Chapter 10. Extending Your ROS Abilities

Throughout this book, we have taught you ROS through examples using real robots. These robots are available in simulation, so purchasing a robot is not required. Through simulation and step-by-step instructions, the concepts of ROS have been taken from description to implementation in order to make the advantages of ROS tangible in your understanding.

The purpose of this final chapter is to spark your imagination by delving into some of the more entertaining applications of ROS. At the same time, we will identify the resources for you to gain full understanding of the subject matter. The topics selected are introduced to entice further exploration of ROS. If your imagination is stimulated to eagerly anticipate additional capabilities for your robot, our mission is complete.

In this chapter, we will introduce the following:

• Voice control of a robot

• Making a robot speak

• Enabling a robot to recognize faces

Again, never fear. If you do not own a robot using...