With this tutorial you will be able to see in simulation what real Spot did. ## Requirements * ROS melodic desktop (installation instructions [here](http://wiki.ros.org/melodic/Installation/Ubuntu))
## Install package Create workspace and clone packages: mkdir -p ~/catkin_ws/src cd ~/catkin_ws/src git clone https://github.com/clearpathrobotics/spot_ros.git git clone https://github.com/ros/geometry2 --branch 0.6.5 Open the `view_model.launch` file: nano ~/catkin_ws/src/spot_ros/spot_viz/launch/view_model.launch And set `use_sim_time` parameter to `true`, file must look like this: ```xml ``` Then install dependencies: cd ~/catkin_ws/ rosdep install --from-paths src --ignore-src -y catkin_make ## Run Get example rosbag file: wget -O spot_rosbag.bag https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTDrfMy7Zs7uDLN3KPBC1UYqXNMXBKEwX7ggVmJKAm7Ef Run rviz with the Spot model: source ~/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash roslaunch spot_viz view_model.launch Then in a new terminal: source ~/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash roslaunch spot_viz view_robot.launch Play rosbag file and you will see the robot move: rosbag play spot_rosbag.bag Looking for possibilities to operate Boston Dynamics Spot in real life? We have [course and remote control](/online-courses/boston-dynamics-course/) service for it.