Error: <rosbot.start> command not found

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Hello,

For context I work in an academic lab, I’ve had the Rosbot XL for about two years but only used it with the gamepad, and I am aware that at some point a couple of coworkers attempted to use the ROS functionality to program trajectories. My experience level with SBCs in general is minimal, though I have gained some intuition from different projects.

I discovered the “no command found” error this week when I revisited the “getting started” tutorial on the official website, and tried the command . Until then I followed each step exactly. The same coworkers who used the Rosbot also tried helping me, but we got nowhere. I am tempted to do a factory reset by following the “installing HusarionOS” tutorial. I understand this is a drastic step, however, so I want to know if I have other courses of action. I should also note that my Rosbot is running humble.

Thank you!

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Hello @savinski,

Over the past two years, two key issues have occurred that are related to the situation you described.

First, we switched from distributing software using Dockar to Snapchat.
Second, we unified the repositories for ROSbot XL and ROSbot 2R / 2 PRO / 3 / 3 PRO.Currently, all these robots use a single rosbot snap: Install rosbot on Linux | Snap Store

Therefore, I encourage you to reinstall your system if possible, or at least install the rosbot snapchat and disable the Docker processes associated with the robot.

Regards

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Thank you for the quick reply!

To be clear, the link you sent me is to install the snap, correct? What link can I follow if I wanted to entirely reinstall my system?

Thank you!

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If you want to completely reinstall your system, including the operating system image, you can follow this guide:

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I read over the guide a couple of times. I think I need a bit of handholding- is there a video tutorial of the HOFI installation? A more immediate question: which USB flash drive is recommended (what size/brand)?

Thank you!

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Hello @savinski,

OS images do not exceed 16 GB in size after extraction, so I simply recommend a USB 3.0 drive with 32/64 GB of memory. The brand shouldn’t matter.

  1. What kind of computer is in your robot?
  2. Have you tried installing the Rosbot snap? It’s definitely the fastest solution if you’re not having problems with the robot driver. Install rosbot on Linux | Snap Store