README.md

Unofficial RG2 Gripper URDF Model for ROS and Gazebo Simulation

Running The Simulation Model

This package requires Gazebo MimicJointPlugin from this repo https://github.com/roboticsgroup/roboticsgroup_gazebo_plugins.

Create your own ROS workspace, clone the repo, and compile

mkdir -p rg2_ws/src
cd rg2_ws/src
git clone https://github.com/ekorudiawan/rg2_simulation.git
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git clone https://github.com/roboticsgroup/roboticsgroup_gazebo_plugins.git
cd ../
catkin_make
source devel/setup.bash

Launch the simulation model

roslaunch rg2_gazebo rg2_gazebo.launch

Controlling gripper with ROS topic

rostopic pub /rg2/gripper_joint_position/command std_msgs/Float64 "data: 1.0"

Result