Using the Cameras

Using the Cameras

Summary

There are 3 cameras available on Baxter: one on each hand and one on its head.

• General Info
• Wiki Resources
  • API Reference
  • Examples
  • Tools
  • ( Demos )
• ( Tutorials/Walkthroughs )
• Articles
• Hardware Info / Specs
• Tips for using the Component
• See Also

General Info / Guide

Basics of "what you need to know to use the cameras". (continued in more detail later on)

Resources

ROS API

See the API Reference Page for information on the ROS Interface to the Cameras.

Python API (baxter_interface)

Use the ROS API and Packages. Currently, there is no baxter-specific python interface for the cameras.

Examples

• View Cameras Example
  • Use this simple ROS program from the command line to view the image stream from a camera. The example shows you how to use the 'image_view' tool with the Baxter camera topics.

Tools

• rviz (ROS)
  • The ROS visualizer, rviz, is a great tool for viewing multiple cameras and data streams at once. You can also use the Camera Display Type to render the view of the (virtual) world from the perspective of one of Baxter's cameras.
• image_view (ROS)
  • A light-weight image viewer for ROS Images. Use this tool when you just want a quick, simple method to check the camera view or to save snapshots.

(Demos)

Learning More

(Tutorials/Walkthroughs)

Articles

Hardware Info

Tips for using the Component

“Methods”

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See Also

• Using the Screen, Images in RSDK