[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":84},["ShallowReactive",2],{"4bxQ2WMEu57-fVhVay_ympdth_Dk9f0l0W441E1dPkI":3,"article_solidworks-to-gazebo-robot-simulation_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":82,"_apollo:identified":83},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","solidworks-to-gazebo-robot-simulation","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":81},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":45,"globalTags":49,"products":52,"disciplines":66,"seo":70,"__typename":80},"cG9zdDo2MjU1Mw==","SolidWorks to Gazebo Robot Simulation","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fsolidworks-to-gazebo-robot-simulation","\u003Cp>The world of simulating robots in play just got easier with the…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-to-gazebo-wpi.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-to-gazebo-wpi-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-to-gazebo-wpi.jpg.webp 466w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-to-gazebo-wpi-300x272.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>The world of simulating robots in play just got easier with the help of students TJ Watson and Michael Strickland from WPI.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FDCNpT1ng9sA\" data-id=\"62560\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These students have worked to bring SolidWorks models into Gazebo in URDF file format. Using WPILIB Java, software libraries for controlling robots, they have developed the steps for you to do it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1095\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fwpi-model-solidworks-to-urdf.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62556\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>TJ and Michael have put together a  document to help competitive teams get started with simple motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fwpi-solidworks-to-urdf.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62557\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Document: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fwpi-robotics-solidworks-to-gazebo.pdf\" data-id=\"62560\">WPI Robotics SolidWorks to Gazebo\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thank you TJ, Michael, Brad Miller, and WPI Robotics for sharing with the SolidWorks Community.  Marie\u003C\u002Fp>","2014-05-13T13:53:57",{"node":33,"__typename":44},{"nicename":34,"description":35,"slug":36,"name":37,"firstName":38,"lastName":39,"avatar":40,"__typename":43},"marie-planchard","Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. 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