https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/ros/ Recent content in Ros on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-09-self-hosted-robotics-simulation-gazebo-webots-coppeliasim-guide/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-09-self-hosted-robotics-simulation-gazebo-webots-coppeliasim-guide/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Robotics simulation platforms are essential tools for developing, testing, and validating robotic systems without the cost and risk of physical hardware. Whether you&rsquo;re building autonomous drones, industrial manipulators, or mobile robots, a self-hosted simulation environment gives you complete control over your development pipeline. In this guide, we compare three leading open-source robotics simulators — <strong>Gazebo</strong>, <strong>Webots</strong>, and <strong>CoppeliaSim</strong> — to help you choose the right platform for your self-hosted robotics lab.</p> https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-09-self-hosted-ros-monitoring-rosboard-webviz-plotjuggler-guide/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-09-self-hosted-ros-monitoring-rosboard-webviz-plotjuggler-guide/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>When operating robot fleets or debugging complex autonomous systems, real-time visibility into sensor data, control signals, and system state is essential. While RViz provides 3D visualization for individual robots, self-hosted web-based monitoring tools give you fleet-wide dashboards, historical data analysis, and remote debugging capabilities. In this guide, we compare three open-source ROS monitoring and visualization platforms — <strong>Rosboard</strong>, <strong>Webviz</strong>, and <strong>PlotJuggler</strong> — for building comprehensive robot observability stacks.</p>