Loading the robot model

Let's configure our robot in Moveit by selecting the respective robot URDF. We do that by clicking Create New Moveit Configuration Package, loading our robot URDF, mobile_manipulator.urdf, and selecting Load Files. You should see a success message, along with our robot in the right-hand pane:

Moveit success

Now, let's set up the components on the left-hand pane.

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