diff --git a/stretch_description/meshes/update_meshes.py b/stretch_description/meshes/update_meshes.py
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+++ b/stretch_description/meshes/update_meshes.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import stretch_body.hello_utils as hu
+batch_name = hu.read_fleet_yaml('stretch_re1_factory_params.yaml')['robot']['batch_name'].lower()
+cmd='cp ~/catkin_ws/src/stretch_ros/stretch_description/meshes/'+batch_name+'/*.STL ~/catkin_ws/src/stretch_ros/stretch_description/meshes'
+print("Copying in mesh files from batch:"+batch_name)
+print(cmd)
+os.system(cmd)