How Do We Describe a Robot? With URDF! - Getting Ready to Build Robots with ROS

Learn about URDF (Unified Robot Description Format) and its application in describing robots in this 28-minute video tutorial. Explore the concepts of links and joints, delve into URDF syntax, and discover how to simplify the process using xacro. Follow along with a step-by-step example to gain practical insights. Access the provided GitHub repository to run the example yourself and refer to the accompanying blog post for additional details. The tutorial covers key topics including an introduction to URDF, links and joints explanation, URDF syntax breakdown, xacro usage for simplification, and a comprehensive walkthrough of an example.

- Intro
- Links & Joints
- The URDF Syntax
- Using xacro to make things easier
- Stepping through an example
- Outro