How can multiple robots communicate using ROS?

asked 2011-02-19 12:01:00 -0600

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For many applications, communication between robots is necessary. What is currently the recommended best practice for achieving that?

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answered 2011-02-20 05:57:00 -0600

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There is currently no best practice for multiple robots, but there are some commonly used tools for different configurations:

foreign_relay: shuttles data between distinct ROS systems.
zenmaster_sd: uses bonjour to sync data between multiple masters
wifi_comm: combines foreign_relay with discovery

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Hi kwc! Can you tell me if these 3 configurations are running in ros fuerte??

pacifica ( 2012-12-03 23:59:21 -0600 )edit

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answered 2011-02-19 22:35:27 -0600

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Assuming all those robots are running ROS, doing like this should be the right solution, I suppose.

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That page is a good starting point but seems geared more towards a 2-machine setup. If one of the machines is an off-board laptop then that's still only one robot. This seems to be an area of active development and one of the areas of focus in a project underway at WG (search for BuildingManager...)

Patrick Bouffard ( 2011-02-20 02:52:54 -0600 )edit

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Hi tom, this is indeed a valid answer, it is however not advisable to have multiple robots use a single master, at least in the real world where wireless connections and other factors make that this a very brittle solution.

Stefan Kohlbrecher ( 2011-02-20 06:57:12 -0600 )edit

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