Do you know of an operating system to build personal robots?

Re:Do you know of an operating system to build personal robots? by slyv on Saturday December 07, 2013 @04:39PM (#6867806)

ROS is definitely the way to go. Aside from the plethora of existing libraries for preexisting robots, its the 'industry-standard' for personal robots. Plus, its really quite easy to learn, well-documented and capable of really impressive things.

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Re:Do you know of an operating system to build personal robots? by tostitos1979 on Saturday December 07, 2013 @08:30PM (#6868578)

I have had nothing but problems with ROS. I've tried it with Lego Mindstorms and with a Turtlebot. Both experiences were painful beyond words.

I think the problems with ROS stem from two things:

1) Complexity - way too much complexity for the really simple stuff

2) Change - code samples and documentation you find on the web don't always work when you think they should. I've wasted hours getting simple stuff to work.

I strongly suggestion you think about why you need a robotics OS. If all you want is a library to move motors around, you don't need ROS or anything fancy. You don't need it if you just want to interface with a Kinect. Just use individual libraries and write the glue code.

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