Developer Guide dev_guide

The Intel® Robotics SDK provides software packages and pre-validated hardware modules for sensor data ingestion, classification, environment modeling, action planning, action control. Built on the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS* 2 Humble), it also features reference algorithms and working examples.

Beyond autonomous mobility, this package demonstrates map building and Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM) loop closure functionality. It utilizes an open source version of visual SLAM with input from an Intel® RealSense™ camera. Optionally, the package allows you to run Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) based SLAM and compare those results with visual SLAM results on accuracy and performance indicators. Additionally, it detects and highlights the objects on the map. Depending on the platform that is used, workloads are executed on an integrated GPU or on Intel® CPU.

The Robotics SDK addresses industrial, manufacturing, consumer market, and smart cities use cases, facilitating data collection, storage, and analytics across various nodes on the factory floor.