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+[submodule "src/third-party/zed-ros2-wrapper"]
+	path = src/third-party/zed-ros2-wrapper
+	url = https://github.com/stereolabs/zed-ros2-wrapper.git
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 This repository contains all the code for UMDLoop's 2025-26 rover, Athena.
 
+When cloning, be sure to use `git clone --recursive [URL to Git repository]` to pull in the submodules found in `src/third-party`. Alternatively, run `git submodule update --init --recursive` if you have already cloned.
+
 ## How To Contribute
 
 ### Learning Git
diff --git a/src/third-party/zed-ros2-wrapper b/src/third-party/zed-ros2-wrapper
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+Subproject commit eef0e23fedca4acd8016823ca64fe7d17668426e