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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.

Downloading the API Files

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

Install C++ API

Extract the downloaded linux_x86-64_x86_gcc.zip file and move the content to ~/kortex/api_cpp/examples/kortex_api/

Install python 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