Ridgeback Tutorials

Ridgeback Overview

Introduction

Ridgeback is a rugged, indoor omnidirectional platform designed to move manipulators and other heavy payloads with ease and precision. These tutorials will assist you with setting up and operating your Ridgeback.

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These tutorials assume that you are comfortable working with ROS. We recommend starting with ROS 2 tutorials if you are not familiar with ROS already.

Topics

You can view all topics that are active using ros2 topic list.

For a general list of topics and descriptions see the Clearpath API

Software Setup

• Robot Software
• Offboard Computer
• PS4 Joystick Controller (if applicable)

Using your Robot

The following tutorials are recommended to get to know your robot:

• Driving your Robot
• Simulating your Robot
• Navigating

Advanced Topics

• Configuring Network Bridge

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