Topics [odom] and [cmd_vel] not existing

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Dear all, I am spawning a 2 wheel robot and will try to manage its movement through commands on cmd_vel topic. The problem is that although I have defined differential_drive_controller and gazebo_ros_control in my urdf, I cannot see any topic odom or cmd_vel after I issue rostopic list.

I am sure the mistake is small but I cannot locate it... Any help appreciated !

URDF

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
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<robot name="robot" xmlns:xacro="http://www.ros.org/wiki/xacro">
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  <link name="world" />
  <joint name="world_to_base_link=" type="fixed">
    <parent link="world"/>
    <child link="base_link"/>
  </joint>

  <link name="base_link">
    <inertial>
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    </inertial>
    <visual>
      <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0" />
      <geometry>
        <mesh filename="package://robot/meshes/base_link.STL" />
      </geometry>
      <material name="">
        <color rgba="0.529411764705882 0.549019607843137 0.549019607843137 1" />
      </material>
    </visual>
    <collision>
      <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0" />
      <geometry>
        <mesh filename="package://robot/meshes/base_link.STL" />
      </geometry>
    </collision>
  </link>




  <link name="FL">
    <inertial>
      <origin xyz="-5.55111512312578E-17 9.10729824887824E-18 -6.93889390390723E-18" rpy="0 0 0" />
      <mass value="0.0615219544751675" />
      <inertia ixx="5.54433425808419E-05" ixy="-1.45453466603006E-20" ixz="-1.00225538664655E-21" iyy="3.00921775305435E-05" iyz="2.309188417276E-21" izz="3.00921775305435E-05" />
    </inertial>
    <visual>
      <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0" />
      <geometry>
        <mesh filename="package://robot/meshes/FL.STL" />
      </geometry>
      <material name="">
        <color rgba="0.298039215686275 0.298039215686275 0.298039215686275 1" />
      </material>
    </visual>
    <collision>
      <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0" />
      <geometry>
        <mesh filename="package://robot/meshes/FL.STL" />
      </geometry>
      <surface>
        <friction>
          <ode>
          <mu>100.0</mu>
          <mu2>100.0</mu2>
          </ode>
        </friction>
                <contact>
                  <ode><min_depth>0.003</min_depth></ode>
                </contact>
      </surface>
    </collision>
  </link>




  <joint name="FLJ" type="continuous">
    <origin rpy="1.5707963267949 0 0" xyz="-0.162088045105054 0.0440194465480433 -0.0035605397876617"/>
    <parent link="base_link"/>
    <child link="FL"/>
    <axis xyz="-1 0 0"/>
  </joint>
  <link name="FR">
    <inertial>
      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="2.77555756156289E-17 -5.3776427755281E-17 3.46944695195361E-17"/>
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      <inertia ixx="5.54433425808419E-05" ixy="-1.73616162087809E-20" ixz="-8.97406720914896E-21" iyy="3.00921775305435E-05" iyz="-2.24902265994014E-21" izz="3.00921775305435E-05"/>
    </inertial>
    <visual>
      <origin rpy="0 0 0" xyz="0 0 ...