Use MoveIt Pro With Hardware

By default, MoveIt Pro is configured to use a simulation environment.

This guide will cover how to configure MoveIt Pro to be used with robot hardware.

Create a Robot Configuration Package

This is the most important step, since the configuration package contains the settings the robot driver uses to connect to the robot, such as the IP address of the robot controller.

Refer to Configuring MoveIt Pro for a Specific Robot for detailed instructions about creating a configuration package for a robot.

Setup your Robot

For UR e-Series robots, follow the instructions in the UR5e Hardware Setup Guide to connect the robot controller to the computer where you have installed MoveIt Pro. For other robots, similar steps will need to be taken.

Set Runtime Variables for Hardware

MoveIt Pro uses an interactive command line interface to set up your system configuration. Enter moveit_pro configure and follow the instructions.

Run MoveIt Pro

After updating the environment variables, run MoveIt Pro:

moveit_pro run