# \#video

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## [\[Update\] ros2\_unbag: Fast, organized data extraction](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/update-ros2-unbag-fast-organized-data-extraction/52194)

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**Author:** [@lostendo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/lostendo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/update-ros2-unbag-fast-organized-data-extraction/52194 "2026-02-25T17:07:07Z")

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Hi everyone, I wanted to share an update on ros2\_unbag, a tool I authored to simplify the process of getting data out of ROS 2 bags and into organized formats. ros2\_unbag is the ultimate “un-packer” for your robot’s me…

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## [Everything I Know About ROS Interfaces: Explainer Video](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/everything-i-know-about-ros-interfaces-explainer-video/45225)

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**Author:** [@DLu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/DLu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/everything-i-know-about-ros-interfaces-explainer-video/45225 "2025-07-23T16:21:50Z")

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I made a video about everything I’ve learned about ROS Interfaces (messages/services/actions) in my fifteen years of working with ROS. Text Version: ROS Interface Primer - Google Docs (Google Doc) Featuri…

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## [Robotics Christmas Videos 2024](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/robotics-christmas-videos-2024/41261)

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**Author:** [@KimMcG](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/KimMcG)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/robotics-christmas-videos-2024/41261 "2024-12-27T13:10:51Z")

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Hi! I noticed that no thread was started yet to share robotic christmas videos of 2024! IEEE have started their latest video list already here: For anyone who is winding down already for the holidays, please share an…

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## [Announcing gazebo\_video\_monitor\_plugins package](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-gazebo-video-monitor-plugins-package/16677)

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**Author:** [@nlamprian](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/nlamprian)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/announcing-gazebo-video-monitor-plugins-package/16677 "2024-01-12T14:58:27Z")

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Dear community, I’m happy to announce gazebo\_video\_monitor\_plugins, a package that enables you to create different types of videos of your Gazebo simulations. I developed these plugins to ease debugging efforts by pr…

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## [Christmas videos 2023](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/christmas-videos-2023/35183)

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**Author:** [@peci1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/peci1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/christmas-videos-2023/35183 "2023-12-21T10:23:08Z")

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The season has started! Share nice robotics Christmas videos in this thread!

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## [⚜️ ROSCon 2023 Videos and Slides Now Available!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-2023-videos-and-slides-now-available/34575)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-2023-videos-and-slides-now-available/34575 "2023-12-04T18:12:58Z")

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ROSCon 2023 Videos and Slides Now Available Hi Everyone, I am happy to announce that the videos and slides from ROSCon 2023 are now available online. You can find everything on the ROSCon website and in the OSRF Vime…

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## [5 Ways to Stream Video from Robots and Why You Should Use WebRTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/5-ways-to-stream-video-from-robots-and-why-you-should-use-webrtc/33865)

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**Author:** [@chfritz](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/chfritz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/5-ways-to-stream-video-from-robots-and-why-you-should-use-webrtc/33865 "2023-10-05T07:51:00Z")

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Despite WebRTC being such a clear winner for streaming video from robots nowadays, I still meet a lot of people who don’t know why. This post explains what matters for streaming and how the various approaches compare. Ha…

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## [Live video streaming from your robots to the web](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/live-video-streaming-from-your-robots-to-the-web/29546)

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**Author:** [@chfritz](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/chfritz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/live-video-streaming-from-your-robots-to-the-web/29546 "2023-02-01T04:10:18Z")

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Built on the open-source Transitive Robotics platform, our webrtc-video capability aims to make it trivial to get low-latency video streaming from your robots wherever they are. Once installed, the capability provides a …

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## [Image\_transport\_plugins vs hardware accelerated H.264 de|compression](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/image-transport-plugins-vs-hardware-accelerated-h-264-de-compression/28052)

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**Author:** [@ggrigor](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ggrigor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/image-transport-plugins-vs-hardware-accelerated-h-264-de-compression/28052 "2022-11-01T14:26:17Z")

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Data driven development of perception functions requires the capture of sensor data on robot, for processing offline in DNN training, testing of DNN’s and other CV functions. Sustained recording of high frame rate senso…

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## [ROS Beginner Tutorials](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-beginner-tutorials/3032)

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**Author:** [@bodhi1994](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/bodhi1994)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-beginner-tutorials/3032 "2022-09-22T16:27:02Z")

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Hello everyone.. My name is Vibhutha Kumarage from Sri Lanka. I’m gonna create youtube channel for ROS tutorials. As the first step, I created a simple obstacle avoidance robot simulation with Gazebo + ROS and uploaded …

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## [🎥 ROS World 2021 Recordings Now Available](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-world-2021-recordings-now-available/23376)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-world-2021-recordings-now-available/23376 "2021-12-08T17:56:17Z")

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Hi Everyone, The wait is over! I just added the ROS World 2021 videos to the ROS World website! The videos are linked to directly from the ROS World website, as well as the OpenRobotics Vimeo account. New this year,…

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## [ROS1 vs ROS2, Practical Overview for ROS developers - Video Tutorial](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros1-vs-ros2-practical-overview-for-ros-developers-video-tutorial/23328)

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**Author:** [@renarded](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/renarded)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros1-vs-ros2-practical-overview-for-ros-developers-video-tutorial/23328 "2021-12-02T14:47:23Z")

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Hey Everyone, I’ve just published a video to explain the differences you can expect between ROS1 and ROS2, as a ROS developer (so, better if you already know ROS1). In the video I focus mainly on 3 things: What has c…

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## [Robotics Christmas videos 2021](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/robotics-christmas-videos-2021/23315)

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**Author:** [@peci1](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/peci1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/robotics-christmas-videos-2021/23315 "2021-12-01T20:14:25Z")

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The Christmas time is knocking on the door and many labs and people create funny or otherwise interesting videos featuring robots. Let’s share them in this thread :slight\_smile: I’ll begin with ours - Czech Technical Un…

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## [🌩 ROS World 2021: Call for Lightning Talk Videos](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-world-2021-call-for-lightning-talk-videos/22298)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-world-2021-call-for-lightning-talk-videos/22298 "2021-09-30T18:07:11Z")

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ROS World 2021 Lightning Talk Videos :cloud\_with\_lightning: :cloud\_with\_lightning: :cloud\_with\_lightning: :earth\_africa: :earth\_americas: :earth\_asia: :robot: :robot: :robot: Hi All, Lightning talks are one of the m…

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## [Remote Teleop (Socially Distant) Dinner Date Robot](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/remote-teleop-socially-distant-dinner-date-robot/19118)

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**Author:** [@davesarmoury](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/davesarmoury)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/remote-teleop-socially-distant-dinner-date-robot/19118 "2021-02-24T20:22:24Z")

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Using a motion-capture system from OptiTrack, a gripper from OnRobotand an arm from Universal, you can cook a romantic meal from anywhere in the world! Github: GitHub - davesarmoury/herman\_ros

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## [ROS on Windows: Optimized Camera Capture and RTSP Streaming node for ROS on Windows](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-on-windows-optimized-camera-capture-and-rtsp-streaming-node-for-ros-on-windows/16643)

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**Author:** [@Sudhaushu](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Sudhaushu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-on-windows-optimized-camera-capture-and-rtsp-streaming-node-for-ros-on-windows/16643 "2020-10-02T16:37:09Z")

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Optimized Camera Capture and RTSP Streaming node for ROS on Windows Hi All, We’re pleased to announce the ros\_msft\_camera node for ROS on Windows. This node directly interacts with Media Foundation APIs to bring camera …

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## [ROSCon 2019 Macau: Videos are Live!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-2019-macau-videos-are-live/11925)

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**Author:** [@Katherine\_Scott](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Katherine_Scott)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/roscon-2019-macau-videos-are-live/11925 "2020-01-27T15:20:18Z")

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ROSCon 2019 Macau videos are now live on Vimeo and the ROSCon website along with slides! We apologize for the delay in getting the videos out. Please let us know what talks you found the most helpful as your feedback hel…

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## [Devote more of frame to slides in ROSCon videos?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/devote-more-of-frame-to-slides-in-roscon-videos/11306)

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**Author:** [@lucasw](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/lucasw)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/devote-more-of-frame-to-slides-in-roscon-videos/11306 "2019-12-14T14:46:46Z")

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The slides look to be shrunk down to about half the video resolution and are frequently unreadable. A huge chunk of the frame is blank space. 1080p (or even 4K) may help as well.

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## [Your first robot: A beginner’s guide to ROS and Ubuntu Core](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/your-first-robot-a-beginner-s-guide-to-ros-and-ubuntu-core/11456)

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**Author:** [@kyrofa](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/kyrofa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/your-first-robot-a-beginner-s-guide-to-ros-and-ubuntu-core/11456 "2019-11-13T19:23:39Z")

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Hey everyone. Several years ago I created a blog/video series discussing taking a ROS prototype to production using snaps and Ubuntu Core. I got good feedback on that series, but a few folks mentioned that the barrier to…

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## [Using your smartphone's built-in sensors as a ROS node](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/using-your-smartphones-built-in-sensors-as-a-ros-node/4305)

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**Author:** [@donowak](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/donowak)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/using-your-smartphones-built-in-sensors-as-a-ros-node/4305 "2018-11-22T10:45:58Z")

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Hi ROS community! We have created hNode - a free Android app that allows you to use your smartphone sensors in ROS. The smartphone is connected to the rest robotic system through a P2P, VPN network, so the latency is qu…

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## [MoveIt! Montage 2017 now online!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-montage-2017-now-online/2079)

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**Author:** [@davetcoleman](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/davetcoleman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-montage-2017-now-online/2079 "2017-06-28T17:04:00Z")

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We’re excited to announce the new video montage is ready, with many morphologies of robots doing various tasks: Thanks to Paul Hvass and SwRI in their assistance in putting the montage together.