Using Indigo with Gazebo 5
Is it possible to use Gazebo 5 with Indigo? The Indigo [install docs](http://wiki.ros.org/indigo/Installation/Ubuntu) say it comes with Gazebo 2, which is ancient and has a lot of usability issues....
View ArticleHow can I communicate ros/gazebo and other app to transfer data?
Hi ROS users: I am using Ros indigo, Gazebo2 and linux 14.04. I would like to know how I can communicate simulink (that this application is in PC A) and Ros/gazebo (that this application is in PC B)....
View ArticleRunning Gazebo and ROS on a remote instance
First off, let me say that I know that similar questions have been asked before, but I have been unable to find any answers that actually solve my problem. I am trying to run Gazebo and the associated...
View ArticleGazebo map building editor
It seems there is some bugs of Gazebo, when I import pictures I cannot see anything in the dialog, when I save it the same thing happens.
View ArticleRecommended ROS+Gazebo Project Structure
What's the recommended project structure for a basic ROS project that uses Gazebo for simulation? I'm reading through the ROS and Gazebo tutorials, as well as looking at some projects like Turtlebot,...
View ArticleHow to build Gazebo packages with Indigo
I'm trying to follow [this tutorial](http://www.romin.upm.es/wiki/index.php?title=ROS%3ATutorials/Simulate_Your_Robot_in_Gazebo) to build a myrobot_gazebo package for Indigo with Gazebo 5. I create my...
View Articlegazebo 5.0 bug
I was trying to use building editor to build the map, but I can't choose the picture in the dialog, since it shows nothing in the dialog, what should I do?
View ArticleSending data over a network to a non-Ros computer
Hi Ros users: I am trying to do that. I have a executable in a non.ros computer and I would like to receive the data in a Ros computer and from Ros, send this data to Gazebo. So I have the linear and...
View ArticleWhat is the purpose of base_footprint?
What purpose does the base_footprint link serve? I'm reading through the [Gazebo simulation tutorial](http://www.romin.upm.es/wiki/index.php?title=ROS%3ATutorials/Simulate_Your_Robot_in_Gazebo), and it...
View ArticleDebugging urdf parsing problems in gazebo_ros
I am trying to create a gazebo model for a robot. Using a collection of xacro files I generate a urdf and then spawn a robot using gazebo_ros, all in a launch file. Unfortunately this doesn't work and...
View Articlepublish array velocities in a topic?
Hi Ros users! I have just done a .cpp wich publish velocities in a opic (p3dx/cmd_vel) Here it is: int main(int argc, char **argv) { ros::init(argc, argv, "lanzando_vel"); ros::NodeHandle n;...
View ArticleFailed path planning Moveit+RIVZ
I am trying to learn of to do path planning with RVIZ+MoveIt for a UR5 arm. For now I'm trying to simulate only. I use Gazebo4, RVIZ+MoveIt and universal_robot packages that I built from source for ROS...
View ArticleHow can I make a robot joints and links reset completely in gazebo from python?
I want to make an experiment in gazebo using an evolutive learning algorithm to find walking gaits in an hexapod robot. For this, I've built an hexapod consisting in a body and six legs controlled by...
View ArticleCould not find parameter robot_description on parameter server when i
I use ros_control controller plugin to control a joint to a specify angle (http://gazebosim.org/tutorials/?tut=ros_control) but i meet this error:  has a useful...
View ArticleUnable to connect Gazebo to ROS_Control
I'm trying to follow the [Gazebo ROS Control tutorial](http://gazebosim.org/tutorials/?tut=ros_control) but when I run the line: roslaunch myrobot_gazebo myrobot_world.launch I get the error output: [...
View ArticleUnable to actuate joint using joint_state_controller
How do you manually actuate a single joint and see the effect in Gazebo or Rviz? As a test, I'm trying to make a single leg rotate around a joint. Using a [simplified...
View ArticleLoad all joints with controller_manager
Following [Gazebo tutorial](http://gazebosim.org/tutorials/?tut=ros_control) about controlling joints from ROS, I realized that the joints are mentioned explicitely like in this example: where...
View ArticlePickup object in Gazebo : graspped object doesn't move
Hi, I want to simulate pick and place in Gazebo with a Robotiq gripper. I can grasp objects, I detect the contact, that is published in gazebo topics and that I use in my gripper controller, but...
View ArticleDifference between Gazebo & Moveit!!!
I'm planning to do do motion planning for a quadcopter but I'm still confused concerning the software that I should use. Could someone explain to me the difference between gazebo and ROS? The only...
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