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ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) on Windows Pc

Developed By: OSRF

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 6 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 2.2 MB
Release Date September 26, 13
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (6)]

Description from Developer:
The robot remocon is an android application to interface with ROS robots in pairing mode. When the remocon starts, you can initiate connections with ROS robots using one the follow... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) and install on Windows PC. ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) is free Tools app, developed by OSRF. Latest version of ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) is 1.0, was released on 2013-09-26 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500. Overall rating of ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 6 users, 5 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) on Windows?

Instruction on how to install ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro)" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro)" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.

Download ROS Robot Remocon (Hydro) 1.0 on Windows PC – 2.2 MB

The robot remocon is an android application to interface with ROS robots in pairing mode. When the remocon starts, you can initiate connections with ROS robots using one the following mechanisms:

- Manually
- QRCode
- Zeroconf
- Previously saved connection

Once connected, remocon displays a list of the app pairs (robot and android) that you can start/stop remotely.

Wiki available here:
http://www.ros.org/wiki/android_remocons

Source code:
https://github.com/rosjava/android_remocons.git

Issue tracker:
https://github.com/rosjava/android_remocons/issues
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.