Can't spawn REEM robot in different position

[DavidB-PAL]

Normally the robot is spawned at the origin of the Gazebo world.
You can spawn it in a different location by setting the optional ROBOT_INITIAL_POSE environment variable.

See here for more information:
http://answers.ros.org/question/40627/how-do-i-set-the-inital-pose-of-a-robot-in-gazebo/

To verify this with the PR2:
$ export ROBOT_INITIAL_POSE="-x -2.0"
$ export ROBOT=sim
$ roslaunch manipulation_worlds pr2_table_object.launch

The REEM uses a similar launch file system.
However, if you launch the REEM, it will briefly appear at x=-2.0 but then it jumps back to the origin!

[adolfo-rt]

I believe there was an issue in Fuerte's Gazebo and moving models around. It should be fixed in 1.5.