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||<tablewidth="100%" tablestyle="text-align:left">This package contains customized `YouBot` URDFs used by the [[http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~rail/|Robot Autonomy and Interactive Learning]] research group at [[http://www.wpi.edu/|WPI]]. Changes include slight color adjustments, the inclusion of a Kinect sensor, and color markers placed around the based (used for finding the robot using overhead cameras). This package only modifies the necessary URDF files and imports any reused files from the [[pr2_description]] and [[https://github.com/youbot/youbot-ros-pkg|youbot_description]] packages. The finalized robot file that can be loaded is `robots/rail_youbot.urdf.xacro`. || {{attachment:rail_youbot.png}} || ||<tablewidth="100%" tablestyle="text-align:left">This package contains customized youBot URDFs used by the [[http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~rail/|Robot Autonomy and Interactive Learning]] research group at [[http://www.wpi.edu/|WPI]]. Changes include slight color adjustments, the inclusion of a Kinect sensor, and color markers placed around the based (used for finding the robot using overhead cameras). This package only modifies the necessary URDF files and imports any reused files from the [[pr2_description]] and [[https://github.com/youbot/youbot-ros-pkg|youbot_description]] packages. The finalized robot file that can be loaded is `robots/rail_youbot.urdf.xacro`. || {{attachment:rail_youbot.png}} ||
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To install the `rail_youbot_description` package, simply run the following commands in your shell:
To install the `rail_youbot` stack, simply run the following commands in your shell:
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cd /path/to/your/ros/stacks
svn co http://wpi-rail.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/distribution/wpi-rail-ros-pkg/rail_youbot/rail_youbot_description
roscd rail_youbot_description
rosmake rail_youbot_description
cd /path/to/your/local/ros/stacks
git clone https://github.com/WPI-RAIL/rail_youbot.git
roscd rail_youbot
rosmake rail_youbot

Only released in EOL distros:  

rail_youbot: rail_youbot_description | rail_youbot_launch | rail_youbot_teleop

Package Summary

A customized URDF of the Kuka youBot that contains extra features such as a Kinect camera.

About

This package contains customized youBot URDFs used by the Robot Autonomy and Interactive Learning research group at WPI. Changes include slight color adjustments, the inclusion of a Kinect sensor, and color markers placed around the based (used for finding the robot using overhead cameras). This package only modifies the necessary URDF files and imports any reused files from the pr2_description and youbot_description packages. The finalized robot file that can be loaded is robots/rail_youbot.urdf.xacro.

rail_youbot.png

Installation

To install the rail_youbot stack, simply run the following commands in your shell:

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       1 cd /path/to/your/local/ros/stacks
       2 git clone https://github.com/WPI-RAIL/rail_youbot.git
       3 roscd rail_youbot
       4 rosmake rail_youbot
    

This will ensure all dependencies are met and that the package is ready for use.

Support

Please feel free to contact me at any point with questions, comments, and bug reports.

Wiki: rail_youbot_description (last edited 2013-01-09 15:16:32 by Russell Toris)