Erle-Spider

ROS Software Maintainer: Erle Robotics

Overview

Erle-Spider is a Linux-based legged drone powered based totally in ROS, the Robot Operating System. A fully functional Linux computer that includes onboard sensors, exposes several I/O interfaces and can be controlled and programed over WiFi, Bluetooth and even 3G and 4G networks.

Installation

ROS Indigo comes preinstalled in the Erle-Brain 2, the artificial brain contained in Erle-Spider.

ROS Packages

Erle-Spider ROS packages

Robot Blockly

Robot Blockly is a ROS package that provides web-based visualization and block programming tools for robots and drones. Several blocks have been released in order to use them under Erle-Spider, integrating different functionalities and sensors.

More information, tutorials ... at Erle Robotics Official Documentation

Documentation

Erle-Spider

• Erle-Spider Documentation Index

Erle-Rover

• Erle-Rover Index (English)

Erle-Copter

• Erle Copter Documentation Index (English)

• Erle-Copter Assembly Instruction (English)

• Erle-Copter Assembly Instruction (Spanish)

• Assembly instructions – Legs (English)

Erle-Brain

• Erle-Brain Operation manual (English)

PXFmini Autopilot shield

• PXFmini Documentation Index

Blockly use under Erle-Robotics products

• Blocky Documentation Index

Erle Robotics maintains a Documentation that mean to instruct how to use their technology.

A video series about how to code autonomous behaviors for drones with this technology is available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39WpgKDjDfVfiNVG47DBi93wsh2XHKVO.

Getting Help

Post in our forum at http://forum.erlerobotics.com/.

Purchase

Erle-Rover is available through the Erle Robotics store.