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# Connect your first robot

Generate a connector, run one install command and pair a real robot.

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Draft.** Some details on this page are still being confirmed and may change. Questions? Email <info@dextoros.app>.
{% endhint %}

Connecting a robot takes one command. Each robot gets its own connector with its endpoint and pairing key filled in.

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

## Name the robot

Enter a **Robot name** of up to 32 characters, for example `AMR-11`.

DextorOS turns the name into a slug for files and endpoints: lowercase letters and numbers, with everything else replaced by `-`. `AMR-11` becomes `amr-11`.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Choose the platform and transport

Pick the **Platform** that matches the robot's body:

* 6-axis arm
* Warehouse AMR
* Quadruped
* Mobile manipulator
* Humanoid
* Delta picker

Then pick the **Transport** the robot speaks: WebSocket, MQTT, ROS 2, Serial or Test mode. See [Transports](/connect-robots/transports.md) for what each one writes into the connector.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Download the connector file

Download `dextoros-connector.yaml`. It holds the robot's name, platform, transport settings and pairing key:

```yaml
# DextorOS connector for amr-11
robot: amr-11
platform: warehouse-amr
transport: websocket
endpoint: wss://fleet.dextoros.app/robots/amr-11
pairing_key: <filled in for you>
report:
  - capabilities
  - telemetry
  - events
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Install on the robot

Run this once on the robot's onboard computer, replacing `amr-11` with your robot's slug:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://fleet.dextoros.app/install/amr-11.sh | sh
```

{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Wait for the first connection

The robot moves through three states:

1. **Waiting for first connection**
2. **Handshake** with your robot
3. **Live**

On first connection the robot reports its capabilities, such as wheeled base, LiDAR and depth camera. From then on it streams telemetry up to DextorOS and receives commands back.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    participant R as Robot (connector)
    participant D as DextorOS
    R->>D: First connection with pairing key
    D-->>R: Handshake
    R->>D: Capabilities
    loop While live
        R->>D: Telemetry and events
        D-->>R: Commands
    end
```

{% hint style="warning" %}
Changing the robot's name, platform or transport after pairing means you need to reinstall the connector to reconnect.
{% endhint %}

## Next steps

* [Keys and pairing](/connect-robots/keys-and-pairing.md)
* [Console commands](/fleet-and-console/console-commands.md)


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