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(I'm assuming no prior ROS experience in this answer)

While there hasn't been any official release of the motoman packages into Indigo, I've had good results building them from source. As far as I know there are no incompatibilities , but you obviously do this on your own risk.

You could do something like this (in your current catkin workspace):

cd /path/to/your/catkin_ws/src

# get wstool to update your workspace rosinstall file with the proper versions
# if you'd rather use the development versions, use '--version=hydro-devel'
wstool set motoman_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git --git --version=hydro
wstool set industrial_core_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/industrial_core --git --version=hydro

# get the sources
wstool up

# we need to make sure you have all dependencies installed
cd ..
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo

# now build
catkin_make

This should successfully build the Motoman ROS nodes. You'll still have to set up your controller, but those steps are identical to the Hydro version (see motoman_driver/Tutorials on the ROS wiki).

To make sure things are ok, try running the tests:

catkin_make run_tests

Everything should report back passed. Especially the tests for simple_message, industrial_robot_client and all of the motoman_X_support packages.

Now after a source /path/to/your/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash, you should be able to start the relevant launch files.

(I'm assuming no prior ROS experience in this answer)answer .. well, some experience)

While there hasn't been any official release of the motoman packages into Indigo, I've had good results building them from source. As far as I know there are no incompatibilities , but you obviously do this on your own risk.

You could do something like this (in your current catkin workspace):

cd /path/to/your/catkin_ws/src

# get wstool to update your workspace rosinstall file with the proper versions
# if you'd rather use the development versions, use '--version=hydro-devel'
wstool set motoman_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git --git --version=hydro
wstool set industrial_core_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/industrial_core --git --version=hydro

# get the sources
wstool up

# we need to make sure you have all dependencies installed
cd ..
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo

# now build
catkin_make

This should successfully build the Motoman ROS nodes. You'll still have to set up your controller, but those steps are identical to the Hydro version (see motoman_driver/Tutorials on the ROS wiki).

To make sure things are ok, try running the tests:

catkin_make run_tests

Everything should report back passed. Especially the tests for simple_message, industrial_robot_client and all of the motoman_X_support packages.

Now after a source /path/to/your/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash, you should be able to start the relevant launch files.

(I'm assuming no prior ROS experience in this answer .. well, some experience)

While there hasn't been any official release of the motoman packages into Indigo, I've had good results building them from source. As far as I know there are no incompatibilities , but you obviously do this on at your own risk.

You could do something like this (in your current catkin workspace):

cd /path/to/your/catkin_ws/src

# get wstool to update your workspace rosinstall file with the proper versions
# if you'd rather use the development versions, use '--version=hydro-devel'
wstool set motoman_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git --git --version=hydro
wstool set industrial_core_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/industrial_core --git --version=hydro

# get the sources
wstool up

# we need to make sure you have all dependencies installed
cd ..
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo

# now build
catkin_make

This should successfully build the Motoman ROS nodes. You'll still have to set up your controller, but those steps are identical to the Hydro version (see motoman_driver/Tutorials on the ROS wiki).

To make sure things are ok, try running the tests:

catkin_make run_tests

Everything should report back passed. Especially the tests for simple_message, industrial_robot_client and all of the motoman_X_support packages.

Now after a source /path/to/your/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash, you should be able to start the relevant launch files.

(I'm assuming no prior ROS experience in this answer .. well, some experience)

While there hasn't been any official release of the motoman packages into Indigo, I've had good results building them from source. As far as I know there are no incompatibilities , incompatibilities, but you obviously do this at your own risk.

You could do something like this (in your current catkin workspace):

cd /path/to/your/catkin_ws/src

# get wstool to update your workspace rosinstall file with the proper versions
# if you'd rather use the development versions, use '--version=hydro-devel'
wstool set motoman_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git --git --version=hydro
wstool set industrial_core_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/industrial_core --git --version=hydro

# get the sources
wstool up

# we need to make sure you have all dependencies installed
cd ..
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo

# now build
catkin_make

This should successfully build the Motoman ROS nodes. You'll still have to set up your controller, but those steps are identical to the Hydro version (see motoman_driver/Tutorials on the ROS wiki).

To make sure things are ok, try running the tests:

catkin_make run_tests

Everything should report back passed. Especially the tests for simple_message, industrial_robot_client and all of the motoman_X_support packages.

Now after a source /path/to/your/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash, you should be able to start the relevant launch files.

(I'm assuming no prior ROS experience in this answer .. well, some experience)

While there hasn't been any official release of the motoman packages into Indigo, I've had good results building them from source. As far as I know there are no incompatibilities, but you obviously do this at your own risk.

You could do something like this (in your current catkin workspace):

cd /path/to/your/catkin_ws/src

# get wstool to update your workspace rosinstall file with the proper versions
# if you'd rather use the development versions, use '--version=hydro-devel'
wstool set motoman_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git --git --version=hydro
wstool set industrial_core_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/industrial_core --git --version=hydro

# get the sources
wstool up

# we need to make sure you have all dependencies installed
cd ..
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo

# now build
catkin_make

This should successfully build the Motoman ROS nodes. You'll still have to set up your controller, but those steps are identical to the Hydro version (see motoman_driver/Tutorials on the ROS wiki).

To make sure things are ok, try running the tests:

catkin_make run_tests

Everything then

catkin_test_results --all build/

The summary should report back passed. show 0 failures. Especially the tests for simple_message, industrial_robot_client and all of the motoman_X_support packages.packages are important.

Now after a source /path/to/your/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash, you should be able to start the relevant launch files.

(I'm assuming no prior ROS experience in this answer .. well, some experience)

While there hasn't been any official release of the motoman packages into Indigo, I've had good results building them from source. As far as I know there are no incompatibilities, but you obviously do this at your own risk.

You could do something like this (in your current catkin workspace):

cd /path/to/your/catkin_ws/src

# get wstool to update your workspace rosinstall file with the proper versions
# if you'd rather use the development versions, use '--version=hydro-devel'
'--version=hydro-devel' OR
# '--version=indigo-devel'.
wstool set motoman_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git --git --version=hydro
wstool set industrial_core_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/industrial_core --git --version=hydro

# get the sources
wstool up

# we need to make sure you have all dependencies installed
installed.
# this step should install 'industrial_robot_client' for you
cd ..
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo

# now build
catkin_make

This should successfully build the Motoman ROS nodes. You'll still have to set up your controller, but those steps are identical to the Hydro version (see motoman_driver/Tutorials on the ROS wiki).

To make sure things are ok, try running the tests:

catkin_make run_tests

then

catkin_test_results --all build/

The summary should show 0 failures. Especially the tests for simple_message, industrial_robot_client and all of the motoman_X_support packages are important.

Now after a source /path/to/your/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash, you should be able to start the relevant launch files.

Edit 2015-04-22: updated as industrial_core has been released into Indigo.

(I'm assuming no prior ROS experience in this answer .. well, some experience)

While there hasn't been any official release of the motoman packages into Indigo, I've had good results building them from source. As far as I know there are no incompatibilities, but you obviously do this at your own risk.

You could do something like this (in your current catkin workspace):

cd /path/to/your/catkin_ws/src

# get wstool to update your workspace rosinstall file with the proper versions
# if you'd rather use the development versions, use '--version=hydro-devel' OR
# '--version=indigo-devel'.
wstool set motoman_hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git --git --version=hydro

# get the sources
wstool up
'-b hydro-devel' OR '-b indigo-devel'.
git clone -b hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git

# we need to make sure you have all dependencies installed.
# this step should install 'industrial_robot_client' for you
cd ..
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo

# now build
catkin_make

This should successfully build the Motoman ROS nodes. You'll still have to set up your controller, but those steps are identical to the Hydro version (see motoman_driver/Tutorials on the ROS wiki).

To make sure things are ok, try running the tests:

catkin_make run_tests

then

catkin_test_results --all build/

The summary should show 0 failures. Especially the tests for simple_message, industrial_robot_client and all of the motoman_X_support packages are important.

Now after a source /path/to/your/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash, you should be able to start the relevant launch files.

Edit 2015-04-22: updated as industrial_core has been released into Indigo.

(I'm assuming no prior ROS experience in this answer .. well, some experience)

While there hasn't been any official release of the motoman packages into Indigo, I've had good results building them from source. As far as I know there are no incompatibilities, but you obviously do this at your own risk.

You could do something like this (in your current catkin workspace):

cd /path/to/your/catkin_ws/src

# get wstool to update your workspace rosinstall file with the proper versions
checkout the desired version of the motoman repository.
# if you'd rather use the development versions, use '-b hydro-devel' OR '-b indigo-devel'.
git clone -b hydro https://github.com/ros-industrial/motoman.git

# we need to make sure you have all dependencies installed.
# this step should install 'industrial_robot_client' for you
cd ..
rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src --rosdistro indigo

# now build
catkin_make

This should successfully build the Motoman ROS nodes. You'll still have to set up your controller, but those steps are identical to the Hydro version (see motoman_driver/Tutorials on the ROS wiki).

To make sure things are ok, try running the tests:

catkin_make run_tests

then

catkin_test_results --all build/

The summary should show 0 failures. Especially the tests for simple_message, industrial_robot_client and all of the motoman_X_support packages are important.

Now after a source /path/to/your/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash, you should be able to start the relevant launch files.