# ROS and Polaris vicra

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ros-and-polaris-vicra/18529>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [July 6, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ros-and-polaris-vicra/18529 "2021-07-06T10:58:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Matteo\_Boles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/matteo_boles/32/10913_2.png) [@Matteo\_Boles](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Matteo_Boles)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ros-and-polaris-vicra/18529/1 "2021-07-06T10:58:10Z")

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Hello,  
I was able to connect Polaris vicra with 3d slicer to track the position of the tip of a probe.  
Now my goal is to send the position of this tip through ROS.  
I have 3D slicer running on windows and I would like to know if I can send the information of the position of the tip to a virtual machine running ubuntu.

Hope anybody can help!

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 5:12am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/ros-and-polaris-vicra/18529/2 "2021-07-09T05:12:11Z")

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Yes, you can send&receive positions between Slicer and ROS.

There was a project about this at the Project Week, it may contain useful information: [NA-MIC Project Weeks | Website for NA-MIC Project Weeks](https://projectweek.na-mic.org/PW35_2021_Virtual/Projects/ROSMED/)

If you run into any specific issues then let us know.