ROS compatible sensors

asked 2017-03-07 00:22:10 -0500

Rai
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Hello buddies!

I was wondering if all sensors and computer peripherals could be used with ROS. Which sensors are compatible with nodes? Can we write nodes for all kinds of devices? And in particular, how can I use a random USB Camera in my robot? (if I had one)

Thank you in advance.

answered 2017-03-07 02:04:31 -0500

gvdhoorn
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Please see wiki/Sensors for a start.

That is not an exhaustive list (read: there are tons more sensors that have ROS drivers), but should give you an idea.

To quickly find out if something is usable with ROS: use Google, keywords: ros $name_of_your_sensor.

And in particular, how can I use a random USB Camera in my robot?

Most (if not all these days) USB cameras are uvc compatible, meaning that your Linux distro will most likely be compatible with them OOTB. Packages like libuvc_camera and usb_cam should be able to interface with such cameras.

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Note btw: even if there is no hw specific ROS node/pkg directly available for something you'd like to use, there may be one that is compatible with an entire hardware class (like the "uvc compatible usb cams").