Waveshare NVIDIA JetBot price & specs

Q: Can NVIDIA JetBot be programmed?

Open source (hardware + software). Python jetbot package in Jupyter notebooks (collision avoidance, road following), NVIDIA Isaac Sim model.

NVIDIA (open reference design, kits by Waveshare, XiaoR Geek, SparkFun and others) NVIDIA JetBot (1)

NVIDIA (open reference design, kits by Waveshare, XiaoR Geek, SparkFun and others) NVIDIA JetBot (2)

NVIDIA (open reference design, kits by Waveshare, XiaoR Geek, SparkFun and others) NVIDIA JetBot (3)

$399.99 – $499.99 (Waveshare kit with Jetson Nano)

Discontinued · used/leftover onlyVia SSH / web / bridgeJetson NanoJupyter notebooksOpen sourceTiny

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Varies.

Remote control: A laptop browser opens JupyterLab served by the robot and runs Python there. Custom scripts can stream the camera to the laptop.

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Overview

NVIDIA's 2019 open-source teaching robot that popularized on-board neural networks on a hobby budget, with notebooks for collision avoidance and road following. The repo has seen little maintenance and the Jetson Nano is discontinued, so it is mainly historical now. Waveshare and others still sell compatible chassis kits. XiaoR Geek's JetBot 1.0 is a pre-assembled version with an aluminum chassis, a TB6612 motor driver, an OLED display, a 160° IMX219 camera and a 7.4 V 2200 mAh battery. It measures 19 × 15 × 12 cm and weighs 550 g. XiaoR's JetBot 2.0 is a different robot.

Type: Wheeled robot · Ready-made dev rovers
Maker: NVIDIA (open reference design, kits by Waveshare, XiaoR Geek, SparkFun and others)
Released: 2019
Price: $399.99 – $499.99 (Waveshare kit with Jetson Nano)
Status: Discontinued · used/leftover only
Best for: Ages 14+
Programming: Open source (hardware + software)

Price and shipping

Waveshare's JetBot AI Kit price range (September 2026), with either its own Jetson Nano board or NVIDIA's Jetson Nano Developer Kit (B01) included. Jetson Nano itself is end-of-life. XiaoR Geek sells a pre-assembled JetBot 1.0 for $549 with a Jetson Nano or $199 without one (XiaoR store), and RobotShop lists it at $239 without the board (October 2026).

Shipping: Varies. Waveshare still lists complete JetBot AI Kits (Jetson Nano included). Other chassis-only kits require sourcing a Jetson separately.

Specifications

Category	Wheeled rovers · Ready-made dev rovers
Released	2019
Country	USA
Availability	Discontinued · used/leftover only
DIY build plans	NVIDIA JetBot · parts $640 (2024) (estimate) · difficulty 2/5
Programmability	Open source (hardware + software)
Built-in autonomy	Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person
LLM support	Possible via SDK · No built-in LLM. Its SDK lets software on a computer control it.
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	Official model · JetBot is in Isaac Sim's wheeled robot asset library. Isaac Sim wheeled assets ↗
Gazebo simulation	Community model · Gazebo model in jetbot_ros, a personal repo of an NVIDIA developer rather than the official JetBot repo. jetbot_ros ↗
Best for	Ages 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	DC / gear motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	NVIDIA Jetson
Remote control	Via SSH / web / bridge
Size	~15×15×13 cm (est.)
Drive	2-wheel differential with caster
Compute	NVIDIA Jetson Nano 4 GB
Vision	Single wide-angle CSI camera
Lidar	None
Sensors	None standard beyond camera (depends on the kit)
Runtime	~1–2 h (depends on the kit)
Speed	Not published
SDK	Python `jetbot` package in Jupyter notebooks (collision avoidance, road following), NVIDIA Isaac Sim model

Common questions

How much does NVIDIA JetBot cost?

NVIDIA JetBot is listed at $399.99 – $499.99 (Waveshare kit with Jetson Nano). Waveshare's JetBot AI Kit price range (September 2026), with either its own Jetson Nano board or NVIDIA's Jetson Nano Developer Kit (B01) included. Jetson Nano itself is end-of-life. XiaoR Geek sells a pre-assembled JetBot 1.0 for $549 with a Jetson Nano or $199 without one (XiaoR store), and RobotShop lists it at $239 without the board (October 2026).

Can NVIDIA JetBot be bought today?

It is discontinued, though used or leftover units still turn up. Waveshare still lists complete JetBot AI Kits (Jetson Nano included). Other chassis-only kits require sourcing a Jetson separately.