[lug] BLUG Meeting Announcement 2013-04-11

[Boulder Linux]

    http://lug.boulder.co.us/calendar.html

The April Boulder Linux User Group meeting is coming up.

   Talk : The Robotic Operating System

Speaker : David Coleman

   When : 7:15 p.m. on Thu, Apr 11, 2013 

  Where : Applied Trust, 1033 Walnut St, Bulder, CO 80302

          Applied Trust is on Walnut Street in downtown Boulder. It is
          the door just west of Amante Coffee.

    Map : http://lug.boulder.co.us/meetings.html

Parking : Parking on the street is free after 7pm and there are 2 public
          garages on Walnut at $1.25/hour and bike parking on the sidewalk
          in front of the office.

    Bus : Less than 2 blocks from Broadway which is served by the Skip busses.
          Less than 4 blocks from the Boulder Transit Center which serves
          almost all routes.


Summary of 'The Robotic Operating System'
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As robots make their way into our everyday lives, so does Linux. The
Robotics Operating System (ROS), built on Linux, is today one of the main
platforms for roboticists around the world, and even in space. It is used
extensively in academia, industry and government. A review of the state of
the art in robotics will be followed by a description of the ROS
architecture. In its 6th year of development, some of the lessons that
have been learned with ROS will be discussed including the choice build
systems, release tools, version control, and package maintenance. Though
not perfect, ROS is a successful example of a world wide collaborative open
source effort.


Pre meeting food
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Food will be available at the meeting location, so please show up around 6:45 pm
and join us for a bite to eat. We'll start the meeting about 7:15.


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