Universal_Robots_ROS2_GZ_Simulation
- Software
- Simulators
- Tool
ROS 2 example files and launch configurations for simulating Universal Robots manipulators in Gazebo. Includes launch files for basic control and a MoveIt example.
Made by Universal Robots A/S, Denmark (checked on github.com/UniversalRobots (opens in a new tab)).
Source on GitHub: github.com/UniversalRobots/Universal_Robots_ROS2_GZ_Simulat… (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 5f0161a (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit 5f0161a (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Provides launch files to start a simulated Universal Robots manipulator in Gazebo under ROS 2.
- Includes a launch file for running MoveIt with the simulated robot.
- Works with the example move script from the ur_robot_driver package when that is installed.
- Is built as a colcon workspace package, with dependencies installed through rosdep.
- Branches target several ROS 2 distributions, from Humble through Rolling.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 5f0161a.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 3 Aug 2026 on ros2
- Latest release
- 2.5.0 (13 Oct 2025)
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
Links
Robots that can run it
No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.
Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.