sick_safetyscanners2

A ROS2 driver that reads raw data from SICK Safety Scanners over Ethernet and publishes it as a laser scan message.

Made by SICK AG, Germany (checked on github.com/SICKAG (opens in a new tab)).

Licenses

Code: Apache-2.0 (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE.txt (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit f30c601 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
Commercial use: Yes

Reads raw data from microScan3, nanoScan3 and outdoorScan3 scanners connected by Ethernet and publishes it as a LaserScan message.
Also publishes extended laser scan data with reflector and intrusion data, output path status, and raw sensor data.
Offers a service returning the configured protective and warning fields, and a status overview service for the sensor.
Provides classic and lifecycle node launch files, with configurable sensor and host IP, ports, frame ID, skip rate and angle range.
Publishes frequency and sensor diagnostics, and can be visualized in rviz2 by subscribing to the scan topic.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit f30c601.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it: Linux with a working ROS2 distribution, a correctly set up SICK Safety Scanner (microScan3, nanoScan3 or outdoorScan3 with Ethernet connection), and an Ethernet network where host and sensor are in the same subnet.
How to start: The project's website (opens in a new tab)

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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