diff --git a/gazebo_ros/launch/spawn_urdf.launch.py b/gazebo_ros/launch/spawn_urdf.launch.py
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+# Copyright 2023 Metro Robots
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+from launch import LaunchDescription
+from launch.actions import DeclareLaunchArgument
+from launch.substitutions import LaunchConfiguration
+from launch_ros.actions import Node
+
+
+def generate_launch_description():
+    ld = LaunchDescription()
+    ld.add_action(DeclareLaunchArgument('entity',
+                                        description='The name of the object in gazebo',
+                                        default_value='robot'))
+    ld.add_action(Node(
+        package='gazebo_ros',
+        executable='spawn_entity.py',
+        name='urdf_spawner',
+        output='screen',
+        arguments=["-topic", "/robot_description", "-entity", LaunchConfiguration('entity')],
+    ))
+    return ld