Snake-like robot repository

Requirements

• Git
• ROS Melodic Morenia
• Python 3
• Pip
• Virtualenv >16.1.0

Automatic using Invoke

You must first install or verify that your computer has installed python3, pip and virtualenv.

      $ ➜ virtualenv -p python3 env
      $ ➜ source env/bin/activate
 (env)$ ➜ pip install -r requirements.txt

Upload a sketch to a specific snake robot module (e.g. module 1)

Make sure to physically connect to the right module before upload.

  (env)$ ➜ inv upload --module=1

ttyUSB0 is used by default, but optionally you can specify the port by:

  (env)$ ➜ inv upload --module=1 --device=USB1

Launch Snake Robot ROS Nodes

In order to launch snake robot ROS nodes, python virtual environment must be deactivated or execute commands in other terminal.

  (env)$ ➜ deactivate
  $ ➜ sh install_ros_pkgs.sh #Install ROS required pkgs
  $ ➜ roslaunch bring_up snake_robot.launch

Collaborate!

If you're interested in collaborate on this project, feel free to send a request to the Trello development board: https://trello.com/b/kSHrthf3/snakerobot.