# ROS 2 ROV control

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/ros-2-rov-control/7413>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 21, 2020, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/ros-2-rov-control/7413 "2020-05-21T09:02:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![richard-rickett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/richard-rickett/32/4752_2.png) [@richard-rickett](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/richard-rickett)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/ros-2-rov-control/7413/1 "2020-05-21T09:02:21Z")

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Hi all, it looks like the ROS-based control system was retired on Github a few years ago, is anyone using ROS2 to control their BlueROV ? We’re current;y using Ardusub but interested based on the ability to interface with other packages using ROS.  
cheers

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**Author:** ![patrickelectric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/patrickelectric/32/2162_2.png) [@patrickelectric](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/patrickelectric)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/ros-2-rov-control/7413/2 "2020-05-21T20:27:25Z")

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Hi Richard,

You should be fine if there is a mavlink package available for ROS2, I no such package exist,  
you can create a bridge with pymavlink, for communication, and gstreamer, for video processing.

You can check this old repository that shows the concept behind this idea:

> **[GitHub - patrickelectric/bluerov\_ros\_playground: Scripts to help BlueRov...](https://github.com/patrickelectric/bluerov_ros_playground)**
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> Scripts to help BlueRov integration with ROS. Contribute to patrickelectric/bluerov\_ros\_playground development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![richard-rickett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/richard-rickett/32/4752_2.png) [@richard-rickett](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/richard-rickett)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/ros-2-rov-control/7413/3 "2020-05-22T01:02:20Z")

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Perfect, thanks for the quick response, Patrick 🙂

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**Author:** ![patrickelectric](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/patrickelectric/32/2162_2.png) [@patrickelectric](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/patrickelectric)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/ros-2-rov-control/7413/4 "2020-05-27T21:00:08Z")

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