JetRover ROS Jetson Robot Car

JetRover, developed by Hiwonder, is a ROS-based educational robot featuring Mecanum wheel, Ackermann steering, and crawler chassis. Powered by NVIDIA Jetson Nano, it combines a 6-DOF robotic arm, high-torque servos, LiDAR, and a 3D depth camera for autonomous navigation, SLAM mapping, path planning, obstacle avoidance, object recognition, and grasping. With a 6-channel far-field microphone array and LCD display, JetRover supports voice interaction, somatosensory control, and multi-robot coordination, making it ideal for robotics learning and research.

JetRover ROS Jetson Robot Car

Overview

JetRover is an advanced ROS-based mobile robot developed by Hiwonder for robotics education, research, and application development. Designed with modularity and intelligence in mind, it integrates powerful computing, flexible mobility, and rich perception capabilities to support a wide range of autonomous and interactive robotics applications.

Description

JetRover supports three different mobile chassis configurations—Mecanum wheel, Ackermann steering, and crawler track—allowing it to adapt to various terrains and motion requirements. Powered by the NVIDIA Jetson Nano, the robot delivers strong AI computing performance for real-time perception and control tasks.

The system combines high-precision magnetic encoder motors with a 6-degree-of-freedom robotic arm, enabling accurate motion control and complex manipulation. Equipped with advanced sensors and interaction hardware, including LiDAR, a 3D depth camera, a 7-inch LCD screen, and a 6-channel far-field microphone array, JetRover can perform SLAM mapping, autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, object recognition and grasping, voice interaction, and multi-robot coordination.

JetRover provides a comprehensive platform for learning and developing robotics technologies such as ROS, autonomous driving, computer vision, and human–robot interaction.

Features

Multiple Chassis Configurations
Supports Mecanum wheel, Ackermann steering, and crawler chassis for diverse movement scenarios.
Powerful AI Computing Platform
Built on NVIDIA Jetson Nano for high-performance processing of vision, navigation, and AI algorithms.
6-DOF Robotic Arm
Equipped with high-torque intelligent bus servos for precise manipulation and extended endurance.
LiDAR SLAM & Autonomous Navigation
Enables real-time mapping, path planning, fixed-point navigation, and dynamic obstacle avoidance.
3D Depth Vision System
Depth camera mounted on the robotic arm supports target recognition, tracking, and object grasping.
Far-Field Voice Interaction
6-channel microphone array supports sound source localization, voice control, and voice navigation.
Rich Human–Robot Interaction
Includes a 7-inch LCD display and somatosensory interaction for intuitive user engagement.
Scalable & ROS-Compatible
Fully compatible with ROS, supporting secondary development, multi-robot collaboration, and formation control.