Before launching Baxter Simulator in Gazebo, it is important to check the ROS environment variables. To start up Baxter Simulator, use the following commands to get to your Baxter catkin workspace and run your baxter.sh script with the sim parameter:
$ cd ~/baxter_ws $ ./baxter.sh sim
At this point, check your ROS environment with the following command:
$ env | grep ROS
Within the output screen text, look for the following result:
ROS_MASTER_URI=http://localhost:11311 ROS_IP= <your workstation's IP address>
or
ROS_HOSTNAME=<your workstation's hostname>The ROS_HOSTNAME field need not be present.
If there are issues with Baxter's hardware, software, or network, refer to the general Baxter troubleshooting website at http://sdk.rethinkrobotics.com/wiki/Troubleshooting.
The baxter.sh script should run without errors and the ROS environment variables should be correct. The next section covers the first experience of running Baxter Simulator.
