We solve today a question from ROS answers that asks about how to add a rotating joint to the Turtlebot Kinect sensor: https://answers.ros.org/question/280715/include-a-rotation-axis-to-turtlebot/

Q: How to Include a rotation Axis to Turtlebot Kinect?

A: Basically, what you need is to change the type of joint that ties the Kinect to the Turtlebot structure from fixed to continuous . Then you need to add the controller for the joint. The video shows how to do it

// RELATED LINKS
* A simple example of how to create a movable joint in Gazebo: https://youtu.be/3qCh-p-hzCM

* The Turtlebot simulation used on the video (for Indigo-Gazebo 7): https://bitbucket.org/theconstructcore/turtlebot