
New YouTube video: Easily using camera data for navigation and localization
You have a camera on your robot… but now what?
We’re starting the discussion on how to convert camera data into information that can be used for navigation and localization.
Next up: Loop closures and why that’s the crux of a robust navigation solution!
References:
* Edwin Olson’s AprilTags paper: https://april.eecs.umich.edu/media/pdfs/olson2011tags.pdf
* C/C++ library: https://github.com/AprilRobotics/apriltag
* A Python library: https://github.com/duckietown/lib-dt-apriltags
* Julia library: https://github.com/JuliaRobotics/AprilTags.jl
We’re all learning here, so please feel free to comment about other good wrappers of the AprilTags library!