= Key Guardian-WAM Software Concepts = '''__gwam-ros-pkg__''' The Guardian-WAM software repository for ROS (Robot Operating System) is developed and maintained by [http://www.barrett.com Barrett Technology] & [http://www.robotnik.es Robotnik]. ROS is an open-source meta-operating system designed for robots. The gwam-ros-pkg is designed for Unix-based platforms. We suggest an installation of ROS Electric following the instructions provided here: [http://code.google.com/p/gwam-ros-pkg/wiki/InitialSetupInstructionsOffboardPC Initial Setup Instructions - External PC] The repository for the Guardian-WAM software is called: '''gwam-ros-pkg''' Installation instructions for the gwam-ros-pkg can be found here: [http://code.google.com/p/gwam-ros-pkg/wiki/GWAMROSInstallation gwam-ros-pkg Installation] An in-depth description of the packages that make up gwam-ros-pkg can be found here: [http://code.google.com/p/gwam-ros-pkg/wiki/GWAMROSSoftwareOverview] For more information on using ROS please visit: [http://www.ros.org/wiki/ ros.org]