diff --git a/src/object_detection/CMakeLists.txt b/src/object_detection/CMakeLists.txt
index 035936f4..c47c2067 100644
--- a/src/object_detection/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/object_detection/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ find_package(object_detection REQUIRED)
 
 rosidl_generate_interfaces(${PROJECT_NAME}
   "msg/LidarReading.msg"
+  "msg/MultiflexReading.msg"
  )
 
 add_executable(lidar_reader src/lidar_reader.cpp)
diff --git a/src/object_detection/msg/MultiflexReading.msg b/src/object_detection/msg/MultiflexReading.msg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8152ec5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/object_detection/msg/MultiflexReading.msg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+float32[6] distance_data
\ No newline at end of file