# ARIAC users

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## [About the ARIAC users category](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/about-the-ariac-users-category/529)

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**Author:** [@gerkey](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/gerkey)\
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This category is for participants in the Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition (ARIAC)

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## [2024 NIST ARIAC Competition Kickoff Meeting](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/2024-nist-ariac-competition-kickoff-meeting/35805)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/2024-nist-ariac-competition-kickoff-meeting/35805 "2024-01-26T20:33:44Z")

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2024 NIST ARIAC Competition Kickoff Meeting Note from @Katherine\_Scott: ARIAC is a virtual robotics competition put together by NIST. They primarily use ROS and Gazebo for the competition so it is a really great way t…

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## [ARIAC 2022 Launch Teleconference](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ariac-2022-launch-teleconference/23984)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ariac-2022-launch-teleconference/23984 "2022-02-04T12:35:36Z")

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Screen capture of Robotic Vision Laboratory’s 2022 entry into the ARIAC competition. Hi Everyone, The team at NIST asked if would share the following information about the 2022 ARIAC competition. For those…

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## [NIST ARIAC 2021 Results Announced](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nist-ariac-2021-results-announced/21290)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
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**Last updated:** [July 8, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nist-ariac-2021-results-announced/21290 "2021-07-08T20:48:21Z")

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Hi All, The representatives of the NIST ARIAC competition have asked me to pass along the following results for the 2021 ARIAC competition. I would highly recommend you check out the announcement on their website o…

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## [JULY 6th - Virtual ARIAC Workshop Announcement at AIM 2020](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/july-6th-virtual-ariac-workshop-announcement-at-aim-2020/15175)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
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**Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/july-6th-virtual-ariac-workshop-announcement-at-aim-2020/15175 "2020-07-01T18:29:38Z")

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Hi All, The team over at NIST has requested I relay the following information. The TL;DR is that if you want to get the scoop on ARIAC 2021 this workshop should give you all the information you need. We are pleased to…

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## [NIST ARIAC 2020 Results Announced](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nist-ariac-2020-results-announced/14578)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nist-ariac-2020-results-announced/14578 "2020-06-09T20:28:49Z")

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Hi All, The representatives of the NIST ARIAC competition have asked me to pass along the following results for the competition. I would highly recommend you check out the video on their website of the final competit…

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## [2020 NIST ARIAC Competition Qualifiers Start Soon](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/2020-nist-ariac-competition-qualifiers-start-soon/13278)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/2020-nist-ariac-competition-qualifiers-start-soon/13278 "2020-03-20T22:33:48Z")

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The 2020 NIST ARIAC qualifiers are fast approaching (they begin 4/7/2020). NIST has asked me to remind the ROS community to take a look at the ARIAC 2020 web page (www.nist.gov/ariac) and to encourage you to partic…

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## [ARIAC 2020 Prize Competition Announcement](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ariac-2020-prize-competition-announcement/11387)

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**Author:** [@WishM](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/WishM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ariac-2020-prize-competition-announcement/11387 "2019-11-07T02:30:01Z")

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Dear Robotics Enthusiasts, This letter is to announce the official start of our annual Agile Robotics for Industrial Automation Competition (ARIAC) call for participation! Do you have what it takes to be the best of th…

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## [ARIAC code release updates](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ariac-code-release-updates/4009)

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**Author:** [@dhood](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/dhood)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ariac-code-release-updates/4009 "2019-05-23T00:50:06Z")

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The software for competing in ARIAC 2018 has been released. See the ARIAC wiki for competition documentation, installation instructions, and tutorials for working with the software.

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## [Moveit tutorial for Araic 3](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-tutorial-for-araic-3/8092)

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**Author:** [@Rud\_Merriam](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Rud_Merriam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-tutorial-for-araic-3/8092 "2019-03-06T19:43:37Z")

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Can we expect a Moveit tutorial and support files soon for the UR10 arms? Tried following 2018 UR10 but clearly there are changes in Melodic that cause problems. Not much luck with generic Moveit tutorials, either.

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## [2018 Source Build Fails](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/2018-source-build-fails/7560)

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**Author:** [@Rud\_Merriam](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Rud_Merriam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/2018-source-build-fails/7560 "2019-01-22T20:23:27Z")

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I’m trying to get the 2018 software to run using Ubuntu 18.04 and ROS Melodic as a start toward competing this year. I grabbed the source both for ‘master’ and ‘2018’ (whatever the exact name is) but get the same error: …

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## [Ubuntu / ROS Version](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ubuntu-ros-version/7451)

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**Author:** [@Rud\_Merriam](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Rud_Merriam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ubuntu-ros-version/7451 "2019-01-14T22:57:01Z")

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Will this run of Ariac be on 18.04 and Melodic?

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## [Ending time for qualification runs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ending-time-for-qualification-runs/4198)

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**Author:** [@Rud\_Merriam](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Rud_Merriam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 5:58pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ending-time-for-qualification-runs/4198 "2018-03-15T17:58:13Z")

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What is the ending time for submissions on the qualifying runs?

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## [Team member for ARIAC 2018](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/team-member-for-ariac-2018/3983)

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**Author:** [@baila](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/baila)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/team-member-for-ariac-2018/3983 "2018-02-15T13:10:19Z")

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If somebody wants, I can join their team for ARIAC 2018

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## [Versions of ROS and Gazebo for 2018](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/versions-of-ros-and-gazebo-for-2018/3977)

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**Author:** [@Rud\_Merriam](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Rud_Merriam)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/versions-of-ros-and-gazebo-for-2018/3977 "2018-02-14T20:29:31Z")

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What versions of ROS and Gazebo are needed for the 2018 competition?

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## [For ariac; I cant run catkin\_make install because could not find a package configuration provided in gazebo\_ros with any of the following names gazebo\_rosConfig.cmake and gazebo\_ros-config.cmake](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/for-ariac-i-cant-run-catkin-make-install-because-could-not-find-a-package-configuration-provided-in-gazebo-ros-with-any-of-the-following-names-gazebo-rosconfig-cmake-and-gazebo-ros-config-cmake/3593)

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**Author:** [@Netzahualcoyotl](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Netzahualcoyotl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/for-ariac-i-cant-run-catkin-make-install-because-could-not-find-a-package-configuration-provided-in-gazebo-ros-with-any-of-the-following-names-gazebo-rosconfig-cmake-and-gazebo-ros-config-cmake/3593 "2018-01-05T06:04:25Z")

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:~/ariac\_ws$ catkin\_make install Base path: /home/netza/ariac\_ws Source space: /home/netza/ariac\_ws/src Build space: /home/netza/ariac\_ws/build Devel space: /home/netza/ariac\_ws/devel Install space: /home/netza/aria…

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## [Real Time Factor going really low](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/real-time-factor-going-really-low/1875)

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**Author:** [@rra](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/rra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/real-time-factor-going-really-low/1875 "2017-05-26T22:40:34Z")

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My simulation is going lagging at some points. If I check the real time factor presented by Gazebo, it goes as low as 0.32. Is that expected? I have an i7-6700 CPU, 16GB RAM, and a GTX 1070 but still does not seem to be…

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## [Need team member?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/need-team-member/1818)

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**Author:** [@baila](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/baila)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/need-team-member/1818 "2017-05-09T15:48:28Z")

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Hi, If anyone need team member, I can join. I don’t have much idea about ROS. But tried all the documents and tutorials. Looking forward for some partners.

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## [Unable to run sample HelloWorld code](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/unable-to-run-sample-helloworld-code/1806)

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**Author:** [@baila](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/baila)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/unable-to-run-sample-helloworld-code/1806 "2017-05-07T06:20:36Z")

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Hi, I just started the ARIAC challenge. I was trying to follow the tutorial. I can successfully run all the tutorial steps except the HelloWorld code. When i run the code, Gazebo starts with black screen only. What am I…

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## [Error occured when I roslaunch ur10 moveit](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/error-occured-when-i-roslaunch-ur10-moveit/1569)

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**Author:** [@Zhang\_Tingshen](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Zhang_Tingshen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/error-occured-when-i-roslaunch-ur10-moveit/1569 "2017-04-01T04:34:02Z")

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ERROR: cannot launch node of type \[moveit\_ros\_move\_group/move\_group\]: moveit\_ros\_move\_group ROS path \[0\]=/opt/ros/indigo/share/ros ROS path \[1\]=/home/ccsu/ariac\_ws/src ROS path \[2\]=/opt/ros/indigo/share ROS path \[3\]=…

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## [Part placement](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/part-placement/1361)

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**Author:** [@cdrwolfe](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/cdrwolfe)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/part-placement/1361 "2017-03-08T17:56:03Z")

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I’m curious at the correct process on getting the position to place the part on either tray for qual1. From my understanding you can use tf to get the current pose from the world frame (trans, rot) = self.tf\_listener.l…

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## [ARIAC Qual Task 2](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ariac-qual-task-2/1412)

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**Author:** [@cdrwolfe](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/cdrwolfe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ariac-qual-task-2/1412 "2017-03-03T04:44:36Z")

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Hi, Any news on when the next task will be released? Regards Cdr.

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## [Performance.log is overwritten](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/performance-log-is-overwritten/1371)

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**Author:** [@cdrwolfe](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/cdrwolfe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/performance-log-is-overwritten/1371 "2017-02-22T18:24:48Z")

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Just a query, but the performance.log is a link to another text file in gazebo: /home/user/.gazebo/server-11345/default.log So technically I’m not sure the tutorial documents are correct when you copy over this file. T…

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## [Read arm links pose (ariac competition)](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/read-arm-links-pose-ariac-competition/1347)

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**Author:** [@thomio](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/thomio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 1:29am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/read-arm-links-pose-ariac-competition/1347 "2017-02-18T01:29:30Z")

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Can I read the topic “/gazebo/link\_states” or it is against the rules ? What is this topic msg type ? thanks

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## [Error launching gazebo with custom config/comp\_config.yaml](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/error-launching-gazebo-with-custom-config-comp-config-yaml/1238)

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**Author:** [@jlamperez](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/jlamperez)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/error-launching-gazebo-with-custom-config-comp-config-yaml/1238 "2017-01-31T20:49:42Z")

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Hi, I am customizing the .yaml file inside config folder. Here my config file: arm: type: ur10 sensors: # break\_beam\_1: # type: break\_beam # pose: # xyz: \[1.6, 2.25, 0.91\] # rpy: \[0, 0, 'pi'\] # prox…

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## [Break\_beam sensor not publishing on named topic](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/break-beam-sensor-not-publishing-on-named-topic/1057)

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**Author:** [@Michael](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Michael)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/break-beam-sensor-not-publishing-on-named-topic/1057 "2017-01-16T02:33:30Z")

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I am running from the ariac binary package on ROS Indigo and getting familiar with the environment. I added two break\_beam sensors to the conveyor belt, however both sensors publish on the /ariac/break\_beam topic instea…

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## [Rosrun can't find osrf\_gear on kinetic, Ubuntu 16.04](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rosrun-cant-find-osrf-gear-on-kinetic-ubuntu-16-04/1026)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Heater](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Daniel_Heater)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rosrun-cant-find-osrf-gear-on-kinetic-ubuntu-16-04/1026 "2017-01-05T01:30:44Z")

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I get the following error attempting to run per the instructions on the wiki: rosrun osrf\_gear gear.py -f \`catkin\_find --share osrf\_gear\`/config/comp\_conf2.yaml ~/helloworld\_ws/src/ariac\_example/config/sample\_gear\_conf.…

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## [Build Difficulties with ARIAC Simulator Package](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/build-difficulties-with-ariac-simulator-package/780)

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**Author:** [@Random-Word](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Random-Word)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/build-difficulties-with-ariac-simulator-package/780 "2016-11-08T05:52:18Z")

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Hello! The wiki doesn’t appear to be publicly accessible, so I thought I’d ask if anyone has any tips for building or installing the ARIAC sim on Kinetic + Ubuntu 16.04. The installation instructions suggest either inst…