crane_plus
- Software
- Robot arms and industry
- Framework
ROS 2 package suite for controlling the CRANE+ V2 robot arm, including its model, Gazebo simulation, MoveIt 2 configuration, and C++ and Python examples.
Made by RT Corporation, Japan (checked on github.com/rt-net (opens in a new tab)).
Source on GitHub: github.com/rt-net/crane_plus (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 34c4584 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit 34c4584 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Controls the CRANE+ V2 robot arm over a USB serial port.
- Provides the robot's model data as xacro files.
- Includes a Gazebo simulation package for the arm.
- Supplies MoveIt 2 configuration files for the arm.
- Offers C++ and Python sample code, such as gripper control and pick and place.
- Available for Humble Hawksbill and Jazzy Jalisco, installable from binary packages or built from source.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 34c4584.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Hardware it needs, as the project states it
- CRANE+ V2 robot arm connected to the PC, running Ubuntu 24.04 with ROS 2 Jazzy Jalisco.
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 9 Oct 2026 on master
- Latest release
- 3.0.0 for Jazzy (31 Jan 2025)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots on Robotheca that use it
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