James Yab - Mobile Robotics Research

Student Background

James Yab - Undergraduate/Graduate student at University of South Florida

Mentoring Period

Jan 2024 – Aug 2024
RARE Lab, Tampa, FL, USA

Project Focus

Mobile Robotics and ROS Integration

Mentoring Activities

Technical Guidance

• Fetch Mobile Manipulator Robot: Assisted student in understanding and following operating guidelines for the Fetch Mobile Manipulator robot
• ROS Integration: Guided the use of rosbridge to integrate Unity with ROS and Gazebo for robotic simulation and control

Skills Developed

• Robot operating procedures and safety protocols
• ROS (Robot Operating System) fundamentals
• Unity-ROS integration techniques
• Gazebo simulation environment
• Robotic simulation and control systems

Outcomes

The student successfully learned to operate the Fetch Mobile Manipulator robot safely and effectively, while gaining valuable experience in ROS-Unity integration for robotics research applications.