Step 6: Deploy Robot Application on AWS RoboMaker

1. Create a robot application

1. Click on Robot applications and press Create robot application
2. Give a name (e.g. upbot-app) and select ROS and Kinetic
3. Add X86_64 source file like in simulation application:
   s3://bucket-source/upbot.tar
   NOTE: change bucket-source with the name of your bucket.
4. Press Create

6. Deploy your application

1. Click on Deployments and press Create deployment
2. Select upbot-fleet and upbot-app
3. If you haven't got a version just create new
4. Type in package name:
   upbot_ros
   and in launch file:
   simulation.launch
   
5. Press Create

7. Your application is deployed

• You will see inProgress status
• If you go in Robots and click on upbot you will see percentage of deployment

8. Test

On UP Squared open a new terminal tab.
Type:
$ rviz
RViz will open. Add Robot Model and set Fixed Frame as odom.

You will watch something like this:


Open a new terminal and type:
$ rosrun rqt_robot_steering rqt_robot_steering
Last command will open a new window with 2 cursors that allow you to move the robot.