deploy-nvblox

Deploy NVBlox with Orbbec Camera on Jetson AGX Orin

NVBlox builds dense 3D maps in real-time from RGB-D camera input for robotic navigation. This skill deploys it on AGX Orin with Isaac ROS and Orbbec camera support.

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Execution model

Run one phase at a time. After each phase:

• Relay all output to the user.
• If output contains [STOP] → stop, consult the failure decision tree.
• If output ends with [OK] → tell the user "Phase N complete" and proceed.

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Prerequisites

Requirement	Detail
Hardware	Jetson AGX Orin (e.g. reComputer J50)
JetPack	6.2
Camera	Orbbec RGB-D camera (Gemini 2, 330 series, etc.)
ROS2	Humble installed on host
NGC account	Required for Isaac ROS Docker image pull

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Phase 1 — Install basic dependencies (~3 min)

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip nvidia-jetpack git-lfs
sudo pip3 install jetson-stats

[OK] when all packages install. [STOP] if apt fails.

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Phase 2 — Install Docker CE (~5 min)

sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=arm64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce
sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

Reboot after adding user to docker group:

sudo reboot

Verify after reboot:

docker info

[OK] when docker info succeeds without sudo. [STOP] if Docker fails to start.

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Phase 3 — Install Isaac ROS 3.2 (~10–20 min)

mkdir -p ~/workspaces/isaac_ros-dev/src
echo "export ISAAC_ROS_WS=\${HOME}/workspaces/isaac_ros-dev/" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
cd ${ISAAC_ROS_WS}/src
git clone -b release-3.2 https://github.com/NVIDIA-ISAAC-ROS/isaac_ros_common.git

Pull and enter the Isaac ROS Docker container: