This ROS 2 workspace contains packages for running containerized robotics environments. DevContainers are used to standardize the development environment.

Development Setup with VSCode and DevContainers

Prerequisites

• VSCode
• Dev Containers extension for VSCode

Getting Started

1. Open the workspace in VSCode

   code /path/to/Hands

2. Open in DevContainer

   • When prompted, click "Reopen in Container" (or press F1 and select "Dev Containers: Reopen in Container")
   • VSCode will automatically build and start the container using the configuration in .devcontainer/
   • The first time may take a few minutes as it builds the Docker image

3. Build the ROS packages Once inside the container, open a terminal in VSCode and run:

   colcon build

4. (Optional) Clean build artifacts To completely rebuild from scratch:

   rm -rf build/ install/ log/

5. Deps not installed

rosdep update
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src -r -y

Next Steps

After building, you can:

• Source the setup file: source install/setup.bash
• Run individual nodes
• Develop additional packages

DevContainer Configuration

The DevContainer setup includes:

• ROS 2 Rolling Desktop Full
• Computer vision packages
• Development tools (Rust, colcon plugins, etc.)
• Automatic workspace mounting and environment setup