Karto FAQ - Most recent questions

What if my joystick is not recognized ?

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:27:00 GMT

There is Linux joystick test program called jstest that will let you test your joystick.
Here is some additional information on how to set up your joystick under Linux:

Gentoo

Debian

Are multiple laser range finders and drive devices supported?

No. For now, we only use data from the first Drive device and the first LaserRangeFinder
device listed in the log file.
In the future, we will offer support for multiple devices of each type and a way to select
which device you want to use. If you have device configurations that do not fit well
with our current system, please email us
at kt-support@kartorobotics.com, and we will
work with you to get your configuration working.

I got this error: Unable to find valid license for Karto SDK. Mapper license : feature not found

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:26:00 GMT

You are missing the license file from Karto or if you are using a license server, you forgot to change the environment variable SRI_LICENSE_PATH.

How much does Karto cost?

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:25:00 GMT

It depends .

The Developer SDK price is based on the number of developer seats and the number of robots you are developing on.

If you would like to include Karto functionality in a commercial product, then you'll need to purchase runtime licenses. Depending on the volumne of product you expect to sell, the runtime license can be a small per-unit cost or a percentage of product revenue.

Where is the Visual Odometry module in Karto 2.0 ?

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:24:00 GMT

Due to the lack of interest for our Visual Odometry module, we have decided to remove it from Karto 2.0 and to focus on laser mapping rather than camera-based mapping.

Will some implementation of vSLAM be included in the future ?

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:23:00 GMT

We have decided not to release a VSLAM due to the lack of demand for our Visual odometry.