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+# Spot Data Collection Docker
+
+## Description
+This project contains the docker file and other associated files required to collect RGB and Depth images from Spots 5 cameras as well as obtaining the initial pose estimation from Spots body frame. The image that this docker file builds is meant to be turned into a container directly on the COREI/O.
+
+## How to run the docker file
+1. On a local machine