Robot Operating System Cookbook

Getting ready

First of all, we'll need to launch the MoveIt setup assistant. We can do that by typing the following command:

$ roslaunch moveit_setup_assistant setup_assistant.launch

We have to install the MoveIt ROS package if it is not installed in the default installation. Type the following command to install it: $ sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-moveit.

We will see something like what is shown in the following screenshot:

MoveIt Setup Assistant application

Great! We are now at the MoveIt Setup Assistant. The next thing we'll need do is load our robot file. So, let's continue!

Click on the Create New MoveIt Configuration Package button. ...