# ROS-Sensor

> ROS-Sensor (iPhone/iPad app by Burf Development.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ros-sensor/id6763729159 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Burf Development](https://appshunter.io/developer/450467946)
- Category: Developer Tools, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.1 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ros-sensor/id6763729159/reviews.md

## What is ROS?

ROS2 Sensor turns your iPhone or iPad into a fully-featured ROS2 sensor node. Using native DDS communication, it publishes real-time sensor data directly to your ROS2 network — no rosbridge or middleware required.                                                                                                                                                                                 

Supported sensors:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  - IMU (accelerometer + gyroscope) — sensor_msgs/Imu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  - GPS location — sensor_msgs/NavSatFix                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  - Camera — sensor_msgs/CompressedImage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  - Barometer — sensor_msgs/FluidPressure                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  - LiDAR point clouds — sensor_msgs/PointCloud2 (Pro devices)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  - ARKit 6DOF pose tracking — geometry_msgs/PoseStamped                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Perfect for robotics researchers, hobbyists, and developers who want to leverage the high-quality sensors in their Apple devices for ROS2 projects. Use your phone as an IMU, a mobile camera, a GPS source, or even a LiDAR scanner for your robot.                                                                                                                                                  

Requires a local network with ROS2 nodes to communicate with.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-04-29

Bug fixes

### 1.0 — 2026-04-28

No release notes.

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