WendyOS Docs

Overview

The open source operating system and toolchain for Physical AI — robots, drones, and edge devices.

Physical AI Platform

The Full Stack Physical AI Platform

Develop, deploy, debug, and observe physical AI apps from a local CLI and editor workflow.

Jetson Orin · AGX ThorRaspberry Pi 3 / 4 / 5Apache 2.0Swift · Python · Rust

Get Started

Install Wendy

Plug in an NVIDIA Jetson or Raspberry Pi over USB and start deploying in seconds. Wendy for macOS is available in beta for Apple Silicon targets.

Wendy CLI

Install this on your developer machine.

curl -fsSL https://install.wendy.dev/cli.sh | bash

wendy-agent for Linux

Optional

Install this on an existing Linux target. WendyOS images already include it.

curl -fsSL https://install.wendy.dev/agent.sh | bash

Developer machine setup

Configure your local tools, editor, and first device connection.

Open setup guide

Supported Hardware

Wendy runs on edge devices with strong local compute. Plug one in over USB-C and start deploying.

Core Components

Wendy consists of several core components:

WendyOS

The Apache 2.0 open source Linux distribution optimized for Physical AI. Includes a mobile-like USB-C development experience, remote debugging, and atomic updates.

Beta

Wendy for macOS

Deploy native macOS apps to Apple Silicon Mac targets with Wendy for macOS beta. Supports SwiftPM and Xcode projects with the same CLI workflow.

Beta

Wendy Cloud

A fleet management solution for OTA updates, crash reporting, and remote telemetry. Built for teams scaling from prototypes to thousands of devices.

Developer Tools

CLI and VSCode extension for interactive breakpoints, hot reloading, and one-click deployment. Works with VSCode, Cursor, and Windsurf.

Wendy Frameworks

Performance-first Swift, Python, and Rust frameworks for running AI models, controlling I/O, and handling high-speed telemetry.

Preview

Wendy Lite

WASM-based runtime for microcontrollers. Deploy Swift, Rust, C, or Zig apps to ESP32-C6 with the same CLI workflow.