[ros-users] Running ROS on an OpenEmbedded Linux system

[Lukas Bulwahn]

Hi,

We are happy to announce that our first iteration towards running ROS on an OpenEmbedded Linux system is now publicly available at

https://github.com/bmwcarit/meta-ros

Our current work sets up an OpenEmbedded Linux system with the system requirements for ROS-base. In this OpenEmbedded Linux system, one can download the ROS fuerte or groovy sources, compile and install them, and then run the ROS system.

This project is still under heavy active development. In the close future, this work should allow you to cross-compile ROS and set up a Linux & ROS infrastructure for various embedded systems. In the end, setting up a ROS infrastructure for an embedded system should be as easy as currently for a Ubuntu system.

The code could also be a good starting point for others that are interested in packaging ROS, e.g., for Gentoo, as OpenEmbedded Linux and Gentoo are related to some extent.

Feedback and contributions of any kind are welcome.


Lukas Bulwahn
BMW Car IT GmbH
Petuelring 116
D-80809 Muenchen
Germany
Mail: lukas.bulwahn at bmw-carit.de
Web: http://www.bmw-carit.de
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