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Most stable ROS version for running PR2?

asked 2013-02-15 07:47:13 -0500

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updated 2014-11-22 17:05:27 -0500

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I started using ROS few months back and have been switching between Fuerte and Groovy lately. I use ROS mainly for interacting with PR2 in simulation.

Many tutorials inside ROS related to PR2 seems to be based on Diamonback or Electric. Such as .

http://www.ros.org/wiki/arm_navigation/Tutorials

And most of tutorials in there doesn't work in Fuerte or Groovy.

Which version does people mostly use? Please share any opinions. Thanks!

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answered 2013-02-17 12:40:13 -0500

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PR2 simulation in Groovy is still not the most stable. Would recommend sticking to Fuerte for now. I use Groovy on the real PR2, which is fine, but switch between Fuerte and Groovy still for simulation.

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The problem I have is that with Fuerte, I find most tutorials not working. Do you face similar probelms?

jys gravatar image jys  ( 2013-02-17 12:54:35 -0500 )edit

which tutorials?

hsiao gravatar image hsiao  ( 2013-02-17 13:41:41 -0500 )edit

Among many these really don't work on Fuerte and Groovy: www.ros.org/wiki/pr2_pick_and_place_demos/Tutorials Do you know of any working pick and place demo?

jys gravatar image jys  ( 2013-02-17 13:45:09 -0500 )edit

Hm. Those are pretty out of date, aren't they? I just updated the pick and place autonomous demo tutorial: http://www.ros.org/wiki/pr2_pick_and_place_demos/Tutorials/The%20Pick%20and%20Place%20Autonomous%20Demo/ for Fuerte. Let me know if something still doesn't work.

hsiao gravatar image hsiao  ( 2013-02-17 16:04:11 -0500 )edit

You run Groovy on real PR2? That means you guys run Ubuntu 12.04 on your PR2s?

dejanpan gravatar image dejanpan  ( 2013-02-18 02:19:04 -0500 )edit

Yup, Groovy/Precise.

hsiao gravatar image hsiao  ( 2013-02-18 05:22:53 -0500 )edit

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