# Sensors

Sensors provide your robotics solution with real-world perception, powering smart and autonomous systems. This documentation covers the camera and LiDAR integration used by
Robotics AI Suite applications.


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:::{grid-item-card} **Cameras**
:link: cameras/index
:link-type: doc
:link-alt: clickable cards

Connect and stream uncompressed video and volumetric depth for computer vision and manipulation.
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:::{grid-item-card} **LiDAR**
:link: lidar
:link-type: doc
:link-alt: clickable cards

Bring up 3D point clouds for mapping and obstacle avoidance.
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## Reference Applications

Use these applications to validate RealSense cameras and process 3D point cloud data from RealSense cameras or LiDAR sensors.


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:::{grid-item-card} **RealSense Camera with ROS 2**
:link: reference_applications/realsense-ros2
:link-type: doc
:link-alt: clickable cards

Validate camera streaming and integration with ROS 2 for robotics vision workloads.
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:::{grid-item-card} **3D Pointcloud Groundfloor Segmentation**
:link: reference_applications/pointcloud-groundfloor-segmentation
:link-type: doc
:link-alt: clickable cards

Process 3D point cloud data to segment ground surfaces and detect traversable regions.
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Cameras <cameras/index>
LiDAR <lidar>
Reference Applications <reference_applications/index>
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