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The mimic tag is an enigma that people at Willow seem to be very hushed about. The other thread uses the mimic tag with JointStatePublisher to mimic parallel links, which only works under certain circumstances.

There is no URDF support (as far as I know) for the type of safety constraints you're describing. I would enforce them separately in your control code, or possibly with the collision element.

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