Here is the link for the build instruction for ROS (Robot Operating System) under Debian.
http://forum.lemaker.org/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=23353&extra=page%3D1
I have also demoed on OSCON in April to use the ROS on HiKey to get the data from a laser radar scanner and do SLAM.
The laser radar scanner is from Robopeak through the USB connection with HiKey. I will prepare the instruction on how to obtain the data from the laser radar scanner and a video show in future.