diff --git a/ur_driver/src/ur_driver/testRT_comm.py b/ur_driver/src/ur_driver/testRT_comm.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import roslib; roslib.load_manifest('ur_driver')
+import time, sys, threading, math
+import copy
+import datetime
+import socket, select
+import struct
+import traceback, code
+import SocketServer
+
+import rospy
+
+from sensor_msgs.msg import JointState
+from ur_driver.deserializeRT import RobotStateRT
+from ur_msgs.msg import *
+
+
+joint_names = ['shoulder_pan_joint', 'shoulder_lift_joint', 'elbow_joint',
+               'wrist_1_joint', 'wrist_2_joint', 'wrist_3_joint']
+joint_offsets = {}
+
+
+def __on_packet(buf):
+    stateRT = RobotStateRT.unpack(buf)
+    
+    msg = RobotStateRTMsg()
+    msg.time = stateRT.time
+    msg.q_target = stateRT.q_target
+    msg.qd_target = stateRT.qd_target
+    msg.qdd_target = stateRT.qdd_target
+    msg.i_target = stateRT.i_target
+    msg.m_target = stateRT.m_target
+    msg.q_actual = stateRT.q_actual
+    msg.qd_actual = stateRT.qd_actual
+    msg.i_actual = stateRT.i_actual
+    msg.tool_acc_values = stateRT.tool_acc_values
+    msg.tcp_force = stateRT.tcp_force
+    msg.tool_vector = stateRT.tool_vector
+    msg.tcp_speed = stateRT.tcp_speed
+    msg.digital_input_bits = stateRT.digital_input_bits
+    msg.motor_temperatures = stateRT.motor_temperatures
+    msg.controller_timer = stateRT.controller_timer
+    msg.test_value = stateRT.test_value
+    msg.robot_mode = stateRT.robot_mode
+    msg.joint_modes = stateRT.joint_modes
+    pub_robot_stateRT.publish(msg)       
+    
+
+    msg = JointState()
+    msg.header.stamp = rospy.get_rostime()
+    msg.header.frame_id = "From real-time state data"
+    msg.name = joint_names
+    msg.position = [0.0] * 6
+    for i, q in enumerate(stateRT.q_actual):
+        msg.position[i] = q + joint_offsets.get(joint_names[i], 0.0)
+    msg.velocity = stateRT.qd_actual
+    msg.effort = [0]*6
+    pub_joint_statesRT.publish(msg)
+
+
+
+
+def main():
+    rospy.init_node('testRT_comm', disable_signals=True)
+    
+    global pub_joint_statesRT
+    pub_joint_statesRT = rospy.Publisher('joint_statesRT', JointState)
+    global pub_robot_stateRT
+    pub_robot_stateRT = rospy.Publisher('robot_stateRT', RobotStateRTMsg)
+    
+    
+    
+    robot_hostname = '192.168.0.42'
+    rt_port = 30003
+    
+    rt_socket = socket.create_connection((robot_hostname, rt_port))
+    buf = ""
+    
+    while not rospy.is_shutdown():
+        more = rt_socket.recv(4096)
+        if more:
+            buf = buf + more
+
+            # Attempts to extract a packet
+            packet_length = struct.unpack_from("!i", buf)[0]
+            print("PacketLength: ", packet_length, "; BufferSize: ", len(buf))
+            if len(buf) >= packet_length:
+                packet, buf = buf[:packet_length], buf[packet_length:]
+                __on_packet(packet)
+        else:
+            print("There is no more...")
+        
+        
+        
+        
+    
+    rt_socket.close()
+
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__': main()