VR Headset for ROS

Hey!

We think about buying a VR Headset. Partially for the lulz, but it also would be great to be able to use it within RVIZ or Gazebo so you walk around your robot before it is built. AFAIR the Vive is not supported on Linux, and there is already an rviz-plugin for the rift, but that project looks a bit dead.

Is anyone using a headset currently?

Asked by NEngelhard on 2016-12-27 08:29:14 UTC

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Which one did you get working ?

Asked by Cyril Jourdan on 2018-05-09 09:55:52 UTC

I borrowed a HTC Vive, used Unity3d and ros-sharp (from Siemens) on a Windows PC to load a urdf and move it via joint-state messages that I published on a Linux system. (took around a weekend ;) )

Asked by NEngelhard on 2018-05-09 11:01:04 UTC

Cool! I'll see if I can try one, it seems to work on Linux now.

Asked by Cyril Jourdan on 2018-05-09 11:13:54 UTC

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@Cyril_J There is also a rviz plugin for HTC Vive which is based on Oculus rviz plugin. You can have a look : https://github.com/AndreGilerson/rviz_vive_plugin .

Asked by sanketrahul on 2018-06-04 17:59:50 UTC

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@Cyril_J I realize this is an old post, but there is an openvr visualizer called vrviz that my lab is developing. It should allow you to view robot models, and interface with Gazebo, there's even a demo included that will pull up a turtlebot and you can control it. Here's a video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0u4YXW0DFU

The code needs SteamVR to compile, and I've only tested it with a Vive, but I'm happy to walk you through using it, as I'd love to hear feedback from someone outside our lab. The code's here: https://github.com/RViMLab/vrviz

Asked by john.j.oneill on 2018-09-19 04:46:50 UTC

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Thanks, I don't have a VR headset at the moment, but if I get an HTC Vive, I'll try your code and contact you.

Asked by Cyril Jourdan on 2018-09-20 15:37:13 UTC

Hi, I'm currently working on a VR interface for the BCN3D Moveo arm. I have a HTC vive and would like to move the robot directly in Moveit using the HTC joystick. Is vrviz a solution for that ?

Asked by A.binet on 2020-06-29 09:08:41 UTC