by RB Rusu, A Maldonado, M Beetz and B Gerkey
Abstract:
Standardized middleware for autonomous robot control has proven itself to enable faster deployment of robots, to make robot control code more interchangeable, and experiments easier to replicate. Unfortunately, the support provided by current middleware is in most cases limited to what current robots do: navigation. However, as we tackle more ambitious service robot applications, more comprehensive middleware support is needed. We increasingly need the middleware to support ubiquitous sensing infrastructures, robot manipulation tasks, and cognitive capabilities. In this paper we describe and discuss current extensions of the Player/Stage/Gazebo (P/S/G) middleware, one of the most widespread used robot middlewares, of which we are active developers, that satisfy these requirements.
Reference:
Extending Player/Stage/Gazebo towards Cognitive Robots Acting in Ubiquitous Sensor-equipped Environments (RB Rusu, A Maldonado, M Beetz and B Gerkey), In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Workshop for Network Robot Systems, 2007, April 14, Rome, Italy, 2007.
Bibtex Entry:
@inproceedings{rusu_extending_2007,
author = {RB Rusu and A Maldonado and M Beetz and B Gerkey},
title = {Extending {Player/Stage/Gazebo} towards Cognitive Robots Acting in
Ubiquitous Sensor-equipped Environments},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {IEEE} International Conference on Robotics and
Automation ({ICRA)} Workshop for Network Robot Systems, 2007, April
14, Rome, Italy},
year = {2007},
abstract = {Standardized middleware for autonomous robot control has proven itself
to enable faster deployment of robots, to make robot control code
more interchangeable, and experiments easier to replicate. Unfortunately,
the support provided by current middleware is in most cases limited
to what current robots do: navigation. However, as we tackle more
ambitious service robot applications, more comprehensive middleware
support is needed. We increasingly need the middleware to support
ubiquitous sensing infrastructures, robot manipulation tasks, and
cognitive capabilities. In this paper we describe and discuss current
extensions of the {Player/Stage/Gazebo} ({P/S/G)} middleware, one
of the most widespread used robot middlewares, of which we are active
developers, that satisfy these requirements.},
}