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RAFT, the teleoperation leader arm for PAR6
This release adds RAFT, Source Robotics' teleoperation leader arm: PAR6's kinematic structure at 5/9 scale, with a
trigger on its handle that drives the follower's gripper.
- Two new packages:
mujoco/raftandurdf/raft_description, downloadable asraft_mujoco.zipand
raft_urdf.zip. They use PAR6's joint names, so RAFT's joint angles map one to one onto PAR6's. The MuJoCo model
has torque actuators (RAFT's servos run in current mode), the trigger, the optional J2 counterbalance tendon and
home/parkedkeyframes. The URDF package has native ROS 2 display support:
ros2 launch raft_description display.launch.py. - Built from RAFT's own model reference (
source/raft/), the same source as RAFT's firmware model. Both formats
are checked against its forward kinematics and gravity torques. One end of every joint range is a mechanical stop
measured on the first arm; the other comes from a sweep of the CAD. - Colours from the shared palette: RAFT's printed parts, servos, horns and screws are separate visual pieces.
New keysraft_structure,raft_trigger,raft_hornsandraft_fasteners; RAFT's servos followmotorsor the
newraft_motorsoverride. - Guides and checks: a RAFT product guide and a RAFT column in "Meet the models"; the Linux ROS 2 checks, the
packaging and the release includeraft_description.
PAR6, PAROL6, MSG and SSG48 are unchanged: geometry, colors, kinematics, inertia, collision shapes, joint limits and
actuation settings stay as in v2.18.1.
Models/data/docs remain CC BY 4.0; support code remains Apache-2.0.