Tutorial 10: Mount Camera#

Objective: Learn how to add and mount cameras to robots and objects for visual observations.

What you’ll learn:

  • Adding third-person view cameras

  • Mounting ego-centric cameras on robot links

  • Configuring camera resolution and intrinsics

Prerequisites: Completed Tutorial 9: Config-Based Task

Estimated time: 20 minutes

Running the Tutorial#

python get_started/10_mount_camera.py  --sim <simulator>

you can also render in the headless mode by adding --headless flag, only supported in IsaacGym and IsaacSim.

This script sets up a simulated scene and records video from two different camera perspectives

  • Third-person view: A fixed camera placed above and behind the robot, observing the scene from a distance.

  • Ego-centric view: A camera mounted directly on the robot’s torso_link, capturing the environment from the robot’s own perspective.

Both cameras use the PinholeCameraCfg configuration and record images at a resolution of 1024×1024.You can freely modify the camera pose (position and orientation) in the script to explore how it affects the rendered views.

You will get the following Videos:#

Isaac Gym

Isaac Lab