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Launch the LiDAR node

Start the RPLIDAR driver and publish LaserScan data.

Follow these steps to start the RPLIDAR sensor, which publishes sensor_msgs/msg/LaserScan messages on the /scan topic.

bash
cd ~/repos/common_platform/common_platform_ws
source install/setup.bash
ros2 launch sensors rplidar.launch.py

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