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Awesome Gazebo

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Gazebo, the simulation framework for ROS1 and ROS2 is awesome! A curated list of awesome Gazebo resources and libraries

Contents

• Documentation
• Domain specific
• Model databases
• Physic engines
• Books
• Presentations

Documentation

• Gazebo answers
• Gazebo website
• Gazebo community

Domain specific

• Plankton - Open source simulator for maritime robotics researchers.

Model databases

• Gazebo model database
• Erle robotics Gazebo models

Physic engines

• Bullet website GitHub
• Dart website GitHub
• ODE website bitbucket
• SimBody website GitHub

Books

No books existing yet.

However there are book chapters which address Gazebo.

• Learning Robotics using Python 1st edition (ISBN13: 9781783287536) website

  • Chapter 3: Working with Robot Simulation Using ROS and Gazebo

• Learning ROS for Robotics Programming 2nd edition (ISBN13: 9781783987580) website

  • Chapter 7. 3D Modeling and Simulation
  • Chapter 8. The Navigation Stack - Robot Setups
  • Chapter 10. Manipulation with MoveIt!

• Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming 1st edition (ISBN13: 9781783551798) website

  • Chapter 3. Simulating Robots Using ROS and Gazebo
  • Chapter 4. Using the ROS MoveIt! and Navigation Stack
  • Chapter 5. Working with Pluginlib, Nodelets, and Gazebo Plugins
  • Chapter 10. Exploring the Advanced Capabilities of ROS-MoveIt!

• Programming Robots with ROS: A Practical Introduction to the Robot Operating System 1st edition (ISBN13: 9781449323899) website example code

  • Chapter 6: Robots and Simulators
  • Chapter 7: Wander-bot
  • Chapter 8: Teleop-bot
  • Chapter 11: Chess-bot
  • Chapter 12: Follow-bot
  • Chapter 14: Stockroom-bot
  • Chapter 16: Your Own Mobile Robot
  • Chapter 18: Your Own Robot Arm

• ROS Robotics by Example 1st edition (ISBN13: 9781782175193) website

  • Chapter 2, Creating Your First Two-Wheeled ROS Robot (in Simulation)
  • Chapter 3. Driving Around with TurtleBot
  • Chapter 5. Creating Your First Robot Arm (in Simulation)
  • Chapter 6. Wobbling Robot Arms Using Joint Control
  • Chapter 7. Making a Robot Fly

Tutorials

• ROS 2 overview link
• ROS 2 integration link
• Installing gazebo_ros_pkgs (ROS 2) link

Presentations

ROSCon 2018

• Astrobee: ROS-based Flight Software for a Free-flying Robot in Microgravity slides video
• Gazebo renders the moon slides video
• Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Simulator: Enabling the Simulation of Multi-Robot Underwater Missions with Gazebo slides video
• Accelerated robot training through simulation with ROS and Gazebo slides video

ROSCon 2017

• Vehicle and city simulation with Gazebo and ROS slides video
• Space Robotics Challenge backstage: A glimpse at the challenges of running the competition slides video
• From simulation to the field: Learning to swim with the AQUA robot slides video
• Model-based Design for Safety Critical Controller Design with ROS and Gazebo slides video

ROSCon 2016

• What’s new in Gazebo? Upgrading your simulation user experience! slides video
• Robotics Benchmarking with ROS video

ROSCon 2015

• Simple benchmarks for speed and accuracy of rigid body dynamic simulators slides
• Robot Model Development on Stereoids slides

ROSCon 2014

• Comparison of Rigid Body Dynamic Simulators for Robotic Simulation in Gazebo slides video