Add a Robot
Goal: Register a robot in a fleet and get the install command that connects its agent to Rover Nexus.
Before you begin
- You need a fleet to add the robot to. See Create a fleet.
- You need permission to create robots on that fleet (typically Fleet Manager).
- Have the robot's onboard Linux device ready for the integrator to run the install command.
Steps
- In the top navigation, click Fleet.
- Click Add Robot. The Add Robot dialog opens.
- In Robot Name, enter a name.
- (Optional) Set an initial Status (for example,
ReadyorMaintenance). - Under Fleet, select the fleet this robot belongs to.
- Under Billing Organization, select the organization responsible for the robot. Only organizations where you're an admin or owner appear.
- (Optional) Fill in Vehicle Make, Vehicle Model, and Link.
- Click Add Robot.
- A confirmation appears with the Robot Bootstrap Command. Copy it now — it's required to install and authenticate the robot agent, and it won't be shown again.
- Send the command to whoever sets up the robot's onboard device. They run it once on the robot's Linux terminal — it installs the agent, sets up mutual TLS, and enrolls the robot automatically.
Next steps
- Integrator install: Install the agent — one bootstrap command installs and enrolls the robot.
- Teleoperate a robot