Weekend build: Jetson Orin Nano Super + RealSense + ROS 2 robotics
chrismatthieu · x · 2026-08-21
A developer unboxes the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit for a weekend project. The plan: pair it with a RealSense depth camera, run ROS 2, load local AI/VLMs, and build agentic robotics on top. The thread also invites other developers to share what they're building.
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