Tutorials

Step-by-step tutorials for a hands-on introduction to Canonical’s robotics solutions.

These tutorials make as few assumptions as possible and are accessible to anyone. They are a good place to start learning about a specific solution from scratch.

From zero to hero: deploy a robot with snaps and Ubuntu Core

This series of tutorials introduce you to using snaps and Ubuntu Core for deploying ROS-based robots.

Starting from a fresh install, these guides take you through an initial ROS ‘Hello World’ example, tackle packaging of a complete robot using snaps, and the creation of a custom Ubuntu Core image for that robot—all while exploring design and distribution concerns.

• From zero to hero: deploy a robot with snaps and Ubuntu Core
  • Part 1: Packaging our first ROS application as a snap
  • Part 2: Packaging complex robotics software with snaps
  • Part 3: Distribute ROS applications with the Snap Store
  • Part 4: Building ROS snaps with content sharing
  • Part 5: Create an Ubuntu Core image for the TurtleBot3
  • See Also

Monitor your robot fleet in the field

These tutorials detail how to deploy and configure Canonical Observability Stack (COS) for Devices.

• Monitor your robot fleet in the field
  • Deploy COS for robotics server in the cloud
  • Deploy COS for robotics agent on your robot