Headless motion planning
Is it generally possible to run the motion planning tools of ROS in an completely headless manner? To be more specific, can MoveIt run without RViz interface? Virtually all launch files out there...
View ArticleMoveit! cannot display the model at right window
I use" Mastering Ros for robotics programming " to learn how to use move it, and I use the xacro and urdf file it provide I can load the seven_dof_arm.xacro however it cannot display any 3d model at...
View ArticleFollowJointTrajectoryAction feasibility checking
MoveIt seems to do some sanity checking before executing trajectories and I was wondering if using the `follow_joint_trajectory` action gets you those same checks. I sent a bad trajectory that didn't...
View ArticleReturn of multple IK configurations of goal state.
I have searched a lot for the way of obtaining a set of possible IK robot configurations satisfying a defined goal pose. This is an ability used widely in Robotics for motion and action planning and I...
View ArticleMoveIt: how to use class MoveGroup::MoveGroupImpl?
Hi everyone, I would like to use the function `void setReplanningDelay(double delay)` belonging to class MoveGroup::MoveGroupImpl, because I need to decrease the 2 seconds default value of...
View ArticleRobot semantic description not found
I am not able to use this command on baxter. : group = moveit_commander.MoveGroupCommander("left_arm") gives error: RuntimeError: Group 'left_arm' was not found. The website tutorial of baxter claims...
View ArticleUsing Moveit to control 6 dof manipulator
Hi guys. I created a controller for 6 dof manipulator in ROS. There are six nodes 4 comute messages for comunication one is servise server which actually communicates with the robot and sends request...
View ArticleBaxter Moveit-Commander Example script
Is there a simple example python script available to plan trajectory and execute for a Baxter using moveit-commander?
View ArticleMoveit! tutorials on ROS Melodic
Hi, I am trying to install Moveit! on new ROS distro (Melodic). I think I've done it successfully, but now I am trying to follow the tutorials to get started with moveit! I am in [Getting...
View ArticleCan I exclude an active joint in MoveIt! groups?
Hi, I wonder if I can exclude an active joint from kinematic chain in MoveIt! configuration. I'm trying to use Sawyer, 7DOF arm. [The sawyer MoveIt!...
View Articleframe id is overridden when collision object added to planning scene
I am following the ["Adding Collision Objects to the Planning...
View ArticleHow to move the base of a quadruped using moveit?
I am using moveit to simulate a quadrupedal robot in Gazebo and ROS. Moving the four legs forward separately doesn't seem to be a problem but I can't figure out how to use moveit to move the base,...
View ArticleHow to define position constraint msgs in moveit
Hi everyone, I am trying to define a [position constraint msg](http://docs.ros.org/api/moveit_msgs/html/msg/PositionConstraint.html) in moveit, but I am getting the following error during planning:...
View Articleinclude move_group_interface
I'm running ROS Kinetic on Ubuntu 16.04. So I was trying to make my own MoveIt interface, after experimenting and getting comfortable with the demo.launch created by the moveit setup assistant. But I...
View ArticleMoveit planning Group foo is not a chain
Hi all, In a simulated (gazebo) environment i've placed a motoman ma1400 welding robot (https://github.com/kleinma/ma1400_sim) on top of a track (prismatic joint). Furthermore I've added a rotating...
View ArticleHow to disable moveit octomap
Hi all, When i launch move_group.launch as generated by the moveit setup assistant I get the error that no sensor plugin is specified for the octomap updater. How can I disable the octomap updater...
View ArticleParallel links(mimic tag) and moveit compatibility
Hi , I have a few parallel links in my mechanism (two four bar mechanism) and made an URDF file with mimic joint tag. Now I would like to move the end effector. Can moveit package perform inverse...
View ArticleOctomap update in Moveit
Hi, I am trying to map an area with a 3D Lidar and Husky. I hope to build an Octomap of the area and use Moveit to plan movements of the UR5 to prevent collisions. I am following the [Husky UR5...
View ArticleGripper Action Controller setup for air controlled 2-finger gripper
Hello All! I am trying to configure an air controlled gripper that I am using with a Fanuc LRMate 200id. What I am trying to do is interface with a Python node that I have written that publishes the...
View ArticleMoveIt! for multiple robots
I've spawned 2 similar robots(with their controllers) with distinct namespaces (robot1,robot2) in Gazebo according to...
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