diff --git a/rover/src/owr_messages/CMakeLists.txt b/rover/src/owr_messages/CMakeLists.txt
index c8233733..6f979f10 100644
--- a/rover/src/owr_messages/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rover/src/owr_messages/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
    board.msg
    adc.msg
    stop.msg
+   devices.msg
  )
 
 ## Generate services in the 'srv' folder
diff --git a/rover/src/owr_messages/msg/devices.msg b/rover/src/owr_messages/msg/devices.msg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4195ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rover/src/owr_messages/msg/devices.msg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+string[] devices
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/CMakeLists.txt b/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..652690e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.3)
+project(owr_usb_reset)
+
+## Find catkin macros and libraries
+## if COMPONENTS list like find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS xyz)
+## is used, also find other catkin packages
+find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS
+  roscpp
+  rospy
+  std_msgs
+  owr_messages
+)
+
+## System dependencies are found with CMake's conventions
+# find_package(Boost REQUIRED COMPONENTS system)
+
+
+## Uncomment this if the package has a setup.py. This macro ensures
+## modules and global scripts declared therein get installed
+## See http://ros.org/doc/api/catkin/html/user_guide/setup_dot_py.html
+# catkin_python_setup()
+
+################################################
+## Declare ROS messages, services and actions ##
+################################################
+
+## To declare and build messages, services or actions from within this
+## package, follow these steps:
+## * Let MSG_DEP_SET be the set of packages whose message types you use in
+##   your messages/services/actions (e.g. std_msgs, actionlib_msgs, ...).
+## * In the file package.xml:
+##   * add a build_depend tag for "message_generation"
+##   * add a build_depend and a run_depend tag for each package in MSG_DEP_SET
+##   * If MSG_DEP_SET isn't empty the following dependency has been pulled in
+##     but can be declared for certainty nonetheless:
+##     * add a run_depend tag for "message_runtime"
+## * In this file (CMakeLists.txt):
+##   * add "message_generation" and every package in MSG_DEP_SET to
+##     find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS ...)
+##   * add "message_runtime" and every package in MSG_DEP_SET to
+##     catkin_package(CATKIN_DEPENDS ...)
+##   * uncomment the add_*_files sections below as needed
+##     and list every .msg/.srv/.action file to be processed
+##   * uncomment the generate_messages entry below
+##   * add every package in MSG_DEP_SET to generate_messages(DEPENDENCIES ...)
+
+## Generate messages in the 'msg' folder
+# add_message_files(
+#   FILES
+#   Message1.msg
+#   Message2.msg
+# )
+
+## Generate services in the 'srv' folder
+# add_service_files(
+#   FILES
+#   Service1.srv
+#   Service2.srv
+# )
+
+## Generate actions in the 'action' folder
+# add_action_files(
+#   FILES
+#   Action1.action
+#   Action2.action
+# )
+
+## Generate added messages and services with any dependencies listed here
+#generate_messages(
+#  DEPENDENCIES
+#  std_msgs
+#  owr_messages
+#)
+
+################################################
+## Declare ROS dynamic reconfigure parameters ##
+################################################
+
+## To declare and build dynamic reconfigure parameters within this
+## package, follow these steps:
+## * In the file package.xml:
+##   * add a build_depend and a run_depend tag for "dynamic_reconfigure"
+## * In this file (CMakeLists.txt):
+##   * add "dynamic_reconfigure" to
+##     find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS ...)
+##   * uncomment the "generate_dynamic_reconfigure_options" section below
+##     and list every .cfg file to be processed
+
+## Generate dynamic reconfigure parameters in the 'cfg' folder
+# generate_dynamic_reconfigure_options(
+#   cfg/DynReconf1.cfg
+#   cfg/DynReconf2.cfg
+# )
+
+###################################
+## catkin specific configuration ##
+###################################
+## The catkin_package macro generates cmake config files for your package
+## Declare things to be passed to dependent projects
+## INCLUDE_DIRS: uncomment this if you package contains header files
+## LIBRARIES: libraries you create in this project that dependent projects also need
+## CATKIN_DEPENDS: catkin_packages dependent projects also need
+## DEPENDS: system dependencies of this project that dependent projects also need
+catkin_package(
+#  INCLUDE_DIRS include
+#  LIBRARIES owr_usb_reset
+#  CATKIN_DEPENDS roscpp rospy std_msgs
+#  DEPENDS system_lib
+)
+
+###########
+## Build ##
+###########
+
+## Specify additional locations of header files
+## Your package locations should be listed before other locations
+# include_directories(include)
+include_directories(
+  ${catkin_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+)
+
+## Declare a C++ library
+# add_library(owr_usb_reset
+#   src/${PROJECT_NAME}/owr_usb_reset.cpp
+# )
+
+## Add cmake target dependencies of the library
+## as an example, code may need to be generated before libraries
+## either from message generation or dynamic reconfigure
+# add_dependencies(owr_usb_reset ${${PROJECT_NAME}_EXPORTED_TARGETS} ${catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS})
+
+## Declare a C++ executable
+# add_executable(owr_usb_reset_node src/owr_usb_reset_node.cpp)
+
+## Add cmake target dependencies of the executable
+## same as for the library above
+# add_dependencies(owr_usb_reset_node ${${PROJECT_NAME}_EXPORTED_TARGETS} ${catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS})
+
+## Specify libraries to link a library or executable target against
+# target_link_libraries(owr_usb_reset_node
+#   ${catkin_LIBRARIES}
+# )
+
+#############
+## Install ##
+#############
+
+# all install targets should use catkin DESTINATION variables
+# See http://ros.org/doc/api/catkin/html/adv_user_guide/variables.html
+
+## Mark executable scripts (Python etc.) for installation
+## in contrast to setup.py, you can choose the destination
+# install(PROGRAMS
+#   scripts/my_python_script
+#   DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_BIN_DESTINATION}
+# )
+
+## Mark executables and/or libraries for installation
+# install(TARGETS owr_usb_reset owr_usb_reset_node
+#   ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_LIB_DESTINATION}
+#   LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_LIB_DESTINATION}
+#   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_BIN_DESTINATION}
+# )
+
+## Mark cpp header files for installation
+# install(DIRECTORY include/${PROJECT_NAME}/
+#   DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_INCLUDE_DESTINATION}
+#   FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.h"
+#   PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE
+# )
+
+## Mark other files for installation (e.g. launch and bag files, etc.)
+# install(FILES
+#   # myfile1
+#   # myfile2
+#   DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_SHARE_DESTINATION}
+# )
+
+#############
+## Testing ##
+#############
+
+## Add gtest based cpp test target and link libraries
+# catkin_add_gtest(${PROJECT_NAME}-test test/test_owr_usb_reset.cpp)
+# if(TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME}-test)
+#   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}-test ${PROJECT_NAME})
+# endif()
+
+## Add folders to be run by python nosetests
+# catkin_add_nosetests(test)
diff --git a/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/package.xml b/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/package.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0055684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/package.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<package>
+  <name>owr_usb_reset</name>
+  <version>0.0.0</version>
+  <description>The owr_usb_reset package</description>
+
+  <!-- One maintainer tag required, multiple allowed, one person per tag --> 
+  <!-- Example:  -->
+  <!-- <maintainer email="jane.doe@example.com">Jane Doe</maintainer> -->
+  <maintainer email="ros@todo.todo">ros</maintainer>
+
+
+  <!-- One license tag required, multiple allowed, one license per tag -->
+  <!-- Commonly used license strings: -->
+  <!--   BSD, MIT, Boost Software License, GPLv2, GPLv3, LGPLv2.1, LGPLv3 -->
+  <license>TODO</license>
+
+
+  <!-- Url tags are optional, but mutiple are allowed, one per tag -->
+  <!-- Optional attribute type can be: website, bugtracker, or repository -->
+  <!-- Example: -->
+  <!-- <url type="website">http://wiki.ros.org/owr_usb_reset</url> -->
+
+
+  <!-- Author tags are optional, mutiple are allowed, one per tag -->
+  <!-- Authors do not have to be maintianers, but could be -->
+  <!-- Example: -->
+  <!-- <author email="jane.doe@example.com">Jane Doe</author> -->
+
+
+  <!-- The *_depend tags are used to specify dependencies -->
+  <!-- Dependencies can be catkin packages or system dependencies -->
+  <!-- Examples: -->
+  <!-- Use build_depend for packages you need at compile time: -->
+  <!--   <build_depend>message_generation</build_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use buildtool_depend for build tool packages: -->
+  <!--   <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use run_depend for packages you need at runtime: -->
+  <!--   <run_depend>message_runtime</run_depend> -->
+  <!-- Use test_depend for packages you need only for testing: -->
+  <!--   <test_depend>gtest</test_depend> -->
+  <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
+  <build_depend>roscpp</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>rospy</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>std_msgs</build_depend>
+  <build_depend>owr_messages</build_depend>
+  <run_depend>owr_messages</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>roscpp</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>rospy</run_depend>
+  <run_depend>std_msgs</run_depend>
+
+
+  <!-- The export tag contains other, unspecified, tags -->
+  <export>
+    <!-- Other tools can request additional information be placed here -->
+
+  </export>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/scripts/usb_reset.py b/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/scripts/usb_reset.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2f26f732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/scripts/usb_reset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# license removed for brevity
+import rospy
+import subprocess
+from std_msgs.msg import String,Int16
+from owr_messages.msg import devices
+
+"""in visudo, need to add %ros ALL = NOPASSWD: /home/ros/owr_software/rover/src/owr_usb_reset/usb_reset
+after %sudo	ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL. This allows the usb reset program to run without needing a password for 
+sudo. Eneter password manually while running causes a problem 
+"""
+
+def idmap(device):
+	if (device[23:27] == "1d6b"):
+		return "linux"
+	else:
+		return device[0:32]
+
+def callback(data):
+	subprocess.call("cd /dev/bus/usb",shell=True)
+	devs = subprocess.check_output(["lsusb"])
+	devs = devs.split("\n")
+	if(data.data < len(devs) - 1): 
+		devs[data.data].replace(' ', '')
+		print(devs[data.data])
+		filepath = "/dev/bus/usb/" + devs[data.data][4:7]
+		filepath = filepath + "/" + devs[data.data][15:18]
+		print(filepath)
+		command = "sudo ./usb_reset " + filepath
+		subprocess.call(command,shell=True)
+		rospy.loginfo("reset attempted") 
+	else:
+		print("Out of range")
+
+def listener():
+	rospy.init_node('usb_reset', anonymous=True)
+	rospy.Subscriber("rover/usb/reset", Int16, callback)
+
+def talker():
+	pub = rospy.Publisher('/rover/usb', devices, queue_size=1)
+	rospy.init_node('usb_reset', anonymous=True)
+	rate = rospy.Rate(1) # 1hz
+
+	while not rospy.is_shutdown():
+		subprocess.call("cd /dev/bus/usb",shell=True)
+		devs = subprocess.check_output(["lsusb"])
+		devs = devs.split("\n")
+		for i in range(0,len(devs)):
+    			devs[i] = idmap(devs[i])
+		pub.publish(devs)
+		rate.sleep()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	try:
+		listener()
+		talker()
+	except rospy.ROSInterruptException:
+		pass
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/rover/usb_reset b/rover/usb_reset
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a5bdc87e
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