Conduit, powered by ROS

Name: Conduit, powered by ROS
Rating: 4.7 (3 reviews)
Author: Yutaka Kondo

By: Yutaka Kondo

Stream sensor data to ROS 2

Features & Capabilities

Stream 12 live sensors from iPhone / iPad / Mac / Vision Pro to ROS 2 — now over Zenoh or DDS (CycloneDDS), no bridge required.

Conduit transforms your iOS device into a powerful ROS 2 sensor publisher. Stream real-time sensor data directly to ROS 2 systems via Zenoh protocol - no bridge required.

FEATURES:

12 Sensor Types: IMU, Magnetometer, GPS, Barometer, Illuminance, Cameras, LiDAR, Microphone, Battery, Game Controller, Proximity, and Thermal sensors
Direct ROS 2 Integration: Publishes native ROS 2 messages compatible with rmw_zenoh_cpp
Dual Version Support: Works with both ROS 2 Humble and Jazzy distributions
Configurable Publishing: Adjust rates from 1-100Hz per sensor
Quality of Service: Full ROS 2 QoS configuration (reliability, durability, history)
Background Publishing: Continue streaming data while app is in background (Premium)

FREE SENSORS:

IMU (accelerometer + gyroscope) at up to 100Hz
Magnetometer for compass/heading data
Barometer for altitude estimation
GPS location with NavSatFix messages
Front camera with compressed images
Battery state monitoring
Proximity and thermal sensors

PREMIUM FEATURES (In-App Purchase):

Back Cameras (Wide, Ultra Wide, Telephoto)
LiDAR/Depth sensor (iPhone 12 Pro and later)
Game Controller input
Background publishing mode

USE CASES:

Mobile robotics research and development
Sensor fusion experiments
Real-world ROS 2 testing on iOS
Data collection for ML/AI training
Educational robotics projects

REQUIREMENTS:

Zenoh router (rmw_zenohd) running on local network
ROS 2 Humble or Jazzy with rmw_zenoh_cpp
iOS 16.0 or later

This app is designed for robotics developers and researchers who want to integrate iOS sensor data into their ROS 2 workflows.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Yutaka Kondo

Rating:

4.70

(3)

Version:

2.2.1 Last updated: 2026-05-19

Version code:

885489919

Creation date:

2026-01-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

5.98MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-06

Compare stats and ranking:

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# 647,737 ▼ 7,099

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Developed by:

Yutaka Kondo

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/conduit-powered-by-ros/id6757171237

Website:

https://www.youtalk.jp/conduit

User Reviews

This is a brilliant idea for an app for robotics research. However, there seem to be some teething issues. I purchased the pro-sensors and wanted to test out the functionality. Looks like the Zenoh discovery service is able to detect the conduit node and the topics being published by the app. However, attempting to echo the topic or launching an Rviz2/Foxglove application to view the topic immediately crashes the thread being used to view the topic with the following error: “zenohc::serialization: Failed to deserialize the payload” deserialization error” It further says that the thread ‘rx-1’ panicked in a function that cannot unwind. Please note that I am using the IPad Pro (Tahoe) and the host machine is running ROS2 Jazzy on WSL-Ubuntu24. Not a firewall issue. Happens with any and all topics selected in the app. The app does register the packets going out. Looking forward to seeing this issue resolved. Good luck! Update: Issue does not come up when using ROS2 Humble on Ubuntu 22. The app works perfectly in this scenario.