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The joint types supported by URDF are (from wiki/urdf/XML/joint - Attributes):

  • revolute
  • continuous
  • prismatic
  • fixed
  • floating
  • planar

It would appear that SDF (Gazebo's modelling format) does support them, but this has not been mirrored in / ported to URDF.

The joint types supported by URDF are (from wiki/urdf/XML/joint - Attributes):

  • revolute
  • continuous
  • prismatic
  • fixed
  • floating
  • planar

It would appear that SDF (Gazebo's modelling format) does support them, them (and they are used in ROS (see this answer by John Hsu for example), but this has not been mirrored in / ported to URDF.