This book is a practical introduction to the Robotics operating system (ROS). It will expose you to the essential principles, tools, and packages in ROS and assist you in configuring and recombining components for additional tasks. If you are new to the world of robotics, you will enjoy the companionship of this book as it guides you through the process of building your first robot.The book introduces robotics and advances through numerous concepts such as sensors and actuators, SLAM, Aruc...

It was a war that shaped the modern world, fought on five continents, claiming the lives of ten million people. Two great nations met each other on the field of battle for the first time. But were they so very different? For the first time, and drawing widely on archive material in the form of original letters and diaries, Peter Doyle and Robin Schäfer bring together the two sides, 'Fritz' and 'Tommy', to examine cultural and military nuances that have until now been left ...

In a world marked by increasing uncertainty, the safety of your home is paramount. Every day, news headlines highlight the growing threats to our security—from natural disasters to home invasions. As individuals, we must take proactive steps to protect ourselves and our loved ones.Tommy Robbins, a veteran of the elite special forces unit, has crafted a comprehensive survival guide that equips you with the knowledge and tools to protect yourself and your loved ones.From fort...

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller.Drawing on the experience of John Browne, former CEO of BP, and the insight of two McKinsey experts, Connect articulates and explores the recurring rift between big business and society, offering a practical manifesto for reconciliation. This timely and important book features candid interviews with global leaders at the heart of this debate, from Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Goldman Sachs’ CEO Lloyd Blankfein to Tony Blair an...

Martin Luther King Jr. may be America’s most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. On the fiftieth anniversary of King’s assassination, the man and his activism are as close to public consciousness as ever. But despite his stature, the significance of King’s writings and political thought remains underappreciated.In To Shape a New World, Tommie Shelby and Brandon Terry write that the marginalization of King’s id...

A star football player watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sportCaleb Springer is the up-and-coming star freshman quarterback on the high school football team, which isn't a surprise considering his dad, Sammy Springer, was an NFL superstar and is now the town celebrity. College scouts are already snooping around Caleb, and his future seems set.But just as Caleb's glory days begin, his dad starts to change. He's fo...

A stunning collection of new short stories originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Colm Toibin, Kamilia Shamsie and more, in a project inspired by Boccaccio’s The Decameron.When reality is surreal, only fiction can make sense of it.In 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio wrote “The Decameron”: one hundred nested tales tol...

Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp. His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery—and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic accident. Was this an inevitable result of playing a violent sport, or was something more sinister happening on the field that day? Told in an innovative, multimedia format combining dialogue, texts, newspaper articles, transcripts, an online forum, ...

A stunning collection ofnew fiction previously published as The Decameron Project and originally commissioned by The New York Times Magazine as the COVID-19 pandemic firstspread acrossthe world, from twenty-nine authors including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Edwidge Danticat, Rachel Kushner, Col...

Der Arm der Mafia schlägt gnadenlos zu: Cornelius Liewens gerät ins Kreuzfeuer der "ehrenwerten Familie" und wird überraschend vom Dienst suspendiert. Gemeinsam mit Gennaro di Lorenzo und Santina Cantese reist er "under cover" nach Sizilien, um in Catania die Identität der rätselhaften "Penthesilea" aufzudecken - der Tanz auf dem Vulkan beginnt ... Da überschlagen sich die Ereignisse: Während Dr. Stine Lindbergh in Amsterdam einer erschütternden Wahrheit ins Auge sehen muss, ahnt Liewens n...

Die Leitung des British Museum ist elektrisiert. Alles deutet darauf hin, dass ein außergewöhnlicher Fund unweit des Polarkreises die Welt der Forschung auf den Kopf stellen könnte. Die Menschheitsgeschichte müsste neu geschrieben werden, wenn es tatsächlich eine unbekannte Hochkultur in Nordeuropa gegeben hätte. Eine Expedition wird ausgerüstet, um für Klarheit zu sorgen. Doch die Forschungsreisenden verschwinden spurlos, unter ihnen der einflussreiche Sohn des Finanziers und Ausrüsters. ...

Phileas Fogg enthüllt seinem alten Freund Kapitän Nemo die Wahrheit über einen weiteren Abschnitt seiner berühmten Reise um die Welt in 80 Tagen: Buchstäblich von den Toten auferstanden jagt er mit dem gewitzten Passepartout und der mutigen Aouda weiter nach Kalkutta - ohne zu ahnen, dass ihnen nicht nur ein Agent der Krone, sondern auch ein tödlicher Widersacher auf den Fersen sind.