[ROS Q&A] How to convert from SDF to URDF robot models

Sometimes, you only have a SDF model of your robot, but you need the URDF model for your ROS programs. This video shows how to do the conversion from SDF to URDF, and how to use the URDF model to be loaded into the parameter server of ROS.

[ Links and resources mentioned in the video ]
ROS Development Studio (RDS): http://www.theconstructsim.com/rds-ros-development-studio/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=q_a&utm_campaign=8g5nMxhi_Pw
Link to the git that contains the SDF2URDF package: https://github.com/andreasBihlmaier/pysdf

Course - Robot Creation with URDF : Learn how to create the URDF files to control your robot with ROS ( http://www.theconstructsim.com/construct-learn-develop-robots-using-ros/robotigniteacademy_learnros/ros-courses-library/robot-creation-with-urdf/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=q_a&utm_campaign=8g5nMxhi_Pw )

[ Robots Used in this course ]
- Parrot Drone simulation

[ Requirement ]
- A laptop and internet connection. No required installation, compilation, specific computer.
- Account of RDS (http://www.theconstructsim.com/rds-ros-development-studio/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=q_a&utm_campaign=8g5nMxhi_Pw)



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