary edition).

Great stuff!

I completed my computing degree in the 1990's.

Things are so much different today. But now I want to master robotics and work with ROS2 to coordinate the robotics stack with ML and AI.
May 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM