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<font size="-1">Hi everyone,<br>
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<font size="-1">I'm working with the University of Bremen and the
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). We've
recently decided to switch from our own data format to using URDF
for the kinematic descriptions of our robots.<br>
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We already used the 3D modelling software Blender to create our
models, exporting them using a bunch of python scripts as we
didn't fancy creating models by hand. Building on these scripts,
we have started to develop a full-blown add-on for Blender
designed for simplifying robot model editing. It's called 'Phobos'
and can be found on GitHub: <a
href="https://github.com/rock-simulation/phobos" target="_blank">https://github.com/rock-simulation/phobos</a><br>
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I haven't been able to track down anything comparable in the ROS
and Gazebo world and figured this might be interesting for some
people here. There's an overview in the README file on github and
already some documentation explaining the overall concepts and how
to get started. We're certainly far from delivering a bug-free
"consumer product", but if somebody is interested and finds the
time to take a glance, we're very happy for any feedback.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
<br>
Kai<br>
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Kai von Szadkowski (M.Sc.)
Space Robotics
Universität Bremen
FB 3 - Mathematik und Informatik
AG Robotik
Robert-Hooke-Straße 1
28359 Bremen, Germany
Zentrale: +49 421 178 45-6611
Besuchsadresse der Nebengeschäftstelle:
Robert-Hooke-Straße 5
28359 Bremen, Germany
Tel.: +49 421 178 45-6646
Empfang: +49 421 178 45-6600
Fax: +49 421 178 45-4150
E-Mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kai.von-szadkowski@uni-bremen.de">kai.von-szadkowski@uni-bremen.de</a>
Weitere Informationen: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/robotik">http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/robotik</a>
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