BotBrain

BotBrain is an open-source hardware and software kit that adds a web UI, mapping, navigation and monitoring to legged or wheeled ROS 2 robots.

Made by botbotrobotics.

Licenses

Code: MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit b646f5e (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.
Commercial use: Yes

Web dashboard for driving, camera viewing, 3D model display, mapping and autonomous navigation of ROS 2 robots.
Supports Unitree Go2 and G1, DirectDrive Tita, and custom ROS 2 robots through an extensible framework.
Visual SLAM with RTABMap and path planning with Nav2, including mission creation for multi-waypoint patrols.
Real-time monitoring of Jetson CPU, GPU, memory, power, thermals and network connections.
Gamepad, virtual joystick and keyboard control with safety features such as a dead-man switch and emergency stop.
Includes a 3D printable enclosure with mounts for attaching the compute board and cameras to a robot.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit b646f5e.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it: NVIDIA Jetson (Nano or Orin Nano officially supported; some heavy AI modules require Orin AGX), two Intel RealSense D435i cameras, a ROS 2 Humble robot, JetPack 6.2 (Ubuntu 22.04) recommended, Docker and Docker Compose, Ethernet or WiFi.
How to start: The project's website (opens in a new tab)

Checked on GitHub on 22 Oct 2026.

No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.

Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.