Navigation how-to guides
These guides cover GPS-based navigation on a mobile robot. Work through the Setup section first (GPS, then navigation service). The other sections are independent, so pick the guide that matches your task.
Setup
| Guide | What you’ll do |
|---|---|
| Set up GPS for navigation | Configure a GPS movement sensor and verify it reports accurate position and heading. |
| Navigate to a waypoint | Configure the navigation service and send your robot to a GPS coordinate. |
Navigation tasks
| Guide | What you’ll do |
|---|---|
| Drive a base directly | Move a wheeled base with direct distance, angle, power, or velocity commands. |
| Follow a patrol route | Define a sequence of waypoints and navigate them repeatedly. |
| Avoid obstacles | Add vision-based obstacle detection to navigation. |
| Run actions at waypoints | Capture data, take readings, or trigger actions when the robot reaches each waypoint. |
Tuning and operations
| Guide | What you’ll do |
|---|---|
| Tune navigation behavior | Adjust speed, deviation threshold, and polling for your environment. |
| Monitor and troubleshoot | Use the Control tab map, read logs, and debug common navigation problems. |
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