NVIDIA Jetson Sponsorship / Discount Inquiry

Robotics & Edge Computing Jetson Systems Jetson Orin Nano
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Dear NVIDIA Team,

I hope this message finds you well.

We are the ERTUĞRUL Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Team from Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Turkey participating in Roboboat 2026 (USA). Our team consists of motivated undergraduate students dedicated to advancing autonomous maritime robotics.

We are developing a fully autonomous surface vehicle capable of obstacle avoidance, precision navigation, and mission execution, entirely designed and manufactured by our team. Integrating an NVIDIA Jetson platform into our vehicle would greatly enhance our AI processing capabilities, enabling real-time object detection and autonomous decision-making.

As a student team with limited resources, we kindly request your support through parts sponsorship or an educational discount for a Jetson Orin Nano (or any other Jetson). Your assistance would allow us to accelerate our development and achieve the technical goals of our project.

Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Warm regards,
Mustafa Dursun

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Dear Mustafa Dursun and the ERTURUL Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Team,

Thank you for reaching out to NVIDIA and for your interest in integrating our Jetson platform into your autonomous surface vehicle. We’re excited to hear about your project and the potential for our technology to enhance your AI processing capabilities.

Firstly, congratulations on participating in Roboboat 2026 USA and for your dedication to advancing autonomous maritime robotics. We appreciate your enthusiasm and commitment to innovation.

Regarding your request for support, we’d be happy to help. As a student team with limited resources, you may be eligible for our educational discount program. We offer discounts on our Jetson developer kits, including the Jetson Orin Nano, for students and educators with a valid accredited university or education-related email address.

To explore this option, please visit our website and sign up for the NVIDIA Developer Program. You can then apply for the educational discount, which will give you access to discounted pricing on our Jetson developer kits.

Additionally, we have a variety of resources available to help you get started with your project. Our Jetson platform is designed to be easy to use and integrate, and we have a range of software development kits (SDKs) and tools to support your development.

In terms of camera compatibility, we have a range of supported cameras that work seamlessly with our Jetson platform. You can find more information on our website, including a list of supported cameras and a guide to selecting the right camera for your application.

Comparing the Jetson Orin Nano to other Jetson modules, the Orin Nano offers a great balance of performance and power efficiency. It’s a powerful AI computer that’s capable of delivering up to 275 trillion operations per second, making it ideal for applications that require real-time object detection and autonomous decision-making.

However, if you’re looking for other options, we also offer the Jetson AGX Orin, which is our highest-performance module, and the Jetson Xavier NX, which offers a great balance of performance and power efficiency.

Please let us know if you have any further questions or if there’s anything else we can do to support your project. We’re excited to see what you achieve with our technology.

Best regards,
The NVIDIA Team

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Let me forward your request to internal team to see if able to contact with you.
In the meantime, you may also check Academic Grant Program for Researchers | NVIDIA, that’s another way to grant the support. Thanks

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Hi, thank you for your support. Is there any news?