Environment Setup
ROS 2
ROS 2 is an open-source communications middleware that allows various sensors, applications, drivers, etc., to communicate with each other in an organized manner. This is the main tool/library which we will use to create the software package for our robot.
Read the official documentation here.
Installation methods
ROS 2 is supported on multiple platforms, but we recommend either using a native installation of Ubuntu or a containerized Docker environment, as these approaches are the most stable and easiest to support as a team. You can reference the official documentation (linked above) for alternative installation options.
Our recommended setup paths: