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diff --git a/scripts/launch-robots.py b/scripts/launch-robots.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import math
+import sys
+from typing import Tuple
+
+ORIGIN = [0.0, 0.0]
+DISTANCE = 1.5
+
+TEMPLATE = """
+  <group ns="robot{n}">
+    <param name="tf_prefix" value="robot{n}" />
+    <include file="$(find murl)/launch/one-robot.launch">
+      <arg name="robot_name" value="Robot{n}"/>
+      <arg name="x_pos" value="{x}"/>
+      <arg name="y_pos" value="{y}"/>
+      <arg name="z_pos" value="{z}"/>
+    </include>
+  </group>
+"""
+
+MAGIC_STRING = "<!-- INCLUDE ROBOTS -->"
+
+def get_pose(i : int, n : int) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
+    angle = 2 * math.pi * i / n
+    x = ORIGIN[0] + DISTANCE * math.cos(angle)
+    y = ORIGIN[1] + DISTANCE * math.sin(angle)
+    z = 0.0
+    return (x , y , z)
+
+
+def make_robot_groups(n : int) -> str:
+    output = ""
+    for i in range(n):
+        x , y , z = get_pose(i, n)
+        output += TEMPLATE.format(
+            n = i,
+            x = round(x, 3),
+            y = round(y, 3),
+            z = round(z, 3))
+    return output
+
+
+def splice_robots(text : str, n : int) -> str:
+    return text.replace(MAGIC_STRING, make_robot_groups(n))
+
+
+def main(filename : str, n : int):
+    with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+        print(splice_robots(f.read(), n))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        sys.exit(1)
+    filename = sys.argv[1]
+    robots = int(sys.argv[2])
+    main(filename, robots)