How to use Cameras in ROS (Sim Camera and Pi Camera)

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In this video we look at everything to do with cameras and images in ROS!

Companion blog post available at https://articulatedrobotics.xyz/mobile-robot-9-camera/

Github repo at this point in the project: https://github.com/joshnewans/articubot_one/tree/782fe052eb881ffe7f92f7f3363dfef65eec6fb6

I think the 3D printed case I used was the following (I made it a while ago, will redo for the new build):
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3141170
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4409006

00:00 - Intro
01:22 - General camera/image theory
06:18 - Cameras and images in ROS
09:53 - Simulating a camera in Gazebo
19:40 - Viewing Images & Compression
26:00 - Connecting to a real camera
31:02 - Outro