Getting transmission_hw_interface and ur_description errors when running the Isaac ROS cuMotion MoveIt tutorial with UR5e in ROS 2 Jazzy

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Hello everyone,

I’m following the official Isaac ROS cuMotion MoveIt tutorial with Isaac Sim but stuck on launching MoveIt. I’m working in the Isaac ROS Docker container (based on ROS 2 Jazzy) with Isaac Sim 5.1 running separately on the host.

Environment Details

  • ROS Distro: Jazzy (in Docker)

  • Isaac Sim: 5.1 on host

  • Tutorial Section: “Set Up MoveIt 2 with cuMotion”

  • Command failing: ros2 launch isaac_ros_cumotion_examples ur_isaac_sim.launch.py ur_type:=ur5e

Error Sequence

When I run the launch command, I get this sequence of errors:

  1. First attempt (before any fixes):

    WARNING:root:Cannot infer URDF/SRDF from `/opt/ros/jazzy/share/ur_moveit_config`
[ERROR] [launch]: Invalid parameter "transmission_hw_interface"

What I’ve Tried

  1. ✓ Built isaac_ros_cumotion_examples from source as per tutorial

  2. ✓ Installed ros-jazzy-ur-moveit-config (but config directory is mostly empty)

  3. ✓ Modified launch file to pass empty transmission_hw_interface parameter

  4. ✓ Tried with different UR types (ur5, ur10, ur10e)

Specific Questions

  1. For transmission_hw_interface error: Is this a known compatibility issue between MoveIt in Jazzy and the Isaac ROS launch files? What’s the proper way to disable this parameter?

  2. For missing ur_description: The tutorial assumes this package exists. Is there a different package name for Jazzy, or should it be built from source?

  3. Overall: Has anyone successfully run this tutorial with ROS 2 Jazzy? Are there known workarounds or alternative configurations?

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Hello @rok.casar2,

Welcome to the Isaac ROS forum and thanks for the post!

The package cuMotion is currently not working due to changes in the upstream MoveIt. We are actively working on a fix. Please be patient, and we will keep you updated as soon as the fix is released.

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Hi, I have similar issues while following the Issac ROS cuMotion MoveIt tutorial with Isaac Sim not working with Isaac Sim 5.1(Host) and Isaac ROS 4.2 (Docker). I know there are updates in progress, but in the meantime are there any specific stable versions for Isaac ROS and Isaac Sim that I can work? I’m working on a system with Ubuntu 24, ROS2 Jazzy, CUDA 13.0, and Nvidia Driver 580.126.09

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Hello @kora.pranav,

Welcome to the Isaac ROS forum!

Could you share more details about the error you encountered when using the cuMotion MoveIt tutorial? And did you see the error in MoveIt or Isaac Sim?

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Following the Tutorial for cuMotion MoveIt Plugin with Isaac Sim, and stuck on the “Set Up MoveIt 2 with cuMotion” section of the tutorial.

Command Failing: ros2 launch isaac_ros_cumotion_examples ur_isaac_sim.launch.py ur_type:=ur10e

Isaac ROS terminal log:

launch.log (9.3 KB)

Isaac Sim Log:

kit_20260302_162002.log (3.0 MB)