This is a repository for the Care-O-bot robot platform.
Robots Using ROS: Care-O-bot 3 (Fraunhofer IPA)
Care-O-bot Stacks
cob_apps
The cob_apps stack provides example applications, mainly for testing the Care-O-bot hardware drivers.
- Author: Maintained by Florian Weisshardt, email:florian.weisshardt@ipa.fhg.de
- License: LGPL
- Packages: cob_2dnav, cob_2dslam, cob_dashboard, cob_mmcontroller, cob_simpledrive, cob_simpletrajectories, cob_tactiletools, cob_teleop
cob_common
The cob_common stack hosts common packages that are used within the Care-O-bot repository. E.g. utility packages or common message and service definitions etc. Also the urdf desciption of the robot is located in this stack.
- Author: Maintained by Florian Weisshardt, email:florian.weisshardt@ipa.fhg.de
- License: LGPL
- Packages: cob_actions, cob_defs, cob_description, cob_machine, cob_msgs, cob_srvs, cob_utilities, cob_vision_utils
cob_driver
The cob_driver stack includes packages that provide access to the Care-O-bot hardware over ROS messages and services. E.g. for mobile base, arm, camera_sensors, scanners, etc...
- Author: Maintained by Florian Weisshardt, email:florian.weisshardt@ipa.fhg.de
- License: LGPL
- Packages: cob_arm, cob_base_drive_chain, cob_camera_axis, cob_camera_sensors, cob_canopen_motor, cob_drive_identification, cob_forcetorque, cob_generic_can, cob_hokuyo, cob_joy, cob_light, cob_platform, cob_point_cloud_publisher, cob_powercube_chain, cob_relayboard, cob_sdh, cob_sick_s300, cob_tf_broadcaster, cob_torso, cob_tray, cob_undercarriage_ctrl
cob_extern
The cob_extern stack contains third party libraries needed for operating Care-O-bot. The packages are downloaded from the manufactorers website and not changed in any way.
- Author: Maintained by Florian Weisshardt, email:florian.weisshardt@ipa.fhg.de
- License: LGPL,proprietary
- Packages: libm5api, libntcan, libpcan, libsiftfast, libwm4
cob_simulation
The cob_simulation stack includes packages to work with Care-O-bot within simulation environments, e.g. gazebo.
- Author: Maintained by Florian Weisshardt, email:florian.weisshardt@ipa.fhg.de
- License: LGPL
- Packages: cob_controller_configuration_gazebo, cob_gazebo, cob_gazebo_worlds, cob_ogre






