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Tutorial Overview

Advantech Robotic Suite provides a structured learning path for building robotic applications, from ROS 2 fundamentals to mobility, manipulation, simulation-to-real, and real-to-real workflows.

Use this page to choose a starting point based on your experience and application.

StageTopics
FoundationsROS 2 and Robotics Fundamentals
Application tracksMobility, Manipulation, Sim to Real, and Real to Real
IntegrationAdd-on SDK and Use Cases
  1. Start with ROS2 to learn the development and visualization tools.
  2. Continue with Robotics Fundamentals to understand the sensing-to-action pipeline.
  3. Choose an application track:
    • Mobility for mapping, localization, navigation, and obstacle avoidance.
    • Manipulation for object perception, pose estimation, motion planning, and robot-arm execution.
    • Sim to Real for simulation demonstrations, SDG, policy training, and physical validation.
    • Real to Real for physical demonstrations, model training, and physical validation.
  4. Explore the Add-on SDK and Use Cases when integrating services or building a complete application.

ROS2​

Learn the ROS 2 concepts and tools used throughout Robotic Suite.

  • Visualize robot data and models with RViz.
  • Inspect node and topic relationships with rqt_graph.
  • Isolate ROS 2 networks with Domain ID.
  • Test robot applications in Gazebo.
  • Understand URDF robot models and TF.

Robotics Fundamentals​

Understand the common software pipeline used by autonomous robots:

Sensing -> Perception -> Planning -> Action

  • Sensing: Acquire raw data from cameras, LiDAR, IMUs, and other sensors.

  • Perception: Convert sensor data into meaningful information such as objects, maps, and robot pose.

  • Planning: Generate decisions, paths, and motion strategies.

  • Action: Execute commands through robot controllers and hardware.

Application Tracks​

After learning the fundamentals, continue with the track that matches your application.

Mobility​

Learn how mobile robots use different sensors and software components to understand and move through an environment.

Manipulation​

Learn how perception, position estimation, motion planning, and control work together in a robot-arm application.

Object Perception
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Pose Estimation
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Motion Planning
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Arm Action

Sim to Real​

Record demonstrations in Isaac Sim, generate training data with SDG, and train and validate a policy on a physical robot.

Real to Real​

Record physical demonstrations with a Leader, Follower, and cameras, then train, validate, and deploy the model on physical hardware.

Add-on SDK​

Use Robotic Suite add-on services to connect robot applications with hardware and industrial systems.

  • SUSI hardware monitoring and control
  • Modbus communication
  • OPC UA communication
  • Time synchronization
  • Advantech ROS 2 data formats

Use Case​

ASR-A701DVK​

Here’s a real-world example of using the Advantech Robotic Suite with the ASR-A701DVK development kit:

  • Robotic Development with ASR-A701DVK
    This article from MakerPRO shares a hands-on unboxing and introduction to the ASR-A701DVK development kit, along with an overview of building robotic applications using Advantech Robotic Suite.
    It highlights how developers can quickly get started with a pre-integrated environment, including ROS 2, and ready-to-use examples.

    Read the full article:
    Developing AI Robots Using ASR-A701DVK

Video Demo​