In this video we get started with our remote control game by using game controllers to control our robot!

Part 2: https://youtu.be/hkkG-Sgi9Sk

Related blog post https://articulatedrobotics.xyz/mobile-robot-14a-teleop/
‍️ GitHub code https://github.com/joshnewans/articubot_one/tree/174b3f311ab146ef12c6549ad0640cb985854972 (from the end of this video and the next)
Join the discussion in the Articulated Robotics Community https://discourse.articulatedrobotics.xyz/t/discussion-robot-teleop-with-a-gamepad-making-a-mobile-robot-pt-14a/131
️ Support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=55656343

joy_tester repository https://github.com/joshnewans/joy_tester

00:00 – Intro & Overview
02:00 – Gamepads and Linux
05:21 – Gamepads and ROS
10:23 – Joystick to Command Vel
15:05 – Testing the robot
16:20 – Feedback with RViz
20:27 – End

Thumbnail image by lukasbieri from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/drone-man-drone-pilot-copter-3453361/

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