System requirements
Following are the system requirements for installing, building, and running the RSDK:
- A Baxter Research Robot
- A development workstation capable of running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and ROS Electric, with the following minimum specifications:
- Intel i5 or above
- 4GB Memory or above
- At least 2 GB of free disk space
- Ethernet port
A list of Ubuntu certified hardware may be found here.
Below is a list of some development machine setups from other users. ( Note: These are not recommendations, just here for reference.)
| Hardware | Software | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X230t | Ubuntu 10.04.04 LTS | ||
| Dell Optiplex 390 | Ubuntu 10.04.04 LTS | Good | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad W530 | Ubuntu 10.04.04 LTS | Good | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T410s | Ubuntu 10.04.04 LTS | Okay | Lenovo Integrated Display needed to be turned off in the BIOS to get rviz to work. |
