Only released in EOL distros:

See turtlebot_follower on index.ros.org for more info including aything ROS 2 related.

turtlebot_apps: chirp | turtlebot_calibration | turtlebot_follower | turtlebot_navigation | turtlebot_teleop

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Package Summary

Follower for the turtlebot. Follows humans and robots around by following the centroid of a box points infront of the turtlebot.

Author: Tony Pratkanis
License: BSD
Repository: turtlebot-ros-pkg
Source: hg https://kforge.ros.org/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps

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Package Summary

Follower for the turtlebot. Follows humans and robots around by following the centroid of a box points infront of the turtlebot.

Author: Tony Pratkanis
License: BSD
Source: hg https://kforge.ros.org/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps (branch: electric-devel)

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Dependencies (4)

Package Summary

Follower for the turtlebot. Follows humans and robots around by following the centroid of a box points infront of the turtlebot.

Author: Tony Pratkanis
License: BSD
Source: hg https://kforge.ros.org/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps (branch: default)

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Package Summary

Follower for the turtlebot. Follows humans and robots around by following the centroid of a box points in front of the turtlebot.

Author: Tony Pratkanis
License: BSD
Source: git https://github.com/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps.git (branch: groovy)

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Dependencies (8)
Used by (2)

Package Summary

Follower for the turtlebot. Follows humans and robots around by following the centroid of a box points in front of the turtlebot.

Maintainer status: developed
Maintainer: Daniel Stonier <stonier AT rnd.yujinrobot DOT com>
Author: Tony Pratkanis <tony.pratkanis AT to DOT do>
License: BSD
Bug / feature tracker: https://github.com/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps/issues
Source: git https://github.com/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps.git (branch: hydro)

turtlebot_apps: turtlebot_actions | turtlebot_calibration | turtlebot_follower | turtlebot_navigation | turtlebot_rapps

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Dependencies (10)
Used by (2)

Package Summary

Follower for the turtlebot. Follows humans and robots around by following the centroid of a box points in front of the turtlebot.

Maintainer status: developed
Maintainer: Daniel Stonier <stonier AT rnd.yujinrobot DOT com>
Author: Tony Pratkanis <tony.pratkanis AT to DOT do>
License: BSD
Bug / feature tracker: https://github.com/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps/issues
Source: git https://github.com/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps.git (branch: indigo)

turtlebot_apps: turtlebot_actions | turtlebot_calibration | turtlebot_follower | turtlebot_navigation | turtlebot_rapps

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Dependencies (10)
Used by (2)

Package Summary

Follower for the turtlebot. Follows humans and robots around by following the centroid of a box points in front of the turtlebot.

Maintainer status: maintained
Maintainer: Daniel Stonier <stonier AT rnd.yujinrobot DOT com>
Author: Tony Pratkanis <tony.pratkanis AT to DOT do>
License: BSD
Bug / feature tracker: https://github.com/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps/issues
Source: git https://github.com/turtlebot/turtlebot_apps.git (branch: indigo)

Contents

Preparing the TurtleBot
Use

Preparing the TurtleBot

Before running the follower, make sure your TurtleBot is setup:

The TurtleBot laptop must be powered on.
The iRobot Create must be powered on.
The TurtleBot must be placed away from walls and objects that could confuse the follower.
The TurtleBot must not be running any other ros programs.

Use

To start the follower, open an SSH terminal on the TurtleBot laptop, and run the following command:

roslaunch turtlebot_follower follower.launch

The follower should now be running. To initiate following, walk in front of the TurtleBot. Then, slowly walk away from the TurtleBot. The robot should move forward. Moving close to the TurtleBot will cause it to back away. Moving slowly to the left or right will cause the TurtleBot to turn. To stop the robot from following, walk quickly away from the robot.

To get more details about running TurtleBot follower, please take a look to the TurtleBot follower tutorial