There is the rossql package (http://www.ros.org/wiki/rossql). It's currently just a prototype, but already allows inserting and querying arbitrary ros message types, and is slated for further development over the next few months. - Bhaskara On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Matei Ciocarlie wrote: > Hi Ugo, > > The database_interface package that you found is what we are using > internally for our database of objects for manipulation (also see the > household_objects_database package, which uses this interface). > > A few weeks ago we had some discussion about database support going > forward; the decision was that for "low-level" database integration, > we might switch to an existing open-source tool (such as > http://soci.sourceforge.net/) instead of the current > database_interface. We have also identified the need for a > higher-level ros-sql conversion tool, to go between ros messages and > database entries. However, for the moment, no concrete plans for this > have been laid out. > > For now, the database_interface is in use, documented, and I will be > glad to provide support if you decide to use that. However, in the > longer run, it might be replaced by other external tools. > > Matei > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Ugo Cupcic wrote: > > Dear Ivan, > > > > I don't think I'm looking for rosbag: we want to build a database (or > > something similar) of caracteristic values to be able to recognize the > > different objects based on the values of the sensors. I found this: > > http://www.ros.org/wiki/database_interface but wanted to know if > something > > else existed as well. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ugo > > > > On 31/08/10 17:04, Ivan Dryanovski wrote: > > > > Ugo, > > > > The rosbag package (http://www.ros.org/wiki/rosbag) sounds like what > > you need. It has the capability to record and play back information in > > ROS, as well as tools to manage timing and synchronization. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ivan > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Ugo Cupcic > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > We're participating in a project regarding in hand manipulation. > > > > For this project we need to store relatively large quantities of data we > > get from different sensors (including tactile sensors / position sensors > > / orientation / ...) to caracterize different objects. We then need to > > access those data to compare against incoming values. > > > > Is there a ROS package which already does this kind of storage / access ? > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ugo > > > > -- > > Ugo Cupcic | Shadow Robot Company | ugo@shadowrobot.com > > Software Engineer | 251 Liverpool Road | > > need a Hand? | London N1 1LX | +44 20 7700 2487 > > http://www.shadowrobot.com/hand/ @shadowrobot > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ros-users mailing list > > ros-users@code.ros.org > > https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ros-users mailing list > > ros-users@code.ros.org > > https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > > > > > > -- > > Ugo Cupcic | Shadow Robot Company | ugo@shadowrobot.com > > Software Engineer | 251 Liverpool Road | > > need a Hand? | London N1 1LX | +44 20 7700 2487 > > http://www.shadowrobot.com/hand/ @shadowrobot > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ros-users mailing list > > ros-users@code.ros.org > > https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > > > > > > > > -- > Matei Ciocarlie > Research Scientist > Willow Garage Inc. > 650-475-9780 > _______________________________________________ > ros-users mailing list > ros-users@code.ros.org > https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users > -- Bhaskara Marthi Research Scientist Willow Garage Inc. 650-475-2856