diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e63f68f..fe9844e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,15 +92,16 @@ add_library(ur_rtde_driver
     src/rtde/rtde_package.cpp
     src/rtde/text_message.cpp
     src/rtde/rtde_client.cpp
+    src/ur/ur_driver.cpp
 )
 target_link_libraries(ur_rtde_driver ${catkin_LIBRARIES})
 add_dependencies(ur_rtde_driver ${${PROJECT_NAME}_EXPORTED_TARGETS} ${catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS})
 
-add_executable(producer
-  src/producer.cpp
+add_executable(plain_driver
+  src/main_plain_driver.cpp
 )
-target_link_libraries(producer ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ur_rtde_driver)
-add_dependencies(producer ${${PROJECT_NAME}_EXPORTED_TARGETS} ${catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS})
+target_link_libraries(plain_driver ${catkin_LIBRARIES} ur_rtde_driver)
+add_dependencies(plain_driver ${${PROJECT_NAME}_EXPORTED_TARGETS} ${catkin_EXPORTED_TARGETS})
 
 install(TARGETS ur_rtde_driver
   ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CATKIN_PACKAGE_LIB_DESTINATION}
diff --git a/include/ur_rtde_driver/ur/ur_driver.h b/include/ur_rtde_driver/ur/ur_driver.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4da7fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ur_rtde_driver/ur/ur_driver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// this is for emacs file handling -*- mode: c++; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+
+// -- BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ----------------------------------------------
+// Copyright 2019 FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik
+//
+// 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.
+// -- END LICENSE BLOCK ------------------------------------------------
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*!\file
+ *
+ * \author  Felix Mauch mauch@fzi.de
+ * \date    2019-04-11
+ *
+ */
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+#include "ur_rtde_driver/rtde/rtde_client.h"
+
+namespace ur_driver{
+  class UrDriver
+  {
+  public:
+    UrDriver (const std::string& ROBOT_IP);
+    virtual ~UrDriver () = default;
+  
+  private:
+    comm::INotifier notifier_;
+    std::unique_ptr<rtde_interface::RTDEClient> rtde_client_;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/main_plain_driver.cpp b/src/main_plain_driver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ad0510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main_plain_driver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// this is for emacs file handling -*- mode: c++; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+
+// -- BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ----------------------------------------------
+// -- END LICENSE BLOCK ------------------------------------------------
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*!\file
+ *
+ * \author  Felix Mauch mauch@fzi.de
+ * \date    2019-04-11
+ *
+ */
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#include <ur_rtde_driver/ur/ur_driver.h>
+
+using namespace ur_driver;
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  std::string ROBOT_IP = "192.168.56.101";
+
+  if (argc > 1)
+  {
+    ROBOT_IP = argv[1];
+  }
+
+  UrDriver driver(ROBOT_IP);
+
+  while (true)
+  {
+    sleep(1);
+    // LOG_INFO("Still running");
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/ur/ur_driver.cpp b/src/ur/ur_driver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f090863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ur/ur_driver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// this is for emacs file handling -*- mode: c++; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+
+// -- BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ----------------------------------------------
+// Copyright 2019 FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik
+//
+// 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.
+// -- END LICENSE BLOCK ------------------------------------------------
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*!\file
+ *
+ * \author  Felix Mauch mauch@fzi.de
+ * \date    2019-04-11
+ *
+ */
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#include "ur_rtde_driver/ur/ur_driver.h"
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace ur_driver{
+
+  ur_driver::UrDriver::UrDriver (const std::string& ROBOT_IP)
+  {
+    rtde_client_.reset(new rtde_interface::RTDEClient(ROBOT_IP, notifier_));
+  }
+
+}