Learning robotics using Python : design, simulate, program, and prototype an interactive autonomous mobile robot from scratch with the help of Python, ROS, and Open-CV!

Design, simulate, program, and prototype an interactive autonomous mobile robot from scratch with the help of Python, ROS, and Open-CV! About This Book Design, simulate, build and program an interactive autonomous mobile robot Program Robot Operating System using Python Get a grip on the hands-on guide to robotics for learning various robotics concepts and build an advanced robot from scratch Who This Book Is For If you are an engineer, a researcher, or a hobbyist, and you are interested in robotics and want to build your own robot, this book is for you. Readers are assumed to be new to robotics but should have experience with Python. What You Will Learn Understand the core concepts and terminologies of robotics Create 2D and 3D drawings of robots using freeware such as LibreCAD and Blender Simulate your robot using ROS and Gazebo Build robot hardware from the requirements Explore a diverse range of actuators and its interfacing Interface various robotic sensors to robots Set up and program OpenCV, OpenNI, and PCL to process 2D/3D visual data Learn speech processing and synthesis using Python Apply artificial intelligence to robots using Python Build a robot control GUI using Qt and Python Calibration and testing of robot In Detail Learning about robotics will become an increasingly essential skill as it becomes a ubiquitous part of life. Even though robotics is a complex subject, several other tools along with Python can help you design a project to create an easy-to-use interface. Learning Robotics Using Python is an essential guide for creating an autonomous mobile robot using popular robotic software frameworks such as ROS using Python. It also discusses various robot software frameworks and how to go about coding the robot using Python and its framework. It concludes with creating a GUI-based application to control the robot using buttons and slides. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a clear idea of how to integrate and assemble all things into a robot and how to bundle the software package.

About This Book

• Discover how to configure and set up a secure OpenVPN
• Enhance user experience by using multiple authentication methods
• Delve into better reporting, monitoring, logging, and control with OpenVPN

Who This Book Is For

If you are familiar with TCP/IP networking and general system administration, then this book is ideal for you. Some knowledge and understanding of core elements and applications related to Virtual Private Networking is assumed.

What You Will Learn

• Identify different VPN protocols such as IPSec, PPTP, and OpenVPN
• Build your own PKI and manage certificates
• Deploy your VPN on various devices such as PCs, mobile phones, tablets, and more
• Differentiate between routed and bridged networks
• Enhance your VPN with monitoring and logging
• Authenticate against third-party databases, such as LDAP, or the Unix password file
• Troubleshoot an OpenVPN setup that is not performing correctly
• Understand the strengths, weaknesses, and future direction of OpenVPN

In Detail

This is an advanced guide that'll help you build secure Virtual Private Networks using OpenVPN. You will begin your journey with an exploration of OpenVPN, while looking at its modes of operation, its clients, its secret keys, and their format types. Next, the client-server mode is discussed and you will learn about the two modes of operation, using "tun" and "tap" devices.

This book then progresses to more advanced concepts, such as deployment scenarios in tun devices, securing your OpenVPN server by using iptables, scripting, and plugins, and using OpenVPN on mobile devices and networks.

Finally, you will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the current OpenVPN implementation, understand its future directions, and delve into various troubleshooting techniques.

By the end of the book, you'll be able to build secure private networks across the Internet and hostile networks with ease.

Key FeaturesBook DescriptionWhat you will learnUnderstand the core concepts and terminologies of roboticsCreate 2D and 3D drawings of robots using freeware such as LibreCAD and BlenderSimulate your robot using ROS and GazeboBuild robot hardware from the requirementsExplore a diverse range of actuators and its interfacingInterface various robotic sensors to robotsSet up and program OpenCV, OpenNI, and PCL to process 2D/3D visual dataLearn speech processing and synthesis using PythonApply artificial intelligence to robots using PythonBuild a robot control GUI using Qt and PythonCalibration and testing of robotWho this book is forIf you are an engineer, a researcher, or a hobbyist, and you are interested in robotics and want to build your own robot, this book is for you. Readers are assumed to be new to robotics but should have experience with Python.