Only released in EOL distros:

See kobuki_gazebo_plugins on index.ros.org for more info including aything ROS 2 related.

kobuki_desktop: kobuki_dashboard | kobuki_gazebo | kobuki_gazebo_plugins | kobuki_qtestsuite

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Package Summary

Kobuki-specific ROS plugins for Gazebo The plugins in this package are not intended to be used alone, but through the launchers in kobuki_gazebo.

Author: Marcus Liebhardt
License: BSD
Source: git https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_desktop.git (branch: groovy)

kobuki_desktop: kobuki_dashboard | kobuki_gazebo | kobuki_gazebo_plugins | kobuki_qtestsuite | kobuki_rviz_launchers

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Dependencies (10)
Used by (4)

Package Summary

Kobuki-specific ROS plugins for Gazebo

Maintainer status: developed
Maintainer: Marcus Liebhardt <marcus.liebhardt AT yujinrobot DOT com>
Author: Marcus Liebhardt
License: BSD
Bug / feature tracker: https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_desktop/issues
Source: git https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_desktop.git (branch: hydro)

kobuki_desktop: kobuki_dashboard | kobuki_gazebo | kobuki_gazebo_plugins | kobuki_qtestsuite | kobuki_rviz_launchers

Package Links

Dependencies (10)
Used by (3)

Package Summary

Kobuki-specific ROS plugins for Gazebo

Maintainer status: developed
Maintainer: Marcus Liebhardt <marcus.liebhardt AT yujinrobot DOT com>
Author: Marcus Liebhardt
License: BSD
Bug / feature tracker: https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_desktop/issues
Source: git https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_desktop.git (branch: indigo)

kobuki_desktop: kobuki_dashboard | kobuki_gazebo | kobuki_gazebo_plugins | kobuki_qtestsuite | kobuki_rviz_launchers

Package Links

Dependencies (10)
Used by (3)

Package Summary

Kobuki-specific ROS plugins for Gazebo

Maintainer status: maintained
Maintainer: Marcus Liebhardt <marcus.liebhardt AT yujinrobot DOT com>
Author: Marcus Liebhardt
License: BSD
Bug / feature tracker: https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_desktop/issues
Source: git https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki_desktop.git (branch: kinetic)

New in hydro

Contents

Overview

Overview

This package currently holds the plugin for the Kobuki ROS Gazebo interface.

Kobuki ROS Gazebo plugin

This plugin handles the exchange of data between the Kobuki simulation in Gazebo and the ROS world. Important functionalities of the real Kobuki have been implemented:

Publishing
- bumper events
- cliff detection events
- odometry data
- IMU data
- tf data for the base position
Retrieving
- velocity commands
- motor state commands

Configuration

The plugin is configured throught the parameters given in the URDF description. See the kobuki_description for details.

Usage

Have a look at the kobuki_gazebo package to find out how to use this plugin.