Tutorials

We recommend following the tutorials in numerical order as each one builds off the last. At the end of these tutorials you will be familiar with Gazebo, ROS, and how to use VRX.

Introduction to the VRX Simulation Environment

System Setup

Guides for configuring your personal PC and installing software for VRX.

Example Environments

These tutorials illustrate bringing up example environments within Gazebo as a starting point for development.

VRX Interfaces

How to connect to the VRX API for tasks like driving and interacting with components, such as sensors and the ball shooter.

Customizing VRX

Tutorials for modifying the VRX environment or the WAM-V platform.

Troubleshooting

Diagnosing and fixing common problems with VRX.

Tutorials for Specific VRX Events

VRX Competition 2022

A breakdown of tasks for the upcoming VRX Competition.

RobotX Interactive Forum 2019

Overview and walk through of the hackathon challenge hosted in Singapore 2019.

VRX Competition 2019

Archived tutorials for tasks from VRX 2019.