How to Build and Test a ROS 2 Action Server in Python
When working with robots, not every task is instantaneous. Some operations take time: navigating across a room, picking up an object, scanning an area, or performing a long computation. In ROS 2, these “long-running” tasks need a special way for nodes to talk to each other — one that allows progress updates and the ability […]
How to Build a Voice Interaction Model in ROS 2
Voice control has become one of the most natural and intuitive ways to interact with robots. From simple voice commands to complex conversational systems, enabling a robot to understand and respond to spoken language opens the door to more human-like and user-friendly experiences. In this tutorial, we will build a Voice Interaction Model in ROS […]
How to Build and Test a ROS 2 Service Client in C++
In the previous tutorial, we learned how to build a ROS 2 Service Server that takes two integers and returns their sum.Now it’s time to create the client node that sends requests to that service — this time, using C++. This tutorial will guide you through: Understanding how a ROS 2 service client works. Implementing […]
How to Interface Your ROS 2 Robot with Alexa Using Flask and Python
👉 How to Interface Your ROS 2 Robot with Alexa Using Flask and Python In this hands-on lab, you’ll learn how to create a Python web server that acts as a bridge between an Alexa Skill and your ROS 2 robot. By using Flask and the Alexa Skills Kit SDK, you will interpret voice commands […]
Building Smarter Robots with Behavior Trees in ROS 2
Discover how Behavior Trees can help you structure intelligent robot behaviors in ROS 2 using modular logic, clear control flow, and intuitive tools like Groot. 🤖 Why Behavior Matters in Robotics Robots that operate in the real world face much more than just navigation tasks. They need to handle dynamic environments, unpredictable humans, and ambiguous […]
How to Link Your Alexa Skill to a Local ROS 2 Server Using ngrok
👉 How to Link Your Alexa Skill to a Local ROS 2 Server Using ngrok In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to connect the Alexa Skill you previously created to a local ROS 2 server using ngrok. This setup will allow your voice commands to travel from Amazon’s cloud to your machine, where they can […]
How to Develop a Custom Alexa Skill to Control Your ROS 2 Robot
👉 How to Develop a Custom Alexa Skill to Control Your ROS 2 Robot In this step-by-step lab, you’ll learn how to create a custom Alexa Skill from scratch that can send commands to your ROS 2 robot. We’ll use the Alexa Developer Console to define intents and invocation phrases, and configure the skill to […]
How to Build and Test a ROS 2 Service Client in Python
In the previous tutorial, we built a simple ROS 2 service server that takes two integers and returns their sum. Now it’s time to create a Python client node that uses this service and communicates with the server to request the calculation. 🤔 What’s a ROS 2 Service Client? A service client is a node […]
Control Your ROS 2 Robot with Alexa
In this guide, you’ll learn how to connect your ROS 2 robot to Amazon Alexa using the internet. This connection enables you to control your robot with voice commands using custom Alexa Skills, without requiring a physical Alexa device. We’ll use the ASK SDK, ngrok, and ROS 2 action servers to complete the setup. By […]
How to Build and Test a ROS 2 Service Server in C++
In robotics, especially with ROS 2, it’s common for different nodes to interact and collaborate to accomplish tasks. So far, we’ve used the publisher/subscriber model to communicate between them — which works well for data streaming. But what if you just need to trigger a specific operation and get a result back? That’s where Services […]
