# Gazebo Physics Simulation Example This script provides a basic example of interacting with Gazebo for physics simulation. It demonstrates how to launch a Gazebo world and interact with a simulated robot (e.g., publishing commands, reading sensor data). ```python import rclpy from rclpy.node import Node from gazebo_msgs.srv import SpawnEntity, DeleteEntity from geometry_msgs.msg import Pose class GazeboSimulationClient(Node): def __init__(self): super().__init__('gazebo_simulation_client') self.spawn_client = self.create_client(SpawnEntity, 'spawn_entity') self.delete_client = self.create_client(DeleteEntity, 'delete_entity') while not self.spawn_client.wait_for_service(timeout_sec=1.0): self.get_logger().info('spawn_entity service not available, waiting again...') while not self.delete_client.wait_for_service(timeout_sec=1.0): self.get_logger().info('delete_entity service not available, waiting again...') self.get_logger().info('Gazebo simulation client ready.') def spawn_robot(self, name, xml_path, x=0.0, y=0.0, z=0.0): # Placeholder for robot XML content with open(xml_path, 'r') as f: robot_xml = f.read() request = SpawnEntity.Request() request.name = name request.xml = robot_xml request.robot_namespace = name request.initial_pose = Pose() request.initial_pose.position.x = x request.initial_pose.position.y = y request.initial_pose.position.z = z self.get_logger().info(f'Spawning entity: {name}') future = self.spawn_client.call_async(request) rclpy.spin_until_future_complete(self, future) if future.result() is not None: self.get_logger().info(f'Spawn result: {future.result().status_message}') else: self.get_logger().error('Service call failed %r' % (future.exception(),)) def delete_robot(self, name): request = DeleteEntity.Request() request.name = name self.get_logger().info(f'Deleting entity: {name}') future = self.delete_client.call_async(request) rclpy.spin_until_future_complete(self, future) if future.result() is not None: self.get_logger().info(f'Delete result: {future.result().status_message}') else: self.get_logger().error('Service call failed %r' % (future.exception(),)) def main(args=None): rclpy.init(args=args) client = GazeboSimulationClient() # Example: Spawn a simple box (you'd replace box.xml with your robot model) # This assumes 'box.xml' is available or you provide a full path to a valid URDF/SDF # For a real humanoid, you would load its specific URDF/SDF XML # client.spawn_robot('my_humanoid', 'path/to/humanoid.urdf', 0.0, 0.0, 1.0) # time.sleep(5) # Simulate some time running # client.delete_robot('my_humanoid') client.destroy_node() rclpy.shutdown() if __name__ == '__main__': main() # TODO: Expand this Gazebo simulation example to include a full humanoid robot model, # demonstrate publishing joint commands, reading sensor data, and implementing basic control loops. # Ensure the example is reproducible and clearly explains setup steps (e.g., installing Gazebo, # sourcing robot models). ```