Overview

Shows how to drive a cobot arm using only a Jetson-based platform, with no dedicated robot controller.

Project Background & Purpose

The WIM Jetson Controller (NVIDIA Jetson + WIM control software) operates a cobot arm using only the arm hardware — no dedicated robot controller required. When a robot maker or system integrator receives only arm hardware, building real-time motion control, communication, and AI compute separately means integrating equipment and software from multiple vendors.

Components

• WIM Jetson Controller
• EtherCAT / industrial fieldbus communication
• ROS2-based development tools
• AI/vision processing module

Process Steps

1. 1Connect the WIM Jetson Controller to the robot arm hardware
2. 2Set up a real-time motion control loop over EtherCAT communication
3. 3Run ROS2-based tools and AI/vision modules together on the same Jetson module