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I'd suggest you to take a look at ros_control. It's not yet officially released, but quite usable. These resources are currently available to give you an idea of what you can get from ros_control:

Tutorial on ros_control with Gazebo
ros_control overview on the ROS wiki
ros_control repository wiki

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