Whales use Lighthouses too: Open source positioning for open source robots

This talk is a chronicle of our journey integrating Andino an open source ROS 2 differential drive robot, with the Bitcraze™ Lighthouse Positioning System and the Beluga library for Monte Carlo Localization. By exposing raw Lighthouse measurements through ROS 2 and leveraging Beluga’s algorithms, Andino achieves precise and affordable localization. This project highlights the practical benefits of collaboration within the open-source robotics community and emphasizes the importance of fostering synergy between open hardware and software projects to drive innovation.