rover descriptions

webui/src/components/DriverVideoPanel/index.jsx

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ export default function DriverVideoPanel({ layoutFormat = 'desktop' }) {
           snapshotFeed={snapshotFeed}
           audioSessionInfo={audioInfo}
           label={roverLabel}
+          roverDescription={batteryRecord?.description}
           roverColor={batteryRecord?.color || null}
           telemetryFrame={frame}
           batteryConfig={batteryConfig}

webui/src/components/VideoTile/RoverDescriptionOverlay.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+const LARGE_VISIBLE_MS = 3500;
+const LARGE_FADE_MS = 700;
+
+export default function RoverDescriptionOverlay({
+  description,
+  variant = 'default',
+  mobileHud = false,
+  displayKey = '',
+}) {
+  const [largeVisible, setLargeVisible] = useState(false);
+  const [largeFading, setLargeFading] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (variant !== 'default' || !description) {
+      setLargeVisible(false);
+      setLargeFading(false);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    setLargeVisible(true);
+    setLargeFading(false);
+    const fadeTimer = setTimeout(() => setLargeFading(true), LARGE_VISIBLE_MS);
+    const hideTimer = setTimeout(() => setLargeVisible(false), LARGE_VISIBLE_MS + LARGE_FADE_MS);
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(fadeTimer);
+      clearTimeout(hideTimer);
+    };
+  }, [description, displayKey, variant]);
+
+  if (!description) return null;
+
+  if (variant === 'spectator') {
+    return (
+      <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-1 z-50 flex justify-center">
+        <div className="surface max-w-[92%] border border-slate-600/80 px-1 py-0.5 text-center text-[0.62rem] leading-tight text-slate-100 shadow-lg">
+          {description}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (variant !== 'default' || !largeVisible) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-2 z-50 flex justify-center">
+      <div
+        className={`surface max-w-[94%] border border-slate-500/85 px-2 py-1 text-center font-semibold text-slate-100 shadow-2xl transition-opacity duration-700 ${
+          largeFading ? 'opacity-0' : 'opacity-100'
+        } ${mobileHud ? 'text-[1rem] leading-tight' : 'text-[1.5rem] leading-tight'}`}
+      >
+        {description}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

webui/src/components/VideoTile/index.jsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import BatteryBar from '../BatteryBar/index.jsx';
 import { buildBatteryVisual } from '../../lib/battery.js';
 import TurnCueOverlay from './TurnCueOverlay.jsx';
 import HudOverlay from './HudOverlay.jsx';
+import RoverDescriptionOverlay from './RoverDescriptionOverlay.jsx';
 import OvercurrentOverlay from './OvercurrentOverlay.jsx';
 import LowBatteryOverlay from './LowBatteryOverlay.jsx';
 import LightBumpBars from './LightBumpBars.jsx';
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export default function VideoTile({
   snapshotFeed = null,
   qualityNotice = null,
   label,
+  roverDescription = null,
   roverColor = null,
   forceMute = false,
   telemetryFrame,
@@ -594,6 +596,7 @@ export default function VideoTile({
     : audioStatus;
   const showVerticalBattery = hudVariant === 'spectator';
   const noHud = hudVariant === 'none';
+  const descriptionDisplayKey = `${label || ''}::${roverDescription || ''}`;
 
   return (
     <div className={`flex flex-col gap-0.5 ${fitParent ? 'h-full' : ''}`}>
@@ -631,6 +634,14 @@ export default function VideoTile({
             idleSkipSeconds={idleSkipSeconds}
           />
         ) : null}
+        {!noHud ? (
+          <RoverDescriptionOverlay
+            description={roverDescription}
+            variant={hudVariant}
+            mobileHud={mobileHud}
+            displayKey={descriptionDisplayKey}
+          />
+        ) : null}
         {!noHud ? (
           <HudOverlay
             sensors={sensors}

webui/src/spectate/SpectatorApp/components/RoverSpectatorCard.jsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default function RoverSpectatorCard({ rover, frame, sessionInfo, videoMod
           snapshotFeed={snapshotFeed}
           audioSessionInfo={audioInfo}
           label={rover.name}
+          roverDescription={rover.description}
           roverColor={rover.color || null}
           telemetryFrame={frame}
           batteryConfig={rover.battery}