A Concise Introduction to Robot Programming with ROS2
Code repository and teaching materials for the book 'A Concise Introduction to Robot Programming with ROS2'.
What is A Concise Introduction to Robot Programming with ROS2?
book_ros2 is the official code repository and teaching companion for the textbook 'A Concise Introduction to Robot Programming with ROS2'. It provides all source code examples from the book and supplementary educational materials like slides to help learners practice ROS2 concepts. The project organizes code across multiple ROS2 distribution branches for compatibility with different versions.
Students, educators, and robotics enthusiasts learning ROS2 through the associated textbook, as well as instructors preparing course materials on robot programming.
It offers a direct, practical implementation of textbook concepts with multi-version ROS2 support and ready-to-use teaching slides, making it an essential hands-on resource for structured ROS2 education.
Overview
This repository contains the complete source code examples and complementary teaching materials for the book A Concise Introduction to Robot Programming with ROS2, 2nd Edition. It serves as a practical companion to the textbook, providing hands-on implementations of ROS2 concepts for educational purposes.
Key Features
- Book Code Examples — Complete source code analyzed and shown in the accompanying textbook.
- Multi-ROS2 Version Support — Code organized into branches supporting ROS2 Rolling, Jazzy, Humble, and Foxy distributions.
- Teaching Materials — Supplementary slides in PDF, Keynote, and PowerPoint formats for instructors and learners.
- RoboStack + Pixi Integration — Setup instructions for using Pixi and RoboStack with ROS2 Jazzy and Kilted for environment management.
Philosophy
The project is designed as an educational resource, providing clear, practical examples to help learners understand and apply ROS2 concepts in real-world robot programming scenarios.
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