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Glossary

Core Rover Nexus terms, in alphabetical order.

  • Agent: Software running on a robot that connects it to Rover Nexus, reporting telemetry and receiving commands.
  • Capability: Something a robot advertises about itself in its capabilities manifest: the actions it can perform, the sensors it reports, the settings it exposes, the spatial resources it produces, and the events it emits. Missions require capabilities, robots provide them.
  • Action: A named thing a robot can be told to do (for example Mow), advertised in its capabilities manifest and invoked by the fleet manager. Actions can also be attached to mission steps and to field rules.
  • Coverage Path: A planned output that systematically covers an area, defined by two controls: a Coverage Type for the output shape (continuous path, rows, or spaced points) and a Pattern Type for row ordering (Serpentine, Spiral, or Racetrack).
  • Enrollment: The one-time process of registering a robot with Rover Nexus and establishing its secure identity.
  • Feature / Layer: A shape or route on the map (an area or path) used in planning.
  • Field Rule: A geofenced zone or route carrying rules (geometry plus timing, parameters, and capabilities) that robots respect.
  • Fleet: A named collection of robots planned and operated as a group.
  • Haul Job: A multi-step process of mission templates that moves material along a route, such as travelling to a dump point and back.
  • Mission: A single task dispatched to a robot from a mission template.
  • Mission Template: A reusable task definition: parameters, required capabilities, and an optional area or feature.
  • mTLS: Mutual TLS; both robot and server authenticate each other, securing the robot's connection.
  • Operation: The complete configured work and live state for a fleet. Each fleet has one operation, and its mission templates can form multi-step processes.
  • Organization: The top-level tenant that owns members, fleets, and shared planning assets.
  • Resource: A shared planning asset (such as a map feature or area, a work area, or a queue point) referenced by mission templates in the fleet operation.
  • Robot: An individual autonomous vehicle enrolled in a fleet.
  • Role: A named set of permissions at the organization level (Owner/Admin/Member/Viewer) or fleet level (Manager/Planner/Operator/Viewer).
  • Telemetry: Live data a robot reports, including position, heading, battery, mode, and health.
  • Teleoperation: Live human remote control of a single robot via video and gamepad.