diff --git a/src/detection/CMakeLists.txt b/src/detection/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
+project(detection)
+
+if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
+  add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic)
+endif()
+
+# find dependencies
+find_package(ament_cmake REQUIRED)
+find_package(rclcpp REQUIRED)
+find_package(std_msgs REQUIRED)
+find_package(sensor_msgs REQUIRED)
+find_package(vision_msgs REQUIRED)
+find_package(cv_bridge REQUIRED)
+find_package(OpenCV REQUIRED)
+
+# Add video_publisher executable
+add_executable(video_publisher src/video_publisher.cpp)
+ament_target_dependencies(video_publisher rclcpp sensor_msgs vision_msgs cv_bridge OpenCV)
+target_include_directories(video_publisher PUBLIC
+  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+  $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
+target_compile_features(video_publisher PUBLIC c_std_99 cxx_std_17)
+
+# Add detection_node executable
+add_executable(detection_node src/detection_node.cpp)
+ament_target_dependencies(detection_node rclcpp sensor_msgs vision_msgs cv_bridge OpenCV)
+target_include_directories(detection_node PUBLIC
+  $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
+  $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
+target_compile_features(detection_node PUBLIC c_std_99 cxx_std_17)
+
+# Install both executables
+install(TARGETS video_publisher detection_node
+  DESTINATION lib/${PROJECT_NAME})
+
+if(BUILD_TESTING)
+  find_package(ament_lint_auto REQUIRED)
+  set(ament_cmake_copyright_FOUND TRUE)
+  set(ament_cmake_cpplint_FOUND TRUE)
+  ament_lint_auto_find_test_dependencies()
+endif()
+
+ament_package()
diff --git a/src/detection/package.xml b/src/detection/package.xml
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+++ b/src/detection/package.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml-model href="http://download.ros.org/schema/package_format3.xsd" schematypens="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"?>
+<package format="3">
+  <name>detection</name>
+  <version>0.0.0</version>
+  <description>TODO: Package description</description>
+  <maintainer email="57881351+srihan-kotnana@users.noreply.github.com">srihan</maintainer>
+  <license>TODO: License declaration</license>
+
+  <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake</buildtool_depend>
+
+  <test_depend>ament_lint_auto</test_depend>
+  <test_depend>ament_lint_common</test_depend>
+
+  <depend>rclcpp</depend>
+  <depend>std_msgs</depend>
+  <depend>sensor_msgs</depend>
+  <depend>vision_msgs</depend>
+  <depend>cv_bridge</depend>
+  <depend>opencv2</depend>
+
+
+  <export>
+    <build_type>ament_cmake</build_type>
+  </export>
+</package>
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diff --git a/src/detection/src/detection_node.cpp b/src/detection/src/detection_node.cpp
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+++ b/src/detection/src/detection_node.cpp
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+#include <cstdio>
+#include <rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp>
+#include <sensor_msgs/msg/compressed_image.hpp>
+#include <cv_bridge/cv_bridge.h>
+#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
+#include <vision_msgs/msg/detection2_d_array.hpp>
+#include <vision_msgs/msg/detection2_d.hpp>
+#include <vision_msgs/msg/object_hypothesis_with_pose.hpp>
+
+using std::placeholders::_1;
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace std;
+using vision_msgs::msg::Detection2DArray;
+using vision_msgs::msg::Detection2D;
+using vision_msgs::msg::ObjectHypothesisWithPose;
+
+double sim(double a, double b);
+double distSq(Point2f a, Point2f b);
+double angle(Point2f a, Point2f b);
+vector<vector<Point>> getContours(Mat& frame, const string& color);
+vector<Point2f> calculateCenters(Mat& frame, const string& color);
+
+Mat applyCanny(Mat& frame) {
+    Mat edges;
+    GaussianBlur(frame, frame, Size(5, 5), 1.5);
+    // Canny with thresholds 100 and 200
+    Canny(frame, edges, 100, 200);
+    Mat edgesColor;
+    cvtColor(edges, edgesColor, COLOR_GRAY2BGR);
+    return edgesColor;
+}
+
+class CVNode : public rclcpp::Node {
+public:
+    CVNode() : Node("CVNode"), writer_initialized(false), last_frame_time(this->now()) {
+        printf("Initializing subscriber...\n");
+        subscription_ = this->create_subscription<sensor_msgs::msg::CompressedImage>(
+            "/robot/rs2/color/image_raw/compressed", 10, std::bind(&CVNode::topic_callback, this, _1));
+
+        detections_publisher_ = this->create_publisher<Detection2DArray>("detections", 10);
+    }
+
+private:
+    rclcpp::Publisher<Detection2DArray>::SharedPtr detections_publisher_;
+    bool writer_initialized;
+    std::string output_video = "output.mp4";
+    rclcpp::Time last_frame_time;
+    rclcpp::Subscription<sensor_msgs::msg::CompressedImage>::SharedPtr subscription_;
+    rclcpp::TimerBase::SharedPtr timer_;
+
+    void topic_callback(const sensor_msgs::msg::CompressedImage &msg) {
+        try {
+            cv_bridge::CvImagePtr cv_ptr = cv_bridge::toCvCopy(msg, sensor_msgs::image_encodings::BGR8);
+            Mat frame = cv_ptr->image;
+
+            Mat edges = applyCanny(frame);
+
+            vector<Point2f> centers = calculateCenters(frame, "blue");
+
+            Detection2DArray detections_msg;
+            detections_msg.header = msg.header;
+
+            for (const auto& center : centers) {
+                Detection2D detection;
+                detection.bbox.center.position.x = center.x;
+                detection.bbox.center.position.y = center.y;
+                detections_msg.detections.push_back(detection);
+            }
+
+            detections_publisher_->publish(detections_msg);
+
+            RCLCPP_INFO(this->get_logger(), "Published %zu detections", detections_msg.detections.size());
+
+            // Update the last received frame timestamp
+            last_frame_time = this->now();
+
+        } catch (cv_bridge::Exception &e) {
+            RCLCPP_ERROR(this->get_logger(), "cv_bridge exception: %s", e.what());
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+double sim(double a, double b) {
+    return min(a, b) / (a + b);
+}
+
+double distSq(Point2f a, Point2f b) {
+    return pow(a.x - b.x, 2) + pow(a.y - b.y, 2);
+}
+
+double angle(Point2f a, Point2f b) {
+    if (a.x == b.x) return 90;
+    Point2f right = (a.x > b.x) ? a : b;
+    Point2f left = (a.x > b.x) ? b : a;
+    return atan((right.y - left.y) / (right.x - left.x)) * 180 / CV_PI;
+}
+
+vector<vector<Point>> getContours(Mat& frame, const string& color) {
+    Mat frameHSV, mask1, mask2, frameThreshold;
+
+    cvtColor(frame, frameHSV, COLOR_BGR2HSV);
+
+    if (color == "red") {
+        inRange(frameHSV, Scalar(0, 70, 50), Scalar(20, 255, 255), mask1);
+        inRange(frameHSV, Scalar(170, 70, 50), Scalar(230, 255, 255), mask2);
+    } else {
+        inRange(frameHSV, Scalar(90, 70, 50), Scalar(120, 255, 255), mask1);
+        inRange(frameHSV, Scalar(170, 70, 50), Scalar(200, 255, 255), mask2);
+    }
+    frameThreshold = mask1 | mask2;
+
+    erode(frameThreshold, frameThreshold, getStructuringElement(MORPH_ELLIPSE, Size(5, 5)));
+    dilate(frameThreshold, frameThreshold, getStructuringElement(MORPH_ELLIPSE, Size(5, 5)));
+    dilate(frameThreshold, frameThreshold, getStructuringElement(MORPH_ELLIPSE, Size(5, 5)));
+    erode(frameThreshold, frameThreshold, getStructuringElement(MORPH_ELLIPSE, Size(5, 5)));
+
+    vector<vector<Point>> contours;
+    findContours(frameThreshold, contours, RETR_EXTERNAL, CHAIN_APPROX_NONE);
+
+    return contours;
+}
+
+vector<Point2f> calculateCenters(Mat& frame, const string& color) {
+    auto contours = getContours(frame, color);
+    vector<RotatedRect> bboxes;
+    vector<Point2f> centers;
+
+    for (auto& contour : contours) {
+        RotatedRect bbox = minAreaRect(contour);
+        bboxes.push_back(bbox);
+
+        Point2f bboxPoints[4];
+        bbox.points(bboxPoints);
+        for (int j = 0; j < 4; j++) {
+            line(frame, bboxPoints[j], bboxPoints[(j + 1) % 4], Scalar(0, 255, 0), 2);
+        }
+    }
+
+    int thresh = 20;
+    double widthSimThresh = 0.1, lengthSimThresh = 0.3, yThresh = 15, angleThresh = 15;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < bboxes.size(); i++) {
+        auto& bbox1 = bboxes[i];
+        Point2f center1 = bbox1.center;
+        double width1 = bbox1.size.width;
+        double length1 = bbox1.size.height;
+        double angle1 = bbox1.angle;
+
+        if (max(length1, width1) < thresh) continue;
+
+        for (size_t j = i + 1; j < bboxes.size(); j++) {
+            auto& bbox2 = bboxes[j];
+            Point2f center2 = bbox2.center;
+            double width2 = bbox2.size.width;
+            double length2 = bbox2.size.height;
+            double angle2 = bbox2.angle;
+
+            if (max(length2, width2) < thresh) continue;
+
+            double angleDiff = abs(angle1 - angle2);
+            double yDiff = abs(center1.y - center2.y);
+
+            if (sim(width1, width2) > widthSimThresh &&
+                sim(length1, length2) > lengthSimThresh &&
+                yDiff < yThresh &&
+                (angleDiff < angleThresh || angleDiff > 180 - angleThresh)) {
+                Point centerMid((center1.x + center2.x) / 2, (center1.y + center2.y) / 2);
+                circle(frame, centerMid, 10, Scalar(255, 0, 255), -1);
+                centers.push_back(centerMid);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return centers;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    rclcpp::init(argc, argv);
+    rclcpp::spin(std::make_shared<CVNode>());
+    rclcpp::shutdown();
+    return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/src/detection/src/video_publisher.cpp b/src/detection/src/video_publisher.cpp
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+#include <rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp>
+#include <sensor_msgs/msg/image.hpp>
+#include <cv_bridge/cv_bridge.h>
+#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
+
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
+class VideoPublisher : public rclcpp::Node {
+public:
+    VideoPublisher() : Node("video_publisher"), cap("test.mp4") {
+        if (!cap.isOpened()) {
+            RCLCPP_ERROR(this->get_logger(), "Failed to open video file!");
+            rclcpp::shutdown();
+        }
+
+        publisher_ = this->create_publisher<sensor_msgs::msg::Image>("image_raw", 10);
+        timer_ = this->create_wall_timer(33ms, std::bind(&VideoPublisher::publish_frame, this));
+    }
+
+private:
+    VideoCapture cap;
+    rclcpp::Publisher<sensor_msgs::msg::Image>::SharedPtr publisher_;
+    rclcpp::TimerBase::SharedPtr timer_;
+
+    void publish_frame() {
+        Mat frame;
+        if (!cap.read(frame)) {
+            RCLCPP_INFO(this->get_logger(), "Video playback complete. Stopping publisher.");
+            rclcpp::shutdown();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto msg = cv_bridge::CvImage(std_msgs::msg::Header(), "bgr8", frame).toImageMsg();
+        publisher_->publish(*msg);
+    }
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    rclcpp::init(argc, argv);
+    rclcpp::spin(std::make_shared<VideoPublisher>());
+    rclcpp::shutdown();
+    return 0;
+}