ERROR: Device 'gps' was not found on robot "e-puck"

[omarsaudkhalid]

Describe the Bug
I am having an issue with webots. When I try writing the following I get an error: gps=robot.getDevice(‘gps’) The error is webots can’t find gps. I’m trying this on epuck robot on the simulator.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Try compiling a controller that has the following line gps=robot.getDevice(‘gps’) obviosuly after including the relevant libraries and creating instance of Robot class

Expected behavior
Error: Device "gps" was not found on robot "e-puck"

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System

• Operating System: [e.g., Windows 10]
• Graphics Card: [NVIDIA GeForce MX 230]
• Processor: [AMD Ryzen 5 3500U]

[rizqisubeno]

@omarsaudkhalid have you made sure you have added the device GPS on your e-puck robot ? if no then your device GPS cannot be connected sir.

[omarsaudkhalid]

@rizqisubeno yes that was the mistake. I had assumed since epuck was on webots it would have GPS pre-equipped. Thanks