Kawasaki robot drivers (and other packages)

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This may be interesting for members here: Kawasaki Robotics just released ROS support for (some of) their robots and controllers.

You may find the packages here: Kawasaki-Robotics/khi_robot. A page on the ROS wiki has also been created, but is still under construction: wiki/khi_robot.

From the readme, the following robots appear to be supported:

  • duaro (currently simulation only)
  • rs007l
  • rs007n
  • rs80n
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Thanks for announcing our ROS support khi_robot.
Yes, we are now supporting only duaro, rs007l/n, and rs80n.
We will also write ROS wiki contents later.

Thanks
Daisuke Nakamichi

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Apologies if I interfered with your schedule @d-nakamichi, that was not my intention.

Let’s say it was my enthusiasm that caused me to post this.

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That’s great news! Are there plans for Kawasaki to provide ROS support for the YF003N delta robot? :slight_smile: Thanks!

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Great job! That would be a great boost for our research!
Is there a timeline schedule for the support of the RS005N?

Greetings from Greece!

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Currently there is no plan to add new robot for ROS.

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@d-nakamichi: what would it take to get new robots supported?

Sufficient community interest in certain models?

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@gavanderhoorn: Yes, we will do when the ROS community gets very interested in our robots and we judge that it is benefit for our business and customers.

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@d-nakamichi Is it possible to modify rs80n to work with rs20n?

Thanks beforehand.

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Hello everyone! Is there any way to make a package for Kawasaki BX-200L-E?