Week 16

21 Sep 2025 in Blog

GSOC Coding Week 16 Progress Report

Week 16: Full Integration into Robotics Academy and Final Submission

This week marked the final stage of the project, with the Machine Vision exercise now fully integrated into the Robotics Academy. The workflow, algorithms, and documentation have all been finalized and prepared for submission.

What I Did This Week

1. Completed integration with the Robotics Academy.
   • Connected the ROS2 + MoveIt2 backend with the Academy’s web-based interface.
   • Ensured the exercise runs smoothly inside the Academy’s Docker environment.
2. Developed the algorithm for the web-based exercise.
   • Adapted the perception + manipulation pipeline for interactive use through the Academy interface.
   • Verified that students can run pick-and-place sequences directly from the browser.
   • Confirmed the exercise works reliably with dynamic object detection and manipulation.
3. Prepared documentation and final submission.
   • Wrote detailed instructions on setup, usage, and troubleshooting.
   • Finalized the API and GUI guide for students.
   • Submitted the project deliverables for evaluation.

Problems I Encountered

• Minor adjustments were needed to align the exercise backend with the Academy’s expected structure.
• Some debugging was required to ensure the web GUI correctly triggered the backend algorithms.

Solutions Implemented

• Standardized the exercise structure to match Robotics Academy conventions.
• Validated the entire workflow end-to-end in the Academy environment.

Conclusion

Final Machine Vision Demo

The Machine Vision exercise migration to ROS2 + MoveIt2 is now complete.

• Fully integrated into Robotics Academy.
• Functional web-based algorithm and interactive interface.
• Documentation and final submission prepared.

This wraps up the main GSoC development cycle successfully 🎉

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📍 Posted from Barcelona, Spain
🧠 Project: Migration and Enhancement of Machine Vision Exercise to ROS2 + MoveIt2