This is for Kinova Gen3 robotic arm connected to computer running Ubuntu 18.
Instructions are tested for Kortex API 2.2.0, newer versions may work using the same instructions.
Official Video Guide | API Repository
Download the following from API repository:
- kortex_api-2.2.0.post31-py3-none-any.whl
- linux_x86-64_x86_gcc.zip
And clone the Kortex repository:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/Kinovarobotics/kortex.git
Extract the downloaded linux_x86-64_x86_gcc.zip file and move the content to ~/kortex/api_cpp/examples/kortex_api/
Navigate to directory where kortex_api-2.2.0.post31-py3-none-any.whl is downloaded.
Generally should be: cd ~/Downloads
python3 -m pip install kortex_api-2.2.0.post31-py3-none-any.whl