diff --git a/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/package.xml b/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/package.xml
index 28262bd..fc70b79 100644
--- a/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/package.xml
+++ b/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/package.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   <exec_depend>launch</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>launch_ros</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>rclpy</exec_depend>
+  <exec_depend>rosidl_runtime_py</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>teleop_twist_joy</exec_depend>
   <exec_depend>teleop_twist_keyboard</exec_depend>
 
diff --git a/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/setup.py b/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/setup.py
index 4957d6d..9d10851 100644
--- a/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/setup.py
+++ b/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/setup.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ setup(
         'console_scripts': [
             'cmd_vel_udp_sender = udp_teleop_bridge.cmd_vel_udp_sender:main',
             'udp_cmd_vel_receiver = udp_teleop_bridge.udp_cmd_vel_receiver:main',
+            'topic_status_reader = udp_teleop_bridge.topic_status_reader:main',
         ],
     },
 )
diff --git a/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/udp_teleop_bridge/topic_status_reader.py b/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/udp_teleop_bridge/topic_status_reader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bedfee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ros-control-py/udp_teleop_bridge/udp_teleop_bridge/topic_status_reader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+"""Subscribe to a ROS 2 topic with runtime type discovery and print messages."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import time
+from typing import Any
+
+import rclpy
+from rclpy.node import Node
+from rosidl_runtime_py.convert import message_to_ordereddict
+from rosidl_runtime_py.utilities import get_message
+
+
+WAIT_LOG_INTERVAL_SEC = 5.0
+
+
+class TopicStatusReader(Node):
+    """Wait for a topic to appear, subscribe to it, and print each message."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__('topic_status_reader')
+
+        self.declare_parameter('topic', '/hrc/robot/cmd_vel_status')
+        self.declare_parameter('qos_depth', 10)
+        self.declare_parameter('poll_interval_sec', 0.5)
+
+        self._topic = str(self.get_parameter('topic').value).strip()
+        self._qos_depth = int(self.get_parameter('qos_depth').value)
+        self._poll_interval_sec = float(self.get_parameter('poll_interval_sec').value)
+
+        if not self._topic:
+            raise ValueError('topic must not be empty')
+        if self._qos_depth <= 0:
+            raise ValueError('qos_depth must be > 0')
+        if self._poll_interval_sec <= 0.0:
+            raise ValueError('poll_interval_sec must be > 0')
+
+        self._topic_type: str | None = None
+        self._subscription = None
+        self._message_count = 0
+        self._last_wait_log_monotonic = 0.0
+
+        self._poll_timer = self.create_timer(self._poll_interval_sec, self._ensure_subscription)
+        self._ensure_subscription()
+
+    def _discover_topic_types(self) -> list[str]:
+        for topic_name, topic_types in self.get_topic_names_and_types():
+            if topic_name == self._topic:
+                return list(topic_types)
+        return []
+
+    def _log_waiting(self) -> None:
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        if (now - self._last_wait_log_monotonic) < WAIT_LOG_INTERVAL_SEC:
+            return
+        self._last_wait_log_monotonic = now
+        self.get_logger().info(f'Waiting for topic {self._topic} to appear...')
+
+    def _ensure_subscription(self) -> None:
+        if self._subscription is not None:
+            return
+
+        topic_types = self._discover_topic_types()
+        if not topic_types:
+            self._log_waiting()
+            return
+
+        if len(topic_types) > 1:
+            joined = ', '.join(topic_types)
+            self.get_logger().warning(
+                f'Topic {self._topic} reports multiple types ({joined}); using {topic_types[0]}'
+            )
+
+        self._topic_type = topic_types[0]
+        try:
+            message_type = get_message(self._topic_type)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            self.get_logger().error(
+                f'Failed to import message type {self._topic_type} for {self._topic}: {exc}'
+            )
+            return
+
+        self._subscription = self.create_subscription(
+            message_type,
+            self._topic,
+            self._handle_message,
+            self._qos_depth,
+        )
+        self._poll_timer.cancel()
+        self.get_logger().info(
+            f'Subscribed to {self._topic} with type {self._topic_type} (qos_depth={self._qos_depth})'
+        )
+
+    def _format_message(self, msg: Any) -> str:
+        try:
+            payload = message_to_ordereddict(msg)
+        except Exception:
+            return str(msg)
+        return json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)
+
+    def _handle_message(self, msg: Any) -> None:
+        self._message_count += 1
+        received_at = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+        topic_type = self._topic_type or type(msg).__name__
+        rendered = self._format_message(msg)
+        print(
+            f'[{received_at}] #{self._message_count} {self._topic} ({topic_type})\n{rendered}\n',
+            flush=True,
+        )
+
+
+def main(args: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
+    rclpy.init(args=args)
+    node = TopicStatusReader()
+    try:
+        rclpy.spin(node)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        node.destroy_node()
+        rclpy.shutdown()