Tutorial on MRI-Guided Robot-Assisted Prostate Biopsy
Step 2: Load SmartTemplate robot in 3DSlicer
Open the “ROS2” module in Slicer:
Click the “+ Add new robot” button:
Configure parameters and click button “Load robot”
- Robot name: smart_template
- Parameter node name: /robot_state_publisher
- Parameter name: robot_description
- Fixed frame: world
Observe the SmartTemplate robot loaded in the 3D view:
Using the SmartTemplate GUI, move the robot using the arrow buttons and observe the respective motion in Slicer
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