Stage 3 · Bring up

Bring the robot to life

Prove each subsystem safely before asking the whole robot to move.

Bring-up sequence

1 · Install

Flash the approved image or build the documented release from source.

2 · First boot

Connect locally, confirm identity, network and expected services.

3 · Inspect hardware

Check power, firmware, motor controllers and sensor enumeration.

4 · Test separately

Validate motors, encoders, IMU, lidar, camera and safety inputs individually.

5 · First motion

Use a controlled area, reduced limits and an observer ready to stop motion.

6 · Verify

Record expected state, topics, transforms and baseline behavior.

Simulation path

If you do not have hardware, use the current release to validate installation, visualization, navigation and missions before physical bring-up.

Next: Configure the robot.