ERROR: cannot launch node of type [gazebo_ros/gzserver]: can't locate node [gzserver] in package [gazebo_ros]

asked 2018-10-25 20:17:17 -0500

Jophiel gravatar image

updated 2018-10-25 20:30:26 -0500

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 ROS kinetic. Trying to run gazebo_ros file, but gets the following error.

J@VRL:~/catkin_ws$ roslaunch testbot_description testbot_gazebo.launch



... logging to /home/J/.ros/log/6eede284-d8ba-11e8-9fda-b4b6769e0c6e/roslaunch-VRL-6133.log
Checking log directory for disk usage. This may take awhile.
Press Ctrl-C to interrupt
Done checking log file disk usage. Usage is <1GB.

started roslaunch server http://VRL:40947/

SUMMARY
========

PARAMETERS
 * /robot_description: <?xml version="1....
 * /robot_state_publisher/publish_frequency: 50.0
 * /rosdistro: kinetic
 * /rosversion: 1.12.14
 * /use_sim_time: True

NODES
  /
    gazebo (gazebo_ros/gzserver)
    gazebo_gui (gazebo_ros/gzclient)
    joint_state_publisher (joint_state_publisher/joint_state_publisher)
    robot_state_publisher (robot_state_publisher/robot_state_publisher)
    urdf_spawner (gazebo_ros/spawn_model)

auto-starting new master
process[master]: started with pid [6143]
ROS_

MASTER_URI=http://localhost:11311

setting /run_id to 6eede284-d8ba-11e8-9fda-b4b6769e0c6e
process[rosout-1]: started with pid [6156]
started core service [/rosout]
ERROR: cannot launch node of type [gazebo_ros/gzserver]: can't locate node [gzserver] in package [gazebo_ros]
ERROR: cannot launch node of type [gazebo_ros/gzclient]: can't locate node [gzclient] in package [gazebo_ros]
process[joint_state_publisher-4]: started with pid [6169]
process[robot_state_publisher-5]: started with pid [6175]
ERROR: cannot launch node of type [gazebo_ros/spawn_model]: can't locate node [spawn_model] in package [gazebo_ros]
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Comments

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Do you have gazebo_ros installed on your system? Try to run dpkg -l | grep gazebo_ros, if you can't see any path at all you need to install it (sudo apt install ros-DISTRO-gazebo-ros).

l4ncelot gravatar image l4ncelot  ( 2018-10-26 00:19:19 -0500 )edit