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iRobot® Create® 3 Hardware Hookup Overview

The Create® 3 robot is based on the Roomba®, a robot vacuum cleaner. Its sensors, actuators, and compact design are capable of navigating and mapping a the whole floor of a home or office space. The robot also ships with an iRobot® Home Base™ Charging Station.

It is possible to directly connect various single board computers to the Create 3 robot in order to provide on-board intelligence. Here are a few examples.

Currently documented hookup examples:

NVIDIA® Jetson™

Raspberry Pi®


  1. NVIDIA and Jetson are trademarks or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. 

  2. Raspberry Pi® is a trademark of Raspberry Pi Trading. 

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