Robotino Documentation

By: Yee Zhen | Last Updated: 16/04/2026 08:36

Tested on/System Default Ubuntu System: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

This documentation will contain all important documentation regarding this PC’s setup, usage as well as any extra extensions made to the underlying ROS architecture. All of the code has been tested on the Robotino 3. The documentation will cover the expected set up process for the software of the Robotino and the relevant IP addresses required to interface with the LIDAR and the Robotino.

Contents:

• Robotino Startup Guide
  • GNU Grub Interface
  • bash_rc (Ctrl+H to view in home directory)
  • ROS1 (Noetic)
  • ROS2 (Humble)
• Setting up the ROS Drivers for the Robotino
  • ERROR 1 – Library Dependency Depreciation (Not Fatal, but Recommended)
  • ERROR 2 – Missing Dependency Declaration in rto_msgs (FATAL)
  • ERROR 3 – Missing Dependency Declaration in rto_node (FATAL)
  • RECOMMENDED FOR ODOMETRY – Adding Odometry Back to the ROS Node
• Setting up the LIDAR (PICS150-01000 Core-1)
• Setting up the LIDAR’s Scan Filter (PICS150-01000 Core-1)
• Logitech F710 Controller to Robotino in ROS2 Important Setup Steps
  • BUG: Mouse Issue When Having Two Dongles Plugged In at Once
• Installing and Using ros1_bridge
• Writing Launch Files
  • Desktop Applet to TMUX Launch File Pipeline
  • .desktop (Desktop Front End)
  • bash_launch_file / launch.sh (Desktop Launch Backend)
  • tmux_launch.py (Tmux Bash Frontend Functions)
  • tmux_launch.yaml (Tmux Bash Backend)
• Misc: SLAM Build Repo Problems
  • ORBSLAM3
  • BadSLAM
  • RE-SLAM
  • Ceres-Solver