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For the task of reaching goal 2d map is sufficient.

First generate the map by moving robot manually . Use gmapping with 2d laser and odometry. (use depthimage_to_laserscan to generate laser scan from kinect data)

When you have map use amcl for localisation. This tutorial of Autonomous Navigation of a Known Map with TurtleBot is helpful.

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