What is Wendy?
Connect sensors, simulate and deploy physical AI applications.
Who is Wendy best for?
Wendy is best for robotics developers who send code from a laptop to a Jetson or Raspberry Pi in one command.
Robotics teams on NVIDIA Jetson
It flashes WendyOS to Jetson boards from a laptop, replacing hours of manual board setup with a few commands.
Fast test loops on real hardware
Watch mode redeploys every saved change, in about 200 milliseconds for a cached Python app.
Developers who use coding agents
A VS Code and Cursor extension plus a Claude Code and Codex plugin let an agent run the build and deploy loop.
Teams that want an open stack
WendyOS, the CLI and the device agent are Apache 2.0 open source, so there are no seat fees or lock-in.
How much does Wendy cost?
Wendy's operating system and developer tools, WendyOS, are free and open source, while the Wendy Box fire-watch unit costs $1,290 per box a month on a monthly plan and Wendy Cloud fleet management is priced on request.
- Open-source OS and developer tools, no seat limits
- One-command build and deploy over USB-C or the network
- GPU, camera, audio and GPIO access, A/B updates with rollback
- Portable fire-watch kit with color and thermal cameras
- Jetson Orin Nano with WendyOS, battery and rugged case
- Runs on site Wi-Fi; LTE adds $100 per box per month
On a 24-month term the Wendy Box is $935 per box per month, with volume rates at 5 and 15 boxes. Wendy Cloud, the fleet management service now in beta, and the data collection, training and insights service are priced on request. Full pricing on wendy.dev. We checked these prices on .
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Is Wendy open source?
Yes. Wendy's code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence, so you can read it, change it and run it yourself.
On GitHub
98stars
- Last commit
- 13 Nov
- Repository age
- 1 years
- Latest release
- 13 Nov
- Licence
- Apache 2.0
- Repository
- wendylabsinc/WendyOS
What are the best Wendy alternatives?
Wendy is an open source alternative to Viam.
Questions about Wendy
What is Wendy?
Connect sensors, simulate and deploy physical AI applications.
Who is Wendy for?
Wendy is best for robotics developers who send code from a laptop to a Jetson or Raspberry Pi in one command.
Is Wendy free?
Yes. Wendy has a free WendyOS plan: open-source OS and developer tools, no seat limits.
How much does Wendy cost?
Wendy's paid plans are Wendy Box at $1,290 per box per month.
Is Wendy open source?
Yes. Wendy's code is public under the Apache 2.0 licence, so you can read it, change it and run it yourself.
What are the best Wendy alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Viam.
Where can I try Wendy?
On its official website, wendy.app.
Which hardware does Wendy run on?
Wendy runs WendyOS on NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi and Qualcomm Dragonwing boards, and its agent installs on any arm64 or x86_64 Linux computer, or on an Apple Silicon Mac in beta. ESP32 microcontrollers are supported through Wendy Lite, which is still in preview.
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