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Robot arms and manipulators that support the Jetson Orin Nano

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Six robot arms and manipulators in our ecosystem catalog support the Jetson Orin Nano — four from Waveshare and two from Yahboom:

ProductDOFJetson Orin Nano variantNotes
Waveshare RoArm-M3-S/Pro-ORIN-NANO-AI-Kit5+1 (dual arm)Orin Nano Module 8GB (bundled Jetson Orin Nano Dev Kit with 256GB NVMe SSD)Leader-follower dual arm supporting Hugging Face LeRobot; 8GB memory, 67 TOPS in Super mode, ROS 2
Waveshare RoArm-M3-S/Pro AI Kit5+1 (dual arm)Orin Nano Super (board not included)Same dual-arm kit; ESP32-based arms meant to pair with an Orin Nano Super / Orin NX Super board or a PC; ROS 2
Waveshare SO-ARM101 Jetson Orin Nano Kit6Orin Nano Super (Waveshare basic kit 8GB version)Open-source SO-ARM101 arm for Hugging Face LeRobot, bundled with dual cameras and USB hub
Waveshare SO-ARM100 Jetson Orin Nano Kit6Orin Nano Super (Waveshare basic kit 8GB version)Open-source SO-ARM100 arm for Hugging Face LeRobot, bundled with dual cameras and USB hub
Yahboom JetCobot7Orin Nano Super (4GB or 8GB versions)7-axis visual collaborative arm with 270mm reach, 0.3MP USB camera, ROS support; also compatible with Jetson Nano 4GB and Orin NX Super boards
Yahboom DOFBOT Pro6Orin Nano SuperDesktop arm with 3D depth camera and 10.1-inch touchscreen, AI large language model features; also compatible with Jetson Nano 4GB and Orin NX Super

A few details worth noting as you compare:

  • Bundled vs. bring-your-own compute: The RoArm-M3-ORIN-NANO-AI-Kit, SO-ARM100/101 kits, and JetCobot/DOFBOT Pro ship with (or offer) the Orin Nano board as the controller, while the RoArm-M3 AI Kit is the arm pair only — you supply the Jetson board or use a PC.
  • Framework: All four Waveshare kits are built around Hugging Face LeRobot for imitation-learning workflows; the Yahboom arms emphasize visual AI (camera/depth-camera driven).
  • Cross-compatibility: The Yahboom arms also accept Jetson Orin NX Super boards if you later want more compute headroom.

Product pages: RoArm-M3 Orin Nano AI Kit · RoArm-M3 AI Kit · SO-ARM101 Kit · SO-ARM100 Kit · JetCobot · DOFBOT Pro