Robot configuration package for MoveIt 2

Type of course:

Digital learning, Lesson

Language:

Duration:

20 minutes

Workload:

2 hours

Proficiency:

Intermediate

Target:

Professionals, Students, Workers

This learning nugget teaches what configuration files are used by MoveIt 2, a package for trajectory planning and execution for ROS 2, the Robot Operating System. ROS is the most-used framework for vendor-agnostic robot control.
MoveIt is a set of libraries within ROS that allows to plan and execute
complex trajectories while avoiding obstacles including moving obstacles
captured from appropriate 3D sensors.

Learning outcomes

The learners can launch and use the MoveIt Setup Assistant and generate a MoveIt configuration package
The learners list the different tools configured within the MoveIt configuration package
The learners generate the file configuring the planning groups and their associated kinematics plugins as well as the matrix for collisions between links