[ros-users] Question regarding SLAM

[Robert Rapplean]

Thanks, Brian. I'll go look for that.

Brian Gerkey wrote:
> 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.
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