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The Qualcommยฎ Intelligent Robotics (QIR) SDK provides the robotics samples and tools for you to develop applications on the development kits supporting the Qualcomm Linux software.

See what QIR SDK can do

A quick look at the capabilities you can build for with the QIR SDK:
Perception / AI
Navigation & Mobility
Camera & Sensing
System & Platform Tools
New to the QIR SDK? Follow these steps to get a sample application running on your development kit:
1

Get started

Get started with QIR SDK to understand the prebuilt-image flashing method and host requirements.
2

Download the prebuilt package

Download the prebuilt packages for your development kit.
3

Flash the robotics image

Flash the robotics image to your development kit.
4

Set up the environment

Set up the environment for running sample applications.
5

Run the demo application

Run the demo application to verify your installation.
6

Explore sample applications (optional)

Continue to QIR SDK sample applications to try more samples.

What do you want to do?

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QIR SDK software architecture

Explore the QIR SDKโ€™s components, functionalities, and tools.

Run sample applications

Run robotics, AI, and platform samples on supported development kits.

Develop applications

Build your own applications with the QIR SDK file structure, APIs, and ROS 2 samples.

Build and customize

Build, upgrade, or troubleshoot the QIR SDK to fit your needs.

Migration

Migrate your applications from Qualcomm Linux 1.0 to 2.0.

Release notes

See whatโ€™s new in the latest QIR SDK release.