Porting Panda to Gazebo Harmonic: mimic joint trap and the workaround
DJiafei · x · 2026-11-05
SimTooReal shares a porting trap encountered while moving a Franka Panda arm to Gazebo Harmonic: the finger mimic joint wasn't honored by the simulator.
Their workaround: drop the mimic joint entirely and drive both fingers separately. A practical gotcha for anyone doing robot simulation porting work.
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