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# VR Teleop
This repository contains a pipeline enabling users to control the Victor robot with virtual reality devices. Currently, support for virtual reality devices extends only to the HTC Vive, but in theory other devices should be compatible with minor tweaking.

## Demo
[![Victor Demo](https://i.imgur.com/OlLNeAE.png)](https://youtu.be/6RulnpVsO-8)
## Installation
Note: this pipeline has been tested on a GeForce video card running nvidia-390 drivers, on Ubuntu 16.04. Other setups may or may not work out of the box.

1. Install ROS

   Follow all the instructions to install ROS Kinetic. Please make sure you have followed all steps, including calls to rosdep.  
   [ROS Install Instructions](http://wiki.ros.org/kinetic/Installation/Ubuntu) 

2. Install MoveIt!

   Follow all the instructions to install MoveIt! Please make sure you are following the instructions for ROS Kinetic.  
   [MoveIt! Install instructions](http://moveit.ros.org/install/)
   
   Install the moveit-visual-tools: `sudo apt-get install ros-kinetic-moveit-visual-tools`

3. Install Steam

   Launch the debian installer to install Steam.  
   [Steam download](https://store.steampowered.com/about/)

4. Install SteamVR

   1. Launch the Steam application and log in with an account
   2. Click on Library > VR
   3. Select SteamVR and click install
   
   You can also install SteamVR using Steam's browser protocol (enter this link into your browser's address bar): `steam://install/250820`
   
3. Clone kuka_iiwa_interface into catkin workspace  
   `git clone https://github.com/UM-ARM-Lab/kuka_iiwa_interface.git`  
4. Clone arc_utilities into catkin workspace  
   `git clone https://github.com/UM-ARM-Lab/arc_utilities.git`  
5. **Recursively** clone this repository into catkin workspace  
   `git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/UM-ARM-Lab/vr_teleop.git`
6. Build the entire catkin workspace