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Docker for Robotics

beginner~10 hours13 lessonsEnvironment: docker

Prerequisites: linux

Start: Why robotics teams ship Docker imagesPractice questions

Modules

Module 1 — Containers 101
  1. 1Why robotics teams ship Docker images
  2. 2Images vs containers
  3. 3docker run, ps, stop, rm
  4. 4Interactive containers and exec
Module 2 — Building images
  1. 1Dockerfile anatomy
  2. 2Layers and caching
  3. 3Building a Python app image
Module 3 — Data, networking, and GUIs
  1. 1Volumes and bind mounts
  2. 2Ports and container networking
  3. 3Running GUI apps (X11) from a container
Module 4 — The course robot environment
  1. 1docker compose fundamentals
  2. 2Tour of the ilearnstem ROS 2 image
  3. 3Project: launch your full ROS 2 dev environment

Textbooks

Video resources

  • Docker for robotics series — Articulated Robotics