I have read tutorials etc for making your own turtle bot, I wish to do it using ASUS Xtion; do I need to use the modification kit as it is used when assembling the turtlebot using Microsoft Kinect ?
Any first hand experience will be most useful.
Originally posted by Arkapravo on ROS Answers with karma: 1108 on 2012-03-04
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No; the Asus Xtion only needs USB power, and already has a USB connector.
If you want a bracket, iHeartEngineering makes one that is pretty nice: http://store.iheartengineering.com/I-Heart-Engineering-TurtleBot-Mounting/dp/B0073NXVW6
Originally posted by ahendrix with karma: 47576 on 2012-03-04
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Comment by Arkapravo on 2012-03-04:
@ahendrix : Very nice ! makes sense to buy Xtion than Kinect !
Comment by mmwise on 2012-03-04:
You'll also need to launch the asus version of the TurtleBot urdf, if you want the camera to be correct in the visualization
Comment by Arkapravo on 2012-03-04:
@mwise_wg Thank you ! That never crossed my mind !
Comment by I Heart Robotics on 2012-03-10:
If you need it, the alternate URDF is available here. https://github.com/IHeartRobotics/iheart-ros-pkg/tree/master/ihe_hardware/turtlebot_xtion_top_description
Also, since it is open source the files for making your own are available here. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:16761
Comment by Arkapravo on 2012-03-10:
@I Heart Robotics Cheerio !
Comment by Cerin on 2013-02-05:
Your link is broken.