[ros-users] Question regarding SLAM

[Brian Gerkey]

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Robert Rapplean
<contemplate at rapplean.net> wrote:
> Hey, there. I'm designing a robot whose primary sensory input is proprioception
> through its six legs. I'd like to use ROS, and I'd like other forms of input
> (e.g., visual) to be able to provide data to the "legs subsystem" and/or the
> other way around. I'd like to know if the members of this board can provide me
> with input regarding which of the existing SLAM libraries would be a most
> appropriate starting point.

hi Robert,

I can make an informed guess that traditional 2-D laser-based SLAM,
like gmapping, won't be helpful to you.  I think that you'll want to
try visual odometry / SLAM, which is under development now.

	brian.