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NVIDIA JetBot

Open Jetson AI robot with a printable chassis; the BOM targets the Orin Nano, whose software is still work in progress.

Reproducibility89/100Strong source coverage, unverifiedCADBOMWIREFWBUILDLICREPHow it is computed
NVIDIA JetBot open-source 2-DoF mobile robot, 3D render from jetbot_65mm.step
main assembly 3D · jetbot_65mm.step

About NVIDIA JetBot

JetBot is an open-source educational robot based on NVIDIA Jetson developer kits. The current source BOM includes a Jetson Orin Nano 8GB Developer Kit, a two-wheel differential-drive base, camera, OLED, motor driver, battery, wiring, fasteners, and a 3D-printable chassis. Tutorials and Jupyter notebooks cover basic motion through AI-based collision avoidance and road following, all programmable from a web browser. Upstream says the Orin Nano software is still work in progress; the SD card images and hardware setup guide target the original Jetson Nano, which NVIDIA discontinued.

Licenses

Hardware
MIT
Software
Not published
Docs
Not published

Degrees of freedom

2 DoF wheels 2

Breakdown source

Differential drivesource

How to build NVIDIA JetBot

5 steps

Steps marked Motari summary condense the linked source; follow the source for exact instructions.

  1. Print the chassis

    Print the chassis, camera mount, caster base and caster shroud from the provided STL files. Upstream quotes 10 to 12 hours of print time and recommends PLA.

    Motari summarygithub.com/NVIDIA-AI-IOT/jetbot/blob/master/docs/hardware_se...

  2. Assemble the hardware

    Mount the two DC gear motors, wheels, camera, OLED and the motor driver onto the chassis following the jetbot.org hardware setup.

    Motari summarygithub.com/NVIDIA-AI-IOT/jetbot/blob/master/docs/hardware_se...

  3. Wire to the Jetson Nano

    Connect the I2C motor driver, camera and OLED to the Jetson and power it from the USB battery. The setup guide covers the original Jetson Nano; upstream says the Orin Nano software is still work in progress.

    Motari summarygithub.com/NVIDIA-AI-IOT/jetbot/blob/master/docs/hardware_se...

  4. Flash the software

    Write the JetBot SD card image (or run the Docker containers) and install the jetbot Python package.

    Motari summarygithub.com/NVIDIA-AI-IOT/jetbot/blob/master/docs/hardware_se...

  5. Run the notebooks

    Connect over the browser to JupyterLab, then work through basic motion, teleop, collision avoidance and road-following notebooks.

    Motari summarygithub.com/NVIDIA-AI-IOT/jetbot/blob/master/docs/hardware_se...
Print time10 h
Assembly timenot published

Wiring, power and firmware are safety-relevant and shown for reference only. Check them against the source before building.

NVIDIA JetBot bill of materials

17 rows

Cost to build

$628.96USDsource total
  • sum of the Orin Nano BOM rows (65 mm wheels, default camera)$628.96source total

In the source currency, as read on 2026-09-30. Not converted, and not checked against current vendor prices: none of these is a Motari-verified checkout total.

NVIDIA JetBot parts, as the source lists them. Prices are the source's, not checked against vendors.

NVIDIA JetBot bill of materials
PartQtySpecSourceConfidence
Jetson Orin Nano 8GB Developer Kitmain compute
18GB developer kit
NVIDIA$499.00JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 22
high
Micro SD cardstorage for JetBot image
1128GB
Amazon$14.95JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 23
high
Motordifferential-drive TT form-factor motors
2TT form factor
Adafruit$5.90 for 2JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 24
high
Motor Driverdual DC motor driver
1Adafruit motor driver
Adafruit$19.95JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 25
high
Caster ballrear support caster
11-inch diameter
Amazon$10.99JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 26
high
USB cable packright-angle USB cables
1Type A to Micro, right angle
Amazon$6.99JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 27
high
PiOLED displaystatus display
1OLED display
Adafruit$13.45JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 28
high
PiOLED headerright-angle display header
12x(3+) right angle male
Adafruit$7.99JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 29
high
Batterymobile power source
1PD 20W output, 10,000mAh
Amazon$12.99JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 37
high
USB-C PD cablepower delivery cable
1USB-C to DC 5.5mm x 2.5mm, right angle
Amazon$10.99JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 38
high
Camerawide-angle CSI camera
1ArduCam B0392, IMX219 175-degree
ArduCam$19.99JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 54
high
Wheel65mm wheel variant matching catalog CAD
265mm
Adafruit$3.00 for 2JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 78
high
Adhesive stripsposter strips
2mounting adhesive
Amazon$0.14JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 88
high
M2 screwassorted fasteners
20M2
Amazon$1.40JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 89
high
M3 screwassorted fasteners
4M3
Amazon$0.47JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 90
high
M3 nutassorted fasteners
4M3
Amazon$0.20JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 91
high
Jumper wiressignal wiring
4jumper wires
Amazon$0.56JetBot Orin BOM, docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md line 92
high

Rows from the source's own parts list 56

docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md@ecf840bmarkdown

Source rowQtyPrice and vendorLine
Jetson Orin Nano 8GB Developer Kit
1
NVIDIAstore.nvidia.com$499.00
L22
Micro SD card
1
Amazona.co$14.95
L23
Motor
2
AdafruitAmazon(1)$5.90
L24
Motor Driver
1
AdafruitAmazon$19.95
L25
Caster ball
1
Amazona.co$10.99
L26
USB cable pack
1
Amazonamzn.com$6.99
L27
PiOLED display
1
AdafruitAmazon$13.45
L28
PiOLED header
1
AdafruitAmazon$7.99
L29

17 more rows in docs/bill_of_materials_orin.md

docs/bill_of_materials.md@ecf840bmarkdown

Source rowQtyPrice and vendorLine
Jetson Nano
1
NVIDIAdeveloper.nvidia.com$99.00
L21
Micro SD card
1
Amazonamzn.to$13.99
L22
Power supply
1
Adafruitbit.ly$7.50
L23
Motor
2
AdafruitAmazon(1)$5.90
L24
Motor Driver
1
AdafruitAmazon$19.95
L25
Caster ball
1
Amazonamzn.com$6.30
L26
Battery
1
Amazonamzn.to$15.99
L27
USB cable pack
1
Amazonamzn.com$6.99
L28

23 more rows in docs/bill_of_materials.md

NVIDIA JetBot source files

12 files

Files stay in the upstream repository under their own licenses; these links open them there. The 3D model on this page is Motari's conversion of the file named under Simulation.

NVIDIA JetBot in simulation

Robot description files a simulator or CAD tool can load, linked at the commit they were found.

No URDF, MJCF, SDF, USD or Onshape model has been found in the sources.

The 3D specimen on this page is converted from assets/jetbot_65mm.step at ecf840b.

Builds of NVIDIA JetBot

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Sources and provenance

Sources

Last push to NVIDIA-AI-IOT/jetbot: 2026-06-30 (checked 2026-10-01)

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