diff --git a/src/pycram/external_interfaces/move_base.py b/src/pycram/external_interfaces/move_base.py
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+import sys
+
+import rospy
+import actionlib
+import rosnode
+from geometry_msgs.msg import PoseStamped
+from typing import Callable
+
+try:
+    from move_base_msgs.msg import MoveBaseAction, MoveBaseGoal
+except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+    rospy.logwarn(f"Could not import MoveBase messages, Navigation interface could not be initialized")
+
+
+# Global variables for shared resources
+nav_action_client = None
+is_init = False
+
+
+def create_nav_action_client() -> actionlib.SimpleActionClient:
+    """Creates a new action client for the move_base interface."""
+    client = actionlib.SimpleActionClient("move_base", MoveBaseAction)
+    rospy.loginfo("Waiting for move_base action server")
+    client.wait_for_server()
+    return client
+
+
+def init_nav_interface(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+    """Ensures initialization of the navigation interface before function execution."""
+
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        global is_init
+        global nav_action_client
+
+        if is_init:
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        if "move_base_msgs" not in sys.modules:
+            rospy.logwarn("Could not initialize the navigation interface: move_base_msgs not imported")
+            return
+
+        if "/move_base" in rosnode.get_node_names():
+            nav_action_client = create_nav_action_client()
+            rospy.loginfo("Successfully initialized navigation interface")
+            is_init = True
+        else:
+            rospy.logwarn("Move_base is not running, could not initialize navigation interface")
+            return
+
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
+@init_nav_interface
+def query_pose_nav(navpose: PoseStamped):
+    """Sends a goal to the move_base service, initiating robot navigation to a given pose."""
+    global nav_action_client
+    global query_result
+
+    def active_callback():
+        rospy.loginfo("Sent query to move_base")
+
+    def done_callback(state, result):
+        rospy.loginfo("Finished moving")
+        global query_result
+        query_result = result
+
+    goal_msg = MoveBaseGoal()
+    goal_msg.target_pose = navpose
+    nav_action_client.send_goal(goal_msg, active_cb=active_callback, done_cb=done_callback)
+
+    nav_action_client.wait_for_result()
+
+    return query_result
+
+
+def cancel_nav():
+    """Cancels the current navigation goal."""
+    global nav_action_client
+    nav_action_client.cancel_all_goals()