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Gazebo is a physic engine so you have to define the physical properties in your urdf or else Gazebo wouldn't know how to interract with your model and the world.

If the parent of camera_depth_frame is mounted on an end-effector frame it still has to be fixed on it or else you could be able to move your camera while the effector is moving which makes no sense.

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