pi052's preprocessor pipelines don't roundtrip through the saved
``policy_preprocessor.json``: ``RenderMessagesStep`` holds a
``TrainingRecipe`` Python object (not JSON-serializable, saved as
``{}``) and ``ActionTokenizerProcessorStep`` saves the fitted FAST
tokenizer's host-only ``~/.cache/lerobot/fast_tokenizers/...`` path.
``PolicyProcessorPipeline.from_pretrained`` then dies with
``RenderMessagesStep.__init__() missing 1 required positional
argument: 'recipe'`` (job 22164494).
The pi052 training path was workable because the recipe-aware steps
were built directly; the runtime path
(``lerobot.scripts.lerobot_pi052_runtime``) sidesteps the loader by
passing ``pretrained_path=None`` to ``make_pre_post_processors`` and
building fresh from ``config.recipe_path``. The standard
``lerobot-eval`` entry point had no such escape hatch.
Two surgical fixes:
* ``factory.make_pre_post_processors``: when ``policy_cfg.type ==
"pi052"`` AND ``pretrained_path`` is set, bypass the generic
``PolicyProcessorPipeline.from_pretrained`` call. Build the
pipelines fresh via ``make_pi052_pre_post_processors`` (same
bootstrap the runtime uses) and transplant the saved stateful
blobs from each step's ``state_file`` reference in the saved JSON
(today: NormalizerProcessorStep + UnnormalizerProcessorStep
quantile stats). Pairing is by ``registry_name`` AND position so
a benign reorder logs a warning instead of silently mis-loading.
* ``PI052Config.use_hf_kernels``: re-add as a deprecated no-op
field. The flag was removed in d70c8104 (Liger kernels became
unconditional), but checkpoints saved before that commit
serialize ``use_hf_kernels: true`` into ``config.json``. Without
this field draccus rejects the load with ``DecodingError: The
fields use_hf_kernels are not valid for PI052Config`` (job
22164492). Mark for removal in a future major bump.
Together these let an external ``lerobot-eval --policy.path=<pi052
checkpoint>`` invocation evaluate the model against any env.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
The flag gated a process-global, idempotent Liger patch that swaps
in fused Triton rope / geglu / layer_norm kernels (~4.5 % step time
on H100, bench job 22161421). Since liger-kernel is now a hard
dependency of the loss path (``_shifted_lin_ce`` / ``_fast_lin_ce``
in ``modeling_pi052``), gating the same dep behind an opt-in flag
was redundant — every pi052 run pulls the wheel in either way.
* ``PI052Policy.__init__`` calls ``_enable_hf_kernels()``
unconditionally; the function still degrades gracefully if the
wheel happens to be missing (logs a warning, returns).
* Drop ``PI052Config.use_hf_kernels``; the bench numbers and the
``fused_linear_cross_entropy`` pointer to ``_shifted_lin_ce`` /
``_fast_lin_ce`` are kept as comments next to the docstring.
* Update the warning + ``_shifted_lin_ce`` lazy-import comment to
drop stale ``use_hf_kernels`` / ``reduce-overhead`` references.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
* Replace ``_shifted_ce`` / ``_fast_ce`` with Liger's
``fused_linear_cross_entropy``: the ``(B, T, 257k)`` logits tensor
is no longer materialised — the kernel chunks over the ``(B*T)``
axis and computes matmul + softmax + CE in fused Triton blocks.
~30 % step speedup and ~12 GB of activation memory freed on the
dual-CE pi052 recipe. All four call sites in
``_compute_all_losses_fused`` and ``_compute_text_and_fast_loss``
updated; the ``.any().item()`` CPU sync is dropped so the loss
path stays CUDA-graph-capturable.
* DDP-safe FAST tokenizer fit. The cache-hit sentinel previously
looked for ``preprocessor_config.json`` but
``ProcessorMixin.save_pretrained`` writes ``processor_config.json``
— every rank always cache-missed and re-fit, racing on writes and
occasionally producing a stale ``.pyc`` that crashed
``AutoProcessor.from_pretrained`` with ``AttributeError:
UniversalActionProcessor``. Fix the sentinel; gate the fit on the
(local) main process; non-leader ranks poll the cache until the
leader is done. Caught by job 22162549.
* New recipe ``subtask_mem_vqa_robocasa.yaml`` — subtask + memory +
per-camera VQA over the three robocasa camera keys produced by the
port pipeline (``robot0_agentview_left/right``, ``robot0_eye_in_hand``).
The previously-shipped ``subtask_mem_vqa_speech.yaml`` references
``observation.images.front`` / ``wrist`` which don't exist in
robocasa, so VQA never rendered.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Low-confidence VLM detections were producing many overlapping, loose
boxes per frame (oven + toaster oven + counter + drawer + ...) and
coarse keypoints, hurting downstream policy grounding. Two surgical
fixes:
- module_3_vqa prompt: cap bbox at most 3 high-confidence detections
(prefer 1 tight box), require specific labels and ≤10% padding,
allow empty detections list when nothing meets the bar; keypoint
must be a single pixel-precise feature (handle / button / gripper
tip) rather than a coarse "somewhere on object" point.
- run_hf_job: lower vlm.temperature 0.7 → 0.2. Bbox + keypoint are
coordinate-regression tasks where sampling noise directly degrades
localization; question phrasing still varies enough at 0.2.
No new config knobs — the count cap lives in the prompt since "top-N
by confidence" is best picked by the VLM itself. Validator already
accepts empty detections.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Subtask prompt (``module_1_subtasks.txt``):
- Lock the verb vocabulary to composite atomic actions (``pick up``,
``put``/``place``, ``push``/``pull``, ``turn``, ``press``, ``open``/
``close``, ``pour``, ``insert``, ``go to``).
- Add an explicit ``Forbidden ultra-fine splits`` block instructing
the VLM to fold ``move to X`` / ``reach for X`` / ``grasp X`` /
``lift X`` / ``release X`` into the parent composite. Previous
examples actively encouraged the over-segmentation pattern.
- Rewrite the Good/Bad examples around the composite contract.
Job config (``examples/annotations/run_hf_job.py``):
- Point at ``pepijn223/robocasa_smoke_2atomic_v3`` on ``h200x4``.
- ``--vlm.camera_key=robot0_agentview_left`` (real key for the
dataset; the prior ``observation.images.wrist`` did not exist
and would have silenced the VQA module).
- ``--vlm.serve_command`` ``--max-model-len 131072`` (4x): keeps
90 s @ 1 Hz episode video blocks under context even at full
Qwen vision resolution. On 1x H200 (144 GB) the 35B-FP8 model
has plenty of room for the bigger KV cache.
- ``--vocabulary.enabled=false`` — heterogeneous dataset, no
benefit from a single canonical vocabulary.
- ``--plan.derive_task_from_video=off``, ``--plan.n_task_rephrasings=0``
— reuse the dataset's own ``episode_task`` strings as-is.
- ``--plan.min_subtask_seconds=3.0``, ``--plan.plan_max_steps=6`` —
give the new composite-action rules room to land (1.5 s floor
was too small to host a full grasp-or-place composite).
- ``--vqa.vqa_emission_hz=3.0`` — denser VQA grounding.
- Timeout 24h, episode_parallelism=64, client_concurrency=256 to
scale to the 25k-trajectory regime when the same recipe is
pointed at a larger dataset.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Replaces the per-layer ``modeling_gemma.eager_attention_forward`` call
with ``torch.nn.functional.scaled_dot_product_attention`` in
``compute_layer_complete`` (pi05) and ``_compute_layer_ki`` (pi052).
PyTorch SDPA picks the memory-efficient kernel for the
block-bidirectional 4D additive mask the dual-expert model uses (FA2 /
FA3 reject it because they only accept causal / sliding-window / varlen
patterns). The shared ``sdpa_attention_forward`` helper mirrors the
eager signature so the call sites are unchanged.
Selective AC: removes the redundant outer ``_apply_checkpoint(forward_func, ...)``
wrap in ``PI05Pytorch.forward``. Per-layer checkpointing inside
``PaliGemmaWithExpertModel.forward`` already handles activation
recompute; the outer wrap was double-recomputing the whole backbone.
+14% steps/sec on its own (job 22161405 vs 22161398, 1xH100).
groot: drop ``@strict`` on ``GR00TN15Config`` — newer ``huggingface_hub``
rejects ``@strict`` on non-dataclass ``PretrainedConfig`` subclasses,
which was blocking imports of any sibling policy through
``lerobot.policies.factory``.
New ``examples/benchmark/bench_pi052_step.py`` (+ slurm sweeps v1..v8)
times PI052Policy.forward+backward (optionally with AdamW) on
synthetic inputs. Headline numbers on 1xH100 with KI=True, GC=True,
L=512, 4.14 B trainable params, AdamW state in bf16:
pre-SDPA eager BS=8 610ms 19.5 GiB -> 13.1 samples/s
sdpa BS=8 + compile=default 413ms 19.5 GiB -> 19.3 samples/s
sdpa BS=16 + compile=default 715ms 37.3 GiB -> 22.4 samples/s
sdpa BS=32 + compile=default 1325ms 44.8 GiB -> 24.2 samples/s
sdpa BS=40 + compile=default 1665ms 48.6 GiB -> 24.0 samples/s
Parity tests in ``tests/policies/pi052/test_pi052_sdpa_attention.py``
cover fp32 / bf16 / GQA / MHA forward + backward — output and grads
match the eager path within bf16 tolerance.
Also ships ``examples/benchmark/fsdp_pi052.yaml`` (FSDP2 accelerate
config wrapping GemmaDecoderLayer + SiglipEncoderLayer) for the
follow-up multi-GPU memory sharding work.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Adds ``PI052Config.use_hf_kernels`` (default off). When enabled,
``PI052Policy.__init__`` calls ``apply_liger_kernel_to_paligemma``
before the backbone is built so PaliGemma / Gemma / Siglip layers
pick up Liger's fused Triton forwards.
Measured at BS=16 / L=512 / H100 80GB with KI+GC on (bench job
22161421, see ``examples/benchmark/bench_pi052_kernels.slurm``):
rope only → -2.5% step time
geglu only → -2.2% step time
layer_norm only → -1.1% step time
all three → -4.5% step time, peak_mem unchanged
``cross_entropy`` / ``fused_linear_cross_entropy`` are deliberately
skipped — pi052 calls ``F.cross_entropy`` directly and bypasses
``PaliGemmaForConditionalGeneration.forward``, so neither patch
fires without invasive model-code changes (left for a follow-up).
``rms_norm`` measured as noise on this workload (GC dominates),
so it stays off to keep the patch surface minimal.
Requires ``pip install liger-kernel``; falls back to a warning if
missing so the default path is unaffected.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Flip EMAConfig.enable default from False -> True. Every training run
now maintains an EMA shadow of the policy and uses it for eval + W&B
example dumps. Disable per-run with --ema.enable=false for short or
memory-constrained training.
Rationale:
* openpi (JAX, official) ships EMA on for every shipped config,
decay=0.99 by default and 0.999 for pi05_libero. The openpi
PyTorch port explicitly lists EMA as unsupported, a gap LeRobot
main inherited. Flipping the default closes that gap for every
LeRobot policy that ships through lerobot-train.
* EMA is established best practice for diffusion / flow-matching
policies (Diffusion Policy §V.D; standard in DDPM/EDM/Stable
Diffusion training recipes). For autoregressive policies the
extra cost is real but the safety net (smoother eval, better
final checkpoint) doesn't hurt.
Trade-offs to be aware of:
* Memory: 1x model params in fp32 shadow (~13 GB for pi052's
3.3B params; <500 MB for ACT/Diffusion-Policy class). Memory-
constrained users on consumer GPUs may need --ema.enable=false.
* Checkpoint disk: extra .pt file in training_state/, size ~=
pretrained_model/model.safetensors. Over a 100k-step run with
save_freq=20000 that's 5x the model size in extra disk.
* Eval scores will now reflect EMA model instead of live model -
expected to be 1-3% higher on closed-loop tasks per the
diffusion-policy literature; might surprise users who memorize
their last run's numbers.
Opt out:
--ema.enable=false # disable entirely
--ema.use_for_eval=false # keep EMA but eval reflects live
--ema.use_for_wandb_examples=false # keep EMA but W&B reflects live
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace the 250-line src/lerobot/utils/ema.py with a direct dependency
on ema-pytorch (lucidrains' canonical PyTorch EMA library). Same
semantics, decay=0.999 default unchanged, but offloads the maintenance
burden to a maintained library used by every diffusion repo.
Why ema-pytorch:
* Standard PyTorch EMA library; battle-tested across diffusion +
speech + image-gen codebases.
* Tiny pure-python dep (no compiled code).
* Cleaner consumer-side API: ema.ema_model is a full nn.Module
clone of the policy, so eval / wandb just pass it through instead
of context-managed swap/restore on the live model.
What changed mechanically:
* pyproject.toml: add 'ema-pytorch>=0.7.7,<1.0.0' to core deps.
* deleted src/lerobot/utils/ema.py (the custom ModelEMA).
* scripts/lerobot_train.py:
- import EMA from ema_pytorch
- instantiate with beta=cfg.ema.decay,
update_after_step=cfg.ema.warmup_steps, update_every=1,
include_online_model=False (accelerator owns live model
lifecycle; double-registration would double-count params).
- ema.update() (no args) — library tracks the online model
internally.
- Eval block: pass eval_target_policy = ema.ema_model (when
cfg.ema.use_for_eval) instead of swap context manager.
- W&B examples: same pattern.
- Save: torch.save(ema.state_dict(), .../ema_state.pt) instead
of custom safetensors writer. .pt format is consistent with
the rest of training_state which already mixes safetensors +
json + (now) pt.
- Resume: ema.load_state_dict(torch.load(.../ema_state.pt)).
- WandB observability: ema/step (count of ema.update calls),
ema/initted (bool from library), ema/beta (constant from
cfg).
* configs/default.py: EMAConfig.decay stays 0.999 (matches
openpi's pi05_libero); docstring updated to reflect ema-pytrch
semantics for warmup_steps (now maps to update_after_step — a hard
skip, not a smooth decay ramp).
Behavior preserved:
* Defaults: enable=False, decay=0.999, warmup_steps=0,
use_for_eval=True, use_for_wandb_examples=True.
* Same CLI: --ema.enable=true, --ema.decay=X, etc.
* Same checkpoint layout (training_state/ema_state.pt next to
optimizer_state.safetensors etc.); resumes silently if present.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds Exponential Moving Average of trainable policy parameters with
warmup, eval-time swap, checkpoint save/resume, and wandb observability.
For diffusion / flow-matching policies (pi052's flow expert exactly
qualifies), averaging late-training parameter oscillations yields a
smoother model that generalises substantially better at inference —
~1–3% absolute success-rate improvement on closed-loop tasks per the
diffusion-policy lit (Chi et al. 2023 §V.D; standard in DDPM/EDM).
New module: src/lerobot/utils/ema.py
ModelEMA class with:
* fp32 shadow of every requires_grad parameter
* decay warmup: min(decay, (1+n)/(10+n)) for first warmup_steps updates
* update(model) -> effective_decay (for logging)
* apply_to(model) context manager: temp-swap weights, restore on exit
* copy_to(model): permanent overwrite
* save() / load_from_file(): safetensors + JSON sidecar for metadata
* state_dict() / load_state_dict() for in-process round-tripping
New config: src/lerobot/configs/default.py EMAConfig + wired into
TrainPipelineConfig as 'ema: EMAConfig'.
Fields:
enable: bool = False (off by default, back-compat)
decay: float = 0.999 (standard; 0.75 for fast Diffusion-Policy)
warmup_steps: int = 0 (no warmup by default)
use_for_eval: bool = True (eval swaps in EMA weights)
use_for_wandb_examples: bool = True
(W&B training-examples table uses EMA
for predicted-action columns -> matches
what eval / deployment would see)
Training loop integration (src/lerobot/scripts/lerobot_train.py):
1. After accelerator.prepare + policy.train(), instantiate ModelEMA
on the main process if cfg.ema.enable. Resume from
checkpoint_path/training_state/ema_state.safetensors if present.
2. After each update_policy() call, ema.update(unwrap_model(policy))
returns the effective decay (logged to wandb during warmup).
3. The save_checkpoint() block also ema.save(...) the shadow next to
the existing optimizer/scheduler/rng training state. Resume picks
it up automatically in (1).
4. The eval block (cfg.env && is_eval_step) wraps eval_policy_all in
ema.apply_to() when use_for_eval=True. Live weights restored
byte-for-byte on context exit.
5. The W&B training-example dump wraps log_training_examples in
ema.apply_to() when use_for_wandb_examples=True so the predicted-
action columns match the eval/deployment behavior.
6. Two new wandb scalars: ema/effective_decay, ema/num_updates.
Cost:
Memory: 1x model params in fp32 (~13 GB for pi052's 3.3B params).
Lives only on main-process GPU. CPU offload available via
ModelEMA(device='cpu') if needed.
Compute: one elementwise update per step (~1% of step time).
Eval: 2x checkpoint files in training_state/ (live optimizer state
+ ema shadow). Negligible relative to model.safetensors.
Usage:
lerobot-train ... --ema.enable=true
lerobot-train ... --ema.enable=true --ema.decay=0.9999 # very slow EMA
lerobot-train ... --ema.enable=true --ema.warmup_steps=1000
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Penalise the log-partition function z = log Σ exp(logits) drifting away
from zero on text-CE supervised positions. Without it, large-vocab
models (PaliGemma's 257k vocab) can let logsumexp grow unboundedly
while CE stays low — a uniform additive logit bias cancels in softmax
but pushes the partition function out of bounds, causing numerical
instability and generation drift.
PaLM appendix B / Chinchilla report z-loss is essential for stable
large-vocab CE. It is especially valuable for pi052 because the recent
default lm_head_lr_scale=5.0 amplifies head-drift risk: the 5x boost
keeps the head pinned to fine-tuning targets, and z-loss caps the
partition function so the head can't just bias all logits high uniformly.
Implementation:
* _shifted_ce(logits, labels, z_loss_weight=0.0) gains the new arg
with default 0.0 (back-compat for any other caller).
* Both call sites in PI052Policy.forward read self.config.text_ce_
z_loss_weight and pass it through.
* PI052Config.text_ce_z_loss_weight defaults to 1e-4 (commonly cited
PaLM value); set to 0 to disable.
Cheap to compute: one extra logsumexp shares the softmax kernel that
F.cross_entropy already runs. No memory overhead beyond a (B*T,) tensor.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The base optimizer LR (2.5e-5, cosine to 2.5e-6, 1k warmup, AdamW
(0.9, 0.95), wd 0.01, grad_clip 1.0) is the openpi/π0.5 setting used
for the RoboCasa leaderboard baselines and is well-validated for 3B-
class VLAs with a paligemma backbone. Leave it alone.
The one place pi052 needs to diverge from pi05 is the LM-head LR
multiplier:
* pi05 has no text supervision -> head doesn't get gradients ->
lm_head_lr_scale is moot, stays at 1.0.
* pi052 always has text supervision via the recipe (subtask /
memory / VQA). Under KI, the LM head only sees gradients on
~30-45% of the batch (the text-CE mask share). Under aggressive
cosine decay the head drifts back toward PaliGemma's pretrained
<loc> first-token bias, despite teacher-forced CE staying near 0.
5x is the documented fix (see PI05Config.lm_head_lr_scale docstring
and PI05Policy.get_optim_params, which is already wired to split the
LM head + tied embed_tokens into their own param group while sharing
the same cosine lambda). Flipping the default here lifts the fix from
opt-in to on-by-default for every pi052 run, with zero downside on
text-free recipes (head still gets no gradients to scale).
Other LR knobs reviewed and intentionally NOT changed:
- optimizer_lr=2.5e-5: openpi-validated, matches leaderboard.
- scheduler_warmup_steps=1000: standard for VLA finetuning.
- scheduler_decay_steps=30000: auto-scales for short runs.
- optimizer_betas=(0.9, 0.95): GPT/LLM convention, works for
flow-matching + LM-CE.
- optimizer_weight_decay=0.01, grad_clip=1.0: standard.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The training-example wandb.Table dump (camera images + text fields +
GT/predicted action chunk endpoints) was opt-in. Flip defaults so any
run with --wandb.enable=true gets visual training observability for free.
log_examples_freq: 0 -> 5000 (push table every 5k steps)
log_examples_n: 4 -> 4 (unchanged)
log_examples_predict_actions: False -> True (extra forward in eval mode)
Runs without --wandb.enable=true are unaffected (the training loop gate
checks wandb_logger is not None first). Set log_examples_freq=0 to opt
out of the dump even with wandb enabled; set log_examples_predict_actions
=false to skip the extra inference forward pass.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds an opt-in cadence for pushing rich training examples to W&B,
independent of the scalar log_freq. Off by default; turn on with
--wandb.log_examples_freq=5000 (one wandb.Table dump every 5k steps).
WandBConfig (configs/default.py):
+ log_examples_freq: int = 0 # 0 disables
+ log_examples_n: int = 4 # batch elements per dump
+ log_examples_predict_actions: bool = False
# opt-in extra forward pass to
# show predicted vs GT action chunk
WandBLogger.log_training_examples (common/wandb_utils.py):
Builds one wandb.Table row per sampled batch element with:
* one wandb.Image column per camera (auto handles CHW/HWC,
uint8/float32 [0,1])
* any text fields present in the batch (task / subtask /
memory / instruction)
* gt_action_first / gt_action_last (chunk endpoints)
* pred_action_first / pred_action_last when --wandb.log_examples_
predict_actions=true (policy.eval() + no_grad; restores train
mode after)
Defensive: per-camera failures don't poison the row; predict_action_
chunk exceptions are logged and the predicted columns are dropped.
Training loop (scripts/lerobot_train.py):
One new gated block right after the existing scalar log_step clause.
Reads batch + dataset.meta.camera_keys, hands them to
log_training_examples. Wrapped in try/except so a bad sample never
kills the run.
Usage:
lerobot-train ... \
--wandb.enable=true --wandb.project=robocasa_composite_seen \
--wandb.log_examples_freq=5000 \
--wandb.log_examples_n=4 \
--wandb.log_examples_predict_actions=true
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add ATOMIC_TASKS, COMPOSITE_UNSEEN_TASKS and four new --task-set keys
(atomic, composite_unseen, composite_all, composite_atomic) so the same
builder produces the 50-task target benchmark or the 300-task Human300
pretraining slice (via --split=pretrain --task-set=all) without
duplicating logic.
- Stop hardcoding the composite_seen tag on the HF push; tags are now
derived from --split / --source / --task-set so atomic, composite_all,
and pretrain runs land with accurate metadata.
- Refresh module docstring to match the broader scope.
- Add scripts/build_robocasa_smoke.sh: 2-atomic-task smoke dataset
(~1k episodes, ~131k frames) for fast end-to-end training validation
before kicking off Human300-scale runs.
Resolves conflicts from 32 commits on main:
* docs/source/_toctree.yml — keep both new toc entries
(annotation_pipeline + video_encoding_parameters).
* docs/source/language_and_recipes.mdx — adopt main's section
ordering (Layer 2 before "Temporal semantics") and float32
timestamp dtype to match the codebase.
* src/lerobot/configs/__init__.py — keep both export sets
(recipe + video encoder).
* src/lerobot/datasets/dataset_metadata.py — drop redundant lazy
imports (top-level imports cover both LANGUAGE_COLUMNS and
DEFAULT_TOOLS); adopt main's @tools.setter for info.json
write-back.
* src/lerobot/datasets/feature_utils.py — call the real
validate_feature_language() instead of returning "".
* src/lerobot/datasets/language.py — float32 timestamps to match
pa.float32() used in video_utils.py and the rest of the codebase.
* src/lerobot/datasets/language_render.py — adopt main's
unwrap_scalar() helper (drops two hand-rolled .item()/list
unwrappers); float32 in docstring.
* src/lerobot/processor/render_messages_processor.py — drop
PR-local _scalar() helper, use shared unwrap_scalar().
* tests/datasets/test_language.py — adopt main's new float32 dtype
+ validate_feature_language warning tests.
* tests/datasets/test_dataset_metadata.py — adopt main's new
tools.setter persist/clear tests.
* uv.lock — regenerated cleanly from main's resolver.
90 of 92 touched tests pass. Two pre-existing test failures
(test_module1_plan_memory_subtask_smoke,
test_module2_mid_episode_emits_paired_interjection_and_speech in
tests/annotations/test_modules.py) are unrelated to this merge —
that test file doesn't exist on main, so the failures originate on
the branch and are addressed by the 8 newer fix(annotate) commits
already on origin that will land in a follow-up.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three diagnostic surfaces shipped in PR3 that don't belong in a clean
release:
* ``LEROBOT_DUMP_RECIPE_SAMPLES`` env-var dump (~70 LOC in
text_processor_pi052.py): pretty-prints the next N rendered samples
with ``[TGT]...[/TGT]`` markers over supervised spans. One-off
training-inspection tool — no production user, never wired into a
CLI flag, only useful while iterating on the recipe. Drop the module
constants, the ``_is_dump_rank`` / ``_dump_recipe_sample`` helpers,
the call site, and the now-unused ``import os``.
* ``_log_obs_tensors_once()`` in lerobot_pi052_runtime.py: the
docstring literally says "Used to bisect train/inference mismatches"
— a debugging artifact from when the LM head was collapsing on the
live robot. Logged unconditionally at WARNING level from both the
dataset-driven and robot-driven providers, with no ``--verbose``
gate. Drop the function, both call sites, and the ``_logged`` /
``_obs_logged`` flag dicts that fed them. (``_resize_logged`` is
kept — it gates the operationally useful camera-size sanity log.)
* Defensive ``unsqueeze(0)`` block in the dataset observation
provider: papered over an upstream bug where some preprocessor step
could produce an unbatched tensor. ``AddBatchDimensionProcessorStep``
is reliable in the current pipeline — pi052 tests still pass with
the block removed. If the bug ever resurfaces it should be fixed
at the source, not silently re-batched here.
Net: -169 LOC. All 30 ``tests/policies/pi052/`` tests pass.
The ``<loc>`` token plumbing (``register_paligemma_loc_tokens``,
``_loc_token``, ``suppress_loc_tokens`` runtime gate) is left as-is —
it's the actual mechanism for VQA spatial answers, not scaffolding,
and the ``suppress_loc_tokens=True`` callers on subtask/memory/
interjection paths and ``=False`` on the VQA path are intentional
asymmetric behaviour, not a bug-routing knob.
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Replace the earlier wrapper (which depended on robocasa.scripts.download
+ dataset_registry) with a self-contained pipeline that:
* downloads each task tarball directly from Box via box_links_ds.json
* converts v2.1 -> v3.0 in place using convert_dataset_v21_to_v30
* standardizes camera keys under observation.images.robot0_* and
flattens observation.state by concatenating base/EE/gripper subkeys
when the source dataset stores them separately
* builds per-rank unified shards then aggregates into one dataset
Filter: composite_seen task-set restricts discovery to the 16 multi-step
target tasks (DeliverStraw, GetToastedBread, ..., WashLettuce). Use
--task-set=all to keep every discovered task in the split/source slice;
--tasks=... overrides for arbitrary subsets.
Defaults sized for hopper-cpu @ 128 cores: 16 workers x 8 cpus-per-task.
Adapted from a battle-tested port_robocasa.py reference shared by the
user; the only semantic addition is the task-set filter.
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Both observation providers in lerobot_pi052_runtime.py ended a sample
dict the same way — strip the runtime-owned language columns and hand
the policy a device-resident ``observation.*``-only subset. Extract
two tiny helpers (``_strip_runtime_owned_language_cols`` and
``_select_observation_to_device``) so the dataset and robot paths
read as a clear linear pipeline. Path-specific concerns (defensive
unsqueeze on the dataset path; camera resize + state-vector sanity
logging on the robot path) stay inline at the call sites.
Behaviour unchanged; all 30 ``tests/policies/pi052/`` tests pass.
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Parallel variant of build_robocasa_composite_seen.py modeled after the
existing slurm_port_shards.py / slurm_aggregate_shards.py pattern.
Two-phase datatrove pipeline:
* Phase 1 DOWNLOAD: tasks=16 (one per RoboCasa composite_seen task),
each worker downloads its assigned tar via RoboCasa's own
download_datasets helper. Network-bound, idempotent.
* Phase 2 AGGREGATE: tasks=1, single worker calls aggregate_datasets
over the 16 extracted directories. Submitted with depends=phase1 so
SLURM only releases it once all 16 downloads succeed.
Reuses the COMPOSITE_SEEN_TASKS list and per-task download/resolve
helpers from the single-machine script via aliased imports — single
source of truth for 'what does it mean to download a composite_seen
task'.
Local (--slurm 0) mode runs the two phases sequentially in-process for
debugging on a workstation.
Usage on SLURM:
uv run python examples/port_datasets/slurm_build_robocasa_composite_seen.py \
--output-dir=/scratch/${USER}/robocasa_composite_seen \
--hub-repo-id=${HF_USER}/robocasa_composite_seen \
--logs-dir=/scratch/${USER}/logs/robocasa \
--partition=cpu --push-to-hub
Prereq: uv sync --extra annotations (pulls datatrove)
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RoboCasa 1.0 ships its target/human demos in LeRobot format (parquet +
mp4) as lerobot.tar archives distributed via Box. This script wraps
RoboCasa's own download_datasets helper to pull each of the 16
composite_seen tasks, opens each extracted directory as a
LeRobotDataset, and merges them into a single combined dataset via
merge_datasets (a thin wrapper over aggregate_datasets that revalidates
fps/robot_type/features, unifies task indices, concatenates videos and
parquet, and recomputes stats).
The 16-task slice corresponds exactly to the 'Composite-Seen' column of
the published RoboCasa365 leaderboard, so the resulting dataset is the
right substrate for an apples-to-apples pi05 vs pi052 comparison on
multi-step kitchen manipulation.
Usage:
uv run python -m lerobot.scripts.build_robocasa_composite_seen \
--output-dir=/data/lerobot/robocasa_composite_seen \
--hub-repo-id=${HF_USER}/robocasa_composite_seen \
--push-to-hub
Idempotent: re-running skips already-downloaded tasks. Defensive
fallbacks handle RoboCasa API drift in get_ds_path / download_datasets.
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Task picker:
The dataset bootstrap used to silently overwrite args.task with the
canonical training task. Replace that with an interactive picker
(_select_task_interactively) that shows every unique task in
ds_meta.tasks as a numbered menu (canonical task first as default) plus
a 'type a custom task' option. --task on the CLI still skips the
picker, and non-TTY runs fall back to the bootstrap task so scripted
invocations are unchanged.
Action diagnostic removal:
Drop the [act] log block in LowLevelForward.run (|a|_mean / spread /
normalized + unnormalized first/last + state) that was added while
debugging the 'barely moving' issue. Robot motion is now healthy, the
output is noise in steady-state, and it depended on stashing the
postprocessor on runtime.state — also removed.
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MemoryUpdateFwd was importable but never installed, so subtask_change
events fired by HighLevelSubtaskFwd had no listener and current_memory
stayed at its initial None value — the runtime panel always showed
'memory (not set)' even when the policy was trained with the
memory_update recipe (e.g. subtask_mem_vqa_speech.yaml, weight 0.15).
Insert MemoryUpdateFwd between HighLevelSubtaskFwd and AskVQAFwd so
the event is visible the same tick it is emitted, and refresh the
stale comment that claimed memory was not in scope.
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Adds a per-chunk-boundary counter to HighLevelSubtaskFwd: subtask gen
fires only once every N chunk boundaries (default 1 = current
behavior). Lets the operator run e.g. 5 flow-matching action chunks
per LM-head subtask gen so the subtask doesn't churn every 1.7s while
the previous one is still being executed — saves compute and avoids
re-planning the action trajectory mid-grasp.
--subtask_chunks_per_gen=5 # 5 chunks per subtask refresh
The counter starts at 0 so the very first chunk boundary fires
immediately (no startup delay). Trigger is rearmed when skipping so
a low high_level_hz doesn't lose slots.
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Adds a per-chunk log line in LowLevelForward that surfaces what the
action expert actually emits and what the robot receives after the
postprocessor unnormalizes it, so "barely moving" can be diagnosed
at a glance:
[act] T=50 |a|_mean=0.234 spread=0.512
[act] norm first=[0.12, -0.31, ...] last=[0.45, -0.22, ...]
[act] joint first=[3.2, -47.8, ...] last=[12.4, -41.0, ...] state=[0.5, -55.3, ...]
|a|_mean ~ 0.3–0.6 with spread ~ 0.3+ and visible delta from first to
last → healthy trajectory. |a|_mean near 0 across the chunk → model
defaulting to median pose. joint values that don't differ much from
state → safety cap or model output near current state.
Postprocessor is stashed on runtime.state["_postprocessor"] at startup
so the diagnostic can replay the same unnormalize the dispatcher uses.
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If two consecutive VLM-emitted subtask spans have ``start`` timestamps
that round to the same source frame after ``snap_to_frame`` (e.g. on
short episodes the VLM sometimes nominates two ~adjacent action
boundaries within one 30 Hz step), the writer emits two
``style=subtask`` rows at the identical persistent timestamp. The
training-time renderer's default binding
``subtask: active_at(t, style=subtask)`` then raises:
ValueError: Ambiguous resolver for style='subtask';
add role=..., tool_name=..., or camera=... to disambiguate.
… and the whole training run dies on the first batch.
Observed concretely on ``pepijn223/super_poulain_vocab2`` (job
22159979): episodes 3 and 30 each had two subtask rows at the same
timestamp (``release yellow cube`` + ``retract arm`` snapping to the
same frame).
Add ``_dedupe_starts_to_distinct_frames`` to walk the cleaned span list
and, whenever a snapped start collides with one already used, push the
later span onto the next free frame timestamp. Both subtasks survive
on distinct timestamps; the renderer can now disambiguate. If the
episode genuinely has no later free frame (extremely unlikely — would
require a same-timestamp collision on the very last frame of the
episode), the later span is dropped with a warning rather than left
to poison the render.
New test ``test_plan_module_bumps_collocated_subtasks_to_distinct_frames``
locks in the contract; full vocabulary suite is 14/14 green.
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The Jaccard-overlap snap was warping VLM output into wrong canonical
labels — e.g. an off-vocab "consult the wizard" span would silently
become "grasp blue cube" if that scored highest. Even with a higher
floor the operator can't tell which subtasks were paraphrases vs
genuine mislabels in the resulting dataset.
Replace with strict exact-match validation + a single targeted retry:
1. Generate subtasks as before.
2. If any returned subtask's normalised form (lowercased, articles
stripped, whitespace collapsed) isn't in the canonical vocab,
fire one retry call naming the offending strings and re-sending
the full canonical list. The retry prompt requires byte-identical
output from the vocab.
3. After the retry, validate again. Spans still off-vocab are
dropped — no fuzzy snapping ever produces a different canonical
label than the VLM actually emitted.
4. If every span ends up off-vocab even after the retry, warn loudly
so the operator extends ``meta/canonical_vocabulary.json`` to
cover the missing phase. The episode is left with empty subtasks
rather than silently fabricated ones — visibility > sweep-under-
the-rug.
Promote ``_NORMALIZE_STRIP_TOKENS`` to a class constant and split the
normalisation helper out so the retry-validation and the final
canonicalisation share one source of truth.
Tests:
- test_plan_module_accepts_article_only_difference: "grasp the blue
cube" still maps to canonical "grasp blue cube" (article-tolerant).
- test_plan_module_retries_when_subtask_off_vocab: paraphrase
triggers the retry which the VLM corrects in pass 2.
- test_plan_module_drops_off_vocab_subtask_after_retry: VLM that
refuses to correct → bad span dropped, in-vocab span kept.
- test_plan_module_empty_when_all_off_vocab_after_retry: every
span off-vocab → episode left empty (no warping).
All 13 vocabulary tests pass.
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When the canonical vocabulary is enabled and the VLM produces spans
that don't overlap any canonical label, the previous Jaccard-floor
(0.5) dropped them and the episode came out with no subtasks at all
— invisible to the downstream policy. Observed on
``pepijn223/super_poulain_vocab``: some episodes had empty subtask
columns because every VLM-emitted phrase scored below 0.5 against
the discovered vocabulary.
Two-pass canonicalisation:
- First pass keeps the Jaccard floor (lowered from 0.5 → 0.25, to
let mild paraphrases through) and drops everything below.
- If that first pass leaves the episode with **zero** subtasks,
fall back to a second pass that always snaps each VLM span to
its nearest canonical label by Jaccard (no floor). The episode
ends up with subtasks even when the vocabulary missed a phase
— a slightly-wrong canonical label is still closer to the right
motion than nothing at all.
- Log loudly when the fallback fires so the operator can spot
coverage gaps in ``meta/canonical_vocabulary.json``.
- Log a per-episode count at INFO when some (but not all) spans
were dropped so it's visible without spamming the run output.
Promote the Jaccard floor + ignore-tokens to class constants so
they're a single edit point. Add ``force=True`` parameter to
``_canonicalize_subtask`` for the no-floor fallback path.
New test ``test_plan_module_snaps_when_all_off_vocab`` covers the
fallback; existing ``test_plan_module_drops_off_vocab_subtask`` is
adjusted to keep at least one in-vocab span so the floor path can
still fire and is exercised. All 12 vocabulary tests pass.
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Hardcoding ``n_subtask_target=10`` and ``n_memory_target=6`` baked task
complexity into the config — a simple pick-and-place needs ~6, a
multi-step recipe needs ~20. The VLM already sees the clips, so let it
pick the count itself from what's recurring across episodes.
Drop both knobs from ``VocabularyConfig`` and the ``module_0_vocabulary``
prompt template. The prompt now says "decide the count yourself based
on what you see — the smallest set that still covers every recurring
phase" and adds an "each label must recur across the demos" rule so
the VLM filters out one-off motions.
Update the launcher script + docs to remove the old knobs.
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Three stale things in the launcher script:
- ``--module_1/2/3.*`` no longer exist; review commit fd18beb renamed
the CLI namespaces to ``--plan/interjections/vqa``. Forwarded all
eight existing args to their new names.
- ``--push_to_hub`` is now a bool; the destination repo lives at
``--dest_repo_id``. Split the single positional into both args.
- ``openai`` was missing from the pip install list, which the prior
review review (claude bot, 2026-05-08) flagged — the default vlm
backend is ``openai`` so the job would have ImportError'd. Added.
Also expose the new phase 0 (canonical vocabulary discovery) knobs
explicitly: ``--vocabulary.sample_episodes``, ``--n_subtask_target``,
``--n_memory_target``. Defaults are sane (3 / 10 / 6) but worth
flagging in the example so the operator knows what they're running.
Update the docstring + section comments to match the current phase
layout (vocabulary → plan → interjections → vqa → writer).
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The pipeline previously emitted near-unique subtask + memory phrasings
per episode (free-form LLM rephrasing). On the downstream low-level
policy that collapses the action expert's conditioning to noise: every
episode pairs a different paraphrase with similar motions, so the
expert learns a flat scene-prior that ignores the subtask string —
then at inference the high-level head invents *yet another* paraphrase
and the expert produces tiny "uncertain hover" chunks.
Add a vocabulary-discovery phase (phase 0) that runs once per dataset:
- watches the first ``vocabulary.sample_episodes`` (default 3)
episode videos as one Qwen-VL prompt,
- asks the VLM to derive ~``n_subtask_target`` canonical imperative
subtask labels and ~``n_memory_target`` first-person past-tense
memory milestones that recur across the demos,
- persists them to ``meta/canonical_vocabulary.json`` (human-
inspectable, hand-editable), and
- wires the resulting ``Vocabulary`` into the ``plan`` module so
every per-episode subtask + memory call is constrained to those
exact strings (both as prompt-side instructions *and* post-VLM
validation: paraphrases snap to the closest canonical entry via
token-set overlap; below a 0.5 Jaccard floor the subtask is
dropped rather than warped into something semantically wrong).
Operator workflow:
- first run discovers the vocabulary, writes the JSON, and runs
the ``plan`` module against it,
- subsequent runs reuse the on-disk file (``reuse_existing=True``
default) so hand-edits stick,
- set ``--vocabulary.enabled=False`` to fall back to free-form
generation (the original behaviour).
The discovery prompt forbids gerunds / third-person / adverbs and
caps the lists to the requested counts, matching the Hi-Robot /
π0.6-MEM convention of small per-environment vocabularies. The
``plan`` module's subtask + memory prompts grow a conditional
``{vocabulary_block}`` slot rendered only when a vocabulary is
present; without one the templates collapse to their previous
free-form form.
Tests: 11 new unit tests under tests/annotations/test_vocabulary.py
cover the on-disk round-trip, discovery against the fixture dataset,
``reuse_existing`` short-circuit, paraphrase canonicalisation, off-
vocab subtask dropping, and the no-vocabulary pass-through path.
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Two runtime fixes that surfaced from on-robot testing.
(1) HighLevelSubtaskFwd was double-gated: HzTrigger fires every period
(e.g. every 5s at --high_level_hz=0.2) AND the step requires the
action queue to be empty. The queue-empty window is brief (~tens of
ms between drain and refill) and almost never coincides with the
low-hz timer, so HL effectively never fired and the subtask shown
in the runtime panel stayed on the dataset's frame-0 annotation.
Add HzTrigger.rearm() and have HighLevelSubtaskFwd call it when
skipping due to queue-non-empty — the trigger stays armed and tries
again on the next tick instead of waiting another full period.
LowLevelForward keeps the original "skip" semantics because chunk_hz
is meant as a true upper bound on chunk-generation rate.
(2) The "robot state at startup" warning in _build_robot_observation_provider
was meant to fire once but wasn't gated by _resize_logged like the
sibling "camera ... live=AxB" warning. Result: it spammed every
observation tick (~1-2s). Gate it on first_call (snapshot of
_resize_logged["done"]) so both logs fire once at session start.
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* fix(deps): cap placo below 0.9.16 and harden kinematics import
placo 0.9.16 links against liburdfdom_sensor.so.4, which is unavailable
on Ubuntu 24.04 (noble ships urdfdom 3.x). Importing placo on that base
crashes with:
ImportError: liburdfdom_sensor.so.4.0: cannot open shared object file
This broke nightly Latest Deps tests (CPU and GPU) when the lockfile
upgrade picked placo 0.9.16, since lerobot.model.kinematics
unconditionally imports placo when _placo_available is true, and that
check (importlib.util.find_spec) cannot detect dlopen failures of
transitive shared libraries — so unrelated subsystems (RL actor,
gym_manipulator) became unimportable.
Two changes:
1. Pin placo to <0.9.16 in pyproject.toml + regenerate uv.lock
(0.9.16 → 0.9.15). Short-term unblock for nightly CI until system
urdfdom 4.x is broadly available.
2. Harden the import guard in src/lerobot/model/kinematics.py:
wrap 'import placo' in try/except ImportError so a missing
transitive .so no longer crashes module import. RobotKinematics
instantiation now raises an informative ImportError citing the
underlying dlopen failure via _raise_if_placo_unusable().
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* fix(kinematics): hoist _placo_runtime_error to module scope for mypy
Mypy walks the TYPE_CHECKING branch in which the runtime else-block is
not executed, so _placo_runtime_error was only defined at runtime and
mypy reported 'Name "_placo_runtime_error" is not defined' on the
three references inside _raise_if_placo_unusable. Declare the symbol
unconditionally at module scope with a default of None; the runtime
import-failure branch still assigns to it.
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* style(kinematics): drop verbose comments around placo import guard
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With knowledge_insulation=True the LM head only receives gradients on
text-CE samples (e.g. ~45% of the mix for subtask_mem.yaml). Under
aggressive cosine LR decay this is enough for the head's first-token
distribution to drift back toward PaliGemma's pretrained <loc>
detection prior — teacher-forced argmax stays high while autoregressive
generation collapses to <locDDDD> tokens.
Add `lm_head_lr_scale` (default 1.0, no behavior change) on PI05Config.
When != 1.0, PI05Policy.get_optim_params splits the policy into two
param groups: the PaliGemma lm_head projection plus its tied
embed_tokens at lr * lm_head_lr_scale, and the rest at lr. The cosine
scheduler multiplies both groups by the same lambda each step, so the
ratio is preserved across decay.
Recommended starting point for pi052 + subtask_mem.yaml runs: 5.0,
combined with a higher scheduler_decay_lr floor (e.g. 5e-6 instead of
1e-6) so the head doesn't get starved in the second half of training.
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PaliGemma's pretraining puts heavy first-token mass on its <loc0000>..
<loc1023> ids at any "Assistant:" continuation. Our pi052 fine-tunes
with knowledge_insulation=True and a small text-CE budget (~45% of
samples) drift back toward that prior on long runs at low LR — teacher-
forced argmax stays at 100% (CE only measures next-token given correct
prefix) while autoregressive first-token selection collapses onto <loc>.
On the running poulain11 checkpoint at step 8000 this manifests as a
stream of <locDDDD> tokens for every subtask call — confirmed locally
against the saved checkpoint on a dataset frame.
Add a `suppress_loc_tokens` knob to `PI052Policy.select_message` that
masks ids [256000, 257024) to -inf before sampling, and pass it from
the three text-only inference steps (HighLevelSubtaskFwd,
MemoryUpdateFwd, UserInterjectionFwd). VQA steps keep the default
False so spatial answers can still emit locs. Verified end-to-end:
suppressed → "the robot arm moves the blue block to the green basket".
Also fix `_msgs_for_memory`: it was emitting the older
`User: ${task}\nPlan:..\nMemory:..` / `Assistant: ${subtask}` template,
which no longer matches the `memory_update` recipe layout
(`User: ${task}` / `Assistant: Previous memory: ..` /
`User: Completed subtask: ..`). The new prompt mirrors the training
recipe; `HighLevelSubtaskFwd` stashes the just-completed subtask in
`state['prior_subtask']` so the memory prompt can render
`Completed subtask: ..` for `MemoryUpdateFwd`.
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* chore(gr00t): sync with #3606 for fixing gr00t config crash
* fix(pi0&pi05): fix graph break caused by deepcopy of past_key_values in sample_actions
* fix(pi0&pi05): fix frequent recompile caused by compute_layer_complete
* feat(test): add compile test and benchamrk for pi0 and pi05
* feat(test): add comprehensive testing for pi0 and pi05. Including processor, forward, sample action, etc.
- Fixed broken API examples in Lerobot Imitation Learning Documentation
- Teleoperation with cameras improved by adding a fixed frequency in the loop (without it the cameras feed gets very slow)
- Wrapped record example script in main() to avoid problems on Mac
- Previously teleoperation example was using SO-ARM and teleoperation with cameras was using Koch. I changed it to use SO-ARM in all of the examples.
- Added section on how to train with HF Jobs - CLI and Python examples
- Replaced lerobot-record with lerobot-rollout in policies examples
memory_update was bound to `emitted_at(t, style=memory)`, which requires
the frame's exact timestamp to match a memory annotation. Memory rows are
placed at subtask-boundary timestamps and at 30 fps that's ~1% of frames,
so 99% of memory_update draws couldn't render and silently fell through
to _fallback_low_level_render — injecting task-conditioned low-level
training on ~30% of samples (subtask_mem.yaml).
Switch to `active_at`. At inference `MemoryUpdateFwd` is triggered on
`subtask_change` events, but the model only needs to learn the stateless
mapping (prior_memory, completed_subtask) -> current_memory. active_at
supervises this mapping on every frame inside a subtask interval, against
varied observations; the trigger lives outside the model. Net effect:
memory_update renders on ~87% of frames, the fallback leak drops from
~30% to ~4%, and memory CE gets a meaningful (not 0.3%) training share.
subtask_mem.yaml: rebalance to 0.30 / 0.55 / 0.15 so memory CE is
~13% effective and the freed weight goes to low_level_execution.
subtask_mem_vqa_speech.yaml: keep weights (memory_update=0.10 was
already balanced against the other text-CE branches).
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When fine-tuning from pi05_base, reuse only the pretrained weights so pi052 still generates recipe text labels and FAST action labels.
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Keep the PaliGemma LM head in float32 and initialize it from pretrained weights or token embeddings when loading pi05 checkpoints.
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The parity check in debug_text_predictions was producing false ✗
DIVERGED reports. Root cause: I built the "inference" batch by
zero-masking the attention past the supervised span, but kept the
full 512-token padded sequence. select_message reads the prompt-end
hidden state via ``vlm_out[:, -1:]`` — the LAST position of the
prefix — which in a padded batch is a padding-token hidden state,
not the last prompt token. PaliGemma's prior on those padded
positions reliably argmaxes to <loc0879>, falsely flagging a
training/inference mismatch.
Fix: truncate both tokens AND mask to length == first_sup before
calling select_message, mirroring what the real runtime does
(``tokenizer(prompt)`` returns un-padded ids). Now the parity check
compares like-with-like.
The actual training argmax in the dump was sensible English
("' move the blue cube into the green bin'" at acc=6/9) — the head
is learning correctly. The "<loc>" salad was purely the harness
reading from the wrong position.
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At training time the policy is wrapped by Accelerator/DDP into a
.module attribute and custom methods are NOT proxied through the
wrapper, so ``hasattr(policy, "debug_text_predictions")`` was False
and the periodic dump was silently no-op'ing. Walk through .module
indirection to reach the raw PI052Policy that defines the method.
Also surface why the dump didn't fire (no method / empty supervised
positions / generation error) so users can see what's blocking it
instead of staring at silence.
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Extends the periodic LM-head dump (LEROBOT_DEBUG_PREDS_EVERY) to ALSO
run select_message autoregressively on the same prompt prefix and show:
prompt : '<bos>User: ... Assistant: '
target (ground truth) : ' close the gripper ...'
training argmax (teacher-fed) : ' close the gri lift ...' acc=12/15=80%
inference (autoregressive) : ' close the gripper around ...'
first-token parity : train=3387 (' close') vs infer=3387 (' close') ✓ MATCH
The first-token parity check is decisive: training-side argmax at the
prompt-end position and inference's first generated token both compute
``argmax(lm_head(h_last_prompt))`` on identical context, so they MUST
match. Any divergence signals a training↔inference bug (mask, dtype,
KI routing, embedding scale, etc.). Subsequent tokens can diverge
because training uses teacher forcing while inference free-runs.
debug_text_predictions now also returns an ``inference`` list keyed
by sample, each entry carrying ``first_sup_pos`` and ``decoded``.
Limited to 24 new tokens per sample to keep the dump fast.
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Adds an opt-in diagnostic that, every N training steps, dumps 5 batch
samples plus the LM head's argmax prediction at every supervised
position alongside the label and a ✓/✗ marker — the cheapest signal
for "is text training actually learning what we expect, or collapsing
to a fixed token". Refills the recipe-sample dump budget on the same
cadence so the raw input shapes are also re-dumped.
Opt in via env var:
LEROBOT_DEBUG_PREDS_EVERY=1000 lerobot-train ...
PI052 implements ``debug_text_predictions`` (mirrors the text-loss
forward but returns argmax instead of CE); other policies are silently
skipped. The dump runs in eval() mode under no_grad, slicing the
current batch to N samples — no extra data fetch, no train-state
mutation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The trained model collapsed to spewing 40+ <loc> tokens for *every*
prompt — subtask, memory, anything — because VQA targets were supervised
to *start* with <loc>. With ~25% of all text samples beginning with a
<loc> token, the LM head learned "Assistant: → <loc>" as a strong
attractor; once one loc is emitted, autoregression chains the rest.
Flip the format so every text target — subtask, memory, speech, AND VQA
— starts with a regular word. The model still learns the <loc>
vocabulary for the spatial portion of the answer, but loc can no
longer be the first generation step out of a clean prompt.
Examples:
point : "green box <loc0162><loc0759>"
bbox : "cube <loc0082>…<loc0409>"
multi : "blue <locs> ; yellow <locs>"
The runtime parser (parse_loc_answer) strips loc tokens and uses the
remainder as label, so it's order-tolerant and works under either
format. Old loc-first checkpoints still parse cleanly at inference;
new training will use label-first.
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select_message's bf16 cast used next(paligemma.parameters()).dtype,
which lands on a fp32-kept param (norm / embedding) under
to_bfloat16_for_selected_params. Mask stayed fp32 while q/k/v were
bf16 → SDPA still raised "invalid dtype for bias". Read the dtype
from layers[0].self_attn.q_proj.weight instead — q_proj is always
cast with the rest, so its dtype matches what SDPA sees.
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`_prepare_attention_masks_4d` always returns fp32 (the 0.0 / -inf
literals); with bf16 weights, HF PaliGemma's SDPA path raises
"invalid dtype for bias - should match query's dtype" and
select_message returns empty every step. Cast in both attention
sites: `_compute_layer_ki` (training, when both experts run) and
`select_message` (inference, VLM-only branch). Bf16 training +
bf16 inference now run end to end with no dtype mismatch.
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Match the production target used in examples/annotations/run_hf_job.py.
Per Scale Labs' dense-captioning ablations, model capacity dominates
prompt-engineering gains; defaulting to the larger model avoids
shipping a worst-tier configuration out of the box.
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THE bug behind the <loc>-salad. PaliGemma's vocab reserves ids
[256000, 257023] for <locDDDD> detection / pointing tokens, but the
stock AutoTokenizer does NOT match them on raw text — it BPE-splits
<loc0162> into SEVEN pieces (<, loc, 0, 1, 6, 2, >). So a VQA target
like "<loc0162><loc0759> green box<eos>" tokenized to 16 pieces, not
5, and training the LM head supervised those generic BPE pieces
instead of one detection-vocab id. The piece logits got pumped up
across ~25% of supervised positions; at inference they dominated
every turn — even subtask prompts produced <loc>-salad followed by
the actual answer.
Register the 1024 <locDDDD> tokens via tokenizer.add_tokens once on
load, in every path the policy uses: PI052TextTokenizerStep (training
encode), _build_text_batch_pi052 (runtime encode), and
select_message's default tokenizer (runtime decode). Verified
empirically with the real PaliGemma tokenizer: VQA target now
tokenizes to 5 ids matching the loc-vocab range (256162, 256759, ...)
with correct offset_mapping.
This unlocks PaliGemma's actual detection prior; <loc>-salad cannot
recur because each <locDDDD> is a single class on the LM head, not a
character sequence the head accidentally learns to extend.
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Confirmed empirically on the published dataset: VQA bbox/keypoint
coordinates are Qwen2.5-VL's 0–1000 normalized grounding output, NOT
pixels. Scanning 8207 samples showed x and y both spanning 0..1000
with ~30% of values exceeding the camera's pixel dimensions (which is
impossible if they were pixels).
_vqa_answer_to_loc was dividing by the observation image's H/W, so
e.g. point [742, 158] on a 640x480 wrist cam clamped x to <loc1023>
(the far-right edge) instead of mapping to <loc0760> (~74% across).
Fix: divide by 1000 — the actual Qwen scale. The conversion is now
camera-resolution-independent, so _camera_image_shapes and the
image_shapes plumbing through __call__ / _encode_messages /
_messages_vqa_to_loc are dropped. Tests updated to the new signature
and the 0–1000 round-trip.
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base.fit() rejected the data with "Vocab size 1024 is too small for
the range of tokens 9339": the FAST tokenizer was fit on raw
motor-unit actions, whose DCT-token range vastly exceeds the 1024
codebook.
Two problems, one fix. (1) Raw actions blow up the token range. (2) At
training time ActionTokenizerProcessorStep runs after the QUANTILES
NormalizerProcessorStep, so it encodes normalized actions — fitting on
raw actions mismatches that space. Replicate QUANTILES normalization
(per-dim [q01,q99] -> [-1,1], clipped) before base.fit() so the fit and
the training-time encode see the same distribution and the token range
fits the codebook.
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fit_fast_tokenizer collected action chunks via ds[i]["action"], which
builds a full training item — delta-timestamp expansion, video decode,
image transforms. A single video-decode failure threw, was swallowed
at debug level, and silently starved the fit of every chunk → "FAST
fit collected zero action chunks", falling back to the universal
tokenizer.
Read the ``action`` column straight from the HF dataset instead: it
carries no video, so it is immune to decode errors and far faster.
Also fail fast with a clear message when the dataset has no ``action``
feature or all episodes are shorter than chunk_size.
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_compute_layer_ki called modeling_gemma._gated_residual, but that
adaRMSNorm gated-residual helper is a lerobot helper in pi_gemma, not
part of HF transformers — so enabling knowledge_insulation crashed with
AttributeError on the first training step. Import _gated_residual from
pi_gemma, matching pi05's own layer code.
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Spatial VQA answers (bbox / keypoint) were trained as pixel-coordinate
JSON, which fights PaliGemma's detection prior and leaks <loc>-token
salad at inference. Convert them to PaliGemma's native <locNNNN>
vocabulary instead so the LM head reuses that prior.
Training side (text_processor_pi052.py): a target turn whose content
parses as a bbox/keypoint answer is rewritten to <loc> text, using the
camera frame's native (H, W) from the observation and the preceding
image block. Non-spatial answers, subtask/memory targets and SmolVLA2
keep their JSON form — the dataset stays backbone-agnostic.
Runtime side (smolvla2/inference/vqa.py): parse_vqa_answer detects
<loc> answers (2 locs -> keypoint, 4 -> bbox), returning normalized
[0,1] coords with a normalized flag; draw_vqa_overlay denormalizes
against the chosen camera frame's pixel size.
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Keep action-only samples trainable by rendering the task as a low-level user message when no recipe branch matches.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
PI052TextTokenizerStep masked text_labels over the assistant turn's
*content only* — the trailing newline was excluded and no EOS token was
ever a supervised label. So the LM head was never given a stop signal:
at inference select_message decoded to max_new_tokens, producing the
runaway subtask paragraphs and the "}"}"}-style VQA tails.
_format_messages now appends the tokenizer's EOS to each supervised
target turn and extends that turn's span to cover it, so the EOS lands
in text_labels. _shifted_ce then trains "<last content token> -> EOS"
and the model learns to terminate; select_message stops on it.
Inference callers (the runtime's _build_text_batch_pi052) pass no
target_indices / eos_token, so no EOS is baked into the prompt — the
model generates it. Verified end-to-end with the PaliGemma tokenizer:
the supervised span is `<content><eos>` and the trailing newline stays
unsupervised.
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VideoDecoderCache used an unbounded dict keyed on absolute path, with no
eviction in the standard LeRobotDataset path. With shuffled iteration over
datasets that have many distinct mp4 files, every DataLoader worker
accumulated one cached (VideoDecoder, fsspec file handle) pair per distinct
path it had ever touched. Per-entry cost is ~3-5 MB of host RAM plus one
open FD; at ~8 k entries this is roughly 30 GB per worker.
This was hit in the wild during a SmolVLA training run on a 4,195-episode
SO-101 dataset (8,390 mp4s, two cameras per episode). dmesg showed
anon-rss climbing to 34.9 GB on a single pt_data_worker before the OOM
killer fired ~30 min into training; with --num_workers=8 the per-worker
peak halved to 17.9 GB, which is the expected inverse-scaling signature
when the leak is per-decode and the workload is split across workers. The
working workaround on the affected platform was --dataset.video_backend=pyav,
because the pyav path opens/closes per call and never touches this cache.
Switch the backing store to an OrderedDict and evict LRU entries when the
cap is reached, closing the evicted file handle inside the lock so we do
not leak FDs either. Default cap is DEFAULT_DECODER_CACHE_SIZE = 100,
overridable via LEROBOT_VIDEO_DECODER_CACHE_SIZE or by passing max_size=
to the constructor; max_size=None restores the legacy unbounded behaviour
for callers that need it.
Validation on the original failing workload (decode_video_frames_torchcodec
called over real mp4s from the affected SO-101 dataset):
unbounded: 300 files -> +1087 MB host RSS, cache=300, still climbing
cap=50: 500 files -> +266 MB host RSS, cache=50, stable
cap=50: 2000 calls -> +312 MB host RSS, cache=50, stable
cap=100: 1000 calls -> +470 MB host RSS, cache=100, stable
Three independent seeded runs at cap=50 agreed to within 1% (263 / 266 /
265 MB delta), and the 2000-call multi-pass run shows RSS plateaus after
the cap is reached instead of drifting.
Tests in tests/datasets/test_video_decoder_cache.py cover:
default-is-bounded, size cap, LRU ordering, FD close on eviction, FD close
on clear(), cache-hit invariance, max_size=None fallback, and env-var
override. No regressions in test_video_encoding.py, test_streaming.py, or
test_dataset_reader.py (73 prior tests still pass alongside the 8 new ones).
* feat(utility): adding video re-encode utility
* feat(edit): adding a new lerobot-edit-dataset tool to re-encode all the videos of a dataset
* chore(format): formatting code
* chore(review): fix Claude reviews
* test(reencode dataset): adding missing test for reencode dataset
* Add extensive language support
* Address review: split persistent/event schemas, drop event timestamps
- recipe.py: derive _VALID_ROLES/_VALID_STREAMS from MessageRole/MessageStream Literals
- dataset_metadata.py: keep CODEBASE_VERSION at v3.0
- language.py: remove RESERVED_STYLES; split arrow/feature schemas into
persistent (with timestamp) and event (without timestamp); add docstrings
- language_render.py: events use frame-row timestamp implicitly; no
per-event timestamp filtering or sorting
- converters.py: drop unused subtask_key passthrough
- add docstrings to new public APIs (recipe, render_messages_processor, collate)
- update tests for split schemas; revert uv.lock
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Add docstrings to all new helpers; revert uv.lock
Covers private helpers in recipe.py, language.py, language_render.py,
and render_messages_processor.py. Also reverts uv.lock to main (it was
re-generated by `uv run` during local checks).
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* feat(language): add motion (persistent) and trace (event-only) styles
Promote the previously-reserved motion/trace styles to first-class core
styles. motion routes to language_persistent (it tracks robot state over
time); trace routes to language_events (single-moment annotations).
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* feat(language): per-camera tagging on view-dependent styles
Adds a nullable `camera` field to the language row struct (both persistent
and event variants) so view-dependent styles like `vqa` can carry which
`observation.images.*` view they were grounded against. Without this,
multi-camera datasets ended up with multiple `(vqa, role)` rows at the
same timestamp that the resolver could not disambiguate.
- `language.py`: add `camera` to PERSISTENT_ROW_FIELDS / EVENT_ROW_FIELDS,
to both Arrow struct types and the HF datasets feature mappings;
introduce VIEW_DEPENDENT_STYLES = {vqa, motion, trace} plus
`is_view_dependent_style` and `validate_camera_field` helpers (camera
required iff style is view-dependent).
- `language_render.py`: thread an optional `camera=` kwarg through every
resolver (`active_at`, `emitted_at`, `nth_prev`, `nth_next`) and through
`_matching_rows` / `_select_*`, so recipes can disambiguate per-camera
VQA with `emitted_at(t, style=vqa, role=assistant, camera=...)`.
Without a `camera` filter, multi-row matches keep raising the existing
ambiguity error — which is the desired behaviour on multi-camera data.
- `recipes/pi05_hirobot.yaml`: replace the single `ask_vqa` branch with
`ask_vqa_top` and `ask_vqa_wrist` per-camera sub-recipes (each carrying
the matching image block), keeping the original 0.20 budget and
documenting the customization point for datasets with different cameras.
- Tests: schema test asserts the new field order; new tests cover
`is_view_dependent_style`, `validate_camera_field` (both required and
forbidden directions), per-camera `emitted_at` filtering, and the
ambiguity error when two cameras emit `(vqa, assistant)` at the same
timestamp without a `camera=` filter. RenderMessagesStep + dataset
passthrough fixtures updated to include the new field.
- `docs/source/language_and_recipes.mdx`: document the `camera` field,
the per-camera resolver pattern, and the canonical recipe convention.
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* fix(language): drop motion from VIEW_DEPENDENT_STYLES
Motion primitives are described in robot-frame (joint / Cartesian) terms,
not pixel space, so they are camera-agnostic. Only `vqa` (event) and
`trace` (event, pixel-trajectory) are view-dependent.
The `camera` field stays on PERSISTENT_ROW_FIELDS for schema symmetry —
the validator, resolver, and HF feature mapping behave identically across
the two columns regardless of which styles populate `camera` today —
but persistent rows now always have `camera=None` in practice.
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* feat(language): task_aug style + automatic ${task} rephrasing rotation
Adds task-prompt diversity (Xiao 2022 / CAST) without touching
``meta/tasks.parquet`` or forcing recipes to opt in. The plan reserved
``task_aug`` as a future style; this lands it now.
- ``language.py``: add ``task_aug`` to ``CORE_STYLES`` and
``PERSISTENT_STYLES``. ``column_for_style("task_aug")`` returns
``language_persistent`` so PR 2 writers route it correctly.
- ``language_render.py``: ``_resolve_task`` now consults the persistent
slice for rows of ``style="task_aug", role="user"``. When any exist
it picks one deterministically by ``sample_idx`` (blake2b-keyed, not
Python's randomized hash) so an epoch sees every rephrasing of every
episode while the same sample still resolves identically across
reruns. Falls back to the canonical ``meta/tasks.parquet`` task when
no rephrasings are present, so existing datasets and unannotated runs
keep their behaviour. Explicit ``task=`` overrides still win.
- Tests: rephrasing coverage across samples, determinism on repeat
``sample_idx``, fallback when persistent has no ``task_aug`` rows,
and explicit override priority.
Recipes get this for free: any ``${task}`` placeholder rotates through
the available rephrasings. Recipes that want the literal canonical task
can override the binding.
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* feat(language): tool catalog in meta/info.json + LeRobotDatasetMetadata.tools
Stores OpenAI-style function schemas at ``meta/info.json["tools"]`` so
datasets can declare which tools are available (today: just ``say``;
tomorrow: per-dataset extensions). The ``DEFAULT_TOOLS`` constant
fills in for unannotated datasets so chat-template consumers don't
have to special-case anything.
Three pieces:
- ``language.py``: ``SAY_TOOL_SCHEMA`` and ``DEFAULT_TOOLS``
constants. Single source of truth — PR 2's writer and PR 3's
runtime tool registry will both import from here instead of
duplicating the dict.
- ``dataset_metadata.py``: ``LeRobotDatasetMetadata.tools`` property
reads ``info.json["tools"]`` and falls back to ``DEFAULT_TOOLS``.
Returns deep-copied dicts so callers can mutate the result safely.
- ``docs/source/tools.mdx``: spec page covering the catalog, per-row
invocations, and the three-step "how to add a new tool" workflow
(declare schema, implement, register). Linked from the docs
toctree under the Datasets section.
This lays the groundwork for PR 2's pipeline writing the catalog out
during annotation, and PR 3's ``src/lerobot/tools/`` package shipping
runnable implementations (one file per tool — first up:
``say.py`` wrapping Kyutai's pocket-tts).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Apply ruff and prettier formatting after merge
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* refactor(language): unify resolver dispatch and prune redundant test scaffolding
* Drop the unused `events` kwarg from `active_at`/`nth_prev`/`nth_next`;
only `emitted_at` actually consults events. The dispatcher in
`_resolve_spec` now passes events conditionally.
* Replace the dual `_persistent_sort_key`/`_event_sort_key` pair with a
single `_row_sort_key` and drop the `sort_key` parameter from
`_select_one`. Event rows lack `timestamp` (it is implicit in the
frame) and now default to `0.0` for sort purposes — the
`(style, role)` tiebreaker is unchanged.
* Inline `_select_latest` into `active_at` (its only caller).
* Collapse `emitted_at`'s dual-branch into one `_select_one` call.
* Tighten `_validate_persistent_resolver` to a single
`column_for_style(style) != LANGUAGE_PERSISTENT` check.
* Parameterize `test_per_camera_blend_renders_both_views` over the two
cameras and factor the sub-recipe builder into `_vqa_subrecipe` so
the test no longer hand-rolls two near-identical recipe blocks.
Net -98 LOC; behavior, public resolver names, and test expectations
unchanged.
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* fix(language): always raise on ambiguous resolver matches
`_select_one` previously skipped its ambiguity check whenever any of
`role`/`tool_name`/`camera` was set, on the assumption that the caller
had already pinned down a unique row. That left a real ambiguity hole
for VQA: with two cameras emitting `(vqa, assistant)` at the same
frame, `emitted_at(..., role="assistant")` silently picked the first
sorted row instead of telling the recipe to add `camera=...`. The
existing `test_emitted_at_raises_on_ambiguous_per_camera_vqa` test
already encoded the desired behavior.
Tighten the check: any time `len(rows) > 1` we now raise with the
selectors echoed back, so users see exactly which fields they passed
and that more is needed to disambiguate.
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* chore: fix CI — collapse short ValueError to one line, refresh uv.lock
* `ruff format` on CI (newer version) wants the short `camera=None`
ValueError on a single line.
* `uv.lock` was stale relative to `pyproject.toml`'s `datasets>=4.7.0`
pin (and picked up upstream `s390x` marker fixes for cuda packages).
CI runs `uv sync --locked` which rejected the divergence.
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* fix(language): keep base install green — drop processor re-export, gate dataset-extra tests
`lerobot.processor` re-exported `RenderMessagesStep` at the package
level, so importing anything from `lerobot.processor` pulled in
`lerobot.datasets.language` → `lerobot.datasets/__init__.py` →
`require_package("datasets")`, which fails in the Tier 1 base install
that intentionally omits the `[dataset]` extra. The chain bricked
collection for unrelated suites (`tests/policies/pi0_pi05/...`,
`tests/envs/...`, etc.).
* Stop re-exporting `RenderMessagesStep` from `lerobot.processor`. The
only consumer (the test) already imports from the submodule.
Document the deliberate omission in the module docstring.
* Add `pytest.importorskip("datasets", ...)` (and `pandas` where
needed) at the top of the four PR-added tests that exercise the
language stack:
- tests/datasets/test_language.py
- tests/datasets/test_language_render.py
- tests/processor/test_render_messages_processor.py
- tests/utils/test_collate.py
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* fix(language): address review — tools accessor, motion docs, conditional collate
* **`meta.tools` actually reads `info.json["tools"]`.** `DatasetInfo`
had no `tools` field, so `from_dict` silently dropped the key (it
warned about unknown fields then discarded them) and the property
always returned `DEFAULT_TOOLS`. Added `tools: list[dict] | None`
to the dataclass; `to_dict()` drops it when unset so existing
datasets keep a clean `info.json`. Fixed the accessor to read
`self.info.tools` (the previous `.get(...)` would have raised
AttributeError on the dataclass anyway). Added regression tests:
fallback when absent, round-trip from disk, and round-trip
through `DatasetInfo.from_dict` / `to_dict`.
* **`motion` is not view-dependent — fix the docs.** The mdx claimed
rows of style `motion` must carry `camera`, but `VIEW_DEPENDENT_STYLES
= {"vqa", "trace"}` and the validator agrees: motion primitives are
joint/Cartesian-frame, not pixel-space. Updated both call-out
paragraphs in `language_and_recipes.mdx`.
* **Conditional `collate_fn` swap.** Added `meta.has_language_columns`
and gate the `lerobot_collate_fn` swap in `lerobot_train.py` on it,
so non-language datasets keep PyTorch's `default_collate`. Also
added a pass-through test in `test_collate.py` that asserts on a
plain tensor batch the custom collate matches `default_collate`
key-for-key, plus a test for the `None`-sample drop path.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* review: dedupe regex, centralize column names, harden collate, more tests
* **#2 — dedupe `_PLACEHOLDER_RE`.** The same regex was compiled in
`recipe.py` and `language_render.py`. Promote to module-level
`PLACEHOLDER_RE` in `recipe.py` (its primary owner — declares
template syntax) and import from `language_render.py`.
* **#3 — centralize language column names.** `io_utils.py` had
hardcoded `{"language_persistent", "language_events"}` literals at
two sites. Replace with `LANGUAGE_COLUMNS` import so a future column
rename can't silently desync.
* **#4 — defensive collate preserved-keys.** `lerobot_collate_fn`
silently filtered language fields from samples that didn't have
them, which would hand downstream consumers a preserved list
shorter than the tensor batch. Now: if any sample carries a key,
every sample in the batch must carry it; otherwise raise a
`ValueError` so the upstream rendering bug surfaces at the boundary.
* **#5 — `_scalar` rejects non-singleton lists.** Previously a zero-
or multi-element list fell through and triggered confusing
`float([])` errors downstream. Now raises `ValueError` with the
actual length.
* **#6 — refactor `_extract_complementary_data`.** Replace 11 lines
of `key = {... if ... else {}}` plus an 11-line splat dict with a
single `_COMPLEMENTARY_KEYS` tuple iterated once.
* **#7 — document `EXTENDED_STYLES`.** Was an empty `set()` with no
comment. Add a docstring explaining it's an intentional extension
point: downstream modules append project-local styles before
`column_for_style` is called.
* **#9 — `tools.mdx` notes the runtime layer is future work.** The
page referenced `src/lerobot/tools/`, `registry.py`, and
`get_tools(meta)` — none exist in this PR. Added a callout at the
start of "How to add your own tool" plus a note on the
implementations paragraph.
* **#10 — tests for YAML round-trip, malformed rows, blend
validation.** `test_recipe.py` grew from 1 case to 12 covering:
blend-or-messages exclusivity, target-turn requirement, blend
emptiness, weight presence/positivity, nested-blend rejection,
`from_dict` with nested blends, `from_yaml` / `load_recipe`
agreement, top-level non-mapping rejection. Added a malformed-row
test for `_normalize_rows` that asserts non-dict entries raise
`TypeError`.
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* review: emitted_at uses 0.1s tolerance; MessageTurn requires stream at construction
* **Float tolerance in `emitted_at` for persistent styles.** The
``_timestamp(row) == t`` exact-equality check silently missed any
caller that derived ``t`` arithmetically (e.g. ``frame_idx / fps``)
even though the parquet timestamp would only differ by ULPs. Added
``EMITTED_AT_TOLERANCE_S = 0.1`` and check ``abs(...) <= tolerance``
instead, with a docstring explaining why exact equality wasn't
enough and why 0.1 s is safe at typical 30–100 Hz control rates.
Test asserts the new behavior at half-window (matches) and
double-window (no match) using the constant so it stays in sync.
* **`MessageTurn.stream` is required at construction.** It was typed
``MessageStream | None = None`` so YAML could omit ``stream:`` and
pass the dataclass invariant — but ``_validate_rendered`` rejected
``None`` streams later, surfacing the error at the first sample
instead of at recipe load. Now ``__post_init__`` raises
``ValueError`` if ``stream`` is ``None``, with the list of valid
streams in the message. The redundant late-stage check in
``_validate_rendered`` is replaced with a one-line comment that
cites the upstream invariant. Test pins the new construction-time
rejection.
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* docs(tools): drop follow-up-PR references
Reword the two callouts in `tools.mdx` to describe the runtime layer
in present tense ("not part of the catalog layer shipped today",
"those modules don't yet exist in the tree") instead of pointing at a
specific follow-up PR. Keeps the doc honest about what works now
without coupling it to a particular release order.
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* review: address CarolinePascal feedback
- language timestamps: float64 -> float32 to match LeRobotDataset frame
timestamps (Arrow struct + HF feature)
- dataset_metadata: hoist `.language` imports to module top — language.py
has no lerobot imports, so there is no circular-import risk
- dataset_metadata: add a `meta.tools` setter that persists the catalog to
info.json and reloads `meta.info`
- feature_utils: validate the `language` dtype instead of returning "" —
warn (non-fatal) when a non-empty value is written at record time
- centralize the scalar-unwrap helper as `lerobot.utils.utils.unwrap_scalar`,
shared by render_messages_processor and language_render
- docs: move `## Layer 2 — recipe anatomy` ahead of the resolver sections,
which describe recipe bindings rather than dataset layout
- language_render: note in EMITTED_AT_TOLERANCE_S that persistent rows change
on a human-action timescale, not the camera frame rate
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The runtime's text path was hard-wired to SmolVLA2: _build_text_batch
read policy.config.vlm_model_name (which PI052Config doesn't have) and
built a SmolVLM2 chat-template prompt. PI052/PaliGemma is not
chat-pretrained and trains on a flat `User: ... \nAssistant: ...`
prompt, so the runtime crashed or fed an out-of-distribution prefix.
- _build_text_batch now dispatches on policy.config.type: smolvla2 ->
chat template (renamed _build_text_batch_chat); pi052 -> flat
role-prefixed text via PI052TextTokenizerStep's own _format_messages /
_strip_blocks / _flatten_say_tool_calls, so the inference prefix
matches PI052 training exactly.
- Add a lerobot-pi052-runtime entry point (alias of the same main; the
policy type is read from the checkpoint) so the command name isn't
misleading. argparse prog now defaults to the invoked command name.
PI052's select_message / predict_action_chunk already work with the
runtime; this was the one SmolVLA2-only coupling.
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The first-person memory narrative, task-rephrasing and initial-speech
prompt tweaks belong in the annotation pipeline itself. Applied to
feat/language-annotation-pipeline (#3471); reverting them here to the
merge-base so they drop out of this PR's diff. general_vqa.py keeps its
docstring fix since it references a recipe this PR introduces.
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- module_1_memory: rewrite as an explicit first-person, past-tense
narrative ("I picked up...", "I opened...") matching the MEM
(Torne 2026) running-memory style, instead of "one or two short
sentences" with no person/tense guidance.
- module_1_task_rephrasings: bias rephrasings toward short imperative.
- module_2_initial_speech: prefer very short robot acknowledgements.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The deterministic-plan rewrite, single-frame VQA (K 3->1), dataset
version tagging, telegraphic-subtask prompt and shorter interjection
prompt belong in the annotation pipeline itself, not in the SmolVLA
training PR. They have been applied to feat/language-annotation-
pipeline (#3471). Reverting these six files here to the merge-base so
they drop out of this PR's diff; #3491 will inherit the canonical
versions when it next rebases on its base.
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Port the steerable-pipeline refinements developed on feat/smolvla-on-
steerable back into the annotation pipeline itself:
- module_1_subtasks: imperative verb-first telegraphic labels with a
consistent-object-noun rule and good/bad examples (no hard word cap).
- _generate_plan: drop the VLM round-trip; the plan is now a
deterministic numbered list of still-todo subtasks, re-emitted at
every subtask boundary so it shrinks as work progresses. Removes
module_1_plan.txt.
- VqaConfig.K 3 -> 1: a VQA pair anchors exactly its emission frame, no
stale-label temporal smear.
- lerobot-annotate: tag the pushed dataset with its codebase_version so
LeRobotDataset can resolve a revision and load it.
- module_2_interjection: shorter, more natural mid-task cues.
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Rewrite module_1_subtasks prompt to produce short imperative commands
("pick up the orange") instead of third-person narration ("the robot
arm moves to the orange"). Drops the verbose "how, not what" rule and
adds a good/bad few-shot table.
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Convert PI052 prefix-only attention masks before calling PaliGemma so text-only batches and generation use the same mask shape as fused training.
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Route full PI05/PI052 fine-tuning through PyTorch's fused AdamW path to avoid the single-tensor Adam denominator allocation near GPU memory limits.
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Avoid the multi-tensor AdamW temporary that can OOM full PI05/PI052 fine-tuning near GPU memory limits.
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Select only supervised text and FAST action-code positions before cross-entropy to avoid full-vocabulary loss tensors over padded sequences.
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Use PI05Policy helpers for action padding and image preprocessing in PI052 fused losses instead of looking them up on the inner PI05Pytorch module.
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* feat(robots): natively integrate Seeed Studio reBot B601-DM arm
Add first-class LeRobot support for the Seeed Studio reBot arm, replacing
the out-of-tree `lerobot-robot-seeed-b601` / `lerobot-teleoperator-rebot-arm-102`
plugin packages.
New devices:
- robot `rebot_b601_follower` — single-arm B601-DM follower (6-DOF + gripper,
Damiao CAN motors via `motorbridge`)
- robot `bi_rebot_b601_follower` — bimanual follower composing two single arms
- teleoperator `rebot_102_leader` — single-arm StarArm102 / reBot Arm 102 leader
(FashionStar UART servos via `motorbridge-smart-servo`)
- teleoperator `bi_rebot_102_leader` — bimanual leader composing two single arms
The bimanual variants reuse the single-arm classes and namespace each arm's
observation/action keys with `left_` / `right_` prefixes, so a bimanual
StarArm102 leader can teleoperate a bimanual reBot B601 follower.
Optional SDK imports are guarded; a `rebot` extra installs `motorbridge` and
`motorbridge-smart-servo`.
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* docs: add reBot B601-DM calibration & dual-arm teleoperation guide
Add docs/source/rebot_b601.mdx covering single-arm and bimanual
calibration and teleoperation for the reBot B601-DM follower and
reBot Arm 102 leader, with zero-position reference images from the
Seeed Studio wiki. Register the page in the docs toctree.
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* docs: fix reBot B601 MDX build (move JSON example out of <Tip>)
The doc-builder parses `{...}` inside MDX component children as a
Svelte expression, so the joint_directions JSON example broke the
build. Move it into a top-level fenced code block.
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* docs: apply prettier formatting to reBot B601 page
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* docs: remove duplicate colocated reBot B601 page
docs/source/rebot_b601.mdx is the canonical, toctree-registered page;
the colocated rebot_b601.md was a redundant thinner copy.
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* docs: clarify 6-DOF leader fallback comment in reBot B601 follower
Explain that holding wrist_yaw at zero is what lets a 6-DOF leader
(e.g. so100_leader / so101_leader) teleoperate the 7-DOF follower.
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* refactor: address Caroline's PR review on reBot B601 integration
- leader: remove _validate_config (no other lerobot device validates its
config; a key mismatch now surfaces as a plain KeyError)
- leader: simplify _round_to_valid_range to direct modular arithmetic
instead of a bidirectional search loop
- leader: inline the single-use _clamp helper
- follower & leader: write MotorCalibration range_min/range_max from the
configured joint_limits / joint_ranges instead of a fixed [-90, 90]
- docs: add a "Find the USB ports" section (lerobot-find-port) and move
the brltty/permissions tip there; link the OpenArm page for SocketCAN
adapter configuration
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Tokenize batched recipe outputs in PI052 so training batches with nested message lists do not crash before model forward.
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Mask the FAST auxiliary loss to discrete action-code tokens so wrapper formatting tokens do not affect action co-training.
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Module 3 anchored each VQA emission tick to K=3 consecutive frames
(~0.1s at 30fps). The VLM grounds the answer — bbox/keypoint
coordinates especially — against the first frame's image, so copying it
onto frames 2-3 smears a stale label over a moving scene.
Default K=1: a VQA pair lands on exactly its emission frame, no
temporal smear. VQA frames get sparser; the WeightedEpisodeAwareSampler
(vqa_target_fraction) is the knob to compensate.
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The decoder chain tried torchcodec first, then ffmpeg. torchcodec is
not thread-safe: under the executor's 16-wide concurrent decode in the
interjections phase it SIGSEGVs (exit 139) before the ffmpeg fallback
is ever reached — uncatchable, so it kills the whole job.
Default the auto chain to ffmpeg only. Per-frame ffmpeg decode runs in
an isolated child process: crash-safe and concurrency-safe (the plan
phase already proved 16 parallel ffmpeg subprocesses are fine).
torchcodec / pyav remain available via an explicit video_backend.
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PyAV segfaulted (exit 139) decoding the AV1 streams modern LeRobot
datasets use — a SIGSEGV that the per-episode try/except cannot catch,
killing the whole job when the interjections phase started.
Replace the PyAV fallback with _decode_frames_ffmpeg, which shells out
to the ffmpeg CLI: a full ffmpeg build decodes AV1, and a child-process
crash is a catchable non-zero exit rather than a segfault. Decoder chain
is now torchcodec -> ffmpeg. _decode_frames_av stays available behind
video_backend="pyav" for callers that want it.
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- hirobot.yaml -> subtasks_vqa.yaml
- hirobot_memory.yaml -> subtask_mem_vqa_speech.yaml
- pi05_hirobot.yaml -> deleted (stale: uses plan, top-camera names;
superseded by the two recipes above)
- smolvla2_hirobot.yaml -> deleted (was untracked stale junk)
Updated the smolvla2 / pi052 `recipe_path` config defaults, all
docstring / comment references, the annotation-pipeline + recipe docs,
and the three tests that loaded pi05_hirobot.yaml (repointed to the
renamed recipes; the low-level-branch and pipeline-render assertions
now accept a flow-only `low_level` stream as valid supervision, since
the new recipes' low_level_execution has no text-CE target).
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The pyav fallback routed through lerobot's decode_video_frames(backend=
"pyav"), which uses torchvision.io.VideoReader — removed in torchvision
0.23+. On modern torch stacks (e.g. vllm-openai with torchvision 0.26)
both torchcodec and that path fail, leaving interjection/vqa prompts
without visual context.
Add _decode_frames_av: a self-contained PyAV decoder that picks the
nearest frame per timestamp. It is the always-available tail of the
decoder chain (torchcodec -> pyav) and the target of --video_backend=pyav.
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pi052 had the same text-CE collapse bug smolvla2 had — PaliGemma's
embed_prefix flags the language block att=0, so make_att_2d_masks makes
it fully bidirectional and the text cross-entropy degenerates into a
copy task. Ported the three model-specific fixes:
- _mark_target_span_causal: set att=1 on supervised target language
positions so the text-CE is genuine causal next-token prediction.
Applied in both _compute_all_losses_fused and _compute_text_and_fast_loss.
- flow_loss_weight 10.0 -> 5.0: the paper's a=10 swamps the LM head once
the flow-only low_level recipe fires often (matches SmolVLA2Config).
- _flatten_say_tool_calls in the text tokenizer: serialize `say` tool
calls into a <say>...</say> marker so the spoken reply is tokenized
and supervised (PaliGemma's flat prompt has no structured calls, so
they were dropped entirely).
select_message needed no change: pi052's prefix is [images, language]
with no trailing state token, so it already decodes from the last
language token.
Regression tests mirror the smolvla2 attention-masking + tool-call suite.
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VQA annotations are sparse, so VQA was badly underrepresented in training:
its effective share was weight x density, and blend draws that picked an
ask_vqa* sub-recipe for a non-VQA frame were wasted entirely.
Two pieces:
1. Recipe-side consumption (language_render.py): render_sample now routes
any frame that carries a VQA annotation to a matching ask_vqa* sub-recipe,
regardless of the weighted blend draw. No VQA annotation is wasted and no
draw lands on a non-renderable VQA recipe — VQA's recipe-side share now
equals the VQA-annotation density.
2. Dataset-side oversampling (WeightedEpisodeAwareSampler + vqa_target_fraction):
a new weighted, episode-aware sampler draws frames with replacement by
per-frame weight. When TrainPipelineConfig.vqa_target_fraction is set, the
train script scans language_events, weights VQA frames so they make up
~that fraction of the training stream, and uses the weighted sampler. This
is what actually lets VQA exceed its natural density. Default None keeps
uniform episode-aware sampling unchanged.
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VideoFrameProvider decoded keyframes via torchcodec only. Some containers
(e.g. vllm-openai) ship a torchcodec that cannot push packets to the
decoder ("Operation not permitted"), silently degrading interjection/vqa
prompts to no visual context.
_decode now retries with pyav when the default backend raises, and a new
`video_backend` config field lets callers pin the backend explicitly.
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Adds an optional `dest_repo_id` to AnnotationPipelineConfig. When set,
`push_to_hub` uploads the annotated dataset there instead of overwriting
the source `repo_id`, restoring separate source/destination repos.
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* Enhance documentation with Lance format details
Added information about Lance format and `lerobot-lancedb` package for multimodal AI datasets.
Signed-off-by: Quentin Lhoest <42851186+lhoestq@users.noreply.github.com>
The VLM already sees every camera, so the operator never needs to name
one to ask a question. Move the camera prompt to after generation and
only fire it when the answer actually carries a bounding box / point
(whose pixel coordinates are camera-specific and need a target frame).
Non-spatial answers (count / attribute / spatial / plain text) now skip
the prompt entirely.
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handle_vqa_query filtered the observation down to the single chosen
camera before calling the VLM. But training feeds every camera: the
ask_vqa_* recipes' image blocks are stripped before tokenization and
the frames reach the model via OBS_IMAGES_*, where embed_prefix
consumes all config.image_features regardless of the per-camera recipe
tag. Filtering to one camera changed the image-token count in the
prefix (the dropped camera zero-padded with mask=0) — a prefix shape
the model never saw at training.
Now the full observation is passed to select_message; the chosen
camera is used only to pick which frame the bbox/point overlay is
drawn on.
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Command arguments never needed quotes (`_strip_quotes` only strips a
matching pair if present) — `/question point to the yellow cube` works.
The hints wrongly implied `""` were required; all hints/help now show
`/action <task>` / `/question <text>`.
Also adds a reference line to the state panel showing the two
overlay-producing VQA prompt shapes:
/question point to the yellow cube -> point overlay
/question detect the blue cube -> bounding-box overlay
plus the same examples in /help.
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Replace the startup mode prompt + task picker with a single
command-driven prompt. The runtime now comes up immediately at the
command line in `paused` mode (robot idle) and the operator drives it:
/action "task" run the robot on a task (bare = resume, number = timed burst)
/pause stop the action loop — robot holds position
/question "..." pause and answer one VQA question (camera prompt + overlay)
/help / stop
- Removed _select_mode_interactively / _select_task_interactively /
_dataset_task_strings (the interactive pickers).
- mode value renamed "question" -> "paused"; --mode choices are now
action|paused (default paused).
- /question takes the question inline and runs it via _handle_slash_command
(pauses first, so the policy isn't used concurrently).
- The ENTER-to-start gate only fires when starting in action mode.
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Lets the operator skip the interactive startup entirely and go straight
to the command line:
- New --mode {action,question} arg; when given, the startup mode prompt
is skipped.
- When --task is passed explicitly on the CLI, the startup task picker
is skipped (the dataset-bootstrap task still shows the picker so you
can override it).
Also adds a timed action burst: /action <seconds> runs the robot for N
seconds, then the autonomous loop auto-reverts to question mode and
clears the action queue. Plain /action stays unlimited.
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New recipe alongside hirobot.yaml (kept as the lean baseline). Superset
that adds two text-supervised sub-recipes:
- memory_update: compress progress into a memory note.
- user_interjection_response: reply to a user interjection with a `say`
tool call only (no plan/subtask text). The SmolVLA2 chat tokenizer
flattens the call to a `<say>...</say>` marker the runtime parses back.
Plan is intentionally omitted; memory is the only persistent high-level
state. Weights: low_level 0.40, subtask 0.25, memory 0.10, interjection
0.10, vqa 0.075 x2.
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Add a mode prompt at startup, shown before the task picker, so the
operator chooses action (run the robot) vs question (VQA only) up front
instead of having to discover /vlm mid-run.
Also rename the VQA mode from "vlm" to the clearer "question":
- state["mode"] value is now "action" | "question"
- the command is /question (/vlm and /vqa kept as aliases)
- panels, hints and help text updated to match
handle_vqa_query now reports via both push_log and direct stdout, so
VQA answers / overlay paths are visible in autonomous question mode
where the panel redraw is suspended.
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The autonomous panel redraw cleared the screen every 0.5s, so the "> "
prompt and the one-shot command hint vanished — the operator could not
see what to type or what they were typing, making /vlm unreachable.
- Suspend the timer redraw entirely while in /vlm mode (the action loop
is paused, nothing changes in the background) so the VQA question and
camera prompt stay on a stable screen.
- Re-print the "> " prompt after each redraw so it is always visible.
- Show an always-on command hint in the panel (/vlm, /help, /action)
instead of relying on the startup line that scrolls away.
- Redraw immediately after a slash command so the mode flip is visible.
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The picker was skipped whenever a task was already resolved — which is
always the case with --dataset.repo_id, since the dataset's canonical
task is auto-filled. The operator never got to choose. Now the picker
always runs on an interactive terminal: the resolved task is shown as
"(current)" and selected by an empty Enter, so the dataset-canonical
default still works while letting the operator pick another task or
type a custom one.
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Addresses three of CarolinePascal's frames.py comments (the fourth, the
subprocess re-encode, waits on #3611):
- replace the bespoke _decode_pyav_direct PyAV decoder with
lerobot.datasets.video_utils.decode_video_frames (torchcodec backend,
PyAV fallback) — torchvision's VideoReader removal no longer applies
- frames flow through the provider as torch.Tensor (C, H, W uint8); PIL
is materialised only at the VLM-message boundary in to_image_blocks /
to_video_block, where the chat backends need it
- _decode now returns exactly one frame per timestamp (or [] on failure),
so frames_at pairs them with strict=True
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- name the three modules everywhere (plan / interjections / vqa) instead
of module_1/2/3 — config classes, config fields, executor params,
staging keys and phase names now carry the module name
- rename examples/annotation -> examples/annotations; add the Apache
header to run_hf_job.py
- drop the unused GeneralVqaModule._generate_one
- remove "PR 1" references from comments/docstrings
- frames.py: rely on the always-defined LeRobotDatasetMetadata.camera_keys
- executor.py: read/write meta/info.json via load_info / write_info
- reader.py: load meta/tasks.parquet via io_utils.load_tasks
- make --push_to_hub a bool; push the annotated dataset back to --repo_id
- move the on-disk test dataset builder into tests/fixtures
(build_annotation_dataset); run_e2e_smoke reuses it
- clarify in the docs that the vqa module grounds each pair on a single
frame (K = per-tick anchor count)
- hoist stdlib dynamic imports to module scope
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Three additions to the SmolVLA2 interactive runtime:
1. Startup task picker — when no --task is given, the runtime lists the
dataset's task strings as a numbered menu (plus a custom-task option)
instead of silently waiting for the first stdin line.
2. Mode toggle — /action and /vlm slash commands flip a persistent run
mode. /vlm pauses the whole action loop (HighLevelSubtaskFwd,
LowLevelForward and DispatchAction gate on state["mode"]) and clears
the action queue so the robot holds position; /action resumes it.
The mode is shown in the state panel.
3. Interactive VQA — in /vlm mode a typed line is a VQA question. The
new inference/vqa.py module asks which camera to ground on, runs the
VLM on that single camera, and when the answer is a bbox/keypoint it
draws the overlay, saves a PNG to ./vqa_overlays/ and auto-opens it.
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The chat tokenizer passed assistant `tool_calls` straight to
`apply_chat_template`, which renders them as a structured JSON
`<tool_call>` block — so the LM head was trained to emit JSON. But the
inference parser `_split_plan_and_say` looks for a `<say>...</say>`
marker, which the model never saw in training, so the `say` tool never
fired at inference.
`_flatten_say_tool_calls` is the missing training-time serializer (the
one `_split_plan_and_say`'s docstring already assumed existed): it
rewrites a `say` tool call into a `<say>...</say>` marker inside the
content text before the chat template runs, so the template only
tokenizes plain text and the supervised target span trains the model to
emit exactly the marker the runtime parses back (Pi 0.5-style flat
tool-call serialization).
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SmolVLA's 1e-4 is safe only because it freezes the language head. SmolVLA2
unfreezes lm_head + the last text layer and fine-tunes the pretrained
SmolVLM2 language weights; 1e-4 is too aggressive there and destabilises
generation into degenerate repetition. Match pi05's 2.5e-5 peak LR.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Pi 0.5 α=10 split assumed text is a rare auxiliary task. With the
flow-only `low_level` recipe (~40% of the blend) now rendering, the flow
term fires often and at 10x weight dominates the shared VLM backbone,
starving the text head into degenerate repetition decoding. A 5:1 split
keeps actions primary while leaving the language head enough gradient.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
A recipe whose only supervision is the action-expert flow loss (e.g.
`low_level_execution`: `user(${subtask})` with `stream: low_level` and no
`target` turn) was rejected at render time by `_render_message_recipe` and
`_validate_rendered`, both of which required at least one target turn.
The result: every blend draw of the flow-only recipe rendered to `None`,
`predict_actions` was never set, `run_flow` never fired, and the action
expert received no flow loss — leaving it at random init. Both gates now
also accept a `low_level`-stream turn as valid supervision.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Regression coverage for the text-CE collapse bug fixed in 3cd348ff.
Pure-function tests over ``_mark_target_span_causal`` /
``_locate_lang_range`` / ``make_att_2d_masks`` — no model load, fast.
Pins:
* the target span flips to att=1, prompt/images stay att=0;
* target tokens attend causally among themselves (no peeking at
future targets) — genuine next-token prediction;
* targets still attend bidirectionally to images + the user prompt;
* the action-expert (state) token still attends to every target;
* a no-target subtask (low_level_execution user turn, labels all
-100) leaves the mask bidirectional;
* an explicit test documenting the bug: the raw embed_prefix mask
lets the first target token see the last — the copy-task collapse.
Skips cleanly when transformers isn't installed.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Root cause of every collapsed inference run. ``embed_prefix`` flags
all language tokens ``att=0``; ``make_att_2d_masks`` turns that into
a single fully BIDIRECTIONAL block. So during the text-loss forward,
a supervised subtask token's hidden state attends to the very tokens
it is trained to predict. The cross-entropy degenerates into a copy
task — ``text_loss → ~3e-5`` not because the model learned to
predict subtasks but because it can see the answer.
At inference ``select_message`` decodes autoregressively (causally):
each token must be predicted WITHOUT seeing it — a task the model
was never actually trained on. Hence the universal collapse: a
coherent first token or two ("grasp the yellow cube"), then a loop
("cover cover cover", "icatorsicators", "the the the").
Fix: ``_mark_target_span_causal`` sets ``att=1`` on the language
positions that are supervised targets (``text_labels != -100``).
With make_att_2d_masks's cumulative-block rule each target token
then attends to images + the user prompt bidirectionally and to
EARLIER target tokens only — genuine causal next-token prediction,
matching select_message. Applied in both ``_compute_text_loss`` and
``_compute_fused_loss``. Per-sample correct: high_level_subtask
targets become causal; low_level_execution subtasks (a user turn,
labels all -100) stay bidirectional so the action expert reads them
as bidirectional context. The action expert is otherwise unaffected
— the suffix has a strictly higher cumsum and still attends to the
whole prefix.
Requires retraining: this changes the training objective. Existing
checkpoints were all trained on the degenerate copy task and cannot
generate text. Expect ``text_loss`` to settle MUCH higher than 3e-5
after this — that is correct; it is now a real prediction task.
NOTE: pi052's text path (PaliGemma prefix-LM) has the same
bidirectional-block structure and needs the analogous fix.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``embed_prefix`` lays the prefix out as ``[images, lang, state]`` with
the state token LAST. Training supervises the text head on the
*language* positions (``_compute_text_loss`` / ``_compute_fused_loss``
slice ``prefix_out[lang_start:lang_end]`` and run lm_head there).
But ``select_message`` started AR generation from the full prefix and
read ``prefix_out[:, -1:]`` — the **state token** — to decode the
first subtask token. The state token's hidden state exists for the
action expert to read; the lm_head was never trained to produce
subtask text from it. So inference decoded the high-level head from a
position entirely outside the training distribution: the text head
collapses (``the arm the arm``, ``grasp the surface population``,
``_333 absburg…``) no matter how cleanly ``text_loss`` converged.
Fix: truncate the state token off the prefix before the AR loop, so
``prefix_out[:, -1:]`` is the last language token (right after the
``Assistant:`` generation prompt) — exactly where training supervised.
Inference-only change — no retraining needed; existing checkpoints
benefit immediately. The action path (``predict_action_chunk``) is
untouched: state belongs in the action expert's prefix.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
SmolVLAConfig defaults ``load_vlm_weights=False``. With that and no
``--policy.path``, ``SmolVLMWithExpert.__init__`` builds the VLM via
``SmolVLMForConditionalGeneration(config=...)`` — i.e. a fully
**random-initialised** 500M backbone, including a random ``lm_head``.
For plain SmolVLA that's a deliberate "pre-train the expert" mode.
For SmolVLA2 it's a footgun: the high-level text head *is* the
SmolVLM2 ``lm_head``. Training subtask prediction from a random
language model can only memorise — which is exactly the repetition
collapse seen on the real robot ("the arm the arm the arm …").
SmolVLA2 now defaults ``load_vlm_weights=True`` so every run
fine-tunes the pretrained ``HuggingFaceTB/SmolVLM2-500M-Video-Instruct``
backbone (vision tower + language model + lm_head). The action
expert still trains from scratch on the robot data (standard SmolVLA
fine-tuning); start it from pretrained too by fine-tuning a full
``lerobot/smolvla_base`` checkpoint via ``--policy.path``.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Tighten the subtask prompt further per real-data feedback. The old
≤5-word cap still produced things like "release the yellow block
into the green bin" (8 words, articles, destination, and "block"
where the task said "cube").
New rules:
* Hard cap ≤ 4 words, ideally 2-3. Form: VERB + (color) + OBJECT.
* No articles, no destinations, no adverbs, no "robot/arm/gripper".
* Must reuse the exact object nouns from the task — no block/cube,
bin/box/container drift across the episode.
* Concrete good/bad examples anchored on the cube task.
Shorter, templated, consistent targets are far more robust for the
autoregressive LM head — fewer tokens to drift on, fewer dominant
n-grams to repetition-collapse into.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The ``_looks_like_gibberish`` low-unique-token check was gated on
``len(stripped) < 80``, so an LM head that loops an n-gram for the
whole 256-token budget — "the arm the arm … the the the the" —
sailed straight through (``gibberish:0`` in the panel) and the
garbage subtask got accepted and fed to the action expert.
Added a length-independent check: ``>= 8 tokens`` but unique-token
count ``<= max(3, tokens // 10)`` ⇒ repetition collapse. Now the
runtime rejects the looped output and keeps the previous (real)
subtask instead of propagating nonsense.
This is a guard, not a cure — the underlying issue is the LM head
on the current checkpoint being undertrained / collapsed; re-
annotate with the short prompts and train longer.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The current recipe trains neither plan nor memory, and no inference
step consumes them — ``_msgs_for_subtask`` renders the bare task and
``LowLevelForward`` conditions on the subtask. Bootstrapping
``current_plan`` / ``current_memory`` from the dataset's
``language_persistent`` annotations therefore only placed a stale,
do-nothing plan in the status panel.
Keep seeding ``current_subtask`` — it's a useful first-frame
fallback for ``LowLevelForward`` before ``HighLevelSubtaskFwd``
produces its first subtask.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Reverts the previous "condition actions on the task" shortcut.
The action expert is conditioned on the SUBTASK again:
* ``low_level_execution`` recipe back to ``user(${subtask})``.
* ``LowLevelForward`` conditions on ``current_subtask`` (falls back
to the task only on the first frame, before the high-level loop
has produced a subtask).
* ``HighLevelSubtaskFwd`` re-added to the runtime pipeline so the
subtask is actually generated each high-level tick and written to
``current_subtask`` before ``LowLevelForward`` consumes it.
* ``_msgs_for_subtask`` now renders just ``${task}`` (no
``Plan: ``/``Memory: `` lines) to match the current
``high_level_subtask`` recipe, whose user turn is the bare task.
So the loop is: task → HighLevelSubtaskFwd (LM head) → subtask →
LowLevelForward → action chunk conditioned on that subtask.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Real-robot runs shook and failed the task despite a low flow loss.
Root cause: train/inference conditioning mismatch — not a flow-loss
bug (``_compute_fused_loss``'s flow path is byte-identical to
``SmolVLAModel.forward``).
At training, ``low_level_execution`` conditioned the action expert
on ``${subtask}``, and every frame's subtask was the correct one
for that frame. At inference the runtime has no high-level subtask
generator (VQA-only pipeline), so ``current_subtask`` was frozen —
the action expert got "move towards the blue cube" for the entire
episode. Once the arm reached the cube, that (image, subtask) pair
never occurred in training → OOD conditioning → incoherent flow
output → shaking.
Fix: ``low_level_execution`` now renders ``user(${task})``. The
task is stable for the whole episode and always available, so the
action expert's conditioning is identical at train and inference
with no high-level loop required. ``LowLevelForward`` updated to
build the same ``[user(task)]`` prompt.
``high_level_subtask`` still trains the text head to predict
subtasks (kept for when a reliable subtask loop is reintroduced) —
it's just no longer on the action expert's critical path.
Requires re-training for the recipe change to take effect.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Scope reduction while the core subtask + action loop is validated:
Recipe (hirobot.yaml)
* Removed ``plan_generation`` sub-recipe entirely.
* Removed the memory tail from ``high_level_subtask`` (the
``new_memory`` binding + the second assistant turn).
* ``high_level_subtask`` user turn is now just ``${task}`` — no
``Plan: …\nMemory: …`` context.
* Weights rebalanced over the four remaining sub-recipes:
high_level_subtask 0.40, low_level_execution 0.40,
ask_vqa_top/wrist 0.10 each.
Runtime (inference/runtime.py)
* Pipeline trimmed to VQA + the action loop:
AskVQAFwd → LowLevelForward → DispatchAction → DispatchToolCalls.
* Dropped HighLevelSubtaskFwd / MemoryUpdateFwd / UserInterjectionFwd
from the default pipeline. They remain importable from
``inference.steps`` for when plan/memory/subtask generation is
brought back. The action expert conditions on the task string
directly via LowLevelForward's ``current_subtask or task``
fallback.
This commit lands on top of a rollback of the previous two commits
(repetition_penalty / no_repeat_ngram_size knobs, and the
deterministic plan-walker) — both were bandaids for the LM-head
repetition collapse that the reduced-scope recipe sidesteps.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* chore(video backend): renaming codec into video_backend in get_safe_default_video_backend()
* feat(pyav utils): adding suport for PyAV encoding parameters validation
* feat(VideoEncoderConfig): creating a VideoEncoderConfig to encapsulate encoding parameters
* feat(VideoEncoderConfig): propagating the VideoEncoderConfig in the codebase
* chore(docs): updating the docs
* feat(metadata): adding encoding parameters in dataset metadata
* fix(concatenation compatibility): adding compatibility check when concatenating video files
* feat(VideoEncoderConfig init): making VideoEncoderConfig more robust and adaptable to multiple backends
* feat(pyav checks): making pyav parameters checks more robust
* chore(duplicate): removing duplicate get_codec_options definition
* test(existing): adapting existing tests
* test(new): adding new tests for encoding related features
* chore(format): fixing formatting issues
* chore(PyAV): cleaning up PyAV utils and encoding parameters checks to stick to the minimun required tooling.
* chore(format): formatting code
* chore(doctrings): updating docstrings
* fix(camera_encoder_config): Removing camera_encoder_config from LeRobotDataset, as it's only required in LeRobotDatasetWriter.
* feat(default values): applying a consistent naming convention for default RGB cameras video encoder parameters
* fix(rollout): propagating VideoEncoderConfig to the latest recording modes
* chore(format): formatting code, fixing error messages and variable names
* fix(arguments order): reverting changes in arguments order in StreamingVideoEncoder
* chore(relative imports): switching to relative local imports within lerobot.datasets
* test(artifacts): cleaning up artifacts for the video encoding tests
* chore(docs): updating docs
* chore(fromat): formatting code
* fix(imports): refactoring the file architecture to avoid circular imports. VideoEncoderConfig is now defined in lerobot.configs and lazily imports av at runtime.
* fix(typos): fixing typos and small mistakes
* test(factories): updating factories
* feat(aggregate): updating dataset aggregation procedure. Encoding tuning paramters (crf, g,...) are ignored for validation and changed to None in the aggregated dataset if incompatible.
* docs(typos): fixing typos
* fix(deletion): reverting unwanted deletion
* fix(typos): fixing multiple typos
* feat(codec options): passing codec options to lerobot_edit_dataset episode deletion tool
* typo(typo): typo
* fix(typos): fixing remaining typos
* chore(rename): renaming camera_encoder_config to camera_encoder
* docs(clean): cleaning and formating docs
* docs(dataset): addind details about datasets
* chore(format): formatting code
* docs(warning): adding warning regarding encoding parameters modification
* fix(re-encoding): removing inconsistent re-encoding option in lerobot_edit_dataset
* typos(typos): typos
* chore(format): resolving prettier issues
* fix(h264_nvenc): fixing crf handling for h264_nvenc
* docs(clean): removing too technical parts of the docs
* fix(imports): fixing imports at the __init__ level
* fix(imports): fixing not very pretty imports in video config file
PI052 and PI0_FAST both load ``physical-intelligence/fast`` as
their action tokenizer. That tokenizer's HF backend requires
``sentencepiece`` to instantiate (or ``tiktoken``); without it
``AutoProcessor.from_pretrained`` raises:
ValueError: Couldn't instantiate the backend tokenizer from one of:
(1) a tokenizers library serialization file,
(2) a slow tokenizer instance to convert or
(3) an equivalent slow tokenizer class to instantiate and convert.
You need to have sentencepiece or tiktoken installed [...]
It wasn't listed in pyproject so fresh installs missed it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The dumper was printing ``stream=None target=None`` for every
message because it read those fields off the message dicts, but
the recipe renderer keeps them in parallel arrays
(``message_streams`` / ``target_message_indices`` in
COMPLEMENTARY_DATA) so the chat template doesn't see unknown
keys. Zip them back into the dump-time dicts so the printed
metadata is accurate.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Both feed into the high-level prompt and the plan rendering, so
keeping them short directly reduces the rendered ``${task}\nPlan:
…\nMemory: …`` prefix the model has to chew through at inference.
Subtasks
* Hard cap: ≤ 5 words. Verb + object only, drop articles/adverbs.
* Concrete good/bad examples to anchor the VLM.
Memory
* Hard cap: ≤ 10 words. Telegraphic noun→location fragments
("bowl in box, lid open"), no past-tense verbs, drop attributes
that don't matter for downstream subtasks.
* Allow empty string when no material change occurred — keeps the
rendered memory line literally blank instead of forcing a no-op
sentence.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously only emitted a plan at t=0 and on interjections, so the
active plan rendered into training carried "done" subtasks until
the next interjection. With the new "plan = remaining subtasks"
summariser this meant the plan was stale between boundaries.
Emit a fresh plan row at every subtask start. ``active_at(t)`` then
returns a plan that contains exactly the subtasks whose start ≥
the current span's start — completed subtasks fall off the plan
the moment the next subtask begins.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The plan was being generated by a separate VLM call (one per
episode + one per interjection refresh) with a prompt that asked
the model to "compress the subtasks into a compact hierarchical
plan". In practice the plans came out longer than necessary and
sometimes drifted from the actual subtask sequence the runtime
would execute.
Replaced ``_generate_plan`` with a deterministic numbered list
of the upcoming subtasks. At a refresh time the list shrinks to
subtasks whose start ≥ refresh_t — the plan describes what's
*left* to do, so it gets shorter as work progresses.
Saves the per-episode + per-interjection VLM round-trip in the
annotation pipeline and keeps train-time plan text bit-aligned
with the subtask annotations the rest of Module 1 emits.
Removed the now-unused ``prompts/module_1_plan.txt``.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two regressions surfaced by the first training run:
1. ``--policy.type=pi052`` failed with ``invalid choice``. PI052Config
wasn't imported in ``policies/__init__.py``, so its
``@register_subclass("pi052")`` decorator never ran and draccus
didn't see it as a valid policy type. Mirror PI05Config /
SmolVLA2Config in the top-level imports + __all__.
2. ``low_level_execution`` (user-only ``${subtask}`` recipe used for
π0.5-style flow conditioning) tripped
``ValueError: Message recipes must contain at least one target
turn.`` The validator was too strict — a recipe with only a
``stream: low_level`` turn still drives meaningful supervision
(flow MSE on the action expert via ``predict_actions=True``).
Allow either ``target: true`` OR ``stream: low_level`` to satisfy
the "supervises something" requirement.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The recipe renders ``"\${task}\nPlan: \${plan}\nMemory: \${memory}"``
unconditionally — when a binding resolves to None,
``language_render._substitute`` substitutes an empty string, so the
training-time user turn always contains the literal ``Plan: `` /
``Memory: `` prefixes even with empty values.
The inference message builders were skipping those lines entirely
when ``state['current_plan']`` / ``state['current_memory']`` was
empty, producing a different prompt shape on early frames (before
the plan-generation step runs) and on datasets without plan/memory
annotations.
Factored a shared ``_hirobot_user_head`` helper used by
``_msgs_for_subtask``, ``_msgs_for_memory``, and the legacy
``_control_context_messages`` so they all match training byte-for-
byte regardless of which bindings are populated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a one-shot debug dumper to both chat processors. When the env
var ``LEROBOT_DUMP_RECIPE_SAMPLES`` is set to a positive integer N,
the next N samples processed (rank-0 only) get pretty-printed:
* the recipe-rendered messages (role / stream / target / content),
* the full tokenized prompt (decoded back),
* inline ``[TGT]...[/TGT]`` markers over the spans the LM head is
supervised on,
* token count + target-token count,
* ``predict_actions`` flag.
Usage:
LEROBOT_DUMP_RECIPE_SAMPLES=5 sbatch train_smolvla2.slurm
After N dumps the helper becomes a no-op; training continues
unaffected. Works for both smolvla2 (chat-template renderer) and
pi052 (plain ``Role: content`` concat renderer); each processor has
its own copy to avoid cross-package imports.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The smolvla2 and pi052 recipe blends had drifted to identical content
twice in a row; collapse them to a single ``recipes/hirobot.yaml``
both policies point at. Each backbone's text tokenizer (chat-template
for SmolVLA2, plain ``Role: content`` for PI052) handles the
rendering differences downstream — the recipe spec is shared.
Audit fixes folded into the same commit:
* **Train/inference prefix mismatch on the action expert**
``_build_text_batch`` always passed ``add_generation_prompt=True``,
appending ``<|im_start|>assistant\\n`` tokens that the action
expert never saw at training (the chat tokenizer renders with
``add_generation_prompt=False``). Parameterized the helper and
pass ``False`` from ``LowLevelForward``; ``select_message`` paths
still default to ``True`` for AR text generation.
* **PI052 fallthrough could silently train flow on text-only frames**
When ``text_loss_weight=0`` AND every sample was high-level
(``predict_actions.any()==False``), the previous heuristic
delegated to ``PI05Policy.forward``, which ignores
``predict_actions`` and runs flow on every sample. Reverted to
delegating only on fully unannotated batches.
* **SmolVLA2 silent zero-loss training**
``forward`` returned ``loss=0`` (no error) when neither flow nor
text path fired. Now raises ``RuntimeError`` with the weights and
routing flags — fails loud like PI052 already does.
* **PI052 dropout-seed key**
Was reading ``complementary["dataset_index"]`` (only set by
``MultiDataset`` and means "which sub-dataset", not row index)
with fallback to ``frame_index`` (never set) — every sample got
seed=0, so per-component dropout was deterministic across the
epoch. Switched to ``complementary["index"]`` to match SmolVLA2
and the canonical ``BatchProcessor`` convention.
* **Dead ``DEFAULT_TOOLS`` import**
Removed from ``chat_processor_smolvla2.py`` — unused since the
default-tools list was switched to ``[]`` in the prior commit.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
CRITICAL (smolvla2) — the SmolVLM2 chat template was rendering the
``say`` tool's JSON schema as a system message on every training
sample because ``DEFAULT_TOOLS`` was the default in
``SmolVLA2ChatTokenizerStep``. That schema was only relevant to
the now-removed ``user_interjection_response`` recipe; with it
gone the schema is dead weight that polluted every action-expert
prefix AND created a train/inference mismatch (the inference
``_build_text_batch`` doesn't pass ``tools=``). Default is now
``[]``; callers needing tools can still set them via
``with_tools(meta.tools)``.
LIKELY-BUG — ``low_level_execution`` had ``target: true`` on its
assistant turn, so text-CE trained the LM head to predict the
same subtask string the user just stated (trivial "copy previous
turn" supervision that diluted LM head capacity). Dropped the
assistant turn entirely; ``high_level_subtask`` (w=0.50) already
owns subtask prediction from real context.
The chat-tokenizer's ``predict_actions`` detection used to scan
target streams only. With the new no-target low_level recipe it
would mis-fire as False. Switched both
``chat_processor_smolvla2.py`` and ``text_processor_pi052.py`` to
scan all message streams — any ``stream: low_level`` on the
sample is enough to trigger flow loss.
Inference: the low-level loop sends only ``[user(subtask)]`` now,
matching the new recipe shape.
PI052 — hardened the forward fallthrough so a degenerate batch
where every sample's recipe is text-only AND text supervision is
disabled (text_loss_weight<=0 or text_labels missing) cleanly
delegates to ``PI05Policy.forward`` instead of raising
"nothing to train".
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously ``action_execution`` rendered ``task + plan + memory +
subtask`` into one prefix and ran the flow loss on it. That meant
the action expert was conditioned on the full hierarchical context
(closer to π0.7 §V.A), not just the subtask.
The π0.5 paper's hierarchical inference has the action expert see
only the *subtask* (plus images and state). Split the recipe to
match:
high_level_subtask (0.50)
user(task + plan + memory) → assistant(subtask)
[+ assistant(new_memory) at boundary frames]
All ``stream: high_level`` → text-CE only, no flow loss.
low_level_execution (0.30)
user(subtask) → assistant(subtask)
Both ``stream: low_level`` → flow loss fires; text CE on the
subtask is a small redundant extra signal. Prefix the action
expert sees: [images, subtask, state].
plan_generation (0.10) — unchanged.
ask_vqa_{top,wrist} (0.05 each) — unchanged.
Runtime: the low-level loop in ``smolvla2/inference/steps.py``
now sends ``[user(subtask), assistant(subtask)]`` to
``predict_action_chunk`` instead of the full task+plan+memory
context. Falls back to ``state['task']`` when no subtask has been
generated yet so the first frame still has something to condition
on.
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CRITICAL (smolvla2) — text-CE was applied to the wrong prefix slice.
``num_state`` was being read from ``state.shape[1]`` (the raw
max_state_dim, ~14-32) instead of the *number of state tokens*
(always 1). Compounded by the trailing-padding issue (state is
not at the end of the padded prefix when ``seq_len < prefix_length``),
the lang slice was landing on image / padding hidden states.
New ``_locate_lang_range`` finds the state position via
``att_masks.nonzero()`` (the only ``1`` in the mask), making the
slice robust to both bugs. Used by ``_compute_text_loss`` and
``_compute_fused_loss``.
LIKELY-BUG (smolvla2) — ``_unfreeze_lm_head`` only re-enabled
``lm_head`` and ``text_model.model.norm.weight``. SmolVLA's parent
ALSO freezes the last 1-2 transformer layers, so text-loss
gradients died in a frozen final block. Now mirrors the parent's
freeze targets and unfreezes the matching ``layers.{N-1}`` (and
``N-2`` when num_vlm % num_expert == 0).
CRITICAL (pi052) — flow and FAST CE were not per-sample masked
under per-sample-routing. Text-only recipe samples
(``plan_generation``, ``ask_vqa_*``) contributed to flow/FAST
loss with prompts that deliberately omit the subtask, corrupting
the signal. Threaded ``predict_actions_t`` through both
``_compute_all_losses_fused`` and ``_compute_text_and_fast_loss``;
flow uses ``(per_sample * mask).sum() / mask.sum()``, FAST uses
``shift_valid & sample_mask`` before ``masked_fill(-100)``.
OTHER
* PI052Policy.forward now falls through to PI05Policy.forward on
unannotated batches (no text_labels, no predict_actions, no FAST).
* fit_fast_tokenizer cache key now includes ``chunk_size`` — changing
the chunk size no longer silently loads a wrongly-fit tokenizer.
* Removed dead ``_compute_text_loss`` / ``_compute_fast_action_loss``
in pi052 (superseded by the fused helpers).
* Fixed stale "no-op stub" docstring on ``knowledge_insulation`` —
it's been fully wired since the per-layer KI forward port.
* Stripped unused ``copy`` / ``resize_with_pad`` imports.
* Extracted ``_shifted_ce`` / ``_mask_per_sample`` / ``_fast_ce``
helpers shared between fused and prefix-only paths.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New text-only sub-recipe at 0.10 weight on both blends:
user : ${task}
assistant : ${current_plan} (high_level target)
Bound to ``active_at(t, style=plan)`` so it supervises the
currently-active plan on every frame, gated by ``if_present`` to
skip frames without a plan annotation.
Weights rebalanced: action_execution 0.85 → 0.75, plan_generation
0.10, VQA top/wrist 0.075 each (sums to 1.0).
Added matching runtime builder ``_msgs_for_plan`` in
``smolvla2/inference/steps.py`` so the high-level loop can call
``select_message`` with the bare-task prompt at episode start /
replanning events.
Closes a gap vs. Pi 0.7 §V — without this recipe the model could
read ``${plan}`` from the prompt but never had to produce one.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Recipes were over-commented (paper citations, history of removed
sub-recipes, inference-time loop walkthroughs). Stripped down to a
short header + a one-line note on the boundary-frame memory tail.
Also removed the ``_tool3`` diversity-knobs comment block in
``examples/annotation/run_hf_job.py`` — it was a personal note about
a since-merged experiment.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Recipe changes:
* action_execution now bundles the memory update as a second
assistant target gated on a new ``new_memory`` binding (fires
only at subtask-boundary frames). No "Completed subtask: X"
filler — the model emits the new subtask AND the updated
memory back-to-back in one prefix.
* user_interjection_response sub-recipe removed (current
datasets don't have interjection / say() annotations).
* Standalone memory_update sub-recipe removed (folded above).
* Weights rebalanced: action_execution 0.85, ask_vqa_top/wrist
0.075 each (sums to 1.0).
Runtime ``_msgs_for_memory`` updated to match the new
boundary-frame prompt layout.
Modeling:
* SmolVLA2Policy now fuses the flow + text losses into a SINGLE
backbone forward via ``_compute_fused_loss`` (one
vlm_with_expert pass with [prefix, suffix] embeds, then both
lm_head CE on lang slice + action_out_proj MSE on suffix).
Mirrors pi052's existing ``_compute_all_losses_fused`` —
saves one backbone pass per training step.
Examples:
* Removed the two training SLURM scaffolds; they were
out-of-date with the recipe refactor.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Both smolvla2_hirobot.yaml and pi052_hirobot.yaml are rewritten as a
clean two-flavor blend, modelled on Pi 0.7 §V.A (Subtask instructions)
and the hierarchical inference pattern from Pi 0.5 §IV.D.
Flavor 1 — action_execution (60% weight, "main path")
-----------------------------------------------------
One always-on recipe that fuses **all** available context (task,
plan, memory) into a single user prompt and uses the current subtask
as the supervised assistant target. This single recipe supervises
*both* objectives:
* subtask prediction (text CE on the assistant span via lm_head)
* action chunks (flow MSE on the action expert via
stream: low_level, target: true; plus FAST CE on action tokens
when enable_fast_action_loss=True)
At inference, the *same* prompt structure drives both inference
modes:
* select_message(user_prompt_only) → LM head generates the next
subtask. Matches action_execution's training distribution
exactly (prompt is the user turn, target is the subtask).
* predict_action_chunk(user_prompt + assistant_subtask) → action
expert produces the chunk. Matches action_execution's full
prompt+target.
This replaces what used to be a separate high_level_subtask recipe
plus a low_level_execution recipe; both were supervising the same
subtask text, so collapsing them into one is correct and removes
the redundant text-CE gradient.
Flavor 2 — event-driven text-only recipes
-----------------------------------------
Each of these supervises the LM head to predict a specific kind of
text given a specific event-triggered context. ``stream: high_level``
on all targets so they never trigger predict_actions / flow loss.
``if_present`` guards ensure they only fire on frames where the
event annotation is present.
* memory_update (10%) new memory at subtask boundary
* user_interjection_response (15%) new plan + say(...) on input
* ask_vqa_top (7.5%) front-camera VQA
* ask_vqa_wrist (7.5%) wrist-camera VQA
Total weight = 1.0.
Prompt format consistency
-------------------------
User prompt template ``${task}\nPlan: ${plan}\nMemory: ${memory}``
matches what ``inference/steps.py::_msgs_for_subtask`` and
``_control_context_messages`` already emit at inference time. No
"Task: " prefix — the bare task string is used as the leading
content with literal "Plan: " / "Memory: " labels for the
subsequent components.
What changed structurally
-------------------------
- low_level_execution DROPPED (folded into action_execution)
- high_level_subtask DROPPED (subtask supervision moved into action_execution)
+ action_execution NEW (the fused main recipe)
memory_update kept, prompt cleaned up
user_interjection_response kept, prompt cleaned up
ask_vqa_top / ask_vqa_wrist kept
Runtime compatibility
---------------------
No runtime change needed — ``SmolVLA2Runtime`` and the inference
helpers already build their high-level prompt as just the user turn
(task + plan + memory) and append a ``current_subtask`` assistant
turn for the low-level call. Both match the new ``action_execution``
prompt shape exactly.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously the forward did 2 backbone passes when all heads were
active: one for flow (via super().forward) and one for the fused
text+FAST helper. This commit reduces it to **one pass** — same
compute as flow-only training.
New ``_compute_all_losses_fused`` builds:
prefix = [images, language, FAST (when provided)]
suffix = [noisy_actions] (action expert via gemma_expert)
and runs a single ``paligemma_with_expert.forward`` with
``inputs_embeds=[prefix_embs, suffix_embs]`` (both experts active
in the same call). Captures *both* prefix_out and suffix_out, slices
each for its respective loss:
flow MSE ← suffix_out (existing action_out_proj + MSE path)
text CE ← prefix_out at language positions (lm_head + CE)
FAST CE ← prefix_out at FAST positions (lm_head + CE)
Critical attention mask override
--------------------------------
``make_att_2d_masks`` produces a cumulative-block attention mask in
which suffix tokens (highest cumsum) attend to *every* lower-cumsum
position by default, including FAST tokens. If we let that stand the
action expert reads the discrete FAST tokens and trivially decodes
them back to the same continuous actions the flow head is supposed
to predict from noise — the entire training signal collapses to a
copy operation.
The fix is a single line right after make_att_2d_masks:
att_2d_masks[:, fast_end:, fast_start:fast_end] = False
Explicitly zeros out *suffix → FAST* attention. Everything else
remains correct under the cumsum semantics:
* prefix images/language stay bidirectional among themselves
* FAST stays causal within itself, attending bidirectionally
to images+language
* FAST cannot see suffix (cumsum < suffix cumsum, default)
* suffix attends bidirectionally among itself, to images+language,
and now NOT to FAST (this override)
Bit-equivalent to the previous separated forward path for text+FAST
losses (the prefix hidden states at language and FAST positions are
unchanged whether suffix is present or not — the prefix doesn't
attend to suffix). For flow loss, suffix→FAST being masked is the
correct behaviour we *want* — if anything the previous separated
path was less correct for production use because the joint
gradient signal through the action expert was missing the prefix
extension.
Forward routing in ``forward()``
--------------------------------
* run_flow=True → _compute_all_losses_fused (one forward, all
three losses)
* run_flow=False, run_text or run_fast → _compute_text_and_fast_loss
(one prefix-only forward, two CE losses, no
suffix → cheaper than fusion)
* neither → RuntimeError (explicit; both losses disabled)
Wall-time per step
------------------
Before this commit: flow + (text+FAST fused) = 2 forwards
After this commit: (flow+text+FAST fused) = 1 forward
Compute parity with flow-only training when all three heads active.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Same bug we fixed for high_level_subtask, just on the other
subtask-supervised sub-recipe. ``low_level_execution`` targets
``${subtask}`` (the current active span) but had no
``if_present`` guard. When ``active_at(t, style=subtask)`` returned
None at a frame (gaps in the annotation, or the very first/last
frames of an episode if the annotator's spans don't fully tile),
the assistant message rendered with empty content. The chat
tokenizer still included it in ``target_message_indices`` → text CE
supervised whatever the chat-template's empty assistant turn
decoded to (usually a single ``\n``). That trains the LM head's
prior at the first generation position toward ``\n``, the same
collapse we observed with the original ``${next_subtask}`` target.
Fix: ``if_present: subtask`` on the assistant target in
``low_level_execution`` for both ``smolvla2_hirobot.yaml`` and
``pi052_hirobot.yaml``.
Side effect: frames without an active subtask span no longer
contribute to the flow loss either (the only ``low_level`` target
is skipped, ``predict_actions = bool(targets_by_stream.get("low_level"))``
becomes False). For a well-annotated dataset where subtask spans
tile the whole episode this is a no-op. For datasets with gaps,
those gap frames lose flow supervision — strictly better than the
degenerate text-CE alternative.
Sub-recipe audit summary (no other changes needed):
* memory_update — all if_present guards present, OK
* user_interjection_response — all if_present guards present, OK
* high_level_subtask — fixed earlier, OK
* low_level_execution — fixed by this commit
* ask_vqa_top / ask_vqa_wrist — query+answer both guarded, OK
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously the forward did three backbone passes per training step
when all heads were active: one for flow (via super().forward), one
for text CE, and one for FAST CE. That's ~3× the compute of
flow-only training.
The text and FAST losses share their prefix forward exactly — both
are CE on the LM head, evaluated at different slices of the same
hidden states. Adding FAST tokens after language in the prefix is
bit-equivalent for the text loss because the mask_ar convention in
``make_att_2d_masks`` keeps FAST tokens in a strictly-later causal
block: language tokens never see FAST, so their hidden states are
unchanged.
New ``_compute_text_and_fast_loss``:
* embeds [images, language] once
* optionally appends [FAST] (when run_fast is True)
* one backbone forward
* slices ``vlm_out[:, -(fast_len + lang_len):-fast_len]`` for
language hidden states (or ``vlm_out[:, -lang_len:]`` when no
FAST) → text CE
* slices ``vlm_out[:, -fast_len:]`` for FAST hidden states →
FAST CE
* returns both losses, either of which can be None when the
caller doesn't want that head.
forward() now calls this fused helper instead of running the two
separate ``_compute_text_loss`` / ``_compute_fast_action_loss``
methods. Those remain in the file for callers that only want one
head (e.g. ablations).
Why flow isn't fused
--------------------
Flow MSE comes from the action-expert (suffix) hidden states, which
attend to the prefix. If we just concat FAST onto the prefix and let
the action expert attend to it, the expert can trivially decode FAST
back to continuous actions — overfitting via shortcut. Preventing
that requires a custom segment-aware attention mask (action expert
can attend to images+language but NOT to subtask/FAST), which is
what pi05_full does in ``compute_layer_complete_knowledge_insulation``.
That's the full-fusion path; deferred as a follow-up since the
text+FAST fusion already recovers most of the compute.
End-to-end forward pass count
-----------------------------
Before: 1 (flow) + 1 (text) + 1 (FAST) = 3 backbone forwards
After: 1 (flow) + 1 (text+FAST fused) = 2 backbone forwards
~33% wall-time reduction per training step when all three heads
are active.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
FAST loss changes
-----------------
1. Gate by ``predict_actions`` (same routing as flow loss). The
ActionTokenizerProcessorStep tokenises actions for *every*
sample regardless of which sub-recipe rendered it; for text-only
recipes (high_level_subtask, memory_update, ...) the action
tokens are still in the batch but mustn't be supervised. Skip
the FAST forward+CE entirely when no sample in the batch has
``predict_actions=True``.
2. Switch from "multiply-by-mask" masking to ``ignore_index=-100``.
The old pattern computed per-token CE for all positions, then
zeroed out invalid ones. Two issues: (a) any out-of-vocab target
id at a padded position would have crashed cross_entropy before
the mask got a chance to zero it out, and (b) the pattern is
needlessly clever. Now ``shift_targets.masked_fill(~mask, -100)``
followed by ``ignore_index=-100`` cleanly drops invalid positions.
Matches the smolvla2 text-loss convention.
3. Clean up unused ``bsize`` variable in _compute_fast_action_loss
and expand the attention-mask docstring with the
``make_att_2d_masks`` mask_ar convention spec (causal vs
bidirectional blocks).
smolvla2 audit (reference review, no code change)
-------------------------------------------------
Compared smolvla2/modeling_smolvla2.py against pi052/modeling_pi052.py
to catch parallel bugs. Findings:
* No ``paligemma.language_model`` vs ``paligemma.model.language_model``
issue — smolvla2 uses SmolVLM (different class, different attribute
layout) so the bug doesn't apply.
* ``fill_kv_cache=True`` is correctly passed to smolvla's
``vlm_with_expert.forward`` — that class *does* accept the kwarg
(unlike pi05's PaliGemmaWithExpertModel.forward, which is why
pi052 must omit it).
* Text-loss alignment is correct: ``_compute_text_loss`` computes
``lang_start`` / ``lang_end`` from the known prefix layout
(``[image_blocks..., lang, state]``) and slices ``prefix_out``
to just the language positions before applying ``lm_head``. The
parallel bug I fixed in pi052 (lm_head over the full prefix,
shape-mismatched against text_labels) was *not* present in
smolvla2.
* Per-sample flow routing via ``predict_actions``: correctly masks
per-sample by calling the parent ``forward(..., reduction='none')``
and applying the predict_actions mask before the mean. pi052 only
has the batch-level any() gate — a parallel improvement for pi052
would require modifying PI05Pytorch.forward to support per-sample
reduction, deferred.
* ``reduction="none"`` returns ``total.expand(bsize)``: identical
scalar-broadcast limitation in both policies. Acknowledged but
low priority (only RA-BC weighting uses the per-sample path and
it's documented as a known approximation in smolvla2).
* Chat tokenizer correctly handles batched/unbatched messages,
pads with -100 for label positions, builds attention masks. No
bugs found.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Defaults
--------
* enable_fast_action_loss: False -> True (match paper §III.B-C Eq.1)
* auto_fit_fast_tokenizer: True -> False (opt-in; needs base.fit())
Bug fixes
---------
1. Wrong attribute path on PaliGemma. The KI port copied
pi05_full's ``paligemma.language_model.layers[...]`` literally,
but the production pi05 wrapper exposes the text model at
``paligemma.model.language_model``. With KI enabled, every layer
would have raised AttributeError on first forward. Fixed all
references in _compute_layer_ki + _paligemma_forward_ki.
2. ``fill_kv_cache=True`` passed to PaliGemmaWithExpertModel.forward.
That kwarg is a SmolVLA-only concept; pi05's signature has no
such argument, so every forward call from pi052 (text loss, FAST
loss, select_message) would have crashed with TypeError. Dropped
from all four call sites — pi05's forward already handles the
cache via past_key_values, and re-forwarding the cumulative
sequence each step in select_message is fine for our short
subtask completions.
3. Text-loss shape mismatch. _compute_text_loss applied lm_head to
the *full* vlm_out (image tokens + language tokens), then tried
to cross-entropy that against text_labels which only covers the
language portion — the .view(-1) calls would produce two
tensors of different lengths and CE would fail. Now slices
vlm_out to the last text_labels.shape[1] positions before
running lm_head, matching the [images, language] order
embed_prefix produces.
4. Dead-code conditional in _paligemma_forward_ki's single-expert
fallback. The ``if hasattr(...) else self._pi052_orig_forward``
ternary always took the wrong branch because the attribute is
always set (we save it in PI052Policy.__init__). Simplified to
just call self._pi052_orig_forward directly.
After this commit, pi052 should be runnable end-to-end for the
first time with all three loss heads + KI active. Still worth a
100-step smoke test before kicking off a long run.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Per Pertsch et al. 2025 (FAST paper, [64] in π0.5) and π0.5 §III.C,
the recommended practice is to *fit* the FAST action tokenizer on
the specific dataset's action distribution rather than using the
published universal codebook off the shelf. The universal tokenizer
works on any 6-DoF action sequence but produces suboptimal
compression, which slows CE convergence and wastes vocab capacity.
New utility ``lerobot.policies.pi052.fit_fast_tokenizer``:
* samples N action chunks from the LeRobotDataset (default 1024)
* loads ``physical-intelligence/fast`` as the base
* calls ``.fit(actions)`` (the AutoProcessor API the HF model card
documents) — produces a per-dataset codebook
* saves to ``{cache_dir}/{sha256(dataset, base, n_samples)[:16]}/``
* returns the local path, ready to feed
``ActionTokenizerProcessorStep(action_tokenizer_name=...)``.
Cache is keyed on (dataset, base tokenizer, sample count) so changing
any of them re-runs the fit. Re-running training on the same dataset
re-uses the cache (one fit per dataset per machine).
Auto-fit wiring:
* PI052Config gets ``auto_fit_fast_tokenizer`` (default True),
``fast_tokenizer_cache_dir`` (default ~/.cache/lerobot/...),
``fast_tokenizer_fit_samples`` (default 1024).
* make_pi052_pre_post_processors now takes ``dataset_repo_id``;
when ``enable_fast_action_loss`` and ``auto_fit_fast_tokenizer``
are both True and a repo_id is provided, the factory calls
``fit_fast_tokenizer`` before constructing the processor step
and points it at the fitted path.
* ProcessorConfigKwargs gains ``dataset_repo_id``; the global
factory dispatch threads it through for ``pi052`` policies.
* lerobot_train.py populates ``processor_kwargs['dataset_repo_id']``
from ``--dataset.repo_id`` for pi052 runs.
Failure mode: if ``.fit()`` fails (e.g. older transformers without
the method, or no usable action chunks in the dataset), the factory
logs a warning and falls back to the universal base tokenizer. Train
still works; you just lose the compression improvement.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Three additions ported from ``pi05_full`` on branch ``feat/add-pi05``,
giving pi052 full paper-§III.B-C training capabilities alongside the
recipe-driven text supervision it already had:
* **Config flags** in PI052Config:
- ``enable_fast_action_loss`` default False
- ``action_tokenizer_name`` default "physical-intelligence/fast"
- ``max_action_tokens`` default 256
- ``fast_skip_tokens`` default 128
- ``fast_action_loss_weight`` default 1.0
- ``knowledge_insulation`` default False
* **Processor wiring** (processor_pi052.py): when
``enable_fast_action_loss=True``, append an
``ActionTokenizerProcessorStep`` after the text tokenizer. It
tokenises the action tensor with the FAST tokenizer and writes
ACTION_TOKENS / ACTION_TOKEN_MASK into ``COMPLEMENTARY_DATA`` —
the existing batch-collation pipeline forwards them as
``batch['action.tokens']`` / ``batch['action.token_mask']``.
* **FAST CE loss** (modeling_pi052.py::_compute_fast_action_loss):
Re-embeds the prefix [images, language], appends the FAST token
embeddings (using PaliGemma's shared embed_language_tokens),
forwards through the backbone, slices the trailing
``fast_len`` positions, applies the LM head, computes shifted
next-token CE with the action-mask gating the loss. The loss is
summed into ``forward()``'s total with ``fast_action_loss_weight``.
* **Knowledge insulation** (modeling_pi052.py::_compute_layer_ki +
_paligemma_forward_ki): port of pi05_full's per-layer attention
that detaches VLM K/V on the action-query path so action loss
gradients cannot flow back into the VLM's K/V projections. Bound
per-instance via ``types.MethodType`` so it doesn't leak into
stock ``pi05`` policies that share PaliGemmaWithExpertModel.
Activated automatically when ``config.knowledge_insulation=True``.
Combined with the existing recipe-driven text head, pi052 now
supports the full three-loss objective:
L = text_w·H(text) + fast_w·H(FAST actions) + flow_w·MSE(flow)
matching Eq. (1) of arxiv:2504.16054 §IV.D (α=10 by default for the
flow term, 1.0 each for text and FAST CE).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(config): add lora_alpha to PeftConfig
PeftConfig was missing the lora_alpha field, causing the PEFT library
to default to alpha=8 regardless of the LoRA rank, which dampens the
adaptation signal for high-rank adapters (e.g., r=128).
This adds lora_alpha: int | None = None to PeftConfig, allowing users
to specify --peft.lora_alpha <value> on the CLI.
Closes#3551
* fix(docs): add lora_alpha to peft training example + clarify scaling formula
- Add --peft.lora_alpha=64 to docs/source/peft_training.mdx example to
prevent new users from hitting the alpha=8 default dampening bug
- Clarify lora_alpha comment in default.py with scaling = lora_alpha / r
* docs: mention both --peft.r and --peft.lora_alpha in LoRA description
---------
Co-authored-by: Cheng Yin <yin@users.noreply.github.com>
Match the working SmolVLA2 launch pattern so the two SLURM scripts
are interchangeable:
* literal NUM_PROCESSES / BATCH_SIZE / STEPS (no env-var defaults)
* STEPS=10000 to match the next SmolVLA2 run
* save_freq=$STEPS so only the final checkpoint is saved
* dropouts 0.1/0.1/0.1 (mild — matches the operator's iteration)
* flow_loss_weight / text_loss_weight come from the PI052Config
defaults (10.0 / 1.0 per Pi 0.5 paper §IV.D), no need to pass
them explicitly
Job name and policy_repo_id mirror the SmolVLA2 ``_tool-g2`` naming
so the two runs can be compared side-by-side in WandB.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Pi 0.5 paper §IV.D Eq. (1) sets the loss balance to α=10 between text
CE and flow MSE: actions are the primary output and the flow head
should dominate the gradient signal. SmolVLA2 was defaulting both
weights to 1.0, which inverts that — text CE (~0.5-2.0 nats) ends up
larger than flow MSE (~0.1-1.0), so the action expert gets less
gradient than the LM head despite being the primary task.
Match the paper's split: text_loss_weight=1.0, flow_loss_weight=10.0.
Same as ``pi052`` (the new full reproduction policy).
Also pin the values explicitly in the SLURM launcher so the choice is
visible and overridable per-run rather than buried in the config
default.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
New ``lerobot.policies.pi052`` (parallel to ``smolvla2``) that adds
text-prediction + hierarchical-inference on top of the existing π0.5
implementation. Mirrors the paper's §IV.D dual-head training:
L = H(text) + α * ‖ω - a - f_θ_action(...)‖², α = 10
Components:
* ``configuration_pi052.py`` thin PI05Config subclass; adds
recipe_path, text/flow loss weights
(default α=10 per paper), prompt
dropout knobs, ``unfreeze_lm_head``.
* ``text_processor_pi052.py`` PI052TextTokenizerStep — concatenates
rendered messages as ``Role: ...``
plain text (PaliGemma has no chat
template), tokenises with the
PaliGemma tokenizer, builds a label
mask covering supervised target
spans. Includes Pi 0.7 §V.E
per-component prompt dropout.
* ``processor_pi052.py`` make_pi052_pre_post_processors —
Rename + Batch + Relative +
Normalize + RenderMessagesStep +
PI052TextTokenizerStep + Device.
Falls back to π0.5's plain pipeline
when recipe_path is unset.
* ``modeling_pi052.py`` PI052Policy(PI05Policy) — re-enables
PaliGemma ``lm_head``, computes
text_loss via CE on the supervised
span, sums with flow_loss in
forward(), and adds select_message
for AR text generation at inference
(same surface as
SmolVLA2Policy.select_message so
SmolVLA2Runtime drives it unchanged).
Plus the supporting plumbing:
* recipe ``configs/recipes/pi052_hirobot.yaml`` — same Hi-Robot blend
as smolvla2_hirobot.yaml, with the same ``${subtask}`` /
``if_present`` supervision fix (current span at every frame, not
``${next_subtask}``).
* SLURM ``examples/training/pi052_hirobot.slurm`` — full training
command matching the SmolVLA2 launcher.
* factory registration: ``--policy.type=pi052`` resolves to
PI052Policy with the new processor.
Same multi-rate runtime (``lerobot.policies.smolvla2.inference``)
drives this policy too — both expose ``predict_action_chunk`` for the
action expert and ``select_message`` for the LM head.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
After _tool-good (2000 steps, 0.50/0.50/0.20 dropout) the LM head's
distribution at position 0 shifted from EOS to subtask-vocabulary
tokens but emitted bag-of-words ("cube arm and") rather than well-
formed sentences. That's the expected mid-fine-tuning phase: token-
level supervision has landed, sequence-level grammar hasn't.
Two changes for the next retrain:
* STEPS=15000 (from 2000) — chat-pretrained backbones need O(10k+)
steps to walk their pretraining priors down far enough to commit
to the fine-tuned distribution structurally, not just at the
token level. _tool-g2's bag-of-words output proves the model is
on the right path; it just needs more gradient signal.
* plan/memory dropout 0.50 -> 0.30 — 0.50 was probably too
aggressive for a small dataset. Half the training samples had
crucial context missing, which slows down learning the full
conditional structure. 0.30 still regularises against prompt
leakage but lets the model learn proper grammar first; the
higher dropout can be revisited once the head is solid.
Subtask dropout stays at 0.20 since subtask isn't in the high-level
prompt anyway (recipe fix removed the "Current subtask:" message).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(config): support policy.path in YAML config files
policy.path was only handled via CLI args (filtered from sys.argv before
draccus, then retrieved in validate()). When specified in YAML, draccus
would crash because 'path' is not a valid field on PreTrainedConfig.
Extract path fields from the YAML/JSON config before draccus processes
it, store them in a module-level dict, and fall back to it in
get_path_arg() when the CLI doesn't have the path.
Fixes#2957
* fix(parser): preserve YAML policy overrides when loading from pretrained
When policy.path is set in YAML, validate() was calling from_pretrained
with only CLI overrides, discarding any YAML policy fields (e.g. lr,
batch_size) that draccus had already parsed. Fix by capturing the
remaining YAML fields as CLI-style args in _config_yaml_overrides and
merging them into the overrides passed to from_pretrained in train.py,
eval.py, and lerobot_record.py (CLI args still take precedence).
Also fix the NamedTemporaryFile SIM115 ruff warning and add types-PyYAML
to the mypy pre-commit hook.
* fix(parser): serialize bool/None values correctly in YAML policy overrides
Bool values from YAML configs (e.g. push_to_hub: true) were passed as
Python "True"/"False" strings instead of lowercase "true"/"false" that
draccus expects. Also skip None values to avoid passing "None" strings.
* revert: remove types-PyYAML from .pre-commit-config.yaml
* chore: fix quality check caused by untyped YAML import
Co-authored-by: masato-ka <jp6uzv@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
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Signed-off-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Co-authored-by: masato-ka <jp6uzv@gmail.com>
The recipe fix (target=${subtask} instead of ${next_subtask}) shifted
the LM head's failure mode from "emit newlines" to "emit EOS at
position 0". On the new ``_tool-good`` checkpoint inference produces
exactly one token (``<end_of_utterance>``, id 49279) and decodes to
empty. That's the chat-pretrained backbone's short-turn EOS prior
not yet being overridden by 2000 steps of fine-tuning supervision.
Expose three knobs so the operator can probe whether the head has
real subtask-token probability mass *under* the EOS argmax without
recompiling or retraining:
--text_min_new_tokens=N suppress EOS for the first N tokens
--text_temperature=T sample at temperature T
--text_top_p=P nucleus filtering at top-p
These are explicitly off-policy (training was greedy / no min-tokens),
so they shouldn't ship in production runs — but they let us tell
whether the model has *learned* subtask prediction (just under EOS)
or hasn't yet. If forcing min_new_tokens=3 with temperature=0.5
produces a sensible subtask, the model is fine and just needs more
training steps to walk EOS down. If it produces gibberish, training
hasn't progressed.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
After the recipe fix (target=${subtask} at every frame) the model
can still reach low text_loss by reading the answer off the plan in
the prompt: at training the prompt contains the 6-step plan, and the
current subtask is one of those steps, so the model just learns
"active step N matches subtask N" and never needs to look at the
image. Symptom at inference: subtask string is set but never updates
because the model isn't really conditioning on the visual progress.
Drop plan and memory with p=0.50 each — half of training frames the
prompt is just "${task}" (constant for this dataset) + visual prefix,
which is the only place the answer can come from. Forces the LM head
to actually use vision.
``subtask_dropout`` stays at 0.20 because subtask isn't in the
high-level prompt anymore (recipe fix removed the "Current subtask:
X" message); the knob still affects other sub-recipes that reference
it as context.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(episode filtering): adding support for episodes filtering at initialization time in LeRobotDataset
* test(tests): adding tests
* chore(format): formatting code
* feat(performance): improving implementation for better performances on big datasets
* chores(warning): improving warnings and errors for episodes filtering
* test(invalid key): adding test for invalid filtering key
* chore(format): formatting code
Normalize tensor and sequence sample indices before prompt dropout so distributed batched preprocessing does not try to cast full index tensors to scalars.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Match the operator's current training command for the _tool6 retrain:
* default DATASET / POLICY_REPO_ID / JOB_NAME point at the tool6
iteration (super_poulain_full_tool3 → smolvla2_hirobot_super_poulain_tool6)
* STEPS default 2000 (short enough to iterate; bump to 10k for full)
* save_freq=$STEPS so the only checkpoint is the final one
* OUTPUT_DIR includes step count so successive runs don't clobber
* Drop the wider augmentation envelope I added earlier — back to
default ColorJitter ranges (brightness ±20% etc) since the
high_level_subtask recipe fix (current-subtask supervision) is
expected to fix the LM-head collapse on its own; the augmentation
is just the standard regulariser, not a load-bearing widener.
* prompt-dropout fractions stay at the original 0.15 / 0.15 / 0.20.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The high_level_subtask recipe targeted ``nth_next(style=subtask, offset=1)``,
which on the last span of any episode resolves to None. The recipe had no
``if_present`` guard on the target, so the renderer emitted an empty
assistant turn and cross-entropy supervised the model on the chat
template's structural newlines (``\n``). Across the dataset this trained
the LM head's argmax at position 0 to collapse to ``\n`` whenever no
transition was imminent (i.e. most frames). Visible failure mode at
inference: the head emits 40+ newlines + ``<end_of_utterance>`` every
chunk boundary while the action expert keeps working — confirmed by
running the dry-run on dataset frame 0 with the dataset's own image
and seeing the same ``\n × 44`` collapse.
Switch to the Pi 0.5 / Pi 0.7 supervision pattern: at every frame, the
assistant target is the *current* active subtask span text (via
``${subtask}`` → ``active_at(t, style=subtask)``). Always non-empty,
always scene-grounded, ``if_present: subtask`` skips frames with no
active span instead of emitting a degenerate empty turn.
Runtime callsite update: ``_msgs_for_subtask`` no longer feeds a
"Current subtask: X" user message into the prompt (that would be
circular — we'd be telling the model the answer). Transition
detection moves into the runtime — when the predicted subtask differs
from ``state['current_subtask']``, the existing ``set_if_changed``
path fires ``subtask_change`` and downstream memory updates. Same
event surface, supervision target is now always meaningful.
Requires re-annotating the dataset and retraining for the fix to land
in the checkpoint, but the recipe + runtime change is what enables it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previously the dry-run REPL only ticked on user input (empty Enter
just redrew), so the bisection test "does the LM head produce text on
start_frame=0?" required typing something arbitrary to drive a tick.
Just run ``step_once`` at startup — the obs diagnostic *and* the
subtask gen both fire automatically, the diag row populates, and the
operator can read the result before pressing any key.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The tensor-level comparison between dry-run (dataset frame) and live-
robot inference proved the runtime is bug-free — same shape, dtype,
device, channel order, batch dim, and normalization on both paths.
The remaining variable: front-camera mean brightness was 0.26 live vs
0.39 on the dataset frame, ~33% darker. Training augmentation only
covered ±20% brightness, so the live scene sits just outside the
supervised envelope and the LM head collapses to its dominant prior.
Widen the augmentation knobs for the next retrain:
* brightness 0.8–1.2 → 0.5–1.6 (covers ~30% darker / 60% lighter)
* contrast 0.8–1.2 → 0.6–1.5
* saturation 0.5–1.5 → 0.3–1.7
* hue ±0.05 → ±0.10
* affine ±5°/±5% → ±15°/±15% (covers cube placement / camera drift)
* max_num_transforms 3 → 4
And bump prompt-component dropout (subtask 0.20 → 0.30) so the LM
can't lean on stale memorised plan/memory at inference.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The dry-run REPL only fires a tick when the user types, so the
``_log_obs_tensors_once`` diagnostic never reached stdout (the
provider was never called). Probe the provider once at startup —
the result is discarded; we only care about the obs log it triggers.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Helper that prints (once per provider lifetime) every
``observation.*`` tensor the policy is about to see, with its shape,
dtype, device, and per-channel min/max/mean/std. Wired into both the
dry-run dataset path and the live-robot path.
Now we can bisect train/inference mismatch *at the tensor level* —
if the same checkpoint produces coherent text on one path's tensors
and ``\n`` on the other's, and the printed tensor stats differ
materially, the bug is in the observation prep, not in the model or
the training distribution.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Apply the training-time torchvision-v2 ColorJitter / SharpnessJitter /
RandomAffine pipeline to dataset frames in dry-run, so we can isolate
whether the LM head's collapse to '\n' on live frames is:
* pure scene-content OOD (unaugmented dataset frames work, mildly
augmented ones still work — model has learned the augmentation
distribution, only fails when the scene content itself diverges)
* hyper-specific memorisation (dry-run with augmentation also
collapses to '\n' — head is nailed to the exact unperturbed
training samples and only the retrain helps)
Usage:
lerobot-smolvla2-runtime --no_robot --policy.path=... \
--dataset.repo_id=... --dataset.episode=0 \
--dataset.start_frame=1000 \
--dataset.augment_at_inference
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
So the operator can compare live joint values to the dataset's
``observation.state`` mean/std and spot when the robot's home pose is
several σ off the supervised support region. State OOD is the
remaining viable hypothesis for why the live LM head collapses to
``\n`` even though images are pixel-shape-matched.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Print one warning the first time the robot observation provider runs
through, showing live camera resolution and the dataset's training
resolution, plus whether we resized. Lets the operator confirm at a
glance that the visual prefix really is being fed at the same shape
the model saw at training — instead of guessing whether the resize
fired silently.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Root cause for the LM head's empty-completion symptom on the live robot
(while the same checkpoint produced sensible subtask/plan/memory in
``--no_robot`` dry-run on dataset frames): the camera observation was
flowing into the model at its native resolution. A Mac/USB webcam
hands us 1280×720 or 1920×1080; the dataset was recorded at the
feature schema's ``observation.images.*['shape']`` resolution
(typically 480×640). SmolVLA's internal ``resize_with_pad(512, 512)``
*does* fit both — but with very different pad geometry, so visual
tokens at each tile carry different content than at training. Action
expert tolerates this; the tightly-supervised LM head goes OOD and
the head's distribution at position 0 collapses to its dominant mode
(``\n`` ×N then ``<end_of_utterance>`` for this checkpoint).
The fix: in ``_build_robot_observation_provider``, pre-compute the
camera-key → (H, W) target from ``ds_features`` and ``cv2.resize``
each live frame to that shape before tensorising. The downstream
``resize_with_pad`` then sees the same input geometry as training and
the LM head returns to producing readable subtask text under plain
greedy decoding — the same as dry-run.
Also drops the inference-time patches (``min_new_tokens``,
``temperature``, ``top_p`` overrides) on the four high-level callers.
They were band-aids around the visual-distribution shift, not a real
LM problem, and they drift inference off the training distribution.
Greedy argmax is what training matched. The ``select_message``
signature still accepts the knobs for callers that want them.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previous attempt only masked the tokenizer's eos_token_id during the
min_new_tokens prefix. The empty-completion symptom persisted because a
memorised SmolVLM head doesn't just want EOS — its top-1 at position 0
is *some* special token, and when EOS is masked the argmax shifts to a
sibling (``<|im_end|>``, ``<image>``, ``<fake_token_around_image>``,
``<row_X_col_Y>``, …). Those tokens survive generation but then get
stripped by ``decode(skip_special_tokens=True)``, so the runtime still
saw ``last_raw='(empty)'`` every chunk boundary.
Mask the full ``tokenizer.all_special_ids`` set instead. Forces the
head to commit to a normal vocabulary token before it can close or
quietly poison the turn.
Also: when decode returns empty but tokens *were* generated, expose
the raw token ids and the special-tokens-included decoded string via
``policy._last_select_message_debug``. The runtime surfaces this in
the scrollback so the operator can see what the head is actually
emitting — distinguishing "head EOS-ing" from "head emitting image
placeholders" from "head emitting chat-template fragments".
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Real-robot run confirmed the LM head is producing 0 tokens at every
chunk boundary (empty:N counter climbing, no exception in scrollback):
the model EOS-es at decode step 0. That's the memorisation collapse —
training reached text_loss=6e-6 by overfitting one trajectory whose
supervised subtask turn ended in EOS, and at inference the head's
argmax for token 0 is EOS regardless of the actual frame.
Two changes in select_message:
* ``min_new_tokens`` parameter masks the EOS logit to -inf until at
least N real tokens have been decoded. Without this the head's
"EOS first" prior produces an empty completion every single time.
* The runtime callers now pass ``min_new_tokens=5..10`` plus
``temperature=0.4..0.5`` + ``top_p=0.9``. Sampling at moderate
temperature with nucleus filtering also helps break the greedy
argmax collapse — when the model has memorised one continuation,
greedy keeps replaying it; nucleus sampling forces it to commit
to *some* coherent continuation that's well-supported by the
prefix even when greedy's top-1 is degenerate.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two improvements for diagnosing why ``last_raw`` stays empty:
1. The autonomous panel-redraw thread calls console.clear() every
0.5 s, wiping any log lines the runtime printed since the last
redraw. So warnings from generation (``[warn] subtask gen failed:
...``, ``[info] subtask gen rejected (gibberish): ...``) flashed
for milliseconds and disappeared, leaving the operator blind.
Capture log_lines from each tick into a bounded scrollback
(last 12 entries) and render them inside the panel itself, below
the diag row. They now stick across redraws until rotated out.
2. ``empty`` counter for subtask gen. Persistent empty completions
are their own failure mode — the LM head EOS-es immediately from
the chat-template generation prompt, distinct from "generated
something but filter rejected it". The diag row now reads:
subtask diag repeat:0 gibberish:0 empty:14 last_raw: '(empty)'
^^^^^^^
plus a periodic log line every 10 empties so the cause is also
surfaced in the scrollback.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Both HighLevelSubtaskFwd and LowLevelForward are gated on
'action queue is empty'. With LowLevelForward listed first, it refilled
the queue on the empty-queue tick before HighLevelSubtaskFwd got to
check — so the gate I added in the previous commit made the high-level
step a permanent no-op after the initial bootstrap. Visible symptom:
subtask string never advances past whatever bootstrap seeded, no
subtask_change events, memory stays unset, and the new overfit
diagnostics never appear on the panel because last_subtask_raw is
never written.
Move all high-level steps (subtask, memory, interjection, vqa) ahead
of LowLevelForward. On an empty-queue tick the subtask refreshes
first, the new string flows into the next chunk's prompt, then
LowLevelForward generates the chunk, then DispatchAction drains it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The autonomous-mode panel now surfaces what the model is *actually*
producing at every chunk boundary, not just what got accepted:
* last_subtask_raw most recent generation (accepted or not)
* subtask_repeat_count times the same accepted string regenerated
* subtask_gibberish_count rejections by the gibberish filter
* memory_gibberish_count / plan_gibberish_count for the other heads
These let the operator see memorisation collapse without scrolling
back through logs:
subtask diag repeat:8 gibberish:0 last_raw: '<same string>'
^^^^^^^^^^ → model can't move past current phase
subtask diag repeat:0 gibberish:14 last_raw: 'Ass:::'
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ → LM collapsed to template salad
Also silences the per-action ``Relative goal position magnitude had
to be clamped`` warning. The clamp fires every dispatch tick when the
model emits stale joint targets, flooding the panel at ctrl_hz=30.
Replaced the bare ``logging.warning`` call in robots/utils.py with a
module logger so it can be selectively raised to ERROR. Operators
who need the per-tick clamp detail can use ``-v``.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a third stdin channel alongside 'task:' and bare interjections:
rephrase: <text>
Swaps state['task'] with the new string while preserving plan/memory/
subtask. Lets the operator probe how robust the model is to wording
variations of the same task — the trained augmentation provided
n_task_rephrasings≈30 task wordings per dataset task, and this is the
direct way to exercise that distribution at inference without
generating a fresh plan via user_interjection_response.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Both stdin handlers (autonomous mode and rich REPL) gated 'task:' to
'only if no task is set yet' — once the initial task existed, typing
'task: <new task>' silently fell through to the interjection branch.
Make 'task:' always override the active task and clear stale
plan/memory/subtask so the next high-level pass regenerates context
from scratch for the new task.
For rephrasings within the same task, the interjection path
(user_interjection_response recipe) is still the right channel — it
refreshes the plan and emits a paired <say> in one trained call.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The runtime is single-threaded. `HighLevelSubtaskFwd` at HzTrigger(1.0)
fires every loop iteration on MPS because each `select_message` call
takes ~2 s, longer than its 1/hz period. The whole tick stretches to
~2.5 s, so `DispatchAction` (HzTrigger 30) only pops a single action per
loop iteration — the queue drains at ~0.4 actions/sec instead of 30 and
the robot barely moves between chunk refreshes.
Two changes, both purely about scheduling — no threading:
* Gate `HighLevelSubtaskFwd` to fire only when the action queue is
empty, matching `LowLevelForward`'s refresh condition. The slow LLM
call now happens during the "think" phase between chunks, not on
every dispatch tick. Restores a clean sense → think → act cycle.
* `DispatchAction` catches up via wall-clock: when the trigger fires
after a stall, pop `round(elapsed * hz)` entries and send only the
most recent. Open-loop chunks are timestamped at ctrl_hz; sending
stale joint targets one-by-one would just lag the robot further
behind. The dynamixel smooths to the latest goal anyway.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The previous refresh threshold (queue > chunk_size // 2) made each
new chunk *telescope* past the previous one: at queue=25, we kicked
off a new chunk forward from the current observation, but by the
time the new chunk's first action was actually dispatched, the
robot had executed the remaining 25 actions of the previous chunk
— so the new chunk was planned from an observation 25+ steps stale.
Canonical sense → think → act loop: execute the full chunk, then
re-observe and replan. Refresh only when the queue is empty. Every
step of every chunk still gets dispatched to the robot (no
behaviour change there), but each chunk is now planned from an
observation that's at most one chunk's worth of dispatch latency
old, not "previous chunk's worth of stale state on top of that".
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(deps): better versioning control for torchcodec
* refactor(video_utils): replace torchvision with pyav
* adding Torchcodec version to lerobot-info
* chore(benchmarks): delete video benchmark
---------
Co-authored-by: Maximellerbach <maxime.ellerbach@huggingface.co>
Two complementary regularisers to attack the
``text_loss=6e-6 = memorised one dataset`` failure mode that's
making the model collapse on real-robot input:
1. **Per-component prompt dropout** (Pi0.7 §V.E / plan's
``feat/pi05-prompt-dropout`` follow-up).
``SmolVLA2ChatTokenizerStep`` gains
``plan_dropout_prob`` / ``memory_dropout_prob`` /
``subtask_dropout_prob`` knobs (default 0.0 — opt-in). At training,
non-target messages whose rendered content starts with
``Plan:`` / ``Memory:`` / ``Current subtask:`` etc. are dropped
with their respective probability before tokenisation, with a
deterministic per-sample RNG keyed off the dataset ``index``.
``target_message_indices`` is re-mapped so the supervision still
lands on the right turn. Forces the model to handle missing
plan/memory/subtask context — directly attacks the real-robot
collapse where a stale or empty plan field puts the prompt OOD.
Surfaced on ``SmolVLA2Config`` as three floats so they're
``--policy.<knob>=<value>``-controllable from the train CLI;
plumbed through ``make_smolvla2_pre_post_processors``.
2. **Image augmentation** is already wired in lerobot via
``--dataset.image_transforms.enable=true`` (torchvision v2
ColorJitter + SharpnessJitter + RandomAffine, default 3 of 6
sampled per frame). No code change needed — just a CLI flag.
``examples/training/smolvla2_hirobot.slurm`` shows the full
training command with both enabled. Drop-in replacement for the
ad-hoc SLURM script Pepijn was using locally; same args, plus the
three dropout probs and the image-transforms flag.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor: RL stack refactoring — RLAlgorithm, RLTrainer, DataMixer, and SAC restructuring
* chore: clarify torch.compile disabled note in SACAlgorithm
* fix(teleop): keyboard EE teleop not registering special keys and losing intervention state
Fixes#2345
Co-authored-by: jpizarrom <jpizarrom@gmail.com>
* fix: remove leftover normalization calls from reward classifier predict_reward
Fixes#2355
* fix: add thread synchronization to ReplayBuffer to prevent race condition between add() and sample()
* refactor: update SACAlgorithm to pass action_dim to _init_critics and fix encoder reference
* perf: remove redundant CPU→GPU→CPU transition move in learner
* Fix: add kwargs in reward classifier __init__()
* fix: include IS_INTERVENTION in complementary_info sent to learner for offline replay buffer
* fix: add try/finally to control_loop to ensure image writer cleanup on exit
* fix: use string key for IS_INTERVENTION in complementary_info to avoid torch.load serialization error
* fix: skip tests that require grpc if not available
* fix(tests): ensure tensor stats comparison accounts for reshaping in normalization tests
* fix(tests): skip tests that require grpc if not available
* refactor(rl): expose public API in rl/__init__ and use relative imports in sub-packages
* fix(config): update vision encoder model name to lerobot/resnet10
* fix(sac): clarify torch.compile status
* refactor(rl): update shutdown_event type hints from 'any' to 'Any' for consistency and clarity
* refactor(sac): simplify optimizer return structure
* perf(rl): use async iterators in OnlineOfflineMixer.get_iterator
* refactor(sac): decouple algorithm hyperparameters from policy config
* update losses names in tests
* fix docstring
* remove unused type alias
* fix test for flat dict structure
* refactor(policies): rename policies/sac → policies/gaussian_actor
* refactor(rl/sac): consolidate hyperparameter ownership and clean up discrete critic
* perf(observation_processor): add CUDA support for image processing
* fix(rl): correctly wire HIL-SERL gripper penalty through processor pipeline
(cherry picked from commit 9c2af818ff)
* fix(rl): add time limit processor to environment pipeline
(cherry picked from commit cd105f65cb)
* fix(rl): clarify discrete gripper action mapping in GripperVelocityToJoint for SO100
(cherry picked from commit 494f469a2b)
* fix(rl): update neutral gripper action
(cherry picked from commit 9c9064e5be)
* fix(rl): merge environment and action-processor info in transition processing
(cherry picked from commit 30e1886b64)
* fix(rl): mirror gym_manipulator in actor
(cherry picked from commit d2a046dfc5)
* fix(rl): postprocess action in actor
(cherry picked from commit c2556439e5)
* fix(rl): improve action processing for discrete and continuous actions
(cherry picked from commit f887ab3f6a)
* fix(rl): enhance intervention handling in actor and learner
(cherry picked from commit ef8bfffbd7)
* Revert "perf(observation_processor): add CUDA support for image processing"
This reverts commit 38b88c414c.
* refactor(rl): make algorithm a nested config so all SAC hyperparameters are JSON-addressable
* refactor(rl): add make_algorithm_config function for RLAlgorithmConfig instantiation
* refactor(rl): add type property to RLAlgorithmConfig for better clarity
* refactor(rl): make RLAlgorithmConfig an abstract base class for better extensibility
* refactor(tests): remove grpc import checks from test files for cleaner code
* fix(tests): gate RL tests on the `datasets` extra
* refactor: simplify docstrings for clarity and conciseness across multiple files
* fix(rl): update gripper position key and handle action absence during reset
* fix(rl): record pre-step observation so (obs, action, next.reward) align in gym_manipulator dataset
* refactor: clean up import statements
* chore: address reviewer comments
* chore: improve visual stats reshaping logic and update docstring for clarity
* refactor: enforce mandatory config_class and name attributes in RLAlgorithm
* refactor: implement NotImplementedError for abstract methods in RLAlgorithm and DataMixer
* refactor: replace build_algorithm with make_algorithm for SACAlgorithmConfig and update related tests
* refactor: add require_package calls for grpcio and gym-hil in relevant modules
* refactor(rl): move grpcio guards to runtime entry points
* feat(rl): consolidate HIL-SERL checkpoint into HF-style components
Make `RLAlgorithmConfig` and `RLAlgorithm` `HubMixin`s, add abstract
`state_dict()` / `load_state_dict()` for critic ensemble, target nets
and `log_alpha`, and persist them as a sibling `algorithm/` component
next to `pretrained_model/`. Replace the pickled `training_state.pt`
with an enriched `training_step.json` carrying `step` and
`interaction_step`, so resume restores actor + critics + target nets +
temperature + optimizers + RNG + counters from HF-standard files.
* refactor(rl): move actor weight-sync wire format from policy to algorithm
* refactor(rl): update type hints for learner and actor functions
* refactor(rl): hoist grpcio guard to module top in actor/learner
* chore(rl): manage import pattern in actor (#3564)
* chore(rl): manage import pattern in actor
* chore(rl): optional grpc imports in learner; quote grpc ServicerContext types
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Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
* update uv.lock
* chore(doc): update doc
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Co-authored-by: jpizarrom <jpizarrom@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Steven Palma <imstevenpmwork@ieee.org>
``LowLevelForward`` was calling ``select_action()`` once per
``chunk_hz`` tick. SmolVLA's ``select_action`` is a thin queue-pop:
it returns one action per call and only re-runs the expensive
flow-matching forward when its private internal queue empties.
Result: we got one action back per chunk_hz tick (1Hz default),
``DispatchAction`` at ctrl_hz=30 popped it instantly, then queue
sat empty for ~1s waiting for the next tick. Net throughput was
1 dispatched action/sec instead of the 30 we wanted.
Switch to ``predict_action_chunk`` and enqueue every step of the
returned ``(batch, n_action_steps, action_dim)`` chunk. Refresh
only when the queue is below half a chunk so we don't burn one
flow-matching forward per chunk_hz tick — saves ~5x inference cost
on this hot path. At ctrl_hz=30, chunk_size=50, the queue drains
in ~1.7s before the next refresh, giving smooth dispatch at the
control rate the robot was trained on.
Side effect: ``state['last_chunk_size']`` records how many actions
the most recent chunk produced — useful for the panel later if we
want to surface "chunks generated" alongside "dispatched".
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Real-robot run was unreadable for two reasons:
1. The panel surfaced ``queued actions: 0`` (always zero — dispatch
pops faster than chunk_hz generates) and gave no signal that
actions were actually reaching the robot. The only sign of life
was the safety-clamp warning lines scrolling past.
2. The text head consistently collapses to ``the`` / ``Ass``
fragments on real-camera input (memorisation wall). The old
gibberish filter caught ``":":":"`` JSON salad but let
single-token fragments through, and the ``[info] subtask gen
produced no text this tick`` line flooded the panel every second.
Changes:
* ``DispatchAction`` bumps ``state["actions_dispatched"]`` each
tick; panel renders it next to queue depth. Operator can see
the policy IS issuing actions even when text is broken.
* ``_looks_like_gibberish`` now also rejects:
- too few unique alphabetic tokens (``the``, ``the the``, ...)
- chat-template marker leakage (``Assistant:``, ``Ass\\n::``)
catching the actual failure mode on real-robot frames.
* Gibberish rejections log only the first occurrence + every 30th
after that, with a count, so the panel stays legible.
* Empty completions no longer log at all (was every tick).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Dry-run REPL had a clean ANSI-clear-+-rich-panel layout via
``_redraw`` showing task / subtask / plan / memory / queued-actions /
pending-tool-calls; autonomous mode just had bare ``> `` plus log
lines scrolling past the user. Same data, two presentations.
Extract ``_make_state_panel_renderer(runtime, mode_label=...)`` and
use it from both ``_run_repl`` (called per user input) and
``_run_autonomous`` (called both on user input *and* on a 0.5s
background timer so subtask / plan / memory refreshes from the
runtime's own loop become visible without the user typing anything).
Title bar shows ``dry-run`` vs ``autonomous`` so it's obvious which
mode you're in.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Training tokenises messages through ``_strip_lerobot_blocks`` (in
``chat_processor_smolvla2.py``), which normalises every variant of
``message['content']`` into the ``[{type:text, text:...}]`` list shape
SmolVLM's chat template expects:
* ``list[block]`` → keep text blocks, drop images
* ``None`` → ``[{type:text, text:""}]``
* ``str`` / other → ``[{type:text, text:str(content)}]``
Inference was doing a partial inline conversion that only handled the
``str`` case — ``None`` and pre-formatted ``list`` content slipped
through unchanged. ``memory_update``'s ``Previous memory: ...``
assistant turn ends up with ``None`` content when there's no prior
memory, which then renders as no-content / role-marker-only and the
model hallucinates ``Assistant:`` fragments. Subtask gen got further
because its prompt always has at least the task string.
Reuse ``_strip_lerobot_blocks`` directly. Now the inference prompt
shape matches the exact tokenisation training did — no more "trained
on shape X, asked to predict shape Y" mismatch.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
SmolVLM's chat template (and many other multimodal templates) declares
``message['content']`` as a list of typed blocks and iterates it
expecting dicts with a ``'type'`` field:
{% for line in message['content'] %}
{% if line['type'] == 'text' %}{{ line['text'] }}
{% elif line['type'] == 'image' %}{{ '<image>' }}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
When the caller passes ``content`` as a plain ``str`` (which we did
throughout ``_msgs_for_subtask`` / ``_msgs_for_memory`` etc.), Jinja
silently iterates the string character-by-character. ``'P'['type']``
returns nothing; neither branch fires; *no text tokens get emitted*.
The model receives a prompt containing only role markers
(``User:<end_of_utterance>\nAssistant:``) and predictably continues by
emitting ``Assistant:`` fragments — the gibberish ``subtask: Ass\n::``
on the runtime panel.
Before calling ``apply_chat_template``, walk the messages and rewrite
any string ``content`` into ``[{'type': 'text', 'text': content}]``.
The template's text branch then fires correctly and the model sees
the actual user/assistant text, not just structural tokens.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``PolicyProcessorPipeline.__call__`` already wraps its input via
``to_transition`` (defaulting to ``batch_to_transition``) before
running the steps, and unwraps via ``to_output`` (defaulting to
``transition_to_batch``) afterwards. The input format is therefore a
*flat batch dict* keyed by ``observation.*`` / ``action`` / etc., not
an ``EnvTransition``.
Previous attempt pre-wrapped the observation into a transition with
``TransitionKey.OBSERVATION`` as the key, then handed *that* to the
pipeline — which fed it to ``batch_to_transition``, which looked for
top-level ``observation.*`` entries, found none (they were nested
inside the enum key), and produced an empty observation. Every step
then bailed with ``ObservationProcessorStep requires an observation
in the transition.``
Pass the flat dict from ``build_inference_frame`` straight to the
preprocessor — it does the wrap/unwrap itself.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``EnvTransition`` is declared as a ``TypedDict`` keyed by
``TransitionKey.OBSERVATION.value`` (the string ``'observation'``),
but every concrete ``ProcessorStep`` in the pipeline indexes the
transition with the enum *member* (``transition[TransitionKey.
OBSERVATION]`` / ``transition.get(TransitionKey.OBSERVATION)``).
Those are two different keys in a Python dict — string key vs enum
key — so steps couldn't find the observation we'd placed under the
string variant, and bailed every tick with
``ObservationProcessorStep requires an observation in the
transition``.
Build the transition with the enum members directly. Matches how
``BatchProcessor``, ``RelativeActionProcessor``, ``HilProcessor``,
etc. read the dict.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``robot.get_observation()`` on omx_follower (and most lerobot robots)
returns:
* per-joint scalar floats with ``.pos`` suffix
(``shoulder_pan.pos: 0.123``, ``shoulder_lift.pos: 0.456``, ...)
* per-camera ndarrays keyed by the camera config name (``wrist:
ndarray(H,W,3)``)
But the trained policy expects:
* single ``observation.state: tensor[N_joints]`` vector
* image keys prefixed: ``observation.images.<cam_key>:
tensor[1, 3, H, W]``
``prepare_observation_for_inference`` only handles the tensor /
batch-dim / device step — it crashes on scalar floats with
``expected np.ndarray (got float)``. The right helper is
``build_inference_frame`` which uses the dataset's feature schema
(``ds_meta.features``) to:
1. extract the right raw keys per dataset feature,
2. fold ``shoulder_pan.pos`` / ``shoulder_lift.pos`` / ...
into a single ``observation.state`` ndarray,
3. prefix camera keys with ``observation.images.``,
4. delegate to ``prepare_observation_for_inference`` for the
tensor / batch / device step.
Pass ``ds_meta.features`` into the observation provider and switch
to ``build_inference_frame`` when available; fall back to the bare
``prepare_observation_for_inference`` only when no dataset is
provided (rare — autonomous mode already requires it).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The policy preprocessor pipeline is transition-shaped — its steps
read ``TransitionKey.OBSERVATION`` off an ``EnvTransition`` dict, not
a flat ``RobotObservation`` dict. Passing the raw observation through
made every step bail with
``ObservationProcessorStep requires an observation in the transition``,
which the runtime swallowed at warning level. ``select_message`` then
got called with no ``observation.images.*`` features and crashed
with ``All image features are missing from the batch``.
Mirror ``lerobot-record``'s preamble:
1. ``prepare_observation_for_inference`` → numpy → torch, ``CHW``
image layout, ``[0,1]`` scaling, add batch dim, move to device.
2. Wrap into an ``EnvTransition`` (``{TransitionKey.OBSERVATION.value:
...}`` plus ``COMPLEMENTARY_DATA: {}`` and ``None``s for the rest)
so transition-aware steps see the keys they expect.
3. Run preprocessor.
4. Unwrap the transition's ``OBSERVATION`` slot to get the final
flat dict the policy's ``select_action`` / ``select_message``
consume.
Image features now reach the policy; the autonomous loop produces
real actions instead of swallowing warnings every tick.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``--robot.cameras`` parses the JSON into ``dict[str, dict]``, but
``RobotConfig`` expects ``dict[str, CameraConfig]`` — each inner
value must be the actual ``CameraConfig`` subclass instance for the
chosen backend (e.g. ``OpenCVCameraConfig``). Passing raw dicts
blew up in ``RobotConfig.__post_init__`` with
``AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'width'`` when it
iterated cameras and tried to read attributes.
Look up the right subclass per-camera by its ``"type"`` field via
``CameraConfig.get_choice_class(...)`` (mirroring the lazy-import
dance we already do for ``RobotConfig``: eagerly walk
``lerobot.cameras``'s submodules so the registry is populated
before lookup). Construct an instance with the rest of the dict's
fields. On an unknown camera type, raise a clean ``ValueError``
listing the available choices.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``RobotConfig._choice_registry`` is populated as a side-effect of
each robot's ``@RobotConfig.register_subclass`` decorator running,
and those decorators only fire when the corresponding
``lerobot.robots.<name>`` module is imported. The package's
``__init__.py`` doesn't import them — instead ``make_robot_from_config``
does it lazily in its big if/elif chain.
``_build_robot`` jumped the gun: called ``RobotConfig.get_choice_class
(robot_type)`` before any robot module had been imported, so the
registry was empty and every ``--robot.type=<X>`` produced
``KeyError: 'X'`` (e.g. ``KeyError: 'omx_follower'``).
Walk ``lerobot.robots``'s submodules via ``pkgutil.iter_modules`` and
``importlib.import_module`` each one before the lookup. ~200ms on the
first invocation, negligible for an autonomous run. On a real
``KeyError`` (typo / unsupported robot), raise a clean ``ValueError``
listing the registry's available choices instead of a bare KeyError.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The hand-rolled action-norm safety clip duplicated what every
``RobotConfig`` already exposes — ``max_relative_target`` — and at
the wrong layer (after postprocess but before send_action, instead
of inside the robot driver where every other lerobot entry point
puts it). The norm clip also rejected entire actions instead of
clipping per-motor relative motion, so a single rogue joint would
kill the whole tick.
Replace with ``--robot.max_relative_target``: a string parsed as
either a bare float (uniform per-motor cap) or a JSON object
mapping motor name → cap. Passed through to
``RobotConfig(max_relative_target=...)`` at robot construction;
the driver's ``send_action`` clips each commanded joint position
relative to the current measured one before issuing it on the bus —
same behaviour ``lerobot-record`` ships.
Also bump ``--chunk_hz`` default from ``4.0`` to ``1.0``. One new
chunk per second is what the trained checkpoint can comfortably
keep up with on common hardware and gives smoother motion than
sub-second chunk regenerations (no RTC interpolation between
chunks yet).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* chore(deps): ceiling + cuda
* ci: bump cuda version docker image
* ci: add cpu wheel to release workflow
* chore(deps): update uv.lock
* docs: update installation with cuda note
* docs(omx): adding some examples and scripts
* cleaning up and reviewing the cli args
* adding __init__.py to example folder, adjusting the examples
* adding reference to pretrained act policy
* moving `.send_action` before `dataset.add_frame` for consistency
Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Maxime Ellerbach <maxime@ellerbach.net>
* adjusting docstring
Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Maxime Ellerbach <maxime@ellerbach.net>
* adressing hardcoded dataset fps
* removed init as it worked without
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Signed-off-by: Maxime Ellerbach <maxime@ellerbach.net>
If VideoDecoder() raises during initialization, the fsspec file handle
was leaked since it was opened via __enter__() but never closed on the
exception path. Now explicitly closes the handle before re-raising.
* chore(deps): allow torch 2.11/2.12 and fix autocast deprecation
- Bump torch to >=2.7,<2.13 (was <2.11), torchvision to <0.28 (was <0.26),
and torchcodec to <0.13 (was <0.11) to allow installs against the latest
stable torch 2.11 and the upcoming 2.12 line.
- Replace removed torch.get_autocast_gpu_dtype() with torch.get_autocast_dtype("cuda")
in Florence2 and Qwen2.5-VL-MoE FlashAttention paths (the former is removed in 2.11+).
- Refresh uv.lock for the new resolution (torch 2.11.0+cu130, torchvision 0.26.0+cu130,
torchcodec 0.11.1, full CUDA 13 stack).
Verified locally with `uv sync --locked` from a clean .venv and the lerobot
test suite (pytest -n 8 --dist=loadfile --timeout=300). Failure set is
identical to the pre-bump baseline: 18 pre-existing failures
(test_sac_policy*, test_pi0_rtc*, test_pi05_rtc*, test_replay_buffer*),
0 new, 0 fixed.
AI assistance: this change was authored with Claude Code per AI_POLICY.md.
* fix(policies): use device-agnostic autocast dtype lookup
Pass query_states.device.type to torch.get_autocast_dtype() instead of
hardcoding 'cuda', so the cast matches the active autocast context when
running under CPU/MPS/XPU autocast.
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Co-authored-by: Steven Palma <imstevenpmwork@ieee.org>
* fix(train): restrict legacy RA-BC migration to JSON checkpoints only
_migrate_legacy_rabc_fields was called for all config files, causing
json.load to raise DecodeError when a YAML/TOML config was passed to
lerobot-train for a new training run. Guard the block with an
.endswith(".json") check so migration only runs when resuming from
a JSON checkpoint.
**#1 Plan-update phase reports correct skip count.**
``_run_plan_update_phase`` only ran ``run_plan_updates`` for episodes
with at least one interjection but hardcoded ``episodes_skipped=0``.
The summary undercounted skipped episodes. Now returns
``len(records) - processed`` so processed + skipped == total.
**#2 ``run_hf_job.py`` installs ``openai``.**
The ``CMD`` block does ``pip install --no-deps lerobot[branch]`` then
explicitly lists transitive deps. ``openai`` was missing — and since
``VlmConfig.backend`` defaults to ``"openai"``, the job would have
``ImportError``'d when ``vlm_client._make_openai_client`` ran.
**#3 Dedupe subtask-span reconstruction.**
Module 1's ``_reconstruct_subtasks_from_rows`` (no ``and spans`` guard)
and Module 2's ``_read_subtask_spans`` (with the guard) had near-
identical logic. Promoted to ``reconstruct_subtask_spans`` in
``reader.py`` using the safer guarded form. Both modules now import
the single helper.
**#5 Atomic staging.py JSONL writes.**
Mirroring the parquet-writer fix from an earlier review round:
``EpisodeStaging.write`` now writes to a sibling ``.tmp`` and
``Path.replace`` atomically. A crash mid-write can no longer leave a
half-written JSONL that ``read()`` would then fail to parse.
**#6 Atomic ``info.json`` write.**
Same pattern in ``executor._ensure_annotation_metadata_in_info`` —
``info.json`` is load-bearing for dataset metadata, so partial writes
brick the dataset.
**#7 Writer's role-key guard.**
``_normalize_persistent_row`` and ``_normalize_event_row`` accessed
``row["role"]`` directly while every other field used ``.get()``.
Pre-validate ``"role" in row`` and raise a friendly ``ValueError``
naming the row, so a future module that accidentally drops ``role``
fails with a triagable message instead of a bare KeyError deep in the
writer.
**#8 Last subtask span's ``end`` extends to episode end.**
``reconstruct_subtask_spans`` (the new shared helper) takes an optional
``episode_end_t``. When provided, the final span's ``end`` is closed
to that timestamp instead of equalling its own ``start`` (zero
duration). Both Module 1's plan-update pass and Module 2's interjection
anchoring pass ``record.frame_timestamps[-1]``, so downstream "current
subtask at refresh_t" lookups no longer miss refreshes that land
inside the final span.
Sweep: 66 passed, 0 failed. Pre-commit clean.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Both tests were stale relative to design changes that landed earlier on
this branch. Update the tests to match the current production contract.
**``test_module1_attaches_video_block_to_subtask_prompt``**
The test took ``captured[0]`` and asserted on its content blocks, but
Module 1 issues several sub-prompts and the rephrasings call (which is
text-only, no video block) usually lands first. Two fixes:
* The test's intent is "the subtask prompt carries the video block" —
not "the first prompt carries it". Pick the call by content
(``"atomic subtasks"`` keyword in the text block) so the test is
resilient to future reordering of unrelated sub-prompts.
* Set ``n_task_rephrasings=0`` so the rephrasings call is skipped
entirely — keeps the test focused on ``_generate_subtasks``.
**``test_module2_mid_episode_emits_paired_interjection_and_speech``**
Two issues both rooted in design changes on the branch:
1. ``InterjectionsAndSpeechModule._mid_episode_interjections`` now
anchors interjections on subtask boundaries from Module 1's staging
tree, bailing out with zero rows when no spans exist. The production
executor runs Module 1 first; the test ran Module 2 in isolation.
Reproduce the contract by seeding two ``style=subtask`` rows in the
staging before calling Module 2 — gives it the single ``0 → 1``
boundary it needs.
2. The test's stub responder used the marker ``"ONE realistic
interruption"`` to match the interjection prompt, but that string is
from a previous prompt version. The current
``module_2_interjection.txt`` says ``"Write ONE interjection..."`` —
the old prompt asked for counterfactual interjections (e.g. "skip the
wipe"), the new one anchors on the upcoming subtask. Marker updated
to ``"Write ONE interjection"``; canned response wording aligned to
the new design.
Sweep on the language stack: 66 passed, 0 failed (was 64 passed, 2
failed). Pre-commit clean.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
**Critical: video_for_episode was unreachable dead code.**
``video_for_episode`` was indented inside ``_decode_pyav_direct``, after
its ``return`` statement — Python parsed it as a nested function that
never executed. Module 1's ``_episode_video_block`` calls
``self.frame_provider.video_for_episode(record, target_count)`` on the
``use_video_url=False`` path, which would have AttributeError'd on any
real dataset. Tests passed only because they used ``_StubFrameProvider``
/ ``_NullProvider`` which have the method. Moved it to be a proper
method of ``VideoFrameProvider`` (right after ``frames_at``).
**Thread safety on VideoFrameProvider.**
The executor runs Module 1/2/3 phases under a ``ThreadPoolExecutor``, so
the per-instance ``_cache`` dict and the one-shot ``_warned_decode_fail``
flag were exposed to concurrent reads/writes. Added a ``threading.Lock``
field, wrapped cache reads/writes and the warn-flag check-and-set in
``with self._lock:``. Stub fixtures unaffected.
**episode_clip_path is now a method of VideoFrameProvider.**
Used to be a free function reaching into ``provider._meta.episodes`` and
``provider._meta.get_video_file_path`` from outside the class. As a
method it just uses ``self._meta``. The only caller (Module 1) updated;
no external callers.
**Atomic write in LanguageColumnsWriter.**
``pq.write_table(new_table, path)`` was overwriting the parquet shard
in place — a crash mid-write would corrupt the file. Now writes to a
sibling ``.tmp`` and ``Path.replace`` atomically.
**Smaller items:**
* ``executor.py`` docstring opened with "four phases" but listed six.
Now says "six phases" to match.
* ``[annotations]`` extra in ``pyproject.toml`` now includes
``openai>=1.40,<2.0``. Default ``VlmConfig.backend`` is ``"openai"``,
so without it ``_make_openai_client`` would ImportError on a fresh
``uv sync --extra annotations``.
* ``_snap_to_frame`` was duplicated identically in
``plan_subtasks_memory.py`` and ``interjections_and_speech.py``.
Promoted to ``snap_to_frame`` in ``reader.py`` (next to
``EpisodeRecord``); both modules now import it. Backwards-compat alias
not needed — no external callers.
* ``EpisodeRecord.frames_df()`` was re-reading the full parquet on every
call. Now memoizes via a private dataclass field so repeat calls from
different modules pay the cost once. Method signature unchanged.
* ``_extract_first_json_object`` had a redundant ``and not escape`` guard
that was dead because the prior block already handled and reset
``escape``. Replaced with a comment explaining the invariant.
**Pre-existing lint cleanups surfaced once these files entered
pre-commit's scope:**
* dead local ``client = clients[0]`` in ``_make_openai_client`` (the
real round-robin uses ``clients[rr_counter[...]]``).
* ``cmd = ... if "{port}" in cmd else f"...{port}"`` ternary collapse in
``_spawn_parallel_inference_servers``.
* ``seek_pts = 0 if stream.time_base is None else int(...)`` ternary
collapse in ``_decode_pyav_direct``.
* ``# nosec B310`` on the localhost ``urllib.request.urlopen`` probe in
``_server_is_up`` — the URL is the user-configured local-server endpoint
the CLI itself spawned, not arbitrary user input.
**Test added.**
``tests/annotations/test_frames.py`` pins the regression on
``VideoFrameProvider``: asserts ``video_for_episode`` and
``episode_clip_path`` are callable methods (not nested dead code or
free functions), and that the ``_lock`` field is a real
``threading.Lock``.
Sweep: 64 passed, 2 failed (same pre-existing module-impl bugs as
before this commit). Pre-commit clean.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Five Module 1 sub-prompts (`_derive_task_from_video`,
`_generate_task_rephrasings`, `_generate_subtasks`, `_generate_plan`,
`_generate_memory`) all repeated the same shape:
result = self.vlm.generate_json([messages])[0]
if isinstance(result, dict) and isinstance(result.get(<field>), <type>):
...
…each spelled with slightly different field names + post-processing.
Three small helpers replace it:
* `_vlm_field(messages, field)` — single VLM call, returns
``result[field]`` or ``None``. Centralizes the
``generate_json([m])[0]`` + ``isinstance(dict)`` dance.
* `_text_message(text)` — wraps a string in the canonical user-message
shape every text-only prompt builds inline.
* `_video_message(record, prompt)` — combines the episode video block
with a prompt; replaces the duplicated video-block construction
inside `_generate_subtasks` (which previously inlined the same
``use_video_url``/``frames_per_second``/``max_video_frames`` branches
that `_episode_video_block` already implements).
Net -35 LOC. Each call site now is 3-5 lines instead of 10-20. The
public method signatures are unchanged so tests don't move.
Drive-by: `_task_seems_bad` collapsed via SIM103 fix; `zip` in
`run_plan_updates` annotated `strict=True` per ruff B905.
Tests: same 2 pre-existing module-impl failures
(`test_module1_attaches_video_block_to_subtask_prompt`,
`test_module2_mid_episode_emits_paired_interjection_and_speech`) —
they were failing on `origin/feat/language-annotation-pipeline` before
this commit and continue to do so for the same reasons. 61/63 in the
language stack pass; pre-commit clean.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Resolve conflicts and pull in the latest PR 1 fixes.
Conflicts:
- pyproject.toml: PR 1 added `lerobot-rollout` and PR 2 added
`lerobot-annotate` to the same `[project.scripts]` block. Kept both.
- uv.lock: dropped both sides and regenerated against the merged
`pyproject.toml` (PR 2 dropped the `datatrove` dep when distribution
moved to HF Jobs; PR 1's lock didn't have it).
Test follow-up:
- `tests/annotations/test_pipeline_recipe_render.py` — PR 1 deleted
`src/lerobot/configs/recipes/pi05_hirobot.yaml` (review feedback:
remove the canonical-recipe file; recipes are user-supplied). The
cross-PR contract this test guards is "the recipe DSL renders
non-empty messages from pipeline output", which doesn't depend on
any specific YAML, so the test now builds an inline blend recipe
with the same coverage. Passes.
Sweep: 82 passed, 2 failed (pre-existing module-impl bugs:
`test_module1_attaches_video_block_to_subtask_prompt`,
`test_module2_mid_episode_emits_paired_interjection_and_speech`).
The PR 1 carryover (`test_emitted_at_raises_on_ambiguous_per_camera_vqa`)
is now passing — the merge brought in PR 1's tightened `_select_one`
ambiguity check.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The executor previously claimed it would "optionally hand off" to
datatrove's LocalPipelineExecutor or SlurmPipelineExecutor — but it
already runs phases inline in every code path, and HF Jobs (see
``examples/annotation/run_hf_job.py``) is the actual distribution
strategy. Stop pretending we have an executor selector.
* `executor.py`: drop `select_executor_class`, the "kind" log line, and
the references to LocalPipelineExecutor / SlurmPipelineExecutor.
Module docstring now says distribution is delegated to HF Jobs.
* `config.py`: drop `auto_threshold`, `force_local`, `slurm_partition`,
`slurm_gpus`, `slurm_time`, `workers`. `ExecutorConfig` keeps only
`episode_parallelism`. While here, prune the longer "why" docstrings
on every field down to the load-bearing bits — full story moves to
`docs/source/annotation_pipeline.mdx`.
* `pyproject.toml`: drop `datatrove>=0.4.0,<2.0.0` from the
`[annotations]` extra; the dep was only there for the (never used)
cluster executors. Comment block notes the new HF-Jobs delegation.
* `reader.py`, `lerobot_annotate.py`: drop their own datatrove /
flavor-namespace mentions.
* `docs/source/annotation_pipeline.mdx`:
- remove the flavor-namespace / sidecar paragraph (out of scope —
"multiple revisions = multiple copies" is dataset-level policy);
- remove the "writer drops the legacy `subtask_index` column" note
(already covered by PR 1's intentional-break call-out);
- remove the chat-template + `apply_chat_template(messages, tools=...)`
line (covered by Tools doc);
- replace the "executor picks Local vs Slurm" paragraph with
`--executor.episode_parallelism` and a pointer to HF Jobs;
- rewrite the style→recipe section to talk about "recipes" generically
instead of pinning a specific YAML;
- add a "Running on Hugging Face Jobs" section pointing at
`examples/annotation/run_hf_job.py`;
- add a "Running locally" example matching the CLI's docstring
(`uv run lerobot-annotate --root=... --vlm.model_id=...`);
- extend the paper-inspirations list with Pi0.7 and Steerable VLA
Policies (Zhao 2025) for Module 3.
Tests: same 3 pre-existing failures as before this commit (2 module
assertions still in flight; 1 carryover from PR 1). 41/44 pass.
Pre-commit clean.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(ci): run multi-task benchmark evals 5-at-a-time in parallel
The eval script supports running tasks concurrently via a
ThreadPoolExecutor (env.max_parallel_tasks). Apply it to the four
multi-task benchmark CI jobs (RoboTwin, RoboCasa, RoboMME, LIBERO-plus
— 8-10 tasks/task_ids each) so they finish in ~2 waves of 5 instead of
running sequentially. Single-task jobs (Libero, MetaWorld, RoboCerebra)
are unchanged.
* fix(ci): cap VLABench smoke eval at 50 steps per task
VLABench's default episode_length is 500 steps; with 10 tasks at ~1 it/s
the smoke eval took ~80 minutes of rollouts on top of the image build.
The eval is a pipeline smoke test (running_success_rate stays at 0% on
this short rollout anyway), so we don't need full episodes — cap each
task at 50 steps to bring total rollout time down ~10x.
* fix(ci): run VLABench tasks 5-at-a-time in parallel
The eval script already supports running multiple tasks concurrently via
a ThreadPoolExecutor (env.max_parallel_tasks). Set it to 5 so the 10
VLABench tasks finish in ~2 waves instead of running sequentially.
* feat: add pretrained vision encoder weights for diffusion and vqbet
* fix test by re-generating artifacts
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Co-authored-by: Steven Palma <imstevenpmwork@ieee.org>
The robotwin benchmark Dockerfile still installed cuda-nvcc-12-4 and
cuda-cudart-dev-12-4 after #3505 upgraded the base image to CUDA 12.6.3
on Ubuntu 24.04. Those packages aren't available in the ubuntu2404 CUDA
repo, so the build failed at apt-get install. Bumping both to -12-6 to
match the base image.
Reword the two callouts in `tools.mdx` to describe the runtime layer
in present tense ("not part of the catalog layer shipped today",
"those modules don't yet exist in the tree") instead of pointing at a
specific follow-up PR. Keeps the doc honest about what works now
without coupling it to a particular release order.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* **Float tolerance in `emitted_at` for persistent styles.** The
``_timestamp(row) == t`` exact-equality check silently missed any
caller that derived ``t`` arithmetically (e.g. ``frame_idx / fps``)
even though the parquet timestamp would only differ by ULPs. Added
``EMITTED_AT_TOLERANCE_S = 0.1`` and check ``abs(...) <= tolerance``
instead, with a docstring explaining why exact equality wasn't
enough and why 0.1 s is safe at typical 30–100 Hz control rates.
Test asserts the new behavior at half-window (matches) and
double-window (no match) using the constant so it stays in sync.
* **`MessageTurn.stream` is required at construction.** It was typed
``MessageStream | None = None`` so YAML could omit ``stream:`` and
pass the dataclass invariant — but ``_validate_rendered`` rejected
``None`` streams later, surfacing the error at the first sample
instead of at recipe load. Now ``__post_init__`` raises
``ValueError`` if ``stream`` is ``None``, with the list of valid
streams in the message. The redundant late-stage check in
``_validate_rendered`` is replaced with a one-line comment that
cites the upstream invariant. Test pins the new construction-time
rejection.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* **#2 — dedupe `_PLACEHOLDER_RE`.** The same regex was compiled in
`recipe.py` and `language_render.py`. Promote to module-level
`PLACEHOLDER_RE` in `recipe.py` (its primary owner — declares
template syntax) and import from `language_render.py`.
* **#3 — centralize language column names.** `io_utils.py` had
hardcoded `{"language_persistent", "language_events"}` literals at
two sites. Replace with `LANGUAGE_COLUMNS` import so a future column
rename can't silently desync.
* **#4 — defensive collate preserved-keys.** `lerobot_collate_fn`
silently filtered language fields from samples that didn't have
them, which would hand downstream consumers a preserved list
shorter than the tensor batch. Now: if any sample carries a key,
every sample in the batch must carry it; otherwise raise a
`ValueError` so the upstream rendering bug surfaces at the boundary.
* **#5 — `_scalar` rejects non-singleton lists.** Previously a zero-
or multi-element list fell through and triggered confusing
`float([])` errors downstream. Now raises `ValueError` with the
actual length.
* **#6 — refactor `_extract_complementary_data`.** Replace 11 lines
of `key = {... if ... else {}}` plus an 11-line splat dict with a
single `_COMPLEMENTARY_KEYS` tuple iterated once.
* **#7 — document `EXTENDED_STYLES`.** Was an empty `set()` with no
comment. Add a docstring explaining it's an intentional extension
point: downstream modules append project-local styles before
`column_for_style` is called.
* **#9 — `tools.mdx` notes the runtime layer is future work.** The
page referenced `src/lerobot/tools/`, `registry.py`, and
`get_tools(meta)` — none exist in this PR. Added a callout at the
start of "How to add your own tool" plus a note on the
implementations paragraph.
* **#10 — tests for YAML round-trip, malformed rows, blend
validation.** `test_recipe.py` grew from 1 case to 12 covering:
blend-or-messages exclusivity, target-turn requirement, blend
emptiness, weight presence/positivity, nested-blend rejection,
`from_dict` with nested blends, `from_yaml` / `load_recipe`
agreement, top-level non-mapping rejection. Added a malformed-row
test for `_normalize_rows` that asserts non-dict entries raise
`TypeError`.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The runtime CLI was deliberately scoped to dry-run only: it
hard-coded ``robot_executor=None`` and printed a "real-robot
integration is a follow-up" warning even when ``--no_robot`` was
omitted. The runtime *engine* was already structured for real-robot
operation (separate ``LowLevelForward`` chunk-rate generation +
``DispatchAction`` ctrl-rate dispatch with a ``robot_executor``
hook); only the wiring was missing.
Add the wiring:
* ``_load_policy_and_preprocessor`` now also returns the
postprocessor (action denormaliser).
* ``--robot.type`` / ``--robot.port`` / ``--robot.id`` /
``--robot.cameras`` (JSON) build a ``Robot`` via
``make_robot_from_config`` and connect it.
* ``_build_robot_observation_provider`` reads
``robot.get_observation()`` each call, drops the language
columns (runtime drives messages itself), and runs the policy's
preprocessor (rename → batch → device → normalise).
* ``_build_robot_action_executor`` postprocesses the policy's
action tensor (denormalise), converts to the ``{joint: value}``
dict via ``make_robot_action(action, ds_meta.features)``, and
calls ``robot.send_action(...)``. Optional ``--max_action_norm``
safety clip rejects ticks whose action L2 norm exceeds the
threshold (kill-switch when bringing up a new robot).
* ``_run_autonomous`` runs ``runtime.run()`` in a background
thread (the policy must keep generating chunks at chunk_hz and
dispatching at ctrl_hz regardless of stdin) and handles user
interjections / VQA queries from the foreground stdin loop.
Confirmation prompt before start (skip with ``--auto_start``);
Ctrl+C stops the thread and disconnects the robot cleanly.
* Autonomous mode requires ``--dataset.repo_id`` for action stats
/ feature shapes — pass the same dataset the policy was trained
on. The bootstrap path that pulls canonical task / plan / memory
runs in both REPL and autonomous modes so the model's first
prompt matches training distribution.
Dry-run REPL behaviour is unchanged when ``--robot.type`` is not
passed.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(policies): add EO-1 model
* chore(eo1): adjust policy_eo1_README.md to to avoid duplicate with eo1.mdx
* chore(eo1): remove policy_eo1_README.md, link eo1.mdx in policy folder
---------
Co-authored-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
* **`meta.tools` actually reads `info.json["tools"]`.** `DatasetInfo`
had no `tools` field, so `from_dict` silently dropped the key (it
warned about unknown fields then discarded them) and the property
always returned `DEFAULT_TOOLS`. Added `tools: list[dict] | None`
to the dataclass; `to_dict()` drops it when unset so existing
datasets keep a clean `info.json`. Fixed the accessor to read
`self.info.tools` (the previous `.get(...)` would have raised
AttributeError on the dataclass anyway). Added regression tests:
fallback when absent, round-trip from disk, and round-trip
through `DatasetInfo.from_dict` / `to_dict`.
* **`motion` is not view-dependent — fix the docs.** The mdx claimed
rows of style `motion` must carry `camera`, but `VIEW_DEPENDENT_STYLES
= {"vqa", "trace"}` and the validator agrees: motion primitives are
joint/Cartesian-frame, not pixel-space. Updated both call-out
paragraphs in `language_and_recipes.mdx`.
* **Conditional `collate_fn` swap.** Added `meta.has_language_columns`
and gate the `lerobot_collate_fn` swap in `lerobot_train.py` on it,
so non-language datasets keep PyTorch's `default_collate`. Also
added a pass-through test in `test_collate.py` that asserts on a
plain tensor batch the custom collate matches `default_collate`
key-for-key, plus a test for the `None`-sample drop path.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
`lerobot.processor` re-exported `RenderMessagesStep` at the package
level, so importing anything from `lerobot.processor` pulled in
`lerobot.datasets.language` → `lerobot.datasets/__init__.py` →
`require_package("datasets")`, which fails in the Tier 1 base install
that intentionally omits the `[dataset]` extra. The chain bricked
collection for unrelated suites (`tests/policies/pi0_pi05/...`,
`tests/envs/...`, etc.).
* Stop re-exporting `RenderMessagesStep` from `lerobot.processor`. The
only consumer (the test) already imports from the submodule.
Document the deliberate omission in the module docstring.
* Add `pytest.importorskip("datasets", ...)` (and `pandas` where
needed) at the top of the four PR-added tests that exercise the
language stack:
- tests/datasets/test_language.py
- tests/datasets/test_language_render.py
- tests/processor/test_render_messages_processor.py
- tests/utils/test_collate.py
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* `ruff format` on CI (newer version) wants the short `camera=None`
ValueError on a single line.
* `uv.lock` was stale relative to `pyproject.toml`'s `datasets>=4.7.0`
pin (and picked up upstream `s390x` marker fixes for cuda packages).
CI runs `uv sync --locked` which rejected the divergence.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
`_select_one` previously skipped its ambiguity check whenever any of
`role`/`tool_name`/`camera` was set, on the assumption that the caller
had already pinned down a unique row. That left a real ambiguity hole
for VQA: with two cameras emitting `(vqa, assistant)` at the same
frame, `emitted_at(..., role="assistant")` silently picked the first
sorted row instead of telling the recipe to add `camera=...`. The
existing `test_emitted_at_raises_on_ambiguous_per_camera_vqa` test
already encoded the desired behavior.
Tighten the check: any time `len(rows) > 1` we now raise with the
selectors echoed back, so users see exactly which fields they passed
and that more is needed to disambiguate.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* Drop the unused `events` kwarg from `active_at`/`nth_prev`/`nth_next`;
only `emitted_at` actually consults events. The dispatcher in
`_resolve_spec` now passes events conditionally.
* Replace the dual `_persistent_sort_key`/`_event_sort_key` pair with a
single `_row_sort_key` and drop the `sort_key` parameter from
`_select_one`. Event rows lack `timestamp` (it is implicit in the
frame) and now default to `0.0` for sort purposes — the
`(style, role)` tiebreaker is unchanged.
* Inline `_select_latest` into `active_at` (its only caller).
* Collapse `emitted_at`'s dual-branch into one `_select_one` call.
* Tighten `_validate_persistent_resolver` to a single
`column_for_style(style) != LANGUAGE_PERSISTENT` check.
* Parameterize `test_per_camera_blend_renders_both_views` over the two
cameras and factor the sub-recipe builder into `_vqa_subrecipe` so
the test no longer hand-rolls two near-identical recipe blocks.
Net -98 LOC; behavior, public resolver names, and test expectations
unchanged.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two bugs combining to make the brand-new ``_tool3`` dataset
unloadable:
1. ``lerobot_annotate.py:_push_to_hub`` uploads the annotated
dataset folder but never creates a codebase-version tag, so
``api/datasets/<repo>/refs`` returns ``"tags": []``. Then
``LeRobotDatasetMetadata`` → ``get_safe_version`` →
``get_repo_versions`` returns empty and the loader raises
``RevisionNotFoundError``.
2. ``RevisionNotFoundError`` itself was unconstructible: its
``HfHubHTTPError.__init__`` indexes ``response.headers``
unconditionally on current ``huggingface_hub`` versions, so
constructing it without a real ``Response`` blew up with
``AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'headers'``,
masking the real "no tag" message.
Fix#1: after upload, read ``meta/info.json["codebase_version"]`` and
``HfApi.create_tag(..., tag=<v3.x>, repo_type='dataset',
exist_ok=True)`` so the dataset is loadable straight from the Hub on
the next ``LeRobotDataset(repo_id)`` call. Falls back to the in-tree
``CODEBASE_VERSION`` if info.json is missing/malformed; on tag
creation failure, prints the manual one-liner the user needs.
Fix#2: stop trying to instantiate ``RevisionNotFoundError`` (which
inherits HfHubHTTPError) for what is really a config issue, not an
HTTP failure. Raise plain ``RuntimeError`` with the same message —
the caller actually sees what's wrong instead of an upstream
attribute error.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``RevisionNotFoundError`` inherits from
``huggingface_hub.HfHubHTTPError`` which made ``response`` a required
keyword-only argument on recent versions. Constructing it with just a
message string blew up with
``TypeError: HfHubHTTPError.__init__() missing 1 required keyword-only
argument: 'response'`` instead of surfacing the actual problem (the
dataset/checkpoint repo doesn't exist on the Hub yet).
Pass ``response=None`` explicitly. Fall back to the bare-message form
for older ``huggingface_hub`` versions that don't accept the kwarg.
Also clarify the message to call out the most common cause: typing a
hub repo id that hasn't been pushed yet (instead of just "needs a
version tag").
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Last bump combined ``module_3.K=3`` with ``vqa_emission_hz=2.0`` and
``executor.episode_parallelism=32``. With 2 cameras per dataset that
produced ~12× the original VQA call volume, all submitted concurrently.
Module 3 latency went from ~30s/phase to ~490s per episode, vLLM's
KV cache pegged at 94% with 800+ in-flight requests, and the
multimodal cache corrupted with ``AssertionError: Expected a cached
item for mm_hash='...'`` (a known vLLM bug under image-heavy
concurrency). Module 1 and 2 ran fine; Module 3 was the bottleneck.
Pull back the multipliers to land in a sustainable spot:
* module_3.K: 3 (kept) — three diverse questions per emission,
where the diversity actually helps the LM head.
* module_3.vqa_emission_hz: 2.0 → 1.0 — back to the original
emission rate. Net VQA volume is now ~3× original (K alone) on
a single camera, ~6× across both cameras — manageable.
* module_2.max_interjections_per_episode: 9 → 6 — still 2× the
default, fewer than the prior 3× to keep total request volume
in check.
* vlm.client_concurrency: 256 → 128 — gives vLLM headroom on the
multimodal request path so the mm_cache doesn't desync.
* executor.episode_parallelism: 32 → 16 — half the episodes
in flight at once, so peak vLLM load is ~half.
n_task_rephrasings stays at 30 (text-only, doesn't load the image
path) and vlm.temperature stays at 0.7. The diversity gains are
preserved; only the throughput knobs come down.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Following Pi0.7 §V (prompt expansion / diverse context conditioning),
push more atom variants per episode and higher VLM sampling
temperature so the training distribution has enough wording diversity
that the LM head is forced to use its parameters rather than memorise
specific (prompt, target) pairs.
Changes vs prior annotation pass:
* vlm.temperature: 0.2 (default) → 0.7 — every Module-1/2/3 call
now produces diverse phrasings; same prompt yields different
completions across emissions.
* module_1.n_task_rephrasings: 10 → 30 — three times as many
``task_aug`` rows in language_persistent. ``${task}`` already
rotates through them deterministically per sample_idx (see
``_resolve_task`` in language_render.py).
* module_2.max_interjections_per_episode: 3 (default) → 9 — more
``user_interjection_response`` training samples + more plan
refresh events.
* module_3.K: 1 → 3 — three VQA pairs per emission tick instead of
one. Combined with the hz bump below, ~6× more VQA samples.
* module_3.vqa_emission_hz: 1.0 → 2.0 — double the VQA emission
rate within each subtask span.
Pushes to a new hub repo (``_tool3``) so the working ``_tool2``
dataset stays intact for comparison. ``${task}`` already wired to
rotate through ``task_aug`` rows, so no renderer change needed.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Memorised models can collapse to dominant-mode outputs (the
JSON-token salad ``":":":":...`` from VQA training) when the prompt
drifts even slightly from training distribution. Without a guard,
that gibberish lands in ``current_subtask`` / ``current_plan`` /
``current_memory``, which feeds the next tick's prompt and cascades
into worse outputs. The user observed exactly this: a clean run
followed by a tick that wrote ``" " "`` into plan and memory, then
slow recovery several ticks later.
Add ``_looks_like_gibberish`` heuristic (alpha density, repeating
chars, JSON-prefix sniff) and apply it before mutating state in
``HighLevelSubtaskFwd`` / ``MemoryUpdateFwd`` / ``UserInterjectionFwd``.
Bad generations are logged inline (``[info] subtask gen rejected
(gibberish): "":":":..."``) so the user can see what was dropped, but
the state stays at its last-known-good value (typically the dataset
bootstrap) instead of being polluted.
VQA path is intentionally exempt — its training targets *are*
JSON-shaped, so the heuristic would false-positive on them.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The user-typed task and the dataset's canonical task differ in
wording (capitalisation, ``green box`` vs ``green bin``, etc.). With
``text_loss`` driven down to ~6e-6 across 78 epochs the model is
memorised on the *exact* rendered training prompts: any wording drift
puts the prompt out of distribution and the model collapses to its
dominant training mode (VQA JSON output).
When ``--dataset.repo_id`` is set, automatically:
* read the canonical task string from the chosen episode (and use
it as ``--task`` when the user didn't pass one);
* pull the active ``plan`` / ``memory`` / ``subtask`` rows from the
persistent slice (latest row whose timestamp ≤ start frame's
timestamp — same semantics as the renderer's ``active_at``) and
seed them into the runtime state.
The first prompt the runtime builds at REPL start now mirrors what
the recipe rendered during training (task + active plan + active
memory + optional current subtask). The user can still override any
of these by typing.
Memorisation itself is upstream (training mix collapsed to too few
unique high-level targets); this commit only fixes the inference-side
prompt mismatch that was making the memorisation surface as gibberish.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The four high-level steps shared one generic
``_control_context_messages`` that jammed task + plan + memory +
completed_subtask into a single user message. The recipes in
``smolvla2_hirobot.yaml`` each have a *specific* multi-message layout
(``memory_update``: ``user(task) → assistant(prev memory) →
user(completed subtask)``; ``high_level_subtask``: ``user(task+plan+
memory) → user(current subtask)``; ``user_interjection_response``:
``user(task) → assistant(prev plan) → user(interjection)``). After
``apply_chat_template`` those layouts produce different prompts than
the runtime's flattened single-user-turn version, and the model fell
back to its dominant training mode (VQA JSON output) — generating
``":":":":":":...`` repetition.
Add four per-recipe prompt builders (``_msgs_for_subtask``,
``_msgs_for_memory``, ``_msgs_for_interjection``, ``_msgs_for_vqa``),
each mirroring its sub-recipe's exact message structure including
the ``if_present`` skips. Wire each high-level step to its matching
builder. Inference prompts now line up with what the model saw in
training, so generation should produce coherent text instead of
repeated tokens.
Generic ``_control_context_messages`` is kept (still used by tests
and the no-recipe fallback path).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Previous rewrite drove generation through ``vlm.generate()`` (the
standard SmolVLM path), which ignores SmolVLA's custom ``embed_prefix``
that interleaves images + lang + state. Result: the model received a
prompt format it had never been trained on at inference and emitted
JSON-fragment gibberish (``" " " ,",","`` ``cube lift {"...``).
Revert to the cumulative-buffer AR loop driven through
``vlm_with_expert.forward`` — the *same* forward call ``_compute_text_loss``
makes during training (``inputs_embeds=[prefix_embs, None],
use_cache=False, fill_kv_cache=True``). With ``fill_kv_cache=True``,
every layer routes through ``forward_attn_layer``, which gracefully
skips ``None`` expert inputs (``if hidden_states is None or layer is
None: continue``); cross-attention layers — which would otherwise hard-
require a non-None expert input — are bypassed entirely.
Inference now sees the same prefix structure as training: images +
lang + state, with new tokens appended to the lang region. The text
distribution matches what the model was trained to produce.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
SmolVLA's image preprocessor sizes frames to whatever the action
expert was trained on, but SmolVLM's standard vision tower expects
its own default tile grid (e.g. 384/14 → 27×27 patches). The
mismatch surfaces deep in the post-vision reshape as
``RuntimeError: shape '[2, 34, 34, 768]' is invalid for input of
size 1843200`` — the model has 1200 patches but expects 34×34=1156.
Drop ``pixel_values`` from ``vlm.generate(...)`` so SmolVLM runs as
a text-only LM at REPL time. The high-level branches (subtask /
plan / memory) are dominated by their text context anyway, so this
is acceptable for dry-run inference. VQA loses its image grounding
— that will be marked as expected for the dry-run path until a
follow-up either re-processes images through SmolVLM's own
``ImageProcessor`` to match its tile grid, or gives
``vlm_with_expert`` a real AR text decode mode that handles state
and image embeddings the way training does.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The hand-rolled AR loop in ``select_message`` was fighting the
underlying ``vlm_with_expert.forward`` design, which assumes the
"prefix-once + suffix-always-via-expert" pattern that ``denoise_step``
uses for action chunks. Cross-attn layers (every other layer with
``attention_mode='cross_attn'`` + ``self_attn_every_n_layers=2``)
hard-require an expert input on every call: passing
``inputs_embeds=[current_embs, None]`` crashed at
``expert_layer.input_layernorm(None)`` with ``'NoneType' object has
no attribute 'dtype'``. Earlier KV-cache attempts ran into the
matching ``[15, 139] vs [15, 1]`` shape mismatch because the cache
gets *overwritten*, not appended, on each ``fill_kv_cache=True`` call
— there's just no AR-text-decode mode in this forward.
Stop fighting it: drive AR text generation through the underlying
SmolVLM via ``vlm.generate(input_ids=..., attention_mask=...,
pixel_values=...)``. KV caching, sampling/greedy, EOS handling all
come from HF's standard implementation. Trade-off: ``state`` drops
out of the prefix at inference (no slot for it on the standard
SmolVLM path), so high-level generations may drift from training
distribution slightly. That's acceptable for the dry-run REPL — the
high-level branches (subtask / plan / memory / vqa) are mostly
vision+language conditioned anyway, and the action expert (where
state actually matters) goes through the unchanged ``select_action``
path.
Image features the runtime merged in (``observation.images.*``) are
stacked into the ``[B, num_images, C, H, W]`` shape SmolVLM expects.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
SmolVLA's ``vlm_with_expert.forward`` doesn't actually support
incremental KV cache growth — its only ``fill_kv_cache=True`` mode
*overwrites* the cache with the latest call's key/value states, and
its only ``fill_kv_cache=False`` mode concatenates ``cache + new``
into a local ``key_states`` for one matmul without ever updating the
cache itself. The original ``select_message`` decode loop tried to
use ``fill_kv_cache=True`` per step, which clobbered the cache to
1 token after the first decode and threw
``Expected size for first two dimensions of batch2 tensor to be:
[15, 139] but got: [15, 1]`` — the attention mask still expected
139 keys but the cached + new key_states only had 1.
Match the pattern ``denoise_step`` already uses successfully:
maintain a cumulative ``(embs, pad, att)`` buffer that starts as the
prefix and grows by one bool/embedding row per step. Each step
forwards the *full* sequence with ``use_cache=False,
fill_kv_cache=False, past_key_values=None`` so the matmul shapes
always line up. Generated-token rows are tagged ``pad=1, att=1``
which makes them fully causal among themselves while still able to
attend back to the entire prefix (per ``make_att_2d_masks``
semantics: a token can attend to any earlier token whose cumulative
``att`` count is ≤ its own).
Image encoding is still done once via the initial ``embed_prefix``
call — the expensive part doesn't repeat. The remaining cost is
O(n²) text-only transformer forwards, which is fine for the dry-run
REPL's 50–100 token responses.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
SmolVLA's ``eager_attention_forward`` does
``masked = torch.where(attention_mask[:, None, :, :], ...)``, which
requires a 3D ``[B, query_len, key_len]`` bool tensor so the
broadcast to 4D works. ``select_message``'s prefix forward got this
right (passes ``prefix_2d`` from ``make_att_2d_masks``), but the
KV-cache decoding loop built ``new_attn = torch.ones((bsize,
cur_pos + 1))`` — 2D — and the very first decode step blew up with
``IndexError: too many indices for tensor of dimension 2``.
During KV-cache decoding ``query_len = 1`` and
``key_len = cur_pos + 1`` (prefix + every token already generated),
so the right shape is ``[B, 1, cur_pos + 1]``. Match the layout
SmolVLA's working ``denoise_step`` uses for the equivalent
``prefix_pad_2d_masks`` build.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two issues that combined to make the REPL unusable:
1. ``BatchEncoding.attention_mask`` is a ``Long`` tensor, but SmolVLA's
``eager_attention_forward`` does
``torch.where(attention_mask[..., None, :, :], ...)`` which
requires a *bool* condition. Every forward raised ``where expected
condition to be a boolean tensor, but got a tensor with dtype Long``
and the diagnostic surfaced it cleanly in the REPL — but generation
produced nothing useful. Cast to ``bool`` in ``_build_text_batch``
so the prefix forward goes through.
2. The interactive REPL used ``rich.live.Live`` panels stacked on top
of ``logging.basicConfig(level=DEBUG)`` HTTP request lines from
``httpcore`` / ``httpx`` / ``huggingface_hub``. The two rendering
loops fought each other in the user's terminal and the output was
illegible: hundreds of debug lines interleaved with re-rendered
panels.
Replace ``Live`` with a simple block redraw — clear screen, print
the state block, print any robot log lines, then a single ``> ``
prompt. State changes are visible above the prompt, the way Claude
Code's REPL renders. No flicker, no re-render races.
``_silence_noisy_loggers`` drops the chatty third-party HTTP /
download / model-init loggers to WARNING. ``-v`` still enables
DEBUG on the lerobot loggers; if the user needs the HTTP traces,
they can flip those individually.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``tokenizer.apply_chat_template(..., tokenize=True, return_tensors='pt')``
on newer transformers returns a ``BatchEncoding`` (dict-like) rather
than a raw ``Tensor`` — particularly when the underlying call routes
through a processor. ``_build_text_batch`` only handled the ``Tensor``
and ``list`` shapes, so the encoding object reached SmolVLA's
``embed_language_tokens`` and ``F.embedding`` blew up with
``argument 'indices' must be Tensor, not BatchEncoding`` on every
high-level forward.
Normalise the return:
* ``BatchEncoding`` / ``dict`` → take ``input_ids`` (and the encoder's
``attention_mask`` when present, since ``pad_token_id`` can be
``None`` for SmolVLM and the fall-back ``ids != pad_token_id``
breaks then),
* ``list[int]`` / ``list[list[int]]`` → wrap in a long tensor,
* ``Tensor`` → keep as-is.
After unwrapping, ensure shape ``(1, seq)`` and that ``attention_mask``
is a tensor on the same device as ``ids``.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two failure modes were combining to make the runtime "look dead":
1. ``_build_text_batch`` produced lang tokens via
``apply_chat_template(return_tensors='pt')`` on CPU, but the policy
sits on the configured device (mps / cuda). The first prefix-embed
inside ``select_message`` then raised a device-mismatch on every
call. The bare ``except Exception`` in ``_generate_with_policy``
swallowed it at debug level — no logs, no chat output, no visible
sign anything had run.
2. Even when generation succeeded but returned an empty string
(greedy EOS, unhappy chat template, etc.), the high-level steps
silently no-op'd, so users saw nothing.
Move tokens to ``policy.config.device`` in ``_build_text_batch`` so
the prefix forward succeeds in the common case. Bump the swallowing
log level to ``warning`` (with optional traceback under ``-v``), and
when ``state`` is given route the same diagnostic into the REPL log
via ``push_log`` so the user sees ``[warn] subtask gen failed: ...``
inline. Also push an ``[info] ... produced no text this tick`` line
when generation runs but yields nothing, so empty completions are
distinguishable from "step never ran". Apply the same surface to
``LowLevelForward.select_action`` failures.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
LowLevelForward was handing the observation provider's output straight
to ``policy.select_action``, but SmolVLA's ``_get_action_chunk``
indexes ``batch[OBS_LANGUAGE_TOKENS]`` and crashes with ``KeyError:
'observation.language.tokens'`` when the key isn't there. Our provider
deliberately strips the dataset's language columns (the runtime drives
messages itself), so nothing else was producing those tokens — the
chunk path crashed on the very first tick after task was set.
Build a low-level prompt from current runtime state inline (task /
plan / memory as the user turn, current subtask appended as a
continuation assistant turn when known), tokenize it with the same
helper the high-level steps use, and merge ``lang_tokens`` /
``lang_masks`` into the observation before the call. Skip the step
when no task is set yet, and swallow ``select_action`` exceptions at
debug level so a missing observation feature doesn't kill the REPL.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``_load_hf_dataset`` was building the strict cast schema only from
``meta/info.json["features"]``. Datasets annotated by
``lerobot-annotate`` but still tagged at the older codebase version
(no ``language_persistent`` / ``language_events`` entry in
``info.json``) carry both columns in the parquet itself but not in the
features dict, so ``Dataset.from_parquet`` blew up with
``CastError: column names don't match`` when trying to project a
9-column parquet onto a 7-column schema.
Probe one parquet shard's actual schema; if either language column is
present in the parquet but missing from ``features``, graft it on
using PR 1's ``language_persistent_column_feature`` /
``language_events_column_feature`` helpers. No-op when neither column
is present (fully backwards-compatible with v3.0 datasets), no-op when
both are already registered (fully forwards-compatible with future
v3.1 ``info.json`` writes).
This unblocks dry-run inference on PR 2-annotated datasets that
weren't re-tagged to v3.1 — including the ones in the field today.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``PolicyProcessorPipeline.from_pretrained`` reconstructs each saved
step by passing the persisted JSON config back to ``__init__``, but
``RenderMessagesStep.recipe`` (a ``TrainingRecipe``) doesn't survive
the JSON round-trip — the saved entry is ``{}`` and the reconstructor
crashes with ``missing 1 required argument: 'recipe'``.
Bypass the round-trip in the runtime CLI by passing
``pretrained_path=None`` to ``make_pre_post_processors``. That re-runs
``make_smolvla2_pre_post_processors``, which reloads the recipe YAML
referenced by ``cfg.recipe_path`` and wires it back into the step
correctly. ``NormalizerProcessorStep`` still gets stats from
``ds_meta.stats`` so normalization matches training.
Proper fix is to make ``RenderMessagesStep`` serializable (e.g. by
persisting the recipe path / contents); this commit keeps it scoped to
the runtime path so dry-run testing isn't blocked.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The previous bound `>=0.1.0,<1.0.0` matched zero published versions —
pocket-tts went straight to 1.0.0 on PyPI, with 0.x never released.
That made `uv sync --extra tools` (and any sync that pulls the `dev` /
`all` superset) fail with "requirements are unsatisfiable" on every
Python version uv tried, including 3.12.
Bump to `>=1.0.0,<3.0.0` so 1.x and 2.x are reachable. SayTool only
touches `TTSModel.load_model()`, `get_state_for_audio_prompt`,
`generate_audio`, and `sample_rate` — small enough surface that 1.x
and 2.x should both work; tighten if a real API break shows up.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The runtime CLI's loader was broken — it imported a `make_policy_from_path`
that doesn't exist in `lerobot.policies.factory` — and the high-level text
steps generated plan / subtask / memory / VQA from a text-only batch with
no images or state, so dry-runs drifted from the training distribution.
Switch to the standard `PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained` +
`make_policy(cfg, ds_meta=...)` flow so `--policy.path` accepts both local
directories and Hub repo ids, and add a `--dataset.repo_id` path that walks
a chosen episode and feeds preprocessed observations into every forward
pass — including the four high-level steps (`HighLevelSubtaskFwd`,
`MemoryUpdateFwd`, `UserInterjectionFwd`, `AskVQAFwd`). Frames are routed
through the saved preprocessor pipeline with `language_persistent` /
`language_events` stripped so the recipe-render step stays a no-op (the
runtime supplies its own messages from current state).
Also wires the rich-based two-zone REPL layout (`ui.py`) that the script
was already importing.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Keep annotated language columns through collation, render batched recipe samples, and make SmolVLA2 text loss robust enough for distributed training on the steerable dataset.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Ensure annotated datasets advertise language columns in meta/info.json so non-streaming dataset loads cast against the rewritten parquet schema.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Closes the loop on PR 3: SmolVLA2 can now be queried interactively at
inference, dispatching the same five sub-recipe shapes it was trained
on (action chunks, subtask gen, memory updates, plan/speech on
interjection, VQA on questions).
Modeling fixes + additions
--------------------------
- ``_compute_text_loss``: standard next-token CE shift was missing
(logits at position t were CE'd against the label at t — identity-
mapped, learning nothing). Adds ``logits[:, :-1]`` /
``labels[:, 1:]`` shift to match HuggingFace ``LlamaForCausalLM``.
- New ``select_message`` on ``SmolVLA2Policy``: AR text generation
with KV caching, mirroring SmolVLA's ``select_action`` pattern.
Single prefix forward fills the cache, then per-token forwards
reuse it. Greedy + top-p nucleus sampling. Returns the decoded
string with the prompt stripped.
Runtime package — ``src/lerobot/policies/smolvla2/inference/``
-------------------------------------------------------------
- ``triggers.py`` — ``Trigger`` Protocol + ``HzTrigger`` /
``EventTrigger`` + ``TickClock``. The whole runtime ticks at
``max_rate_hz=50`` and each step gates itself off its own
cadence.
- ``runtime_state.py`` — runtime state dict factory plus tiny
helpers (``take_event``, ``set_if_changed``, ``push_log``).
Stable keys are documented at the top of the module.
- ``steps.py`` — :class:`InferenceStep` base + concrete steps:
``LowLevelForward`` / ``DispatchAction`` (action path),
``HighLevelSubtaskFwd`` / ``MemoryUpdateFwd`` /
``UserInterjectionFwd`` / ``AskVQAFwd`` (text paths),
``DispatchToolCalls`` (tool registry → ``Tool.call``). Each
text step builds a chat-template prompt from current
``RuntimeState`` (task / plan / memory / subtask) matching
what ``smolvla2_hirobot.yaml`` renders during training.
Includes a tiny ``<say>...</say>`` parser for the
``user_interjection_response`` branch's combined plan + speech
output.
- ``runtime.py`` — :class:`SmolVLA2Runtime` composes the pipeline,
drives ticks via ``TickClock``, polls a user-supplied
``event_collector`` per tick, and prints state-change log lines.
- ``repl.py`` — :class:`StdinReader` non-blocking line reader
with simple intent classification: ``stop`` / ``quit`` /
``exit`` → terminate; ``?`` suffix → ``user_vqa_query`` event;
first line → set task; other lines → ``user_interjection``.
CLI
---
- ``src/lerobot/scripts/lerobot_smolvla2_runtime.py``: console
script ``lerobot-smolvla2-runtime`` that loads a checkpoint,
optionally instantiates ``SayTool`` (pocket-tts), wires up
``SmolVLA2Runtime`` + ``StdinReader``, and runs.
Real-robot wiring (observation_provider / robot_executor) is
intentionally left as a follow-up — v1 is dry-run / language-
only so the REPL works without robot hardware.
Registered in ``pyproject.toml`` ``[project.scripts]``.
Known follow-ups
----------------
- Real-robot integration: today ``LowLevelForward`` only fires when
an observation_provider is wired. The CLI prints a warning if
``--no_robot`` is omitted.
- ``select_message`` runs an extra prefix forward; could share with
the action path's prefix when both are needed in the same tick.
- Tests: no end-to-end runtime test yet (would need a tiny SmolVLM
fixture). The components compile and the public surface is
exercised by the CLI's argument-parsing path.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The third and final commit of PR 3's SmolVLA2 work. Wires the actual
training signal through:
* ``predict_actions[i] = True`` → sample i contributes to flow loss
* ``text_labels[i, t] != -100`` → token t of sample i contributes to
LM-head cross-entropy
Both routing knobs come from ``SmolVLA2ChatTokenizerStep`` (previous
commit on this branch), which builds them from the recipe's
``message_streams`` / ``target_message_indices``. The per-sample
``predict_actions`` mask preserves the Pi0.5 convention from the
plan's Section I.7: "True iff any low_level target exists".
Implementation:
- ``forward`` reads ``text_labels`` and ``predict_actions`` from the
batch. When neither is present (vanilla SmolVLA usage with no
recipe), delegates to ``SmolVLAPolicy.forward`` so unannotated
datasets keep training as before — full backward compatibility.
- ``flow_loss``: super().forward(reduction="none") returns the
per-sample (B,) flow loss; we mask non-action samples with the
``predict_actions`` bool and renormalize by the count of action
samples. ``flow_loss_weight = 0`` in the config disables this
branch entirely (text-only training).
- ``text_loss``: a prefix-only forward through the VLM (no action
expert / suffix), slicing the lang-token range out of the
resulting hidden states (``embed_prefix`` orders the prefix as
``[image_blocks..., lang, state]`` so the slice is unambiguous).
Apply ``vlm.lm_head`` to those hidden states, cross-entropy with
``text_labels`` (ignore_index=-100). ``text_loss_weight = 0``
disables this branch (reverts to flow-only behaviour, matching
SmolVLA exactly).
- The two losses are summed with the config-supplied weights.
Mixed-stream samples (one batch containing both action targets and
text-only sub-recipes) are handled correctly: each sample contributes
where its labels are valid and is masked elsewhere.
Limitations / known follow-ups:
- Text loss runs an additional prefix-only forward separate from the
flow path's prefix forward. The forwards could share their prefix
computation; for clarity of this first commit they don't.
Optimization is straightforward when needed.
- Per-sample loss for ``reduction="none"`` is not yet meaningfully
defined for the dual path — we broadcast the scalar to (B,) for
caller compatibility (e.g. RA-BC weighting will need follow-up).
- Inference ``select_action`` is unchanged from SmolVLA today —
it predicts actions only. A separate "generate text"
``select_message`` path is the natural next step for runtime
use of the LM head (memory updates, plan refreshes, VQA answers).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Wires PR 1's recipe stack into the SmolVLA2 pipeline so multi-target
sub-recipes (memory_update, ask_vqa, user_interjection_response,
high_level_subtask) carry meaningful supervision through to the model.
- New ``chat_processor_smolvla2.py`` with
``SmolVLA2ChatTokenizerStep``: reads ``messages`` /
``message_streams`` / ``target_message_indices`` from the rendered
sample (PR 1 ``RenderMessagesStep``), calls
``apply_chat_template(messages, tools=DEFAULT_TOOLS, ...)`` on the
SmolVLM tokenizer, and writes:
OBS_LANGUAGE_TOKENS / _ATTENTION_MASK ← chat-templated prompt
text_labels ← -100 except target msg tokens
predict_actions ← True iff any low_level target
Builds the label mask robustly by re-rendering the chat through
each target's prefix and reading off the prefix length — same
tokenizer, same tools, so the prefix tokens are guaranteed to be
a prefix of the full sequence. Image/video content blocks
(LeRobot ``feature``-keyed) are stripped before tokenizing; the
actual image tensors flow through SmolVLA's existing
``OBS_IMAGES_*`` channels and ``embed_prefix`` puts them before
the language embeddings, matching the chat-template-stripped
text order.
- ``processor_smolvla2.py``: when ``config.recipe_path`` is set,
build a new pipeline with ``RenderMessagesStep`` +
``SmolVLA2ChatTokenizerStep`` instead of SmolVLA's plain
``TokenizerProcessorStep``. When ``recipe_path`` is ``None``,
fall back to SmolVLA's pipeline so unannotated datasets still
work unchanged. Resolves recipe paths relative to
``src/lerobot/configs/`` so ``recipes/smolvla2_hirobot.yaml``
works directly.
The next commit on this branch picks up ``text_labels`` and
``predict_actions`` from the batch and routes them through the
SmolVLM ``lm_head`` for the actual dual-loss training.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Ships the runtime side of the OpenAI-style function-calling stack
introduced in PR 1 (catalog in ``meta/info.json["tools"]``) and PR 2
(annotation pipeline writes the catalog after a run). One file per
tool — heavy deps stay isolated.
Layout:
- ``base.py`` — :class:`Tool` Protocol: ``name``, ``schema``,
``call(arguments)``. Runtime-checkable so tests can use
``isinstance(...)``.
- ``registry.py`` — :data:`TOOL_REGISTRY` (name → class) plus
``get_tools(meta, **kwargs)`` that instantiates every entry whose
``function.name`` is registered. Tools whose name is unknown are
silently skipped — the schema still rides through the chat
template, the model just can't actually invoke that tool at
inference.
- ``say.py`` — :class:`SayTool` wrapping Kyutai's pocket-tts
(CPU-only, ~100M params, ~6× real-time on a MacBook Air M4).
Lazy model load: pocket-tts is imported and the voice state
computed on first ``call(...)`` (or eagerly via ``preload()``).
Returns the PCM tensor; optionally writes a ``.wav`` to
``output_dir`` for offline inspection.
- ``__init__.py`` — re-exports the public surface.
Optional install:
pip install lerobot[tools]
The ``[tools]`` extra in ``pyproject.toml`` pulls in ``pocket-tts`` +
``scipy`` (for the wav writer). Adding more tools later means a new
file + a registry entry — no new extras unless the tool brings new
deps.
To add your own tool, follow the three-step guide in
``docs/source/tools.mdx`` (PR 1):
1. Drop ``src/lerobot/tools/<my_tool>.py`` with a ``Tool``-conforming
class.
2. Register the class in ``TOOL_REGISTRY`` (this file).
3. Pre-populate ``meta/info.json["tools"]`` with the schema (or let
``lerobot-annotate`` add it on the next run).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
PR 3 of the steerable-annotation plan retargeted from Pi0.5 to SmolVLA
because the recipe stack (PR 1 + PR 2) outputs HF/TRL-compatible chat
which a chat-pretrained backbone consumes natively. SmolVLA strips the
SmolVLM ``lm_head`` though, so it can only do flow-matching action
prediction. SmolVLA2 keeps the LM head so the same model can train on
the full Hi Robot / MEM / ECoT blend defined in the plan:
* action-only sub-recipes (low_level_execution) flow loss
* text-only sub-recipes (memory_update / ask_vqa / CE loss on
user_interjection_response) lm_head
* mixed sub-recipes both summed
This first commit lays down the structural scaffold:
- ``src/lerobot/policies/smolvla2/`` — new package with thin subclasses
of ``SmolVLAConfig`` / ``SmolVLAPolicy`` so we don't fork the 900-line
modeling code. ``SmolVLA2Config`` adds ``recipe_path``,
``apply_chat_template``, ``text_loss_weight``, ``flow_loss_weight``,
and ``unfreeze_lm_head``. ``SmolVLA2Policy`` unfreezes the SmolVLM
``lm_head`` (and the surrounding norm + last text-model layer SmolVLA
freezes) when ``unfreeze_lm_head=True`` and ``text_loss_weight>0``.
- ``factory.py`` registers ``smolvla2`` in ``get_policy_class``,
``make_policy_config``, and the pre/post-processor builder. Important:
the ``smolvla2`` branch lives BEFORE the ``isinstance(config,
SmolVLAConfig)`` check because ``SmolVLA2Config`` subclasses
``SmolVLAConfig`` — without the ordering, SmolVLA2 would silently
pick up SmolVLA's processor.
- ``configs/recipes/smolvla2_hirobot.yaml`` — canonical Hi Robot blend
for SmolVLA2. Same shape as ``pi05_hirobot.yaml`` (PR 1) so the
recipe stack stays uniform across policy backbones.
Behaviour today is identical to SmolVLA: the modeling forward
delegates to ``SmolVLAPolicy.forward`` and the processor delegates to
``make_smolvla_pre_post_processors``. The next commit on this branch
adds the chat-template processor + ``text_labels`` / ``predict_actions``
batch keys; the commit after that wires the actual text-loss path
through ``vlm.lm_head``.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
After every ``lerobot-annotate`` run, the executor ensures
``meta/info.json["tools"]`` contains at minimum the canonical ``say``
schema, while preserving any tools the user pre-declared on the
dataset. Chat-template consumers (PR 3 SmolVLA2 / Pi0.5 / dataset
visualizer) read the catalog through
``LeRobotDatasetMetadata.tools`` and pass it to
``apply_chat_template(messages, tools=meta.tools, ...)``.
- ``executor.py``: new ``_ensure_tools_in_info`` helper called
after the parquet rewrite. Idempotent and additive — merges by
``function.name``, only writes back if the list changed.
- ``writer.py``: drops the duplicated ``SAY_TOOL_SCHEMA`` /
``DEFAULT_TOOLS`` constants in favour of importing from
``lerobot.datasets.language`` (PR 1's single source of truth).
Re-exported so existing imports keep working.
- ``annotation_pipeline.mdx``: replace the "code constant only" note
with a pointer to the new Tools doc and a description of the
meta/info.json behaviour, including how to pre-declare custom
tools before annotation runs.
This is the storage half of the tools work; PR 3 ships the runnable
implementations under ``src/lerobot/tools/`` (one file per tool,
first up: ``say.py`` wired to Kyutai's pocket-tts).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Module 1 now produces ``task_aug`` rows (registered in PR 1) so the
PR-1 ``${task}`` resolver can rotate phrasings deterministically per
``sample_idx``. Plus an opt-in video-derived task that bypasses the
canonical ``meta/tasks.parquet`` task when it's empty, low-quality, or
explicitly disabled — every downstream Module-1 prompt then uses the
derived task as its grounding.
- ``Module1Config``: adds ``n_task_rephrasings`` (default 10) and
``derive_task_from_video`` ∈ ``{off, if_short, always}`` (default
``if_short``: triggers when canonical is empty, < 3 words, or matches
a placeholder string like ``debug`` / ``unnamed`` / ``tbd``).
- ``plan_subtasks_memory.py``: ``run_episode`` now resolves an
``effective_task`` (canonical OR video-derived) and threads it
through ``_generate_subtasks`` / ``_generate_plan`` /
``_generate_memory`` so subtasks, plans, and memory are all grounded
in the same task string. Then generates ``n`` rephrasings of the
effective task and writes them as ``task_aug`` rows at ``t=0`` with
``role=user``. The effective task itself is included as the first
variant so the rotation is guaranteed to cover the source-of-truth
phrasing.
- New prompts: ``module_1_video_task.txt`` (one-shot video → task),
``module_1_task_rephrasings.txt`` (text-only paraphraser, ``n`` per
call).
- ``meta/tasks.parquet`` is NOT modified — derived tasks live only in
``language_persistent``.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
qwen36moe-11 surfaced a deeper semantic problem with mid-episode
interjections: they were generated as *counterfactual* user requests
("actually skip the wipe", "use the blue one instead") but teleop data
is frozen — the robot in the video already executed everything,
including the steps the user "asked to skip". The training signal was
therefore self-contradictory: interjection text said one thing, the
robot's subsequent action stream did the opposite.
Flip the framing. Anchor every interjection at a subtask boundary and
write it as a natural user request for the *upcoming* subtask. The
robot's visible next behavior IS the interjection's effect, so:
interjection text → plan refresh → action stream
are all consistent with the same observed video.
Concretely:
- ``interjections_and_speech.py``: instead of sampling random
timestamps from ``frame_timestamps``, walk Module 1's subtask spans
and sample from the (subtask N → subtask N+1) transitions. Pass both
the just-finished and the upcoming subtask texts into the prompt.
- ``_window_timestamps``: re-center the multi-frame video window on
the boundary itself (half the frames cover the end of the previous
subtask, half cover the start of the next one) so the VLM has the
same visual conditioning the policy will see at training time.
- ``module_2_interjection.txt``: rewritten. The prompt now states
explicitly that this is offline data, the robot already committed to
the next subtask, and the interjection must be a natural request
that aligns with — not contradicts — the next subtask. Removes the
"negative task / situated correction" Hi Robot framing because those
scenarios require online execution to be coherent.
Plan-refresh logic from the previous commit (forwarding interjection
text into the refresh prompt) is unchanged and now reinforces the same
direction: the refreshed plan emphasizes the upcoming subtask the
interjection just asked for.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
qwen36moe-10 showed three Module-2 / plan-refresh quality issues that
are not architecture problems — they're prompt-grounding bugs:
1. Interjection prompt passed ``current_subtask = record.episode_task``
(the WHOLE-episode task), not the actual subtask in force at the
chosen timestamp. The VLM had no signal about what was visible at
that moment, so its interjections were generic ("actually skip X"
where X had nothing to do with the visible activity).
2. Interjection prompt only attached a single frame
(``frames_at(record, [t_snap])``). With one frozen image the VLM
couldn't read the ongoing motion. Module 1 already gets the whole
episode video for subtask decomposition, which is why subtasks are
well-grounded; Module 2 was the outlier.
3. The plan-refresh prompt told the model "a plan refresh after a user
interjection at t=X.YZs" but never showed it the interjection
*text*. So the refreshed plan couldn't actually reflect the user's
correction — at best it recombined the same step list.
Fix:
- ``interjections_and_speech.py``: Module 2 reads Module 1's subtask
rows from the same staging tree (executor orders module_1 → module_2
so they're already there) and resolves the actual ``current_subtask``
at each chosen timestamp. Pulls a small clip
(``interjection_window_seconds`` × ``interjection_window_frames``,
defaulting to 4 frames over the leading 2 s) instead of one frame.
Drops the silently-zeroing ``len(candidate_ts) // 4`` cap on the
interjection count.
- ``module_2_interjection.txt``: prompt is rewritten to reference the
multi-frame visual context and require the interjection to mention
something visible OR named in the current subtask, not invented.
- ``plan_subtasks_memory.py``: ``run_plan_updates`` now accepts and
threads through interjection texts. ``_generate_plan(refresh_t,
interjection)`` injects both the current subtask AND the interjection
text into the prompt so the refreshed plan can drop / reorder /
constrain steps to match the user's correction. (Plan still refreshes
ONLY at user interjections — subtask generation runs ~1 Hz at
inference, plan re-emission is event-driven.)
- ``executor.py``: forwards ``interjection_texts`` alongside
``interjection_times`` to ``run_plan_updates``.
- ``Module2Config``: bumps ``max_interjections_per_episode`` default
from 1 to 3 and exposes ``interjection_window_seconds`` /
``interjection_window_frames``.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
PR 2 used to write a top-level ``tools`` column on every parquet shard
holding the JSON schema for the ``say`` tool, broadcast identically
across every row. That extends PR 1's schema for no real information
gain — the schema is a fixed code constant, parquet's RLE/dict encoding
collapses it on disk anyway, and HF/TRL chat-template consumers can
just import the constant directly.
PR 2 should fill in PR 1's existing schema, not add to it. So:
- ``writer.py``: stop emitting the ``tools`` column. Strip any legacy
``tools`` column from older shards on rerun so the schema converges to
v3.1. ``SAY_TOOL_SCHEMA`` stays as a public constant (now joined by
``DEFAULT_TOOLS = [SAY_TOOL_SCHEMA]``); chat-template policies and the
visualizer import them directly.
- ``test_writer.py``: replace the "tools column present" assertion with
one that explicitly checks the column is absent, plus a new test
asserting the constant's shape.
- ``test_pipeline_recipe_render.py``: drop the tools-column read; assert
it's not present in the rewritten parquet.
- ``annotation_pipeline.mdx``: update the writer description to note the
parquet stays small and the schema lives as a code constant.
If multi-tool-set support ever becomes real (datasets with different
tool inventories), the right home is ``meta/info.json["tools"]`` —
adding it later is non-breaking; ripping out a parquet column already
shipped is not.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
``lerobot.datasets.video_utils.decode_video_frames`` routes
``backend="pyav"`` through ``decode_video_frames_torchvision`` →
``torchvision.io.VideoReader``, but ``VideoReader`` was removed in
torchvision >= 0.22 (the vllm/vllm-openai:latest container ships with
torchvision 0.25). That made every Module 3 frame decode raise
``AttributeError: module 'torchvision.io' has no attribute 'VideoReader'``,
which the previous catch-all silently turned into an empty image list,
which then made every Module 3 prompt skip via the
``not _has_image_block(messages)`` branch and produce zero VQA rows.
Bypass ``video_utils`` entirely. The annotation pipeline only needs
a handful of PIL frames per (episode, ts), so a direct PyAV decode is
both simpler and insulated from torchvision API churn. ``av`` is already
in the install set, no new dependency.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
VideoFrameProvider._decode used to swallow every exception silently and
return []. That made Module 3 (VQA) produce zero rows whenever local
video decoding broke (codec, backend, missing file, ...) because every
prompt got skipped via the ``not _has_image_block(messages)`` branch in
general_vqa.py — without any signal in the job log.
Log the first failure with full exception info (subsequent failures
stay quiet to avoid log spam) so this fast-path is debuggable.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Print the default and full camera list once at the top of every run so a
silent Module-3-no-op (cam_keys=[]) is visible in the job log instead of
only being discoverable by counting parquet rows after upload.
Also warn loudly when Module 3 is enabled but no cameras resolved, with
a hint about the --vlm.camera_key fallback.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Module 3 fast-pathed out (50 episodes in 0.6s) when
``frame_provider.camera_keys`` came back empty even though Module 1/2
worked, because they use ``frame_provider.camera_key`` (singular) and
were happy with the explicit ``--vlm.camera_key=...`` override.
Two fixes:
- ``frames.py``: read ``meta.camera_keys`` (covers both video- and
image-stored cameras) instead of ``meta.video_keys`` (video-only),
matching :class:`LeRobotDatasetMetadata`'s canonical accessor. If
metadata still surfaces nothing but the caller explicitly passed
``--vlm.camera_key=<key>``, fall back to ``[<key>]`` — the key is by
definition known to exist on the dataset.
- ``general_vqa.py``: emit a one-time WARNING log when Module 3 sees
zero cameras so this never silently produces zero VQA again.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
A ready-to-run example of launching the annotation pipeline on a
Hugging Face job (h200x2) with two vllm replicas serving
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-FP8. Lives next to other end-to-end recipes under
examples/.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Module 3 now produces one (vqa, user) + (vqa, assistant) pair per
emission tick *per camera* rather than only against the dataset's first
camera. Each emitted row carries the `camera` field added in PR 1
(language-columns), so the resolver can disambiguate per-camera VQA via
`emitted_at(t, style=vqa, role=assistant, camera=...)` without ambiguity.
- `frames.py`: `FrameProvider` Protocol gains a `camera_keys` property
and a `camera_key=` argument on `frames_at` / `video_for_episode`.
`VideoFrameProvider` exposes every `observation.images.*` key the
dataset declares (not just the first) and keys its decode cache on
`(episode, camera, timestamp)` so per-camera reads don't collide.
Module 1 / 2 keep their old single-camera behaviour by leaving
`camera_key=None` (falls back to the default camera).
- `modules/general_vqa.py`: `run_episode` iterates `frame_provider
.camera_keys` for each emission tick, builds one prompt per camera,
batches all of them through the VLM, and stamps the resulting rows
with `camera=<that key>`. Empty `camera_keys` (null provider) makes
the module a no-op rather than silently emitting untagged rows.
- `writer.py`: `_normalize_persistent_row` / `_normalize_event_row`
carry `camera` through and call `validate_camera_field` so the
invariant is enforced at the writer boundary. Event sort key now
includes `camera` for deterministic ordering when several cameras
share `(timestamp, style, role)`. `speech_atom` sets `camera=None`.
- `validator.py`: `StagingValidator` gains a `dataset_camera_keys`
field; `_check_camera_field` enforces the invariant and cross-checks
every view-dependent row's `camera` against the dataset's known video
keys. New `_check_vqa_uniqueness_per_frame_camera` flags duplicate
`(vqa, role)` pairs at the same `(t, camera)`.
- `lerobot_annotate.py`: passes the live frame provider's
`camera_keys` into the validator so the cross-check uses the actual
dataset camera set.
- Tests: `_StubFrameProvider` exposes `camera_keys` and accepts the new
`camera_key=` kwarg. `test_module3_vqa_unique_per_frame_and_camera`
configures two cameras and asserts both are represented, that every
emitted row has a `camera` tag, and that uniqueness holds per
`(timestamp, camera, role)`.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Modern LeRobot datasets store videos in AV1, which vllm's libav build
cannot decode (the video processor returns 0 frames and downstream
chokes with ZeroDivisionError). Re-encode each per-episode subclip
with libx264 (preset ultrafast, crf 23) so the resulting mp4 is
universally decodable. Strip audio with -an for a smaller payload.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds VlmConfig.num_gpus so parallel_servers can exceed the physical
GPU count. Replicas are round-robin-assigned to GPUs (e.g.
parallel_servers=4 + num_gpus=2 → replicas pinned to GPUs 0,1,0,1).
Backward-compatible: num_gpus=0 keeps the existing 1-replica-per-GPU
behavior.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Lets callers pass per-request template flags such as
{"enable_thinking": false} for Qwen3.5/Qwen3.6 models, where the
default thinking preamble otherwise consumes the entire max_new_tokens
budget before any JSON is emitted.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The setuptools package-data declaration only listed envs/*.json, so
pip-installed wheels (including HF Jobs runs) were missing the
module_1_subtasks/plan/memory and module_2/3 prompt templates,
causing FileNotFoundError at runtime.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Default backend is now a local OpenAI-compatible server (vllm /
transformers) which auto_serve spawns. Removes the
use_hf_inference_providers config flag and the router.huggingface.co
routing branch.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
After the pipeline completes, optionally create/locate a dataset repo
and upload the dataset root (excluding .annotate_staging/). Add
push_private and push_commit_message knobs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Saturates parallel_servers + client_concurrency. Previously the
executor processed one episode at a time, so each Module 1 episode's
3-5 dependent VLM calls hit a single server with the others idle. Now
defaults to 16 episodes in flight; configurable via
ExecutorConfig.episode_parallelism.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
vllm with --uvicorn-log-level warning suppresses the "Uvicorn running"
banner that the readiness watcher waited for, so the spawn helper hung
forever even after the API was live. Add an HTTP probe in parallel with
the log watcher and broaden the log markers to include vllm's own
"Starting vLLM API server" / "Available routes are" lines.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
8 server-streaming threads writing chars unsynchronized cause UTF-8
sequences from different servers to interleave mid-byte, garbling the
terminal output. Switch to line-buffered reads with a single shared
print lock — output stays readable, ready-marker detection still works
on the line containing 'Uvicorn running' / 'Application startup
complete'.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds vlm.client_concurrency (default 16) which uses a ThreadPoolExecutor
to fan out batched chat.completions calls. vllm batches them internally
on the server side, giving big throughput wins on a single TP=1 server
without needing DP/TP and the NCCL setup it requires.
Module 3 now batches all per-episode VQA calls into a single
generate_json invocation so they fire in parallel.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds --vlm.parallel_servers=N. Spawns N independent vllm processes
(each pinned to GPU i via CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES, listening on
serve_port+i) and round-robins requests across them. Sidesteps DP/TP
NCCL setup failures on nodes with restricted P2P/SHM.
Default serve_command for parallel mode: vllm serve <model_id>
--tensor-parallel-size 1 --max-model-len 32768 --uvicorn-log-level
warning. Override via --vlm.serve_command (use {port} placeholder).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Some prompts/models occasionally return pure prose with no JSON object
even on retry. Returning None (and logging a preview) lets the pipeline
skip that one VLM call cleanly instead of aborting the whole episode.
The modules already check for None / non-dict results and degrade
gracefully (no row emitted from that call).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Models often wrap JSON in prose or <think>...</think> blocks. Strip the
think tags first, then try direct json.loads, then fall back to scanning
for the first balanced {...} substring (ignoring braces inside strings).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace the fixed max_video_frames count with a rate (default 1 fps).
A 30 s episode now sends 30 frames; a 5 s episode sends 5; capped at
max_video_frames (default 128) to avoid blowing up the payload on long
episodes.
Override with --module_1.frames_per_second=2.0 for denser sampling, or
--module_1.frames_per_second=0.5 for sparser.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fall back to huggingface_hub.get_token() when HF_TOKEN/HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY
env vars aren't set. That picks up the token cached by
'huggingface-cli login' so users don't need to export it on every shell.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Flip the default backend to 'openai' with use_hf_inference_providers=True
and a Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct:novita default model_id. The CLI now
runs end-to-end without a local model load — annotations are produced
by sending video_url + prompt to https://router.huggingface.co/v1.
Switch back to local inference with --vlm.backend=vllm or
--vlm.use_hf_inference_providers=false.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Setting --vlm.use_hf_inference_providers=true routes requests through
https://router.huggingface.co/v1 using HF_TOKEN as the API key, and
disables auto_serve so no local server is spawned. Combine with a
provider-pinned model id like 'Qwen/Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Instruct:novita'
or any plain model id to let HF route.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
transformers serve returns HTTP 422 'Unexpected fields' when
mm_processor_kwargs is in extra_body — that field is vllm-specific.
Drop it by default; opt in via LEROBOT_OPENAI_SEND_MM_KWARGS=1 when
talking to vllm serve.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two fixes for video_url with transformers serve:
- fps must be in extra_body.mm_processor_kwargs, not in the content
block; otherwise the server discards it as unknown kwargs.
- file:// URLs aren't fetched by transformers serve. Read the local mp4
and inline it as a base64 data:video/mp4 URL so the server sees the
bytes directly.
Both surface as std::bad_alloc on the server side when wrong, which is
unhelpful but explains what we hit.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
transformers serve rescans the HF cache on every /v1/models request
which exceeds the 2s urllib timeout, leaving the probe loop spinning
even after Uvicorn is fully up. Watch the streamed server output for
'Uvicorn running' / 'Application startup complete' instead.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The previous logger-based output never appeared, leaving users in the
dark when auto_serve silently no-op'd. Switch to print(flush=True) so
the spawn decision is unmistakable, and stream the server's stdout to
the parent terminal in real-time on a background thread so model-load
progress and errors surface immediately.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Default auto_serve to True so lerobot-annotate can drive the entire
flow with one command. Probe api_base/models first — if a server is
already reachable (user started one manually, or it's a remote
endpoint), skip the spawn.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Setting --vlm.auto_serve=true with --vlm.backend=openai makes the CLI
launch 'transformers serve <model_id> --port <serve_port>
--continuous-batching' as a child process, poll /v1/models until ready
(up to serve_ready_timeout_s), run the pipeline, then SIGINT the
server on process exit.
Override the spawn command with --vlm.serve_command='vllm serve ...'
or any OpenAI-compatible launcher.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Module 1 can now send the episode's actual mp4 file as a video_url
content block instead of pre-decoded frames. The server (transformers
serve / vllm serve / ktransformers serve) handles frame sampling at
the configured fps. Default fps=1 (one frame per second is enough for
subtask-boundary detection on manipulation episodes).
A per-episode subclip is extracted to <root>/.annotate_staging/.video_clips/
via ffmpeg stream-copy (no re-encode) so the model sees only this
episode's frames, not the whole shard.
Enable with --module_1.use_video_url=true (and --vlm.backend=openai).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a third backend that talks to any OpenAI-compatible server. This
unblocks Qwen3.6 (and other models) that work in transformers serve /
ktransformers but not in vllm 0.10.2's fallback path:
- launch the server out-of-process (transformers serve, vllm serve,
ktransformers serve)
- point lerobot-annotate at it via --vlm.backend=openai
--vlm.api_base=http://localhost:8000/v1 --vlm.model_id=...
Image and video blocks are converted to OpenAI image_url/video_url
data URLs automatically.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
vllm.generate() expects a string/TextPrompt; passing message dicts
fails. vllm.chat() applies the chat template and extracts image/video
blocks automatically, which is what we need for VL models.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
vllm 0.10.2 expects guided_decoding to be a GuidedDecodingParams object,
not a dict. Different vllm versions differ here. The parser already has
a one-retry JSON-recovery path, so drop guided decoding entirely for
portability.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
pyav (and sometimes torchcodec) decode can return fewer frames than
requested timestamps when some timestamps fall outside the video file's
content range. Drop the strict=True on the zip and rely on the
None-filter to discard missing frames.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
torchcodec's __init__ bad-allocs on the cu128/torch-2.8 stack in some
environments (Lustre/conda combos). The annotation pipeline calls
decode_video_frames many times per episode, so this is a hard blocker.
Default to pyav (always available via the av package) and let users
opt back into torchcodec via LEROBOT_VIDEO_BACKEND=torchcodec.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Setting trust_remote_code=True unconditionally pulled custom loader
code that triggers std::bad_alloc post-load on Qwen3-VL — the official
transformers class is sufficient. Flip the default to False; keep the
config field so users can opt in for models that actually need it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Loading Qwen3-VL via transformers + accelerate's device_map='auto'
fails with std::bad_alloc on hosts with abundant RAM. The bug is in
accelerate's post-load dispatch path. Bypassing accelerate by loading
to CPU first and then calling .to('cuda') manually avoids that path.
LEROBOT_TRANSFORMERS_DEVICE_MAP=auto switches back to the old behavior
for cases where it works.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
cuDNN 9.x + torch 2.8 has a regression where the conv3d kernel used in
Qwen-VL vision tower patch embedders fails with
CUDNN_STATUS_NOT_INITIALIZED. The crash is independent of model size
and reproduces on both Qwen2.5-VL and Qwen3-VL because both use 3D conv
for video patch embedding.
Setting LEROBOT_DISABLE_CUDNN=1 falls back to native PyTorch conv3d
kernels (slower but functional) so the pipeline can run while the
torch/cuDNN stack is still on the broken combo.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Large VL models (Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B BF16) take ~58 GB of an 80 GB H100,
leaving only ~22 GB for KV cache + cuDNN workspace. The vision tower's
3D conv then fails with CUDNN_STATUS_NOT_INITIALIZED because cuDNN
can't grab a workspace large enough.
- vlm.gpu_memory_utilization (default 0.9) — drop to 0.7 when the vision
encoder needs more cuDNN workspace.
- vlm.max_model_len — cap context to free KV cache memory; the 262k
default for Qwen3 is wildly more than annotation prompts need.
- vlm.trust_remote_code — already plumbed; now also passed to LLM().
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Required for many newer VL checkpoints (Qwen3.x FP8 in particular) that
ship custom loader code in their repo. Without it, the FP8
weight_scale_inv parameters never bind to FP8Linear modules and the
post-load dispatch path bad-allocs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The std::bad_alloc we hit on Qwen3-line VL models is not a real OOM —
it triggers in the post-load tensor-placement path even on hosts with
2 TB RAM. low_cpu_mem_usage=True bypasses the offending intermediate
staging buffer and is the standard accelerate workaround.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Without device_map, transformers stages the full FP8 checkpoint in CPU
RAM before any GPU placement, OOMing the host on 27B+ models even when
the GPU has enough VRAM. device_map='auto' streams shards directly to
GPU memory.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Newer transformers versions renamed/removed AutoModelForVision2Seq in
favour of AutoModelForImageTextToText for VL models. Try the new name
first and fall back gracefully so the transformers backend works on
both transformers 4.45-4.5x and 5.x.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Older draccus versions (e.g. 0.10.x bundled in some envs) lack a decoder
for typing.Literal and raise:
No decoding function for type typing.Literal['vllm', 'transformers', 'stub']
Switching VlmConfig.backend from Literal to str works under every
draccus version. The runtime branch in vlm_client.make_vlm_client
already validates the value and raises ValueError on unknown backends,
so the constraint stays enforced.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replaces keyframe sampling with a single Qwen-VL video block covering
the whole demonstration. The model pools temporally itself and chooses
where to cut subtasks — no stride, no count, no keyframe count knob to
tune.
- frames.py: ``FrameProvider`` gains ``video_for_episode(record,
max_frames)``; ``VideoFrameProvider`` samples up to ``max_frames``
uniformly across the episode duration; ``_NullProvider`` returns []
for the no-video fallback. New ``to_video_block`` helper.
- Module 1: drops keyframe sampling. The subtask prompt now goes out as
``[{"type":"video", "video":[<frames>]}, {"type":"text", ...}]`` and
the prompt template asks the model to "watch the whole clip, then
segment it" with cut points decided from gripper/contact/regrasp
events the model sees.
- Module1Config: ``keyframes_per_episode`` removed; replaced with
``max_video_frames: int = 32`` (model-capacity bound, not annotation
logic).
- Test: ``test_module1_attaches_video_block_to_subtask_prompt`` locks in
the single-video-block invariant.
- Stub-VLM markers updated: tests now key on "atomic subtasks" instead
of the old "Decompose the demonstration" phrase that no longer
appears in the prompt.
- Docs: updated to describe the whole-episode video-block behavior and
the no-video fallback.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Closes the visual-grounding gap flagged after the initial PR review:
modules now decode actual camera frames at the relevant timestamps and
attach them as `{"type":"image", "image":<PIL>}` content blocks to the
VLM prompts.
- New `frames.py`:
- `FrameProvider` Protocol; `VideoFrameProvider` decodes from the
dataset's first `observation.images.*` stream via
`LeRobotDatasetMetadata.get_video_file_path` and
`decode_video_frames`, with the same `from_timestamp` shift the main
dataset uses.
- Per-process LRU cache so co-timestamped Module 1 plan-update + Module
2 calls share decode work.
- `make_frame_provider` falls back to a null provider when the dataset
has no video tracks → text-only prompts (graceful absence).
- Modules 1/2/3 take an optional `frame_provider` (default null) and
prepend image blocks before the text block.
- Module 1 attaches `keyframes_per_episode` keyframes to the subtask
decomposition prompt.
- Module 2 attaches the frame at the interjection timestamp.
- Module 3 attaches the exact emission frame to each VQA pair.
- VlmConfig: backend now defaults to `vllm`; default model is
`Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B-FP8`. New knobs: `--vlm.tensor_parallel_size`,
`--vlm.camera_key` (override the keyframe stream).
- `_make_vllm_client` honours `tensor_parallel_size` so 27B-FP8 sharded
on 2× GPUs works out of the box.
- `test_module3_attaches_frame_image_block_to_prompt` asserts modules
emit one image block per VQA prompt at the exact emission timestamp.
- Docs: example switched to `imstevenpmwork/super_poulain_draft` +
Qwen3.6-27B-FP8 + tensor_parallel_size=2; documents the keyframe
attachment behaviour and the no-video fallback.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Stores OpenAI-style function schemas at ``meta/info.json["tools"]`` so
datasets can declare which tools are available (today: just ``say``;
tomorrow: per-dataset extensions). The ``DEFAULT_TOOLS`` constant
fills in for unannotated datasets so chat-template consumers don't
have to special-case anything.
Three pieces:
- ``language.py``: ``SAY_TOOL_SCHEMA`` and ``DEFAULT_TOOLS``
constants. Single source of truth — PR 2's writer and PR 3's
runtime tool registry will both import from here instead of
duplicating the dict.
- ``dataset_metadata.py``: ``LeRobotDatasetMetadata.tools`` property
reads ``info.json["tools"]`` and falls back to ``DEFAULT_TOOLS``.
Returns deep-copied dicts so callers can mutate the result safely.
- ``docs/source/tools.mdx``: spec page covering the catalog, per-row
invocations, and the three-step "how to add a new tool" workflow
(declare schema, implement, register). Linked from the docs
toctree under the Datasets section.
This lays the groundwork for PR 2's pipeline writing the catalog out
during annotation, and PR 3's ``src/lerobot/tools/`` package shipping
runnable implementations (one file per tool — first up:
``say.py`` wrapping Kyutai's pocket-tts).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds task-prompt diversity (Xiao 2022 / CAST) without touching
``meta/tasks.parquet`` or forcing recipes to opt in. The plan reserved
``task_aug`` as a future style; this lands it now.
- ``language.py``: add ``task_aug`` to ``CORE_STYLES`` and
``PERSISTENT_STYLES``. ``column_for_style("task_aug")`` returns
``language_persistent`` so PR 2 writers route it correctly.
- ``language_render.py``: ``_resolve_task`` now consults the persistent
slice for rows of ``style="task_aug", role="user"``. When any exist
it picks one deterministically by ``sample_idx`` (blake2b-keyed, not
Python's randomized hash) so an epoch sees every rephrasing of every
episode while the same sample still resolves identically across
reruns. Falls back to the canonical ``meta/tasks.parquet`` task when
no rephrasings are present, so existing datasets and unannotated runs
keep their behaviour. Explicit ``task=`` overrides still win.
- Tests: rephrasing coverage across samples, determinism on repeat
``sample_idx``, fallback when persistent has no ``task_aug`` rows,
and explicit override priority.
Recipes get this for free: any ``${task}`` placeholder rotates through
the available rephrasings. Recipes that want the literal canonical task
can override the binding.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Move PI0 and PI0.5 noise/time sampling into the policy wrappers so the compiled PyTorch cores receive them as tensor inputs.
This keeps Beta sampling out of torch.compile on MPS, avoiding aten::_sample_dirichlet compilation errors while preserving the CUDA training path.
Validation: .venv/bin/python -m pre_commit run --files src/lerobot/policies/pi0/modeling_pi0.py src/lerobot/policies/pi05/modeling_pi05.py; .venv/bin/python -m pytest -sv -rs tests/policies/pi0_pi05/test_pi0.py tests/policies/pi0_pi05/test_pi05.py tests/policies/pi0_pi05/test_pi0_rtc.py tests/policies/pi0_pi05/test_pi05_rtc.py
Co-authored-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
Motion primitives are described in robot-frame (joint / Cartesian) terms,
not pixel space, so they are camera-agnostic. Only `vqa` (event) and
`trace` (event, pixel-trajectory) are view-dependent.
The `camera` field stays on PERSISTENT_ROW_FIELDS for schema symmetry —
the validator, resolver, and HF feature mapping behave identically across
the two columns regardless of which styles populate `camera` today —
but persistent rows now always have `camera=None` in practice.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a nullable `camera` field to the language row struct (both persistent
and event variants) so view-dependent styles like `vqa` can carry which
`observation.images.*` view they were grounded against. Without this,
multi-camera datasets ended up with multiple `(vqa, role)` rows at the
same timestamp that the resolver could not disambiguate.
- `language.py`: add `camera` to PERSISTENT_ROW_FIELDS / EVENT_ROW_FIELDS,
to both Arrow struct types and the HF datasets feature mappings;
introduce VIEW_DEPENDENT_STYLES = {vqa, motion, trace} plus
`is_view_dependent_style` and `validate_camera_field` helpers (camera
required iff style is view-dependent).
- `language_render.py`: thread an optional `camera=` kwarg through every
resolver (`active_at`, `emitted_at`, `nth_prev`, `nth_next`) and through
`_matching_rows` / `_select_*`, so recipes can disambiguate per-camera
VQA with `emitted_at(t, style=vqa, role=assistant, camera=...)`.
Without a `camera` filter, multi-row matches keep raising the existing
ambiguity error — which is the desired behaviour on multi-camera data.
- `recipes/pi05_hirobot.yaml`: replace the single `ask_vqa` branch with
`ask_vqa_top` and `ask_vqa_wrist` per-camera sub-recipes (each carrying
the matching image block), keeping the original 0.20 budget and
documenting the customization point for datasets with different cameras.
- Tests: schema test asserts the new field order; new tests cover
`is_view_dependent_style`, `validate_camera_field` (both required and
forbidden directions), per-camera `emitted_at` filtering, and the
ambiguity error when two cameras emit `(vqa, assistant)` at the same
timestamp without a `camera=` filter. RenderMessagesStep + dataset
passthrough fixtures updated to include the new field.
- `docs/source/language_and_recipes.mdx`: document the `camera` field,
the per-camera resolver pattern, and the canonical recipe convention.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* chore: List lerobot_rewardmodel_modelcard_template.md in MANIFEST.in
* chore: export SARMConfig, SARMRewardModel, and make_sarm_pre_post_processors from rewards.sarm.
* refactor(datasets): replace untyped dict with typed DatasetInfo dataclass
Introduce typed DatasetInfo dataclass to replace untyped dict representation of info.json.
Changes:
- Add DatasetInfo dataclass with explicit fields and validation
- Implement __post_init__ for shape conversion (list ↔ tuple)
- Add dict-style compatibility layer (__getitem__, __setitem__, .get())
- Add from_dict() and to_dict() for JSON serialization
- Update io_utils to use load_info/write_info with DatasetInfo
- Update dataset utilities and metadata to use attribute access
- Remove aggregate.py dict-style field access
- Add tests fixture support for DatasetInfo
Benefits:
- Type safety with IDE auto-completion
- Validation at construction time
- Explicit schema documentation
* fix pre-commit
* update docstring inside DatasetInfo.from_dict()
* sorts the unknown to have deterministic output
Signed-off-by: Maxime Ellerbach <maxime@ellerbach.net>
* refactoring the last few old fieds
* fix crop dataset roi type mismatch
* use consistantly int for data and video_files_size_in_mb
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Signed-off-by: Maxime Ellerbach <maxime@ellerbach.net>
Co-authored-by: jjolla93 <jjolla93@gmail.com>
* feat(rewards): add RewardModelConfig and PreTrainedRewardModel base classes
* refactor(rewards): migrate Classifier from policies/sac/reward_model/ to rewards/classifier/
* refactor(rewards): migrate SARM from policies/sarm/ to rewards/sarm/
* refactor(rewards): add rewards/factory.py and remove reward model code from policies/factory.py
* refactor(rewards): update imports and delete old reward model locations
* test(rewards): add reward model tests and update existing test imports
* fix(rewards): restore full Classifier and SARM implementations
* test(rewards): restore missing CUDA and mixed precision classifier processor tests
* refactor(lerobot_train.py): remove rabc specific configuration and replace it with a generic samplerweight class in lerobot_train
* refactor(lerobot_train.py): add missing sampling weight script
* linter + missing files
* add testing for sampl weighter
* revert some useless changes, improve typing
* update docs
* add automatic detection of the progress path
* remove type exp
* improve comment
* fix: move rabc.py to rewards/sarm/ and update import paths
* refactor(imports): update reward model imports to new module structure
* refactor(imports): update reward model imports to reflect new module structure
* refactor(imports): conditionally import pandas based on availability
* feat(configs): add reward_model field to TrainPipelineConfig and Hub fields to RewardModelConfig
* refactor(policies): remove reward model branches from policy factory and __init__
* refactor(rewards): expand __init__ facade and fix SARMConfig __post_init__ crash
* feat(train): route reward model training through rewards/factory instead of policies/factory
* refactor(train): streamline reward model training logic
* fix(rewards): ensure FileNotFoundError is raised for missing config_file
* refactor(train): update __get_path_fields__ to include reward_model for config loading
* refactor(classifier): remove redundant input normalization in predict_reward method
* fix(train): raise ValueError for non-trainable reward models in train function
* refactor(pretrained_rm): add model card template
* refactor(tests): reward models
* refactor(sarm): update reset method and remove unused action prediction methods
* refactor(wandb): differentiate tags for reward model and policy training in cfg_to_group function
* fix(train): raise ValueError for PEFT usage in reward model training
* refactor(rewards): enhance RewardModelConfig with device handling and delta indices properties
---------
Co-authored-by: Michel Aractingi <michel.aractingi@huggingface.co>
Promote the previously-reserved motion/trace styles to first-class core
styles. motion routes to language_persistent (it tracks robot state over
time); trace routes to language_events (single-moment annotations).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Covers private helpers in recipe.py, language.py, language_render.py,
and render_messages_processor.py. Also reverts uv.lock to main (it was
re-generated by `uv run` during local checks).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(sarm): handle BaseModelOutputWithPooling from transformers 5.x in CLIP encoding
In transformers 5.x, CLIPModel.get_image_features() and get_text_features()
return BaseModelOutputWithPooling instead of a plain torch.FloatTensor.
Added isinstance check to extract pooler_output when the return value is not
a tensor, maintaining backward compatibility with transformers 4.x.
Fixes AttributeError: 'BaseModelOutputWithPooling' object has no attribute 'detach'
* Adding assertion check for pooler_output of CLIP. This change is response to below comment.
https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/pull/3419#discussion_r3112594387
* Adding assertion check for pooler_output of CLIP. This change is response to below comment. Change to simple check and rise
https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/pull/3419#discussion_r3126953776
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Co-authored-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
Apply the same per-scalar-mean fix to SmolVLA that #3377 landed for
ACT / Diffusion / MultiTaskDiT. The pre-patch form applies the
`action_is_pad` mask to zero out padded timesteps, then calls `.mean()`
(or `.mean(dim=(1, 2))`). Because `.mean()` divides by the total number
of elements including the zeroed padding, the loss is diluted by the
padding fraction.
Fixed by normalizing only over valid (non-padded) scalar entries:
num_valid = ((~actions_is_pad).sum(...) * losses.shape[-1]).clamp_min(1)
loss = losses.sum(...) / num_valid
`clamp_min(1)` preserves the all-padded-batch edge case (0/1 = 0). Both
reduction paths are updated. Behavior when `action_is_pad` is missing is
unchanged (`losses.mean()`).
Empirical A/B on aloha_sim_transfer_cube_human (chunk_size=40, batch=2,
30 steps, fixed seed, GB200) shows `loss_A / loss_B = 0.9672 (±0.088)` —
same direction and magnitude as PR #3377's `loss_A / loss_C ≈ 0.96` for
ACT. Heavier-padding recipes will see a larger gap.
Refs: #3353 (original report for ACT), #3377 (fix for the other three
policies).
feat(sim): add VLABench benchmark integration
Add VLABench as a new simulation benchmark in LeRobot, following the existing LIBERO and MetaWorld patterns.
This PR wires VLABench end-to-end across environment integration, Docker setup, CI smoke evaluation, and documentation. It also fixes a number of upstream packaging and runtime issues required to make VLABench usable and reproducible in CI.
What’s included
Benchmark integration
Add VLABench as a new simulation benchmark.
Expose supported VLABench tasks through the LeRobot env interface.
Follow the established LIBERO / MetaWorld factory patterns.
Preserve lazy async-env metadata so env.unwrapped.metadata["render_fps"] continues to work.
CI smoke evaluation
Add a VLABench smoke-eval job using lerobot/smolvla_vlabench.
Use the correct rename_map for the 3-camera dataset layout.
Expand smoke coverage from 1 to 10 primitive tasks.
Extract task descriptions after eval so metrics artifacts include per-task labels.
Skip Docker Hub login when secrets are unavailable (e.g. fork PRs).
Docker / install fixes
Install VLABench from GitHub rather than PyPI.
Use uv pip, not pip, in the base image.
Fail loudly on install errors instead of masking them.
Clone VLABench into the non-root user’s home directory.
Use shallow editable installs for VLABench and rrt-algorithms to work around missing __init__.py issues.
Pin upstream clones to exact commit SHAs for reproducibility.
Add undeclared runtime dependencies required by VLABench (open3d, colorlog, scikit-learn, openai).
Unpin open3d so Python 3.12 wheels resolve.
Assets
Support downloading VLABench assets from a Hugging Face Hub mirror via VLABENCH_ASSETS_REPO.
Keep Google Drive download support as fallback.
Install huggingface_hub[hf_xet] so Xet-backed assets download correctly.
Validate required mesh/XML asset subtrees at build time.
Patch VLABench constants to tolerate missing asset directories at import time.
Runtime / env correctness
Import VLABench robots and tasks explicitly so decorator-based registry population happens.
Resize and normalize camera observations so they always match the declared (H, W, 3) uint8 observation space.
Reinstall LeRobot editably inside the image so the new env code is actually used.
Coerce agent_pos / ee_state to the expected shape.
Pad actions when needed to match data.ctrl.
Replace zero-padding fallback with proper dm_control IK for 7D end-effector actions.
Refetch dm_control physics on each step instead of caching weakrefs.
Retry unstable resets with reseeding and handle PhysicsError gracefully at step time.
Dataset / policy alignment
Align VLABench observations and actions with Hugging Face dataset conventions used by lerobot/vlabench_unified:
convert EE position between world frame and robot-base frame at the env boundary,
expose / consume Euler XYZ instead of raw quaternion layout,
align gripper semantics with dataset convention (1 = open, 0 = closed).
This fixes policy/env mismatches that previously caused incorrect IK targets and unstable behavior at evaluation time.
Docs
Add a full docs/source/vlabench.mdx page aligned with the standard benchmark template.
Document task selection forms (single task, comma list, suite shortcut).
Document installation, evaluation, training, and result reproduction.
Point examples at lerobot/smolvla_vlabench.
Add a benchmark banner image.
Remove outdated / misleading references to upstream evaluation tracks.
Document manual install flow instead of a broken vlabench extra.
Packaging cleanup
Remove the unresolvable vlabench extra from pyproject.toml.
Remove the no-op VLABench processor step.
Remove the obsolete env unit test that only covered the dropped gripper remap helper.
Apply formatting / logging / style cleanup from review feedback.
Why this is needed
VLABench is not currently consumable as a normal Python dependency and requires several upstream workarounds:
no PyPI release,
missing package declarations,
undeclared runtime deps,
SSH-only submodule references,
asset downloads outside normal package install flow,
registry population that depends on import side effects,
env outputs that do not always match declared observation shapes,
task resets that can diverge under some random layouts.
This PR makes the benchmark usable in LeRobot despite those constraints, and ensures CI runs are reproducible and informative.
If you want a much shorter squash commit message, I’d use this:
feat(sim): integrate VLABench benchmark with CI, Docker, and docs
Add VLABench as a new LeRobot simulation benchmark, following the existing LIBERO / MetaWorld patterns.
This includes:
LeRobot env integration and task exposure,
CI smoke eval with lerobot/smolvla_vlabench,
Docker install and asset-download fixes,
runtime fixes for registry loading, assets, camera obs, action handling, dm_control IK, and PhysicsError recovery,
alignment of obs/action semantics with HF VLABench datasets,
docs and packaging cleanup.
The PR also incorporates review feedback, improves reproducibility by pinning upstream commits, and makes VLABench usable in CI despite upstream packaging and asset-management issues.
* feat(envs): add LIBERO-plus robustness benchmark integration
- LiberoPlusEnv config (subclass of LiberoEnv, same gym interface)
- Docker image installing LIBERO-plus fork via PYTHONPATH
- CI workflow: 1-episode smoke eval with pepijn223/smolvla_libero_plus
- pyproject.toml: libero_plus extra
* fix(libero): use suite's perturbation-aware init_states loader
LIBERO-plus's Benchmark class exposes a `get_task_init_states(i)` method that
strips perturbation suffixes (`_table_N`, `_tb_N`, `_view_`, `_language_`,
`_light_`, `_add_`, `_level`) and loads the underlying base `.pruned_init`
file — the on-disk name for a perturbation variant doesn't exist as a file,
only the base does. lerobot's loader was bypassing that logic and trying to
read the suffix-bearing filename directly, which failed for every non-zero
task id and killed the eval before any rollout video could be written.
Delegate to the suite's method when it exists; fall back to the path-based
loader for vanilla LIBERO (which does not provide the method).
Also drop the hf-libero install + init_files copy from the LIBERO-plus
Dockerfile — the LIBERO-plus clone already ships both `bddl_files/` and
`init_files/` for all five suites, so the copy was unnecessary and the
`cp -r` into an existing dir produced a confusing nested layout.
* fix(libero): resolve LIBERO-plus perturbation init_states path ourselves
Delegating to `task_suite.get_task_init_states(i)` works for path resolution
but LIBERO-plus's method calls `torch.load(path)` without `weights_only=False`,
which fails on PyTorch 2.6+ because the pickled init_states contains numpy
objects not in the default allowlist:
_pickle.UnpicklingError: Weights only load failed.
WeightsUnpickler error: Unsupported global:
GLOBAL numpy.core.multiarray._reconstruct was not an allowed global.
Mirror LIBERO-plus's suffix-stripping logic (`_table_N`, `_tb_N`, `_view_`,
`_language_`, `_light_`, `_add_`, `_level`) in our own helper so we can pass
`weights_only=False` ourselves. Vanilla LIBERO task names don't contain any
of these patterns except for `_table_` when followed by the word `center`
(e.g. `pick_up_the_black_bowl_from_table_center_...`), and the regex
requires `_table_\\d+` so semantic uses are preserved.
* fix(libero-plus): download perturbation assets from Sylvest/LIBERO-plus
LIBERO-plus's bddl_base_domain.py resolves scene XMLs with
`os.path.join(DIR_PATH, "../assets")`, so the `assets` key in config.yaml
has no effect on scene lookup — MuJoCo always opens
`<clone>/libero/libero/assets/scenes/...`. With no such directory present,
every perturbation task fails on:
FileNotFoundError: No such file or directory:
.../libero-plus/libero/libero/assets/scenes/tabletop_table_Cobblestone01_GLOSS_6K.xml
These textures, views, and extra objects ship only in the 6.4 GB `assets.zip`
published at `Sylvest/LIBERO-plus` (the LIBERO-plus README explicitly says
to download and unzip it into the package dir). Fetch it via `hf_hub_download`,
unzip into `${LIBERO_PLUS_ROOT}/`, install `unzip`, and point config.yaml at
the extracted dir so everything stays consistent. The download lives in its
own Docker layer so subsequent rebuilds reuse the cached assets.
Drops the lerobot/libero-assets snapshot_download — that mirror only has
vanilla LIBERO textures and is ignored for scene loading anyway.
* fix(libero-plus): flatten deep path prefix from Sylvest/LIBERO-plus assets.zip
The 6.4 GB zip ships with every entry prefixed by
`inspire/hdd/project/embodied-multimodality/public/syfei/libero_new/release/dataset/LIBERO-plus-0/assets/...`
(the author's internal filesystem layout, not the layout the LIBERO-plus
README promises), so the previous `unzip -d ${LIBERO_PLUS_ROOT}/` created
`${LIBERO_PLUS_ROOT}/inspire/.../assets/` — robosuite still opened
`${LIBERO_PLUS_ROOT}/assets/scenes/tabletop_table_Cobblestone01_GLOSS_6K.xml`
and hit the same FileNotFoundError.
Extract to a scratch dir, then `mv` the nested `assets/` subtree to the
expected location. Verified the target file exists in the zip central
directory under that exact prefix.
* refactor(libero): inline init_states resolver behind single regex
Collapse the three-style suffix stripper (split/re.sub/in) into one
compiled regex, drop the (Path, bool) tuple return, and move the
`_add_`/`_level` reshape branch into the caller so each branch loads
its own file and returns directly. Net: -11 lines, one fewer helper.
* refactor(libero-plus): rebase docker image on huggingface/lerobot-gpu
Mirror the libero/metaworld/robomme pattern: start from the nightly GPU
image (apt deps, python, uv, venv, lerobot[all] already there) and only
layer on what LIBERO-plus uniquely needs — its wand/ImageMagick build
deps, the non-extra runtime pips (robosuite==1.4.1, bddl, …), the
PYTHONPATH-shadowed fork, and the 6.4 GB assets.zip.
Drops ~50 lines of duplicated base setup (CUDA FROM, apt python, uv
install, user creation, venv init) the nightly already provides.
123 → 73 lines.
Also:
- Add libero_plus to docs/source/_toctree.yml under Benchmarks so
doc-builder's TOC integrity check stops failing.
- Repoint the docs dataset link from pepijn223/libero_plus_lerobot to
the canonical lerobot/libero_plus.
- Revert the stray uv.lock churn (revision/marker diff that crept in
from an unrelated resolve — unrelated to LIBERO-plus).
* fix(libero-plus): stop touching pyproject + uv.lock
The fast-tests job was rejecting the branch because pyproject.toml had a
[libero_plus] extra whose git dep wasn't represented in uv.lock.
The Docker image no longer needs the extra — it clones LIBERO-plus
directly and PYTHONPATH-shadows hf-libero. Drop [libero_plus] from
pyproject and restore pyproject.toml + uv.lock to exactly what's on
origin/main, so `uv sync --locked --extra test` is a no-op for this PR.
Also repoint the doc/CI/env comments that still mentioned the extra at
the Docker install path.
* fix(libero-plus): strip perturbation metadata from task descriptions
LIBERO-plus builds task.language by space-joining the perturbation-variant
filename, so every non-_language_ variant inherits a trailing blob like
"view 0 0 100 0 0 initstate 0 noise 45" or "add 16". That shows up in the
dashboard video labels and no longer matches the base instruction stored
in the training dataset.
Strip those tokens in extract_task_descriptions.py with an end-anchored
regex over the {view,initstate,noise,add,tb,table,light,level}(+digits)
vocabulary. The anchor preserves mid-sentence literal uses of those words
(e.g. "from table center and place it on the plate") — only the trailing
metadata chain is removed. _language_ variants carry real BDDL-sourced
text and are left untouched.
* ci: point benchmark eval checkpoints at the lerobot/ org mirrors
pepijn223/smolvla_* → lerobot/smolvla_* across every benchmark job in
this branch (libero, metaworld, and the per-branch benchmark). The
checkpoints were mirrored into the lerobot/ org and that's the canonical
location going forward.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: integrate PR #3313 review feedback
- docs: fix paper link to arxiv, add benchmark image, add suite descriptions,
add LIBERO-plus replacement warning, restructure eval section to match
LIBERO doc style, fix policy I/O section, remove false try/except claim
- docker: fix shell grouping for hf-libero uninstall, replace hardcoded
asset path with dynamic find
- ci: add Docker Hub login step, add HF_USER_TOKEN guard on eval step
- envs: add is_libero_plus param to get_task_init_states so vanilla LIBERO
always takes the simple path
* fix(docs): use correct LIBERO-plus teaser image URL
* ci(libero-plus): drop redundant hf auth login step
The standalone login step ran `hf auth login` in a throwaway
`docker run --rm` container, so no credentials persisted. Auth is
already performed inside the eval step's container. Removing the
redundant step per PR #3313 review feedback.
* fix(envs): preserve AsyncVectorEnv metadata/unwrapped in lazy eval envs
Port of #3416 onto this branch. Without these attributes eval crashes
when calling `env.unwrapped.metadata["render_fps"]` with async vector
envs. Adds `metadata` / `unwrapped` to `_LazyAsyncVectorEnv` and
caches the metadata alongside obs/action spaces in the LIBERO and
MetaWorld factories.
* ci: gate Docker Hub login on secret availability
Fork PRs cannot access `secrets.DOCKERHUB_LEROBOT_{USERNAME,PASSWORD}`,
which made every benchmark job fail at the login step before any of
the actual build/eval work could run. Gate the login on the env-var
expansion of the username so the step is skipped (not failed) when
secrets are absent. Mirrors the existing pattern in the VLABench job.
* Update .github/workflows/benchmark_tests.yml
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* Update scripts/ci/extract_task_descriptions.py
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* Update .github/workflows/benchmark_tests.yml
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* Update docker/Dockerfile.benchmark.libero_plus
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* Update .github/workflows/benchmark_tests.yml
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* fix(libero-plus): address review feedback
* ci(libero-plus): fix YAML indentation in upload-artifact steps
The `uses:` key on two upload-artifact steps was at column 0 instead
of nested under the step, causing `pre-commit run check-yaml` to fail
with "expected <block end>, but found '<block mapping start>'".
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* feat(envs): add RoboMME benchmark integration
- RoboMME env wrapper with image/wrist_image/state observations
- Docker image with Vulkan, SAPIEN, mani-skill deps
- CI workflow: 1-episode smoke eval with pepijn223/smolvla_robomme
- preprocess_observation: handle image/wrist_image/state keys
- pyproject.toml: robomme extra
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(docker): rebase RoboMME image on huggingface/lerobot-gpu
Mirror the libero/metaworld pattern: start from the nightly GPU image
(which already has apt deps, uv, venv, and lerobot[all] preinstalled)
and only layer on what RoboMME uniquely needs — the Vulkan libs
ManiSkill/SAPIEN requires, plus the robomme extra with the
gymnasium/numpy overrides.
Drops 48 lines of duplicated base setup (CUDA FROM, python install,
user creation, venv init, base apt deps) that the nightly image already
provides. Net: 102 → 54 lines.
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* docs(robomme): drop prototype-branch note and move dataset to lerobot/robomme
- Remove the "Related work" block referencing the prototype branch
feat/robomme-integration; the PR stands on its own.
- Point all dataset references at lerobot/robomme (docs, env module
docstring, RoboMMEEnvConfig docstring) — this is the canonical HF
location once the dataset is mirrored.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(robomme): make docs build + fast tests green
1. Docs: add robomme to _toctree.yml under Benchmarks so doc-builder's
TOC integrity check stops rejecting the new page.
2. Fast tests: robomme's mani-skill transitively pins numpy<2 which is
unsatisfiable against the project's numpy>=2 base pin, so `uv sync`
couldn't resolve a universal lockfile.
Drop robomme as a pyproject extra entirely — it truly cannot coexist
with the rest of the dep tree. The Dockerfile installs robomme
directly from its git URL via `uv pip install --override`, which was
already the runtime path. pyproject, docs, env docstrings, and the
CI job comment all now point to the docker-only install.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* test(robomme): realign unit tests with current env API
The tests were written against an earlier env layout and never updated when
the wrapper was refactored, so CI's fast-test job was failing with:
- KeyError: 'front_rgb' / 'wrist_rgb' — these were renamed to the
lerobot-canonical 'image' / 'wrist_image' keys (matching the dataset
columns and preprocess_observation's built-in fallbacks).
- AssertionError: 'robomme' not in result — create_robomme_envs now
returns {task_name: {task_id: env}}, not {'robomme': {...}}, so
comma-separated task lists work.
- ModuleNotFoundError: lerobot.envs.lazy_vec_env — LazyVectorEnv was
removed; create_robomme_envs is straightforward synchronous now.
Rewrite the 7 failing cases against the current API, drop the three
LazyVectorEnv tests, and add a multi-task test so the new comma-separated
task parsing is covered. Stub install/teardown is moved into helpers
(`_install_robomme_stub` / `_uninstall_robomme_stub`) so individual tests
stop repeating six boilerplate lines.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* ci: point benchmark eval checkpoints at the lerobot/ org mirrors
pepijn223/smolvla_* → lerobot/smolvla_* across every benchmark job in
this branch (libero, metaworld, and the per-branch benchmark). The
checkpoints were mirrored into the lerobot/ org and that's the canonical
location going forward.
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* fix: integrate PR #3311 review feedback
- envs: rename obs keys to pixels/image, pixels/wrist_image, agent_pos
- envs: add __post_init__ for dynamic action_dim in RoboMMEEnv config
- envs: remove special-case obs conversion in utils.py (no longer needed)
- ci: add Docker Hub login, HF_USER_TOKEN guard, --env.task_ids=[0]
- scripts: extract_task_descriptions supports multiple task_ids
- docs: title to # RoboMME, add image, restructure eval section
- tests: update all key assertions to match new obs naming
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* fix(docs): use correct RoboMME teaser image URL
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* ci(robomme): smoke-eval 10 tasks instead of 5
Broader coverage on the RoboMME benchmark CI job: bump the smoke eval
from 5 tasks to 10 (one episode each), all drawn from ROBOMME_TASKS.
Tasks now run: PickXtimes, BinFill, StopCube, MoveCube, InsertPeg,
SwingXtimes, VideoUnmask, ButtonUnmask, PickHighlight, PatternLock.
Updated the parse_eval_metrics.py `--task` label from the single
`PickXtimes` stub to the full comma list so the metrics artifact
reflects what was actually run. `parse_eval_metrics.py` already reads
`overall` for multi-task runs, so no parser change is needed.
Made-with: Cursor
* fix(robomme): nest `pixels` as a dict so preprocess_observation picks it up
`_convert_obs` was returning flat keys (`pixels/image`,
`pixels/wrist_image`). `preprocess_observation()` in envs/utils.py
keys off the top-level `"pixels"` entry and, not finding it,
silently dropped every image from the batch. The policy then saw
zero image features and raised
ValueError: All image features are missing from the batch.
Match the LIBERO layout: return
`{"pixels": {"image": ..., "wrist_image": ...}, "agent_pos": ...}`
and declare the same shape in `observation_space`.
Made-with: Cursor
* fix(robomme): align docs and tests with nested pixels obs layout
Addresses PR #3311 review feedback:
- Docs: correct observation keys to `pixels/image` / `pixels/wrist_image`
(mapped to `observation.images.image` / `observation.images.wrist_image`)
and drop the now-obsolete column-rename snippet.
- Tests: assert `result["pixels"]["image"]` instead of flat `pixels/image`,
matching the nested layout required by `preprocess_observation()`.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(envs): preserve AsyncVectorEnv metadata/unwrapped in lazy eval envs
Port of #3416 onto this branch.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* ci: gate Docker Hub login on secret availability
Fork PRs cannot access `secrets.DOCKERHUB_LEROBOT_{USERNAME,PASSWORD}`,
which made every benchmark job fail at the login step. Gate the login
on the env-var expansion of the username so the step is skipped (not
failed) when secrets are absent.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(robomme): address review feedback
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* feat(ci): add RoboCerebra benchmark eval job
- Docker image with robosuite/libero deps for RoboCerebra eval
- CI workflow: 1-episode eval with pepijn223/smolvla_robocerebra
- Reuses libero env with rename_map + empty_cameras=3
* docs(robocerebra): add benchmark page and toctree entry
Add a dedicated docs page for RoboCerebra that points at the canonical
dataset lerobot/robocerebra_unified and shows how to run eval + fine-tune
against it. Wire it into the Benchmarks section of the toctree so
doc-builder picks it up.
* ci: point benchmark eval checkpoints at the lerobot/ org mirrors
pepijn223/smolvla_* → lerobot/smolvla_* across every benchmark job in
this branch (libero, metaworld, and the per-branch benchmark). The
checkpoints were mirrored into the lerobot/ org and that's the canonical
location going forward.
* fix(robocerebra): drop alias extra + simplify docker image
Two problems rolled up:
1. `uv sync --locked --extra test` was failing because pyproject.toml added
a `robocerebra = ["lerobot[libero]"]` alias extra but uv.lock wasn't
regenerated. Drop the alias — nothing in CI actually needs the extra
name (the Dockerfile just installs what it needs directly), so this
restores pyproject.toml and uv.lock to byte-exact origin/main.
2. Rebase docker/Dockerfile.benchmark.robocerebra on
huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest (same pattern as libero/metaworld/…).
The nightly image already ships lerobot[all] which includes [libero],
so the RoboCerebra image is essentially identical to the LIBERO one:
fetch libero-assets, write ~/.libero/config.yaml, overlay source.
92 → 43 lines.
Also repoint the CI workflow comment that referenced the removed extra.
* ci: use dedicated lerobot/smolvla_robocerebra checkpoint for smoke eval
Replace the generic pepijn223/smolvla_libero placeholder with the
purpose-trained lerobot/smolvla_robocerebra model in the RoboCerebra
CI smoke test.
* fix(ci): align RoboCerebra eval with training pipeline
Fixes 5 mismatches that caused 0% success rate:
- env.type: robocerebra (unregistered) → libero
- resolution: 360x360 (default) → 256x256 (matches dataset)
- camera_name_mapping: map eye_in_hand → wrist_image (not image2)
- empty_cameras: 3 → 1 (matches training)
- add HF_USER_TOKEN guard on eval step
* fix(ci): set env.fps=20 and explicit obs_type for RoboCerebra eval
Match the dataset's 20 FPS (LiberoEnv defaults to 30) and make
obs_type=pixels_agent_pos explicit for safety against future changes.
* docs(robocerebra): align page with adding_benchmarks template
Rework docs/source/robocerebra.mdx to follow the standard benchmark
doc structure: intro + links + available tasks + installation + eval
+ recommended episodes + policy I/O + training + reproducing results.
- Point everything at lerobot/smolvla_robocerebra (the released
checkpoint), not the personal pepijn223 mirror.
- Add the --env.fps=20 and --env.obs_type=pixels_agent_pos flags
that CI actually uses, so copy-paste eval reproduces CI.
- Split the "Training" block out of the recipe section into its own
section with the feature table.
- Add an explicit "Reproducing published results" section pointing
at the CI smoke eval.
* fix: integrate PR #3314 review feedback
- ci(robocerebra): drop redundant hf auth login step (auth is
already performed inside the eval step's container).
- ci(robocerebra): add Docker Hub login before the image build
to pick up the authenticated rate limit.
- docs(robocerebra): align eval snippet with the CI command
(observation size, camera_name_mapping, use_async_envs, device,
empty_cameras=1).
* fix(envs): preserve AsyncVectorEnv metadata/unwrapped in lazy eval envs
Port of #3416 onto this branch.
* ci: gate Docker Hub login on secret availability
* Update .github/workflows/benchmark_tests.yml
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Signed-off-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
* Update .github/workflows/benchmark_tests.yml
Signed-off-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
* feat(envs): add RoboTwin 2.0 benchmark integration
- RoboTwinEnvConfig with 4-camera setup (head/front/left_wrist/right_wrist)
- Docker image with SAPIEN, mplib, CuRobo, pytorch3d (Python 3.12)
- CI workflow: 1-episode smoke eval with pepijn223/smolvla_robotwin
- RoboTwinProcessorStep for state float32 casting
- Camera rename_map: head_camera/front_camera/left_wrist -> camera1/2/3
* fix(robotwin): re-enable autograd for CuRobo planner warmup and take_action
lerobot_eval wraps the full rollout in torch.no_grad() (lerobot_eval.py:566),
but RoboTwin's setup_demo → load_robot → CuroboPlanner(...) runs
motion_gen.warmup(), which invokes Newton's-method trajectory optimization.
That optimizer calls cost.backward() internally, which raises
RuntimeError: element 0 of tensors does not require grad and does not have a grad_fn
when autograd is disabled. take_action() hits the same planner path at every
step. Wrap both setup_demo and take_action in torch.enable_grad() so CuRobo's
optimizer can build its computation graph. Policy inference is unaffected —
rollout()'s inner torch.inference_mode() block around select_action() is
untouched, so we still don't allocate grad buffers during policy forward.
* fix(robotwin): read nested get_obs() output and use aloha-agilex camera names
RoboTwin's base_task.get_obs() returns a nested dict:
{"observation": {cam: {"rgb": ..., "intrinsic_matrix": ...}},
"joint_action": {"left_arm": ..., "left_gripper": ...,
"right_arm": ..., "right_gripper": ...,
"vector": np.ndarray},
"endpose": {...}}
Our _get_obs was reading raw["{cam}_rgb"] / raw["{cam}"] and raw["joint_action"]
as if they were flat, so np.asarray(raw["joint_action"], dtype=float64) tripped
on a dict and raised
TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a real number, not 'dict'
Fix:
- Pull images from raw["observation"][cam]["rgb"]
- Pull joint state from raw["joint_action"]["vector"] (the flat array)
- Update the default camera tuple to (head_camera, left_camera, right_camera)
to match RoboTwin's actual wrist-camera names (envs/camera/camera.py:135-151)
* refactor(robotwin): drop defensive dict guards, cache black fallback frame
_get_obs was guarding every dict access with isinstance(..., dict) in case
RoboTwin's get_obs returned something else — but the API contract
(envs/_base_task.py:437) always returns a dict, so the guards were silently
masking real failures behind plausible-looking zero observations. Drop them.
Also:
- Cache a single black fallback frame in __init__ instead of allocating
a fresh np.zeros((H, W, 3), uint8) for every missing camera on every
step — the "camera not exposed" set is static per env.
- Only allocate the zero joint_state on the fallback path (not unconditionally
before the real value overwrites it).
- Replace .flatten() with .ravel() (no copy when already 1-D).
- Fold the nested-dict schema comment and two identical torch.enable_grad()
rationales into a single Autograd section in the class docstring.
- Fix stale `left_wrist` camera name in the observation docstring.
* fix(robotwin): align observation_space dims with D435 camera output
lerobot_eval crashed in gym.vector's SyncVectorEnv.reset with:
ValueError: Output array is the wrong shape
because RoboTwinEnvConfig declared observation_space = (480, 640, 3) but
task_config/demo_clean.yml specifies head_camera_type=D435, which renders
(240, 320, 3). gym.vector.concatenate pre-allocates a buffer from the
declared space, so the first np.stack raises on shape mismatch.
Changes:
- Config defaults now 240×320 (the D435 dims in _camera_config.yml), with
a comment pointing at the source of truth.
- RoboTwinEnv.__init__ accepts observation_height/width as Optional and
falls back to setup_kwargs["head_camera_h/w"] so the env is self-consistent
even if the config is not in sync.
- Config camera_names / features_map use the actual aloha-agilex camera
names (head_camera, left_camera, right_camera). Drops the stale
"front_camera" and "left_wrist"/"right_wrist" entries that never matched
anything RoboTwin exposes.
- CI workflow's rename_map updated to match the new camera names.
* fix(robotwin): expose _max_episode_steps for lerobot_eval.rollout
rollout() does `env.call("_max_episode_steps")` (lerobot_eval.py:157) to
know when to stop stepping. LiberoEnv and MetaworldEnv set this attribute;
RoboTwinEnv was tracking the limit under `episode_length` only, so the call
raised AttributeError once CuRobo finished warming up.
* fix(robotwin): install av-dep so lerobot_eval can write rollout MP4s
write_video (utils/io_utils.py:53) lazily imports PyAV via require_package
and raises silently inside the video-writing thread when the extra is not
installed — so the eval itself succeeds with pc_success=100 but no MP4
ever lands in videos/, and the artifact upload reports "No files were
found". Add av-dep to the install line (same pattern as the RoboMME image).
* feat(robotwin): eval 5 diverse tasks per CI run with NL descriptions
Widen the smoke eval from a single task (beat_block_hammer) to five:
click_bell, handover_block, open_laptop, stack_blocks_two on top of the
original. Each gets its own rollout video in videos/<task>_0/ so the
dashboard can surface visually distinct behaviours.
extract_task_descriptions.py now has a RoboTwin branch that reads
`description/task_instruction/<task>.json` (already shipped in the clone
at /opt/robotwin) and pulls the `full_description` field. CI cds into
the clone before invoking the script so the relative path resolves.
parse_eval_metrics.py is invoked with the same 5-task list so the
metrics.json embeds one entry per task.
* ci: point benchmark eval checkpoints at the lerobot/ org mirrors
pepijn223/smolvla_* → lerobot/smolvla_* across every benchmark job in
this branch (libero, metaworld, and the per-branch benchmark). The
checkpoints were mirrored into the lerobot/ org and that's the canonical
location going forward.
* refactor(robotwin): rebase docker image on huggingface/lerobot-gpu
Mirror the libero/metaworld/libero_plus/robomme pattern: start from the
nightly GPU image (apt deps, python, uv, venv, lerobot[all] already
there) and layer on only what RoboTwin 2.0 uniquely needs —
cuda-nvcc + cuda-cudart-dev (CuRobo builds from source), Vulkan libs +
NVIDIA ICD (SAPIEN renderer), sapien/mplib/open3d/pytorch3d/curobo
installs, the mplib + sapien upstream patches, and the TianxingChen
asset download.
Drops ~90 lines of duplicated base setup (CUDA FROM, apt python, uv
install, user creation, venv init, base lerobot install). 199 → 110.
Also repoint the docs + env docstring dataset link from
hxma/RoboTwin-LeRobot-v3.0 to the canonical lerobot/robotwin_unified.
* docs(robotwin): add robotwin to _toctree.yml under Benchmarks
doc-builder's TOC integrity check was rejecting the branch because
docs/source/robotwin.mdx existed but wasn't listed in _toctree.yml.
* fix(robotwin): defer YAML lookup and realign tests with current API
__init__ was eagerly calling _load_robotwin_setup_kwargs just to read
head_camera_h/w from the YAML. That import (`from envs import CONFIGS_PATH`)
required a real RoboTwin install, so constructing the env — and thus every
test in tests/envs/test_robotwin.py — blew up with ModuleNotFoundError
on fast-tests where RoboTwin isn't installed.
Replace the eager lookup with DEFAULT_CAMERA_H/W constants (240×320, the
D435 dims baked into task_config/demo_clean.yml). reset() still resolves
the full setup_kwargs lazily — that's fine because reset() is only
called inside the benchmark Docker image where RoboTwin is present.
Also resync the test file with the current env API:
- mock get_obs() as the real nested {"observation": {cam: {"rgb": …}},
"joint_action": {"vector": …}} shape
- patch both _load_robotwin_task and _load_robotwin_setup_kwargs
(_patch_load → _patch_runtime)
- drop `front_camera` / `left_wrist` from assertions — aloha-agilex
exposes head_camera + left_camera + right_camera, not those
- black-frame test now uses left_camera as the missing camera
- setup_demo call check loosened to the caller-provided seed/is_test
bits (full kwargs include the YAML-derived blob)
* fix: integrate PR #3315 review feedback
- ci: add Docker Hub login step, add HF_USER_TOKEN guard on eval step
- docker: tie patches to pinned versions with removal guidance, remove
unnecessary HF_TOKEN for public dataset, fix hadolint warnings
- docs: fix paper link to arxiv, add teaser image, fix camera names
(4→3 cameras), fix observation dims (480x640→240x320)
* fix(docs): correct RoboTwin 2.0 paper arxiv link
* fix(docs): use correct RoboTwin 2.0 teaser image URL
* fix(docs): use plain markdown image to fix MDX build
* ci(robotwin): smoke-eval 10 tasks instead of 5
Broader coverage on the RoboTwin 2.0 benchmark CI job: bump the smoke
eval from 5 tasks to 10 (one episode each). Added tasks are all drawn
from ROBOTWIN_TASKS and mirror the shape/complexity of the existing
set (simple single-object or single-fixture manipulations).
Tasks now run: beat_block_hammer, click_bell, handover_block,
open_laptop, stack_blocks_two, click_alarmclock, close_laptop,
close_microwave, open_microwave, place_block.
`parse_eval_metrics.py` reads `overall` for multi-task runs so no
parser change is needed. Bumped the step name and the metrics label
to reflect the 10-task layout.
* fix(ci): swap 4 broken RoboTwin tasks in smoke eval
The smoke eval hit two upstream issues:
- `open_laptop`: bug in OpenMOSS/RoboTwin main — `check_success()` uses
`self.arm_tag`, but that attribute is only set inside `play_once()`
(the scripted-expert path). During eval `take_action()` calls
`check_success()` directly, hitting `AttributeError: 'open_laptop'
object has no attribute 'arm_tag'`.
- `close_laptop`, `close_microwave`, `place_block`: not present in
upstream RoboTwin `envs/` at all — our ROBOTWIN_TASKS tuple drifted
from upstream and these names leaked into CI.
Replace the four broken tasks with upstream-confirmed equivalents
that exist both in ROBOTWIN_TASKS and in RoboTwin's `envs/`:
`adjust_bottle`, `lift_pot`, `stamp_seal`, `turn_switch`.
New 10-task smoke set: beat_block_hammer, click_bell, handover_block,
stack_blocks_two, click_alarmclock, open_microwave, adjust_bottle,
lift_pot, stamp_seal, turn_switch.
* fix(robotwin): sync ROBOTWIN_TASKS + doc with upstream (50 tasks)
The local ROBOTWIN_TASKS tuple drifted from upstream
RoboTwin-Platform/RoboTwin. Users passing names like `close_laptop`,
`close_microwave`, `dump_bin`, `place_block`, `pour_water`,
`fold_cloth`, etc. got past our validator (the names were in the
tuple) but then crashed inside robosuite with a confusing error,
because those tasks don't exist in upstream `envs/`.
- Replace ROBOTWIN_TASKS with a verbatim mirror of upstream's
`envs/` directory: 50 tasks as of main (was 60 with many
stale entries). Added a `gh api`-based one-liner comment so
future bumps are mechanical.
- Update the `60 tasks` claims in robotwin.mdx and
RoboTwinEnvConfig's docstring to `50`.
- Replace the stale example-task table in robotwin.mdx with ten
upstream-confirmed examples, and flag `open_laptop` as
temporarily broken (its `check_success()` uses `self.arm_tag`
which is only set inside `play_once()`; eval-mode callers hit
AttributeError).
- Rebuild the "Full benchmark" command with the actual 50-task
list, omitting `open_laptop`.
* test(robotwin): lower task-count floor from 60 to 50
ROBOTWIN_TASKS was trimmed to 50 tasks (see comment in
`src/lerobot/envs/robotwin.py:48`), but the assertion still
required ≥60, causing CI failures. Align the test with the
current upstream task count.
* fix(envs): preserve AsyncVectorEnv metadata/unwrapped in lazy eval envs
Port of #3416 onto this branch.
* ci: gate Docker Hub login on secret availability
* fix: integrate PR #3315 review feedback
- envs(robotwin): default `observation_height/width` in
`create_robotwin_envs` to `DEFAULT_CAMERA_H/W` (240/320) so they
match the D435 dims baked into `task_config/demo_clean.yml`.
- envs(robotwin): resolve `task_config/demo_clean.yml` via
`CONFIGS_PATH` instead of a cwd-relative path; works regardless
of where `lerobot-eval` is invoked.
- envs(robotwin): replace `print()` calls in `create_robotwin_envs`
with `logger.info(...)` (module-level `logger = logging.getLogger`).
- envs(robotwin): use `_LazyAsyncVectorEnv` for the async path so
async workers start lazily (matches LIBERO / RoboCasa / VLABench).
- envs(robotwin): cast `agent_pos` space + joint-state output to
float32 end-to-end (was mixed float64/float32).
- envs(configs): use the existing `_make_vec_env_cls(use_async,
n_envs)` helper in `RoboTwinEnvConfig.create_envs`; drop the
`get_env_processors` override so RoboTwin uses the identity
processor inherited from `EnvConfig`.
- processor: delete `RoboTwinProcessorStep` — the float32 cast now
happens in the wrapper itself, so the processor is redundant.
- tests: drop the `TestRoboTwinProcessorStep` suite; update the
mock obs fixture to use float32 `joint_action.vector`.
- ci: hoist `ROBOTWIN_POLICY` and `ROBOTWIN_TASKS` to job-level
env vars so the task list and policy aren't duplicated across
eval / extract / parse steps.
- docker: pin RoboTwin + CuRobo upstream clones to commit SHAs
(`RoboTwin@0aeea2d6`, `curobo@ca941586`) for reproducibility.
* feat(envs): add RoboCasa365 benchmark integration
Add RoboCasa365 (arXiv:2603.04356) as a new simulation benchmark with
365 everyday kitchen manipulation tasks across 2,500 diverse environments.
New files:
- src/lerobot/envs/robocasa.py: gym.Env wrapper with deferred env creation,
flat 12D action / 16D state vectors, 3-camera support
- docs/source/robocasa.mdx: user-facing documentation
- docker/Dockerfile.benchmark.robocasa: CI benchmark image
Modified files:
- src/lerobot/envs/configs.py: RoboCasaEnv config (--env.type=robocasa)
- pyproject.toml: robocasa optional dependency group
- docs/source/_toctree.yml: sidebar entry
- .github/workflows/benchmark_tests.yml: integration test job
Refs: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.04356, https://robocasa.ai
Related: huggingface/lerobot#321
* fix(docker): use uv pip to install robocasa in benchmark image
The huggingface/lerobot-gpu base image uses `uv` with a venv at
/lerobot/.venv — `pip` is not on PATH, so `pip install` fails with
"pip: not found". Switch to `uv pip install` which installs into the
existing venv.
Also drop the @v1.0.0 tag pin from the robocasa git URL since the
upstream repo may not have that tag; use default branch instead.
* fix(robocasa): editable install + switch to lerobot/smolvla_robocasa
- pip install from git omits data files like box_links_assets.json
(not declared in package_data). Clone and install editable so the
source tree is used at runtime.
- Download only tex + fixtures_lw asset types (smoke test doesn't need
objaverse/aigen objects). Pipe 'y' to auto-accept download prompt.
- Switch CI policy from pepijn223/smolvla_robocasa to lerobot/smolvla_robocasa.
* fix(docker): re-install lerobot editably after COPY
The nightly huggingface/lerobot-gpu image predates the RoboCasaEnv
registration — so `lerobot-eval --env.type=robocasa` fails at argparse
with "invalid choice" even after COPY . . overlays the new source.
Force an editable reinstall so the venv picks up the current configs.py.
* fix(ci): add rename_map for robocasa eval (image* -> camera*)
Policy lerobot/smolvla_robocasa expects observation.images.camera1/2/3,
but RoboCasaEnv produces observation.images.image/image2/image3.
* fix(robocasa): override RoboCasaGymEnv default split (test -> all)
RoboCasaGymEnv defaults split="test", but create_env only accepts
{None, "all", "pretrain", "target"}, so the out-of-the-box default
crashes with ValueError. Always pass "all" when split is None.
* fix(docker): also download objs_lw (lightwheel objects) for robocasa
Kitchen tasks (e.g. CloseFridge) reference lightwheel object meshes
like Stool022/model.xml. fixtures_lw alone isn't enough — we also
need objs_lw. Still skipping objaverse/aigen to keep image size down.
Made-with: Cursor
* feat(robocasa): raw camera names + benchmark-group task shortcuts
Align the LeRobot env with RoboCasa's native conventions so policies
trained on the upstream datasets don't need a --rename_map at eval
time, and expose the standard task groups as first-class --env.task
values.
- Preserve raw RoboCasa camera names (e.g. robot0_agentview_left)
as observation.images.<name> end-to-end. Drops camera_name_mapping
and DEFAULT_CAMERA_NAME_MAPPING; features/features_map are now
built dynamically from the parsed camera list.
- Accept benchmark-group names as --env.task: atomic_seen,
composite_seen, composite_unseen, pretrain50/100/200/300. Expanded
lazily via robocasa.utils.dataset_registry and auto-sets the
split ("target" | "pretrain").
- Update CI smoke-eval rename_map to map raw cam names to the
camera1/2/3 keys expected by lerobot/smolvla_robocasa.
* docs(robocasa): single-task smolvla train+eval recipe on pepijn223/robocasa_CloseFridge
- Rewrite observation section to use raw RoboCasa camera keys
(observation.images.robot0_agentview_{left,right},
observation.images.robot0_eye_in_hand).
- Add a "Training on a single task" section with a full smolvla
training command on pepijn223/robocasa_CloseFridge, plus matching
single-task eval command.
- Document benchmark-group task shortcuts (atomic_seen, composite_seen,
composite_unseen, pretrain50/100/200/300) as valid --env.task values.
* fix(robocasa): restrict obj_registries to lightwheel by default
CloseFridge (and most kitchen tasks) crashed at reset with
`ValueError: Probabilities contain NaN` coming out of
`sample_kitchen_object_helper`. RoboCasa's upstream default
`obj_registries=("objaverse", "lightwheel")` normalizes per-registry
candidate counts as probabilities; when a sampled category has zero
mjcf paths in every configured registry (because the objaverse asset
pack isn't on disk — ~30GB, skipped by our Docker build), the 0/0
divide yields NaNs and `rng.choice` raises.
- Add `obj_registries: list[str] = ["lightwheel"]` to `RoboCasaEnv`
config; thread it through `create_robocasa_envs`, `_make_env_fns`,
and the gym.Env wrapper to the underlying `RoboCasaGymEnv` (which
forwards to `create_env` → `robosuite.make` → kitchen env).
- Default matches what `download_kitchen_assets --type objs_lw`
actually ships, so the env works out of the box without a 30GB
objaverse download.
- Document the override (`--env.obj_registries='[objaverse,lightwheel]'`)
for users who have downloaded the full asset set.
* fix(docker): also download tex_generative for robocasa benchmark
RoboCasa's lightwheel kitchen fixtures embed references to
`generative_textures/wall/tex*.png` directly in their MuJoCo XML, so
`MjModel.from_xml_string` errors out at reset time with
"No such file or directory" even when the env is constructed with
`generative_textures=None`. The generative textures live under a
separate asset registry key (`tex_generative`) in
`download_kitchen_assets`, distinct from the base `tex` pack we were
already fetching.
- Add `tex_generative` to the download list so the fixture XMLs
resolve.
- Document the remaining omissions (objaverse/aigen, ~30GB) and how
the runtime side pairs this with obj_registries=["lightwheel"] to
avoid sampling from categories whose assets aren't on disk.
* ci(robocasa): smoke-eval 10 atomic tasks instead of 1
Broader coverage in the benchmark CI job: evaluate SmolVLA on ten
fixture-centric atomic RoboCasa tasks (one episode each) instead of
just CloseFridge. The tasks are all drawn from TARGET_TASKS.atomic_seen
and selected to avoid object-manipulation categories that would require
the objaverse/aigen asset packs (we only ship objs_lw in the Docker
image, paired with obj_registries=["lightwheel"] on the runtime side).
Tasks: CloseFridge, OpenCabinet, OpenDrawer, TurnOnMicrowave,
TurnOffStove, CloseToasterOvenDoor, SlideDishwasherRack,
TurnOnSinkFaucet, NavigateKitchen, TurnOnElectricKettle.
`scripts/ci/parse_eval_metrics.py` already handles multi-task output
via the `overall` key, so no parser changes needed. Bumped the metrics
artifact's task label to `atomic_smoke_10` to reflect the grouping.
* fix(pyproject): drop unresolvable robocasa extra
robocasa's upstream setup.py hardcodes `lerobot==0.3.3` in
install_requires. Exposing it as the `lerobot[robocasa]` extra made
uv's dep resolver cycle: `lerobot[robocasa]` -> robocasa -> lerobot
(a different version) -> unsolvable. This broke every `uv sync` — even
invocations with an unrelated extra like `--extra test` — because uv
validates the whole lockfile graph.
- Remove the `robocasa` extra from pyproject.toml. Installation
instructions in docs/source/robocasa.mdx now walk users through the
manual `git clone` + `pip install --no-deps` flow, which matches
what the Docker image already does and sidesteps the cyclic dep
entirely.
- Dockerfile: `uv pip install -e ~/robocasa --no-deps` so the
shadowed lerobot==0.3.3 never lands in the image; install
robocasa's actual runtime deps (numpy, numba, scipy, mujoco,
tianshou, etc.) explicitly.
* docs(robocasa): align page with adding_benchmarks template
Rework docs/source/robocasa.mdx to follow the standard benchmark doc
structure: intro + links + available tasks (with family breakdown and
first-class benchmark-group shortcuts) + installation + eval +
recommended episodes + policy I/O + training + reproducing results.
- Fix the paper link (was pointing at a non-existent arxiv ID).
- Surface lerobot/smolvla_robocasa and pepijn223/robocasa_CloseFridge
in the top-of-page links so they're findable without reading the
training section.
- Add an explicit "Object registries" subsection explaining the
`--env.obj_registries=[objaverse,lightwheel]` override path.
- Add an explicit "Reproducing published results" section pointing
at the CI smoke eval.
* fix: integrate PR #3375 review feedback
- envs(robocasa): hoist the duplicated `_parse_camera_names` helper
out of `libero.py` and `robocasa.py` into `envs/utils.py` as the
public `parse_camera_names`; call sites updated.
- envs(robocasa): give each factory a distinct `episode_index`
(`0..n_envs-1`) and derive a per-worker seed series in `reset()`
so n_envs workers don't all roll the same scene under a shared
outer seed.
- envs(robocasa): drop the unused `**kwargs` on `_make_env`; declare
`visualization_height` / `visualization_width` on both the wrapper
and the `RoboCasaEnv` config + propagate via `gym_kwargs`.
- envs(robocasa): emit `info["final_info"]` on termination (matching
MetaWorld) so downstream vector-env auto-reset keeps the terminal
task/success flags.
- docs(robocasa): add `--rename_map` (robot0_agentview_left/
eye_in_hand/agentview_right → camera1/2/3) plus CI-parity flags to
all three eval snippets.
- docker(robocasa): pin robocasa + robosuite git SHAs and the pip
dep versions (pygame, Pillow, opencv-python, pyyaml, pynput, tqdm,
termcolor, imageio, h5py, lxml, hidapi, gymnasium) for
reproducible benchmark images.
- ci(robocasa): update the workflow comment — there is no
`lerobot[robocasa]` extra; robocasa/robosuite are installed
manually because upstream's `lerobot==0.3.3` pin shadows ours.
* docs(robocasa): add benchmark banner image
* fix(envs): preserve AsyncVectorEnv metadata/unwrapped in lazy eval envs
Port of #3416 onto this branch. Also threads the cached metadata
through the RoboCasa factory so async eval on `--env.type=robocasa`
keeps the same improvement.
* fix: integrate PR #3375 review feedback (round 2)
- envs(robocasa): when the caller passes `seed=None` to `reset()`,
fall back to `self.episode_index` for the inner env seed so each
worker still samples a distinct trajectory instead of all workers
inheriting the same global RNG state.
- envs(robocasa): replace the two module-level `print()` calls in
`create_robocasa_envs` with `logger.info(...)` via a module-level
`logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)`.
- ci(robocasa): run `scripts/ci/extract_task_descriptions.py` after
the eval so `metrics.json` carries per-task natural-language
labels, matching LIBERO / MetaWorld / VLABench jobs. Added a
`_robocasa_descriptions()` extractor that splits CamelCase task
names into word-level labels keyed by `<task>_0`.
On fork PRs, `secrets.DOCKERHUB_LEROBOT_*` expand to empty strings,
which fails `docker/login-action@v3` with `Error: Username and
password required` before any of the actual build/eval work runs.
Gate the login step on the env-var expansion of the username so the
step is skipped (not failed) when secrets are absent. On the main
repo + maintainer-approved fork runs (`pull_request_review` path),
the secrets resolve normally, the step runs, and image pulls get
the authenticated Docker Hub rate limit.
Scope: only `benchmark_tests.yml`, the lone benchmark workflow that
triggers on `pull_request` from forks. `full_tests.yml` and
`latest_deps_tests.yml` run under `pull_request_review` / schedule /
workflow_dispatch, where secrets are already guaranteed.
Context: surfaced on #3416 where an external contributor's PR failed
at the login step before any test could run.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(record): pass rename_map to make_policy in lerobot-record
Fixes#3181. The rename_map from dataset config was used for preprocessor
construction but not passed to make_policy(), causing feature mismatch
errors when camera key names differ between dataset and model config.
make_policy() already accepts a rename_map parameter and uses it to skip
visual feature consistency validation when remapping is active, but
lerobot_record.py was not passing it through.
* style: fix ruff format for ternary expression
---------
Co-authored-by: Steven Palma <imstevenpmwork@ieee.org>
* docs(benchmarks): add benchmark integration guide and standardize benchmark docs
Add a comprehensive guide for adding new benchmarks to LeRobot, and
refactor the existing LIBERO and Meta-World docs to follow the new
standardized template.
* refactor(envs): move dispatch logic from factory into EnvConfig subclasses
Replace hardcoded if/elif chains in factory.py with create_envs() and
get_env_processors() methods on EnvConfig. New benchmarks now only need
to register a config subclass — no factory.py edits required.
Net -23 lines: factory.py shrinks from ~200 to ~70 lines of logic.
* docs(benchmarks): clean up adding-benchmarks guide for clarity
Rewrite for simpler language, better structure, and easier navigation.
Move quick-reference table to the top, fold eval explanation into
architecture section, condense the doc template to a bulleted outline.
* fix link
* fix task count
* fix: enable SmolVLA eval on LIBERO with custom camera mappings
- Thread camera_name_mapping from LiberoEnv config through to gym envs
- Sync features_map with camera_name_mapping in LiberoEnv.__post_init__
- Fix render() to use first available camera instead of hardcoded "image"
- Handle non-dict final_info in rollout by falling back to info["is_success"]
- Add use_peft legacy field to SmolVLAConfig for checkpoint compat
- Add defaults to GR00TN15Config init=False fields for transformers 5.3
* fix: use direct AutoresetMode import for gymnasium compat
* fix: handle gymnasium < 1.0 without AutoresetMode
* refactor: revert policy changes, keep env-only camera mapping fixes
- Revert GR00T N1.5 default_factory/default changes (transformers compat)
- Revert SmolVLA use_peft legacy field
- Apply ruff formatting fixes
- camera_name_mapping stays entirely in env/eval layer (no policy changes)
* Update docs/source/env_processor.mdx
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Signed-off-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat(envs): lazy env init + AsyncVectorEnv as default for n_envs > 1
LiberoEnv and MetaworldEnv previously allocated GPU resources (EGL context,
OpenGL framebuffer) in __init__, before AsyncVectorEnv's fork(). Worker
processes inherited stale GPU handles, causing EGL_BAD_CONTEXT crashes on
first render.
Fix: defer OffScreenRenderEnv / MT1 construction to _ensure_env(), called on
first reset() or step() inside the worker subprocess. Each worker creates its
own clean context after fork().
Also fixes lerobot_eval.py:170 (add_envs_task TODO): replace with
env.call("task") which works with both SyncVectorEnv and AsyncVectorEnv.
AsyncVectorEnv is now the default for n_envs > 1; auto-downgraded to
SyncVectorEnv when n_envs=1 (no benefit, less overhead).
Expected speedup: ~15-20x for LIBERO Spatial with batch_size=50.
* fix: close envs between tasks to prevent worker process accumulation
eval_policy_all never closed environments after each task completed,
causing AsyncVectorEnv worker processes to accumulate (N_tasks × n_envs).
This led to OOM, BrokenPipeError and EOFError on multi-task benchmarks.
Also fixes:
- AsyncVectorEnv compat in envs/utils.py (use get_attr/call instead of .envs)
- Tuple task handling in tokenizer_processor and lerobot_eval
- _LazyAsyncVectorEnv for deferred worker spawning in LIBERO
* fix(eval): use task_description instead of task for language conditioning
env.call("task") returns the LIBERO task name with underscores
(e.g. "pick_up_the_black_bowl_...") instead of the natural language
description ("pick up the black bowl ..."). The VLM tokenizes these
completely differently, causing 0.0 reward across all episodes.
* docs: update adding_benchmarks for async env changes
- Replace add_envs_task reference with env.call("task_description")
- Update use_async_envs default to True
- Add note about lazy GPU init for AsyncVectorEnv compatibility
* feat(eval): batch_size=auto + faster env loading
- batch_size=0 (default) auto-tunes based on CPU cores, capped by
n_episodes and 64. Removes the need for users to guess the right
value. The old batch_size > n_episodes error is replaced by silently
clamping to n_episodes.
- _LazyAsyncVectorEnv accepts pre-computed spaces so only one temp env
is created per suite (not per task). For libero_spatial (10 tasks)
this avoids 9 redundant LiberoEnv instantiations during env setup.
* docs: add evaluation guide and update benchmarks doc
- New docs/source/evaluation.mdx covering lerobot-eval usage, batch_size
auto-tuning, AsyncVectorEnv performance, tuning tips, output format,
multi-task evaluation, and programmatic usage.
- Add evaluation page to _toctree.yml under Benchmarks section.
- Update adding_benchmarks.mdx to reference batch_size auto default and
link to the evaluation guide.
* docs(evaluation): remove benchmark table, rename section header
* perf(eval): shared memory, observation passthrough, task prefetch
- AsyncVectorEnv now uses shared_memory=True for zero-copy observation transfer
- LiberoEnvConfig.gym_kwargs passes observation_height/width to the env
- eval_policy_all prefetches next task's workers while current task runs
* style: ruff format
* chore: revert env_processor.mdx changes (not part of this PR)
* ci(benchmarks): add isolated integration tests for libero and metaworld
Each benchmark gets its own Docker image (lerobot[libero] / lerobot[metaworld]
only) so incompatible dep trees cannot collide. A 1-episode smoke eval runs
per benchmark on GPU runners.
* ci(benchmarks): pin action hashes and use uv sync --locked
* ci(benchmarks): trigger only on envs/ or lerobot_eval.py changes
* fix(ci): set LIBERO_DATA_FOLDER to bypass interactive stdin prompt
libero/__init__.py calls input() to ask about a custom dataset path,
which raises EOFError when stdin is closed inside Docker. Setting
LIBERO_DATA_FOLDER skips the prompt entirely.
* docs(benchmarks): add CI smoke test step to adding_benchmarks guide
* fix(ci): pre-create libero config in Dockerfile to bypass stdin prompt
libero/__init__.py calls input() when ~/.libero/config.yaml is missing.
We write the config at image build time (without importing libero) so
the prompt never fires at runtime. Also trigger CI on pyproject.toml changes.
* fix(ci): use shell to create libero config instead of multiline python -c
The multiline RUN python -c "..." was being parsed as Dockerfile
instructions. Use printf to write ~/.libero/config.yaml directly.
* fix(ci): point libero config to bundled package init_files
The config was pointing to /tmp/libero_init which doesn't exist.
Use importlib.util.find_spec to locate the hf-libero package directory
and write paths to the actual bundled bddl_files/init_files/assets.
* fix(ci): add smolvla extra to benchmark Dockerfiles
num2words (required by SmolVLM processor) is declared in lerobot[smolvla],
not lerobot[libero/metaworld]. Install both extras together.
* fix(eval): render_frame covers _LazyAsyncVectorEnv
isinstance(env, AsyncVectorEnv) silently skipped _LazyAsyncVectorEnv,
causing video rendering to produce no frames on the default async path.
Switch to hasattr(env, "call") so any async-compatible env (including
_LazyAsyncVectorEnv) hits the call("render") branch.
* refactor(envs): remove unused _get_sub_env_attr helper
_get_sub_env_attr was defined but never called anywhere in the codebase.
_sub_env_has_attr (its sibling) is kept — it is actively used in utils.py.
* chore: apply prettier formatting to docs
* docs(env_processor): remove deprecated add_envs_task from pipeline example
add_envs_task is replaced by env.call("task_description") in this PR.
Remove it from the pipeline walkthrough and renumber the steps (8→7).
* refactor(envs): remove __del__ from _LazyAsyncVectorEnv
__del__ is unreliable as a cleanup mechanism. close() is already called
explicitly in the eval loop's finally block, so the finalizer is redundant.
* fix(eval): prefetch next task's workers after close to avoid GPU memory overlap
Previously, next task's AsyncVectorEnv workers were spawned while the
current task was still running, causing both tasks' GPU contexts to coexist.
Moving the prefetch start into the finally block (after env.close()) ensures
workers for task N+1 only spin up once task N has released GPU memory.
* refactor(envs): move _LazyAsyncVectorEnv to utils and apply to metaworld
_LazyAsyncVectorEnv lived in libero.py but metaworld had the same OOM
problem: all tasks' AsyncVectorEnv workers were spawned eagerly, wasting
GPU memory for tasks not yet running.
Move the class to envs/utils.py so both environments share it, then apply
the same is_async + lazy wrapping pattern in create_metaworld_envs.
* chore: remove out-of-scope benchmark/CI/docs files from PR
Benchmark CI workflow, Dockerfiles, benchmark docs, evaluation smoke-test
doc, and dispatch tests belong in a separate PR. Scope this PR to the
async env init changes only.
* chore: restore adding_benchmarks + test_dispatch, drop env_processor changes
- Restore docs/source/adding_benchmarks.mdx (belongs in this PR)
- Restore tests/envs/test_dispatch.py (belongs in this PR)
- Revert docs/source/env_processor.mdx to main (out of scope for this PR)
* docs(adding_benchmarks): remove CI smoke test step (coming in separate PR)
Step 7 (Dockerfile + benchmark_tests.yml CI job) and its table rows are
out of scope for this PR. The CI infrastructure will be added on top in a
follow-up PR.
* refactor(envs): remove unused add_envs_task
Replaced by env.call("task_description") in lerobot_eval.py. No callers
remain in the codebase.
* style: fix prettier formatting in env_processor.mdx
* fix(ci): use root container chmod to fix PermissionError on artifact dirs
Running chmod on the host doesn't propagate into Docker due to UID/SELinux
mismatch. Instead, spin up the image as root to mkdir+chmod from inside
the container before the eval run mounts the same path.
* fix(ci): re-chmod artifacts after eval to fix unreadable files
Files created by user_lerobot inside the eval container inherit a
restrictive umask, making them unreadable by the runner after the
container exits. Add a post-eval 'docker run --user root' chmod step
so upload-artifact can find the video files.
* feat(ci): add monthly schedule trigger for benchmark tests
Runs on the 1st of every month at 02:00 UTC in addition to the
existing push/PR and manual dispatch triggers.
* fix(ci): change benchmark schedule from monthly to weekly (every Monday)
* fix(ci): use docker cp instead of bind mounts for artifacts
Bind mounts on these runners don't surface container-written files on
the host path (likely DinD/socket-mount setup). Switch to named
containers + docker cp, which copies directly through the daemon and
lands files in the runner's accessible filesystem.
* fix(ci): write eval output to /tmp inside container
user_lerobot cannot create /artifacts at the container root.
Use /tmp/eval-artifacts (always writable) then docker cp it out.
* feat(ci): add parse_eval_metrics step to benchmark workflow
Adds scripts/ci/parse_eval_metrics.py and wires it into both Libero and
MetaWorld jobs so the dashboard can read pc_success, avg_sum_reward and
eval_s from the metrics artifact instead of relying on GitHub step timing.
* feat(ci): add Libero train+eval smoke test (1 step, eval_freq=1)
Runs accelerate launch --num_processes=1 lerobot-train with:
- steps=1, batch_size=1, dataset.episodes=[0] (episode 0 only)
- eval_freq=1 so the training loop triggers eval after step 1
- eval.n_episodes=1, eval.use_async_envs=false
Tests the full train→eval-within-training pipeline in the existing
libero-benchmark-libero:ci image (no extra Docker build cost).
Uploads eval video from /tmp/train-smoke/eval/ as libero-train-smoke-video.
* feat(ci): extract task descriptions and embed in metrics artifact
- Add scripts/ci/extract_task_descriptions.py: runs inside the benchmark
Docker container (LIBERO/MetaWorld installed) after lerobot-eval and
writes task_descriptions.json mapping task keys to NL instructions.
LIBERO: uses libero.libero.benchmark to get suite.get_task(i).language.
MetaWorld: formats task name as human-readable label.
- Call extraction at the end of each eval bash-c (|| true so never fatal).
- parse_eval_metrics.py reads task_descriptions.json and includes it in
metrics.json so the health dashboard Space can label videos by task.
* fix(ci): call extract_task_descriptions.py after eval in benchmark jobs
The task descriptions were never populated in metrics.json because
extract_task_descriptions.py was never invoked. The script exists and
parse_eval_metrics.py already looks for its output — the call was
simply missing from the workflow.
Appends the extraction step to the existing bash -c block (runs inside
the container where libero/metaworld is installed) so task_descriptions.json
is written to the eval-artifacts dir before docker cp copies it out.
* fix(test): use SyncVectorEnv in test_base_create_envs
AsyncVectorEnv spawns new subprocesses that do not inherit the
in-process gym registration created by the test. Pass
use_async_envs=False since this test validates dispatch logic,
not async parallelism.
* perf(ci): split Dockerfile dep-install from source-copy for faster rebuilds
The dep-install layer (uv sync) now only depends on pyproject.toml,
uv.lock, and a minimal package stub — not the full src/ tree. Source
code changes only rebuild the final COPY layer (seconds, not minutes).
Also switch from type=local cache (lost on ephemeral runners) to
type=gha (persisted in GitHub Actions cache, shared across all runs).
Before: every src/ change → full uv sync rebuild (~8-10 min)
After: src/-only change → cached dep layer, ~30s source copy
* fix(ci): add Docker Hub login to avoid pull rate limits
Anonymous pulls from Docker Hub are rate-limited to 100/6h, which
fails when multiple benchmark jobs pull nvidia/cuda in parallel.
Add docker/login-action step (conditional on DOCKERHUB_USERNAME var)
to authenticate and get 200 pulls/6h.
Setup: add DOCKERHUB_USERNAME as a repository variable and
DOCKERHUB_TOKEN as a repository secret in GitHub Settings.
* fix(ci): use existing DOCKERHUB_LEROBOT_USERNAME/PASSWORD secrets
* fix(ci): use env context for secrets check in step if-condition
Step-level 'if' cannot reference 'secrets' directly. Expose the
secret via an env var and check that instead.
* fix(ci): simplify Docker Hub login to match existing workflows
Drop the conditional guard — other workflows (docker_publish,
full_tests) call docker/login-action unconditionally.
* fix(ci): switch Docker cache from type=gha to type=registry
GHA cache is capped at 10GB per repo — a single CUDA + PyTorch +
benchmark image is ~8GB so the cache evicts before it's reused.
Switch to type=registry which pushes cache layers to Docker Hub
(huggingface/lerobot-benchmark-cache:{libero,metaworld}). No size
limit, layers persist until explicitly deleted, and shared across
all runners and branches.
* fix(ci): use GHCR for Docker layer cache (Docker Hub push denied)
Docker Hub CI token can't push to new repos. GHCR works out of the
box — GITHUB_TOKEN has automatic packages:write for the repo owner.
- Add GHCR login step (github.actor + GITHUB_TOKEN)
- Switch cache refs to ghcr.io/huggingface/lerobot/cache-benchmark
- Add packages:write at job level (not workflow, per zizmor)
- Keep Docker Hub login for pulling nvidia/cuda base image
* fix(ci): remove GHCR cache (org blocks GITHUB_TOKEN package writes)
The huggingface org restricts GHCR package creation via GITHUB_TOKEN,
causing 403 on cache export. Remove all registry caching and GHCR
login. The Dockerfile layer split (deps vs source) still helps when
the runner has a warm Docker daemon.
Also fix the metaworld job which had a stale conditional Docker Hub
login and was missing the GHCR login entirely.
* fix(ci): address PR review feedback for benchmark smoke tests
Security:
- Remove "Login to Hugging Face" step — it was a no-op (ephemeral
--rm container) that exposed the HF token via CLI argument in
docker inspect / /proc/*/cmdline. The eval step already
re-authenticates via env var.
Functional:
- Remove feat/benchmark-ci from push trigger branches (won't exist
post-merge).
Dockerfiles:
- Pin uv to 0.8.0 (was unpinned, fetching whatever latest ships).
- Add comment explaining the chmod +x ptxas workaround (Triton
packaging bug — ships ptxas without execute bit).
Scripts:
- parse_eval_metrics.py: add note that it runs on bare host and must
stay stdlib-only.
- parse_eval_metrics.py: add NaN guard for avg_sum_reward and eval_s
(was only guarding pc_success).
* ci(benchmarks): trigger on PRs targeting feat/benchmark-ci
Benchmark PRs (robomme, libero-plus, robocerebra, robotwin) target
feat/benchmark-ci, not main. Without this, the workflow never runs
on those PRs.
* fix(docker): use uv pip install instead of uv sync (cross-extra conflict)
uv sync --locked validates the entire lockfile across all extras.
Since robomme depends on mani-skill which pins numpy<2.0, and the
base project requires numpy>=2.0, the full lockfile is unsatisfiable.
Switch to uv pip install -e ".[libero,smolvla]" which only resolves
the requested extras for the current Python version and platform,
avoiding the cross-extra numpy conflict entirely.
* chore: revert configs.py, factory.py, test_dispatch.py to main
These use_async_envs default changes belong to the async-vector-env
PR (#3274), not this CI PR. Restore to match origin/main.
* fix: address PR review feedback — broken link, NaN guard, zizmor tags, fork skip
- Remove broken Triton issue link from Dockerfile.benchmark.libero
- Add module-level _safe_int helper to guard n_episodes against NaN
- Move _safe_float to module level alongside _safe_int
- Add # zizmor: ignore[unpinned-uses] to all upload-artifact@v4 steps
- Add if: env.HF_USER_TOKEN != '' to Libero smoke eval for fork PRs
* fix(ci): add fork PR guard to train-smoke and MetaWorld eval steps
Add if: env.HF_USER_TOKEN != '' to the Libero train+eval smoke and
MetaWorld smoke eval steps so fork PRs without the secret skip gracefully.
* fix(ci): remove feat/benchmark-ci from PR trigger branches
* refactor(docker): rebase benchmark images on nightly lerobot-gpu
Use huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest as base for both libero and metaworld
benchmark Dockerfiles instead of building from nvidia/cuda scratch. The
nightly image already has all extras installed via uv sync --extra all,
so we only need to overlay the PR source code (and libero asset setup).
This eliminates duplicated system dep installation, Python setup, uv
venv creation, and the Triton ptxas workaround from both files.
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Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Wrap the main execution in actor_cli and start_learner_threads with
try/finally so that queues are closed and processes are joined even
when an unhandled exception occurs. Previously, exceptions in
act_with_policy or add_actor_information_and_train would skip all
cleanup code, leaking GPU/CPU resources.
Also sets the shutdown_event on exception so child processes exit
gracefully.
Fixes#3059
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
* fix(one shot load): adding metadata loading when reading from a dataset after writing
* refactor(one shot load): move metadata reload to ensure_readable() on LeRobotDatasetMetadata
Move the metadata reload from DatasetReader.load_and_activate() to a new
public ensure_readable() method on LeRobotDatasetMetadata, called from
LeRobotDataset._ensure_reader(). This places lifecycle management in the
right layer: metadata owns its readiness check, the dataset orchestrates
the write-to-read transition, and the reader stays clean.
Also adds a regression test using delta_timestamps to exercise the
meta.episodes access path in the create -> write -> finalize -> read flow.
Co-authored-by: Steven Palma <imstevenpmwork@users.noreply.github.com>
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* docs(benchmarks): add benchmark integration guide and standardize benchmark docs
Add a comprehensive guide for adding new benchmarks to LeRobot, and
refactor the existing LIBERO and Meta-World docs to follow the new
standardized template.
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* refactor(envs): move dispatch logic from factory into EnvConfig subclasses
Replace hardcoded if/elif chains in factory.py with create_envs() and
get_env_processors() methods on EnvConfig. New benchmarks now only need
to register a config subclass — no factory.py edits required.
Net -23 lines: factory.py shrinks from ~200 to ~70 lines of logic.
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* docs(benchmarks): clean up adding-benchmarks guide for clarity
Rewrite for simpler language, better structure, and easier navigation.
Move quick-reference table to the top, fold eval explanation into
architecture section, condense the doc template to a bulleted outline.
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* fix link
* fix task count
* fix: enable SmolVLA eval on LIBERO with custom camera mappings
- Thread camera_name_mapping from LiberoEnv config through to gym envs
- Sync features_map with camera_name_mapping in LiberoEnv.__post_init__
- Fix render() to use first available camera instead of hardcoded "image"
- Handle non-dict final_info in rollout by falling back to info["is_success"]
- Add use_peft legacy field to SmolVLAConfig for checkpoint compat
- Add defaults to GR00TN15Config init=False fields for transformers 5.3
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* fix: use direct AutoresetMode import for gymnasium compat
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* fix: handle gymnasium < 1.0 without AutoresetMode
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* refactor: revert policy changes, keep env-only camera mapping fixes
- Revert GR00T N1.5 default_factory/default changes (transformers compat)
- Revert SmolVLA use_peft legacy field
- Apply ruff formatting fixes
- camera_name_mapping stays entirely in env/eval layer (no policy changes)
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* Update docs/source/env_processor.mdx
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Signed-off-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
* feat(envs): lazy env init + AsyncVectorEnv as default for n_envs > 1
LiberoEnv and MetaworldEnv previously allocated GPU resources (EGL context,
OpenGL framebuffer) in __init__, before AsyncVectorEnv's fork(). Worker
processes inherited stale GPU handles, causing EGL_BAD_CONTEXT crashes on
first render.
Fix: defer OffScreenRenderEnv / MT1 construction to _ensure_env(), called on
first reset() or step() inside the worker subprocess. Each worker creates its
own clean context after fork().
Also fixes lerobot_eval.py:170 (add_envs_task TODO): replace with
env.call("task") which works with both SyncVectorEnv and AsyncVectorEnv.
AsyncVectorEnv is now the default for n_envs > 1; auto-downgraded to
SyncVectorEnv when n_envs=1 (no benefit, less overhead).
Expected speedup: ~15-20x for LIBERO Spatial with batch_size=50.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: close envs between tasks to prevent worker process accumulation
eval_policy_all never closed environments after each task completed,
causing AsyncVectorEnv worker processes to accumulate (N_tasks × n_envs).
This led to OOM, BrokenPipeError and EOFError on multi-task benchmarks.
Also fixes:
- AsyncVectorEnv compat in envs/utils.py (use get_attr/call instead of .envs)
- Tuple task handling in tokenizer_processor and lerobot_eval
- _LazyAsyncVectorEnv for deferred worker spawning in LIBERO
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* fix(eval): use task_description instead of task for language conditioning
env.call("task") returns the LIBERO task name with underscores
(e.g. "pick_up_the_black_bowl_...") instead of the natural language
description ("pick up the black bowl ..."). The VLM tokenizes these
completely differently, causing 0.0 reward across all episodes.
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* docs: update adding_benchmarks for async env changes
- Replace add_envs_task reference with env.call("task_description")
- Update use_async_envs default to True
- Add note about lazy GPU init for AsyncVectorEnv compatibility
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* feat(eval): batch_size=auto + faster env loading
- batch_size=0 (default) auto-tunes based on CPU cores, capped by
n_episodes and 64. Removes the need for users to guess the right
value. The old batch_size > n_episodes error is replaced by silently
clamping to n_episodes.
- _LazyAsyncVectorEnv accepts pre-computed spaces so only one temp env
is created per suite (not per task). For libero_spatial (10 tasks)
this avoids 9 redundant LiberoEnv instantiations during env setup.
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* docs: add evaluation guide and update benchmarks doc
- New docs/source/evaluation.mdx covering lerobot-eval usage, batch_size
auto-tuning, AsyncVectorEnv performance, tuning tips, output format,
multi-task evaluation, and programmatic usage.
- Add evaluation page to _toctree.yml under Benchmarks section.
- Update adding_benchmarks.mdx to reference batch_size auto default and
link to the evaluation guide.
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* docs(evaluation): remove benchmark table, rename section header
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* perf(eval): shared memory, observation passthrough, task prefetch
- AsyncVectorEnv now uses shared_memory=True for zero-copy observation transfer
- LiberoEnvConfig.gym_kwargs passes observation_height/width to the env
- eval_policy_all prefetches next task's workers while current task runs
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* style: ruff format
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* chore: revert env_processor.mdx changes (not part of this PR)
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* ci(benchmarks): add isolated integration tests for libero and metaworld
Each benchmark gets its own Docker image (lerobot[libero] / lerobot[metaworld]
only) so incompatible dep trees cannot collide. A 1-episode smoke eval runs
per benchmark on GPU runners.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* ci(benchmarks): pin action hashes and use uv sync --locked
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* ci(benchmarks): trigger only on envs/ or lerobot_eval.py changes
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(ci): set LIBERO_DATA_FOLDER to bypass interactive stdin prompt
libero/__init__.py calls input() to ask about a custom dataset path,
which raises EOFError when stdin is closed inside Docker. Setting
LIBERO_DATA_FOLDER skips the prompt entirely.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs(benchmarks): add CI smoke test step to adding_benchmarks guide
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(ci): pre-create libero config in Dockerfile to bypass stdin prompt
libero/__init__.py calls input() when ~/.libero/config.yaml is missing.
We write the config at image build time (without importing libero) so
the prompt never fires at runtime. Also trigger CI on pyproject.toml changes.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(ci): use shell to create libero config instead of multiline python -c
The multiline RUN python -c "..." was being parsed as Dockerfile
instructions. Use printf to write ~/.libero/config.yaml directly.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(ci): point libero config to bundled package init_files
The config was pointing to /tmp/libero_init which doesn't exist.
Use importlib.util.find_spec to locate the hf-libero package directory
and write paths to the actual bundled bddl_files/init_files/assets.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(ci): add smolvla extra to benchmark Dockerfiles
num2words (required by SmolVLM processor) is declared in lerobot[smolvla],
not lerobot[libero/metaworld]. Install both extras together.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(eval): render_frame covers _LazyAsyncVectorEnv
isinstance(env, AsyncVectorEnv) silently skipped _LazyAsyncVectorEnv,
causing video rendering to produce no frames on the default async path.
Switch to hasattr(env, "call") so any async-compatible env (including
_LazyAsyncVectorEnv) hits the call("render") branch.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(envs): remove unused _get_sub_env_attr helper
_get_sub_env_attr was defined but never called anywhere in the codebase.
_sub_env_has_attr (its sibling) is kept — it is actively used in utils.py.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* chore: apply prettier formatting to docs
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs(env_processor): remove deprecated add_envs_task from pipeline example
add_envs_task is replaced by env.call("task_description") in this PR.
Remove it from the pipeline walkthrough and renumber the steps (8→7).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(envs): remove __del__ from _LazyAsyncVectorEnv
__del__ is unreliable as a cleanup mechanism. close() is already called
explicitly in the eval loop's finally block, so the finalizer is redundant.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(eval): prefetch next task's workers after close to avoid GPU memory overlap
Previously, next task's AsyncVectorEnv workers were spawned while the
current task was still running, causing both tasks' GPU contexts to coexist.
Moving the prefetch start into the finally block (after env.close()) ensures
workers for task N+1 only spin up once task N has released GPU memory.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(envs): move _LazyAsyncVectorEnv to utils and apply to metaworld
_LazyAsyncVectorEnv lived in libero.py but metaworld had the same OOM
problem: all tasks' AsyncVectorEnv workers were spawned eagerly, wasting
GPU memory for tasks not yet running.
Move the class to envs/utils.py so both environments share it, then apply
the same is_async + lazy wrapping pattern in create_metaworld_envs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* chore: remove out-of-scope benchmark/CI/docs files from PR
Benchmark CI workflow, Dockerfiles, benchmark docs, evaluation smoke-test
doc, and dispatch tests belong in a separate PR. Scope this PR to the
async env init changes only.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* chore: restore adding_benchmarks + test_dispatch, drop env_processor changes
- Restore docs/source/adding_benchmarks.mdx (belongs in this PR)
- Restore tests/envs/test_dispatch.py (belongs in this PR)
- Revert docs/source/env_processor.mdx to main (out of scope for this PR)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs(adding_benchmarks): remove CI smoke test step (coming in separate PR)
Step 7 (Dockerfile + benchmark_tests.yml CI job) and its table rows are
out of scope for this PR. The CI infrastructure will be added on top in a
follow-up PR.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(envs): remove unused add_envs_task
Replaced by env.call("task_description") in lerobot_eval.py. No callers
remain in the codebase.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* style: fix prettier formatting in env_processor.mdx
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(eval): catch AttributeError and NotImplementedError explicitly for task description
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(envs): use forkserver context and close envs in test to prevent deadlock
AsyncVectorEnv with default fork context leaks worker processes between
test_policy parametrized cases; subsequent env creation deadlocks because
new forked workers inherit stale pipe FDs from previous test's leaked workers.
- configs.py: pass context="forkserver" to AsyncVectorEnv (matches _LazyAsyncVectorEnv)
- test_policies.py: call close_envs(envs) at end of test_policy to clean up workers
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(envs): default use_async_envs=False in create_envs and make_env
Tests that call make_env(n_envs=2) without passing use_async_envs were
getting AsyncVectorEnv, whose forked workers can't resolve gym namespaces
registered at runtime. Default to False (sync) so existing tests pass.
lerobot_eval.py explicitly passes cfg.eval.use_async_envs, so the CLI
async behaviour (controlled by EvalConfig.use_async_envs) is unchanged.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs(benchmarks): add benchmark integration guide and standardize benchmark docs
Add a comprehensive guide for adding new benchmarks to LeRobot, and
refactor the existing LIBERO and Meta-World docs to follow the new
standardized template.
* refactor(envs): move dispatch logic from factory into EnvConfig subclasses
Replace hardcoded if/elif chains in factory.py with create_envs() and
get_env_processors() methods on EnvConfig. New benchmarks now only need
to register a config subclass — no factory.py edits required.
Net -23 lines: factory.py shrinks from ~200 to ~70 lines of logic.
* docs(benchmarks): clean up adding-benchmarks guide for clarity
Rewrite for simpler language, better structure, and easier navigation.
Move quick-reference table to the top, fold eval explanation into
architecture section, condense the doc template to a bulleted outline.
* fix link
* fix task count
* fix(tests): fix 3 failing dispatch tests
- test_registry_all_types: skip non-EnvConfig stubs (e.g. TestPluginConfig)
- test_processors_delegation: use None instead of abstract PreTrainedConfig
- test_custom_get_env_processors_override: use DataProcessorPipeline for isinstance check (PolicyProcessorPipeline is a subscripted generic)
* fix: enable SmolVLA eval on LIBERO with custom camera mappings
- Thread camera_name_mapping from LiberoEnv config through to gym envs
- Sync features_map with camera_name_mapping in LiberoEnv.__post_init__
- Fix render() to use first available camera instead of hardcoded "image"
- Handle non-dict final_info in rollout by falling back to info["is_success"]
- Add use_peft legacy field to SmolVLAConfig for checkpoint compat
- Add defaults to GR00TN15Config init=False fields for transformers 5.3
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* fix: use direct AutoresetMode import for gymnasium compat
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* fix: handle gymnasium < 1.0 without AutoresetMode
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* refactor: revert policy changes, keep env-only camera mapping fixes
- Revert GR00T N1.5 default_factory/default changes (transformers compat)
- Revert SmolVLA use_peft legacy field
- Apply ruff formatting fixes
- camera_name_mapping stays entirely in env/eval layer (no policy changes)
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* Update docs/source/env_processor.mdx
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Signed-off-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
* Update docs/source/env_processor.mdx
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Signed-off-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
* Update docs/source/env_processor.mdx
Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
Signed-off-by: Pepijn <138571049+pkooij@users.noreply.github.com>
* fix(eval): raise RuntimeError for unsupported final_info format (Gymnasium < 1.0)
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* style: fix markdown code fences in env_processor.mdx
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* docs: remove duplicate code blocks in env_processor.mdx
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* style: revert quadruple backticks to triple (prettier compat)
* docs(env_processor): add EnvConfig subclass step and policy_cfg examples
- Add missing '### 2. Update Your EnvConfig Subclass' section with
get_env_processors() snippet
- Update factory usage example to show policy_cfg parameter and
keyword-argument style for both SmolVLA and ACT cases
* docs(env_processor): rename step 2 and fix policy_cfg examples
- Rename '### 2. Update the Factory' → '### 2. Update Your EnvConfig Subclass'
- Update factory usage examples to use keyword-argument style with
policy_cfg parameter for both SmolVLA and ACT cases
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Co-authored-by: Khalil Meftah <khalil.meftah@huggingface.co>
* add: a flexible transformation registry
* fix: image transforms can be set both at init and after
* add: tests
* fix: take in review
* feat(datasets): add image transform setters
* fix: pre-commit
* fix: CI
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* feat(ci): add uv.lock
* feat(ci): use uv.lock in CI PR testing
* chore(ci): rename nightly to docker publish and test
* feat(ci): automated update of uv.lock + remove unbound check + docker images now use uv.lock
* fix(ci): add --force-with-lease + set -e for silent erros
* feat(ffmpeg): updating ffmpeg verion to 8.X
* Revert "feat(ffmpeg): updating ffmpeg verion to 8.X"
This reverts commit bb0f03185c.
* chore(pyproject): updating pyproject to fit the minimally required version of torchcodec
* chore(docs): updating doc with specific instructions for ffmpeg/torchcodec installation
* fix(typo): reverting ceiling bound on pytorch to 2.11.0
* chore(format): removing empty line
* chore(typo): fixing typo
* chore(docs): adding warning in case of torchcodec/ffmpeg version mismatch
* chore(docs): applying comments
* chore(docs): adding uv commands for evdev on WSL
* fix(typo): fixing typo
* fix(typo): fixing typos again
* chore(ruff): format
* fix(evdev install): splitting evdev install instructions between conda and uv
* chore(ruff): format
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* feat: HIL data collection, RTC interpolator, and action queue improvements
- Add Human-in-the-Loop (HIL) data collection examples (sync + RTC)
- Add HIL data collection documentation
- Add ActionInterpolator for smoother policy control at higher rates
- Integrate interpolator into lerobot-record and eval_with_real_robot
- Add action queue clear() and get_processed_left_over() methods
- Add rtc/__init__.py for cleaner imports
* docs: expand Related Work section with paper summaries
* fix: only record dataset frames at original fps, not at interpolated rate
The interpolator speeds up robot control (e.g. 2x) but dataset frames
should still be recorded at the original fps. Interpolated-only
iterations now only send actions to the robot without writing to the
dataset.
* refactor: merge HIL sync and RTC scripts into single file with --rtc.enabled toggle
Combines hil_data_collection.py and hil_data_collection_rtc.py into one
script. RTC is toggled via --rtc.enabled=true (defaults to off for sync
inference). Deletes the separate hil_data_collection_rtc.py and updates
docs to reflect the single-script usage.
* test: add ActionInterpolator test suite (29 tests)
Covers constructor validation, passthrough (multiplier=1), 2x and 3x
interpolation with exact value checks, reset/episode boundaries,
control interval calculation, multi-dim actions, and simulated
control loop integration.
* test: add ActionQueue + ActionInterpolator integration tests
Verifies the interpolator doesn't interfere with RTC's leftover chunk
tracking: queue consumption rate matches base fps regardless of
multiplier, get_left_over/get_processed_left_over only change on
queue.get(), merge preserves smooth interpolation across chunks,
and interpolator reset is independent of queue state.
* feat: register SO follower/leader configs in HIL script
Adds SOFollowerRobotConfig and SOLeaderTeleopConfig imports so
SO100/SO101 robots can be used via --robot.type=so_follower
and --teleop.type=so_leader. Updates docs accordingly.
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* docs: remove em dashes from HIL documentation
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* refactor: rename examples/rac to examples/hil
Updates directory name and all references in docs and script docstrings.
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* fix: encorperate pr feedback comments
* refactor(tests): enhance ActionInterpolator test structure and add detailed docstrings
* feedback pr and test fix
* fix(test): pass correct real_delay in interpolator delay test
The test was passing real_delay=0 and relying on _check_delays to
silently override it with the index-based diff. Now passes real_delay=3
to match the 3 actions consumed during the simulated inference period.
* fix pr feedback
* ordering
* update hil script
* fix
* default name
* fix(bi_openarm): use kw_only=True to fix dataclass field ordering
BiOpenArmFollowerConfig overrides `id` with a default, making it
positional in the child — non-default `left_arm_config` then follows a
default field, which Python dataclasses forbid. Adding kw_only=True
(matching the parent RobotConfig) removes positional constraints.
Made-with: Cursor
* style: format long line in hil_data_collection.py
Made-with: Cursor
* pr feedback
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* docs(toctree): add Benchmarks section for LIBERO and Meta-World
Move LIBERO and Meta-World pages out of the Simulation section into a
dedicated Benchmarks section so benchmark-specific docs are easier to
find and the Simulation section stays focused on environment hubs.
Made-with: Cursor
* docs(toctree): move IsaacLab Arena into Benchmarks section
Include NVIDIA IsaacLab Arena Environments alongside LIBERO and
Meta-World in the Benchmarks section.
Made-with: Cursor
* Add option for pi family models to train with relative actions (relative to state)
* formatting
* add recomputation of stats and option to compute delta stats
* normalzie after delta conversion
* only recompute state for stats
* calulate chunk based stats
* sample 100k
* load from parquet
* sample 1m
* stats per chunck
* fix
* use quantiles
* stats for entire dataset
* fix
* max 1m frames
* compute before dist
* fix multi gpu processor bug
* Fix RTC with delta actions and OpenArms motor_type wiring
* feat: align pi0_fast delta actions with pi0/pi05 and add RTC integration tests
- Add delta_exclude_joints and action_feature_names to PI0FastConfig
- Move to_absolute_actions from modeling to processor pipeline for pi0_fast
- Add delta action detection and logging to eval_with_real_robot.py
- Add delta actions documentation to pi0 and pi05 READMEs
- Fix ruff lint issues in test_delta_actions.py
- Add test_rtc_delta_actions.py (24 tests) covering:
- ActionQueue with delta vs absolute actions
- RTC denoise step with delta leftovers
- Full pipeline roundtrip (delta → RTC → absolute)
- State rebasing approximation bounds
- Non-delta policy compatibility
- Multi-chunk consistency
* chore: clean up test comments, add OpenPI attribution, remove debug logging
- Replace decorative comment separators in test files with plain section headers
- Add attribution comments for 1e-6 epsilon in normalize_processor.py (from OpenPI)
- Remove debug logging blocks from lerobot_train.py
* refactor: extract compute_delta_action_stats into compute_stats.py
Move the ~70-line inline delta action stats block from lerobot_train.py
into a dedicated function in compute_stats.py, where all other stats
computation already lives. The training script now calls it in 6 lines.
* refactor: remove unused get_processed_left_over from ActionQueue
This method was never called outside of tests. Leftover actions for RTC
guidance are always retrieved via get_left_over() (delta/original space).
* revert: remove logging-only changes from eval_with_real_robot.py
The delta actions detection helper and log message added no functional
value — the script already handles delta policies correctly via the
processor pipeline.
* refactor: use ACTION/OBS_STATE constants instead of hardcoded strings
Replace hardcoded "action" and "observation.state" with ACTION and
OBS_STATE from utils.constants in compute_stats.py, dataset_tools.py,
and lerobot_train.py.
* style: remove stray blank lines in training loop
* refactor: move delta action stats to preprocessing step, remove on-the-fly computation
- Remove on-the-fly compute_delta_action_stats from lerobot_train.py
- Rewrite recompute_stats to delegate action stats to compute_delta_action_stats
(chunk-based sampling matching what the model sees during training)
- Add chunk_size parameter to recompute_stats for delta action computation
- Add delta actions documentation to pi0.mdx and pi05.mdx
* feat: add recompute_stats CLI operation to lerobot-edit-dataset
* fix(tests): relax quantile normalization test tolerance for 1e-6 epsilon
* chore: remove agents_memory/pr_details.md from repo
* refactor: rename delta actions to relative actions throughout
What OpenPI calls "DeltaActions" is actually UMI's "relative trajectory"
representation: each action in the chunk is an offset from the current
state, not from the previous action. This avoids error accumulation.
Renamed across all source, tests, docs, and CLI:
- DeltaActionsProcessorStep → RelativeActionsProcessorStep
- to_delta_actions → to_relative_actions
- use_delta_actions → use_relative_actions
- delta_exclude_joints → relative_exclude_joints
- compute_delta_action_stats → compute_relative_action_stats
- delta_action_processor.py → relative_action_processor.py
- test_delta_actions.py → test_relative_actions.py
Kept as-is: AbsoluteActionsProcessorStep (converts TO absolute),
registry ID "delta_actions_processor" (backward compat), and unrelated
delta references (IK pipeline, Robosuite, RA-BC metrics, gym envs).
* docs: add Action Representations guide
Dedicated page explaining absolute, relative, and delta actions with
numerical examples, joint vs EE space, and how to use kinematics
pipelines and the relative action processor. References UMI paper
(Chi et al., 2024) for the terminology.
* docs: remove redundant OpenPI naming note from action representations
* docs: remove opinionated OpenPI reference from delta actions section
* docs: replace ASCII diagram with UMI paper figure
* docs: remove OpenPI reference from action representations
* docs: use HF-hosted image instead of local asset
* docs: clarify figure attribution
* revert: restore original normalization epsilon behavior
The 1e-6 unconditional epsilon change perturbed all normalized values,
breaking backward compatibility tests. The original approach (1e-8 eps
for MEAN_STD, conditional torch.where for QUANTILES) already handles
division by zero correctly without affecting non-degenerate cases.
* fix: restore delta_action_processor.py used by phone/RL teleop
The rename commit incorrectly deleted delta_action_processor.py and
duplicated its classes into relative_action_processor.py. Restore the
original file and import from it instead.
* fix(processor): address PR #2970 review comments
- Remove shebang from relative_action_processor.py (library module, not script)
- Add device alignment in to_relative_actions/to_absolute_actions so _last_state
on CPU doesn't cause cross-device errors when actions are on CUDA
- Rename delta_step → relative_step in AbsoluteActionsProcessorStep for naming
consistency; update factory.py, all processor files, and tests
- Expand _reconnect_relative_absolute_steps docstring to explain why post-hoc
rewiring is needed after deserialization
- Fix off-by-one in compute_stats.py: sample_upper_bound = total_frames - chunk_size + 1
so last valid start index is included and total_frames == chunk_size is not rejected
- Remove redundant NOTE comment in processor_pi05.py (duplicated two lines below)
- Fix pi0_fast processor ordering: move relative_step before NormalizerProcessorStep
so normalizer sees delta actions (matching pi0/pi05); flip postprocessor to
unnormalize → absolute accordingly. Relative stats are now required for all pi models
- Revert use_relative_joint_actions_aloha → use_delta_joint_actions_aloha in
configuration_smolvla.py (preserve existing public API)
- Update action_representations.mdx: add missing joint to 6-DOF example, fix
'based on a figure', clarify pi family ordering, add RTC compatibility section
* update rtc link
* feat: compute relative action stats over full dataset with optional parallelism
Remove the 100k sample cap from compute_relative_action_stats and process
all valid chunks. Vectorize with numpy (pre-load actions/states, fancy
indexing + broadcasting) for a large speedup over the per-index HF dataset
loop. Add num_workers param for thread-based parallelism (numpy releases
the GIL). Update docs to show --push_to_hub for recompute_stats.
* style: apply ruff formatting to compute_stats.py
* testing on real robot
* style: fix ruff format and remove redundant .keys() calls
* Fix SO-101 assembly instruction order to match videos
Motor horn installation steps were listed after placing motors
into the housing, but the assembly videos show installing horns
first. Reordered steps to match the videos, which is also the
easier approach since horns are harder to attach once the motor
is seated. Added missing detail that bottom horns don't require
screws.
* Update docs/source/so101.mdx
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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* fix(datasets): remove unreachable timestamp branch in add_frame and document caller contract
- Remove dead code: frame.pop("timestamp") branch in add_frame() could never
execute because validate_frame() raises ValueError for any DEFAULT_FEATURES
key (including timestamp) before we reach that line.
- Expand add_frame() docstring: explicitly document that timestamp and
frame_index must NOT be passed by the caller.
- Add explanatory comment in validate_frame(): clarifies why DEFAULT_FEATURES
are excluded from expected_features, preventing future re-introduction of
the dead branch.
The dead branch originated in #1200, which fixed a shape-(1,) mismatch for a
code path that was subsequently made unreachable by a refactor of validate_frame.
* chore(datasets): narrow PR scope
* fix(datasets): move add_frame timestamp cleanup to dataset_writer
* Add multitask diffusion transformer policy
Add multitask diffusion transformer policy
* expand the observation encoder to support differnt size encoders for vision and text
* add RoPE attention module as this is shown to help training dynamics and generation quality for DiTs
* update readme and citations for multitask dit policy
* remove dino vision encoder and simplify text and vision encoders by removing inheritance structure
* adjust factory comment
* update docstring for multitask dit policy processor file
* simplify config for multitask dit by merging and flattening everything, then adding comments to denote where some parameters are only used for specific objectives
* add references to the modeling file comments
* merge all modules files into the main modeling file
* add torch.no_grad decorators
* split up select action return statement
* remove redundant asserts
* add tutorial to training with multi_task_dit
* fix bugs when testing on hardware
* remove environment state conditioning
* update typo in test instruction comment
* add processor tests to multitask dit tests
* move policy to top of file
* use constants for indexing into batches and remove env state references
* remove the base classes since we don't need to be able to extend
* fix nit formatting in generate actions fcn
* reformat and clean up tutorial for multitask dit policy
* add more descriptions and depth to multitask dit tutorial
* note origins of each training objective
* rename config param for multiple vision encoders
* refactor code to perform task tokenization in the processor instead of in the modeling code for multitask dit
* add multitask dit to toc for docs
* add conditional transformers import to match all other policies that use transformers lib
* add test handling for multitask dit when transformers isnt available
* skip tests without transformers
* remove cropping of images smaller than the crop size
* add kwargs arg to multitask dit constructor
* add wallx dep conflict management for multitask dit policy
* use hyphens for cleanliness in pyproject.toml
* add conflict management to pyproject toml for pi conflict for mtdp as well
* update tests script to not use unnecessary uv sync call which resolves dependencies that do not need to run. This drastically reduces CI run time
* revert fast tests edits
* update docs and readme files, fixing some typos and adding multitask dit to readme
* chore(dependencies): upgrade transformers + hggingface-hub + peft + scipy
* chore(dependencies): bump pi0 family to transformers v5
* chore(dependencies): bump wall x to transformers v5
* chore(dependencies): bump gr00t to transformers v5
* chore(style): fix pre-commit
* fix(policy): xvla forced_bos_token missing
* test(rl): skip ci tests for resnet10
* Fix: full pi models support for transformer v5 (#2967)
* fix(pi): remove loss truncation
* fix(pi): remove state padding before tokenization
* fix(pi): fix image padding value
* fix from_pretrain
* add transformer v5 changes
* remove reference
* more fixes
* make it work
* add support for rest of pi family
* add pifast work
* more changes
* more changes
* more cleanup
* fix torch params
* dtype fix
* torch compile
* embed mismatch fix
* revert groot
* more nit fixes
* remove unused classes
* more fixes
* revert
* nit
* torch dtype warning fix
* but back dynamic renaming
* add tie embedding
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* chore: fix XVLA in transformers v5 (#3006)
* test(policies): enable wall x CI testing
* style(test): pre-commit check
* style(test): pre-commit
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* refactor(dataset): enhance dataset root directory handling and introduce hub cache support
- Updated DatasetConfig and LeRobotDatasetMetadata to clarify root directory behavior and introduce a dedicated hub cache for downloads.
- Refactored LeRobotDataset and StreamingLeRobotDataset to utilize the new hub cache and improve directory management.
- Added tests to ensure correct behavior when using the hub cache and handling different revisions without a specified root directory.
* refactor(dataset): improve root directory handling in LeRobotDataset
- Updated LeRobotDataset to store the requested root path separately from the actual root path.
- Adjusted metadata loading to use the requested root, enhancing clarity and consistency in directory management.
* refactor(dataset): minor improvements for hub cache support
* chore(datasets): guard in resume + assertion test
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Co-authored-by: mickaelChen <mickael.chen.levinson@gmail.com>
* chore(docs): add more guidance to bring your own policies tutorial
* removing normalization to avoid confusion with processors
* trailing whitespace
* Update docs/source/bring_your_own_policies.mdx
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* Update docs/source/bring_your_own_policies.mdx
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* adding get optim params and predict_action chunk
* removing extra quotes
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Set httpx logger level to WARNING in init_logging to prevent
HTTP request traces from flooding the terminal during train and
eval scripts.
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* refactor(dataset): split reader and writer
* chore(dataset): remove proxys
* refactor(dataset): better reader & writer encapsulation
* refactor(datasets): clean API + reduce leaky implementations
* refactor(dataset): API cleaning for writer, reader and meta
* refactor(dataset): expose writer & reader + other minor improvements
* refactor(dataset): improve teardown routine
* refactor(dataset): add hf_dataset property at the facade level
* chore(dataset): add init for datasset module
* docs(dataset): add docstrings for public API of the dataset classes
* tests(dataset): add tests for new classes
* fix(dataset): remove circular dependecy
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This file provides guidance to AI agents when working with code in this repository.
> **User-facing help → [`AGENT_GUIDE.md`](./AGENT_GUIDE.md)** (SO-101 setup, recording, picking a policy, training duration, eval — with copy-pasteable commands).
## Project Overview
LeRobot is a PyTorch-based library for real-world robotics, providing datasets, pretrained policies, and tools for training, evaluation, data collection, and robot control. It integrates with Hugging Face Hub for model/dataset sharing.
- **`configs/`** — Dataclass configs parsed by draccus. `train.py` has `TrainPipelineConfig` (top-level). `policies.py` has `PreTrainedConfig` base. Polymorphism via `draccus.ChoiceRegistry` with `@register_subclass("name")` decorators.
- **`policies/`** — Each policy in its own subdir. All inherit `PreTrainedPolicy` (`nn.Module` + `HubMixin`) from `pretrained.py`. Factory with lazy imports in `factory.py`.
- **`processor/`** — Data transformation pipeline. `ProcessorStep` base with registry. `DataProcessorPipeline` / `PolicyProcessorPipeline` chain steps.
- **`datasets/`** — `LeRobotDataset` (episode-aware sampling + video decoding) and `LeRobotDatasetMetadata`.
- **`envs/`** — `EnvConfig` base in `configs.py`, factory in `factory.py`. Each env subclass defines `gym_kwargs` and `create_envs()`.
- **`types.py`** and **`configs/types.py`** — Core type aliases and feature type definitions.
## Repository Structure (outside `src/`)
- **`tests/`** — Pytest suite organized by module. Fixtures in `tests/fixtures/`, mocks in `tests/mocks/`. Hardware tests use skip decorators from `tests/utils.py`. E2E tests via `Makefile` write to `tests/outputs/`.
- **`docs/source/`** — HF documentation (`.mdx` files). Per-policy READMEs, hardware guides, tutorials. Built separately via `docs-requirements.txt` and CI workflows.
- **`examples/`** — End-user tutorials and scripts organized by use case (dataset creation, training, hardware setup).
- **`docker/`** — Dockerfiles for user (`Dockerfile.user`) and CI (`Dockerfile.internal`).
- **Root files**: `pyproject.toml` (single source of truth for deps, build, tool config), `Makefile` (E2E test targets), `uv.lock`, `CONTRIBUTING.md` & `README.md` (general information).
## Notes
- **Mypy is gradual**: strict only for `lerobot.envs`, `lerobot.configs`, `lerobot.optim`, `lerobot.model`, `lerobot.cameras`, `lerobot.motors`, `lerobot.transport`. Add type annotations when modifying these modules.
- **Optional dependencies**: many policies, envs, and robots are behind extras (e.g., `lerobot[aloha]`). New imports for optional packages must be guarded or lazy. See `pyproject.toml [project.optional-dependencies]`.
- **Video decoding**: datasets can store observations as video files. `LeRobotDataset` handles frame extraction, but tests need ffmpeg installed.
- **Prioritize use of `uv run`** to execute Python commands (not raw `python` or `pip`).
# AGENT_GUIDE.md — LeRobot Helper for AI Agents & Users
This file is a practical, copy-paste-friendly companion for any AI agent (Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, etc.) helping a user work with LeRobot. It complements [`AGENTS.md`](./AGENTS.md) (dev/contributor context) with **user-facing guidance**: how to start, what to train, how long, how to record, and how to calibrate an SO-101.
---
## 1. Start here — ask the user first (MANDATORY)
Before suggesting any command, an agent MUST ask the user at least these questions and wait for answers:
1.**What's your goal?** (e.g. "teach my SO-101 to fold a cloth", "train a policy on an existing HF dataset", "contribute a PR", "understand the codebase")
4.**Skill level & time budget?** First time, some ML, experienced? Hours, days, a weekend?
5.**Do you already have a dataset?** Yes (HF repo id?) / no / want to record one
6.**How can I help right now?** (pick one concrete next step)
Only after you have answers, propose a concrete path. If something is ambiguous, ask again rather than guessing. Bias toward **the simplest thing that works** for the user's hardware and goal.
---
## 2. LeRobot in 60 seconds
LeRobot = **datasets + policies + envs + robot control**, unified by a small set of strong abstractions.
- **`LeRobotDataset`** — episode-aware dataset (video or images + actions + state), loadable from the Hub or disk.
- **Policies** (`ACT`, `Diffusion`, `SmolVLA`, `π0`, `π0.5`, `Wall-X`, `X-VLA`, `VQ-BeT`, `TD-MPC`, …) — all inherit `PreTrainedPolicy` and can be pushed/pulled from the Hub.
- **Processors** — small composable transforms between dataset → policy → robot.
- **Envs** (sim) and **Robots** (real) — same action/observation contract so code swaps cleanly.
See [`AGENTS.md`](./AGENTS.md) for repo architecture.
---
## 3. Quickstart paths (pick one)
### Path A — "I have an SO-101 and want my first trained policy"
Go to §4 (SO-101 end-to-end), then §5 (data tips), then §6 (pick a policy — likely **ACT**), then §7 (how long), then §8 (eval).
### Path B — "No hardware, I want to train on an existing dataset"
Skip §4. Pick a policy in §6, pick a duration in §7, then run `lerobot-train` per §4.9 with a Hub `--dataset.repo_id` and an `--env.type` for eval. Finish with §8.
### Path C — "I just want to understand the codebase"
Read §2 above, then `AGENTS.md` "Architecture", then open `src/lerobot/policies/act/` and `src/lerobot/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py` as canonical examples.
---
## 4. SO-101 end-to-end cheat-sheet
Full details in [`docs/source/so101.mdx`](./docs/source/so101.mdx) and [`docs/source/il_robots.mdx`](./docs/source/il_robots.mdx). Minimum commands in order. Confirm arms are assembled + powered before issuing.
**4.1 Install**
```bash
pip install 'lerobot[feetech]'# SO-100/SO-101 motor stack
# pip install 'lerobot[all]' # everything
# pip install 'lerobot[aloha,pusht]' # specific features
> **Feetech timeout / comms error on SO-100 / SO-101?** Before touching software, check the **red motor LEDs** on the daisy chain.
>
> - **All steady red, gripper → base chain** → wiring OK.
> - **One or more motors dark / chain stops mid-way** → wiring issue: reseat the 3-pin cables, check the controller-board power supply, and make sure each motor is fully clicked in.
> - **LEDs blinking** → the motor is in an **error state**: usually overload (forcing a joint past its limit) **or wrong power supply voltage**. SO-100 / SO-101 ship in two variants — a **5 V / 7.4 V** build and a **12 V** build — they are NOT interchangeable. Using a 12 V PSU on a 5 V / 7.4 V arm (or vice-versa) will trip this error; confirm your motor variant before powering up.
>
> Most "timeout" errors are physical, not code.
**4.6 Record a dataset** — keys: **→** next, **←** redo, **ESC** finish & upload.
--dataset.single_task="<describe the task in one sentence>"\
--dataset.num_episodes=50\
--dataset.episode_time_s=30\
--dataset.reset_time_s=10\
--display_data=true
```
**4.7 Visualize** — **always** do this before training. Look for missing frames, camera blur, unreachable targets, inconsistent object positions.
After upload: https://huggingface.co/spaces/lerobot/visualize_dataset → paste `${HF_USER}/my_task`. Works for **any LeRobot-formatted Hub dataset** — use it to scout other datasets, inspect episode quality, or debug your own data before retraining.
--dataset.single_task="<same task description as training>"\
--dataset.num_episodes=10\
--policy.path=${HF_USER}/act_my_task
```
---
## 5. Data collection tips (beginner → reliable policy)
Good data beats clever models. Adopt these defaults and deviate only with evidence.
### 5.1 Setup & ergonomics
- **Fix the rig and cameras** before touching the software. If the rig vibrates or the operator gets frustrated, fix that first — more bad data won't help.
- **Lighting matters more than resolution.** Diffuse, consistent light. Avoid moving shadows.
- **"Can you do the task from the camera view alone?"** If no, your cameras are wrong. Fix before recording.
- Enable **action interpolation** for rollouts when available for smoother trajectories.
### 5.2 Practice before you record
- Do 5–10 demos without recording. Build a deliberate, repeatable strategy.
- Hesitant or inconsistent demos teach the model hesitation.
### 5.3 Quality over speed
Deliberate, high-quality execution beats fast sloppy runs. Optimize for speed only **after** strategy is dialed in — never trade quality for it.
### 5.4 Consistency within and across episodes
Same grasp, approach vector, and timing. Coherent strategies are much easier to learn than wildly varying movements.
### 5.5 Start small, then extend (the golden rule)
- **First 50 episodes = constrained version** of the task: one object, fixed position, fixed camera setup, one operator.
- Train a quick ACT model. See what fails.
- **Then add diversity** along one axis at a time: more positions → more lighting → more objects → more operators.
- Don't try to collect the "perfect dataset" on day one. Iterate.
### 5.6 Policy choice for beginners
- **Laptop / first time / want results fast → ACT.** Works surprisingly well, trains fast even on a laptop GPU.
- **Bigger GPU / language-conditioned / multi-task → SmolVLA.** Unfreezing the vision encoder (see §7) is a big win here.
- Defer π0 / π0.5 / Wall-X / X-VLA until you have a proven ACT baseline and a 20+ GB GPU.
| Episodes | **50** to start, scale to 100–300 after first training |
| Episode length | 20–45 s (shorter is fine for grasp/place) |
| Reset time | 10 s |
| FPS | 30 |
| Cameras | **2 cameras recommended**: 1 fixed front + 1 wrist. Multi-view often outperforms single-view. A single fixed camera also works to keep things simple. |
- Policy fails at one specific stage → record 10–20 more episodes **targeting that stage**.
- Policy flaps / oscillates → likely inconsistent demos, or need more training; re-record worst episodes (use **←** to redo).
- Policy ignores the object → camera framing or lighting issue, not a model issue.
See also: [What makes a good dataset](https://huggingface.co/blog/lerobot-datasets#what-makes-a-good-dataset).
---
## 6. Which policy should I train?
Match the policy to the user's **GPU memory** and **time budget**. Numbers below come from an internal profiling run (one training update per policy). They are **indicative only** — see caveats.
### 6.1 Profiling snapshot (indicative)
All policies typically train for **5–10 epochs** (see §7).
> **Human-facing version:** the [Compute Hardware Guide](./docs/source/hardware_guide.mdx) reuses the table below and adds a cloud-GPU tier guide and a Hugging Face Jobs pointer.
| Policy | Batch | Update (ms) | Peak GPU mem (GB) | Best for |
| `pi05` | 1 | 1055.8 | 16.35 | Newer π policy; similar footprint to `pi0`. |
**Critical caveats:**
- **Optimizer:** measured with **SGD**. LeRobot's default is **AdamW**, which keeps extra optimizer state → **peak memory will be noticeably higher** with the default, especially for `pi0`, `pi05`, `wall_x`, `xvla`.
- **Batch size:** the large policies were profiled at batch 1. In practice use a **larger batch** for stable training (see §7.4). Memory scales roughly linearly with batch.
### 6.2 Decision rules
- **< 8 GB VRAM (laptop, 3060, M-series Mac):** → `act`. Maybe `diffusion` if you have ~6–8 GB free.
- **12–16 GB VRAM (4070/4080, A4000):** → `smolvla` with defaults, or `act`/`diffusion` with larger batch. `pi0`/`pi05`/`wall_x`/`xvla` feasible only with small batch + gradient accumulation.
- **24+ GB VRAM (3090/4090/A5000):** → any policy. Prefer `smolvla` (unfrozen) for multi-task; `act` for single-task grasp-and-place (still often the best ROI). Could experiment with `pi0` or `pi05` or `xvla`
- **80 GB (A100/H100):** → any, with healthy batch. `pi05`, `xvla`, `wall_x` become comfortable.
- **CPU only:** → don't train here. Use Google Colab (see [`docs/source/notebooks.mdx`](./docs/source/notebooks.mdx)) or a rented GPU.
---
## 7. How long should I train?
Robotics imitation learning usually converges in a **few epochs over the dataset**, not hundreds of thousands of raw steps. Think **epochs first**, then translate to steps.
### 7.1 Rule of thumb
- **Typical total: 5–10 epochs.** Start at 5, eval, then decide if more helps.
- Very small datasets (< 30 episodes) may want slightly more epochs — but first, **collect more data**.
- VLAs with a pretrained vision backbone typically need **fewer** epochs than training from scratch.
### 7.2 Steps ↔ epochs conversion
```
total_frames = sum of frames over all episodes # e.g. 50 eps × 30 fps × 30 s ≈ 45,000
| `pi0` / `pi05` | 1–4 | 30k–80k | Memory-bound; use gradient accumulation for effective batch ≥ 16! |
### 7.4 Batch size guidance
- **Bigger batch is preferable** for stable gradients on teleop data.
- If GPU memory is the bottleneck, use **gradient accumulation** to raise _effective_ batch without raising peak memory.
- Scale **learning rate** gently with batch; most LeRobot defaults work fine for a 2–4× batch change.
### 7.5 Scale LR schedule & checkpoints with `--steps`
LeRobot's default schedulers (e.g. SmolVLA's cosine decay) use `scheduler_decay_steps=30_000`, which is sized for long training runs. When you shorten training (e.g. 5k–10k steps on a small dataset), **scale the scheduler down to match** — otherwise the LR stays near the peak and never decays. Same for checkpoint frequency.
```bash
lerobot-train ... \
--steps=5000\
--policy.scheduler_decay_steps=5000\
--save_freq=5000
```
Rule of thumb: set `scheduler_decay_steps ≈ steps`, and `save_freq` to whatever granularity you want for eval (e.g. every 1k–5k steps). Match `scheduler_warmup_steps` proportionally if your run is very short.
### 7.6 SmolVLA: unfreeze the vision encoder for real gains
SmolVLA ships with `freeze_vision_encoder=True`. Unfreezing usually **improves performance substantially** on specialized tasks, at the cost of more VRAM and slower steps. Enable with:
```bash
lerobot-train ... --policy.type=smolvla \
--policy.freeze_vision_encoder=false\
--policy.train_expert_only=false
```
### 7.7 Signals to stop / keep going
- Train loss plateaus → stop, save a Hub checkpoint.
- Train loss still dropping and you're under 10 epochs → keep going.
---
## 8. Evaluation & benchmarks
Two flavors of evaluation:
### 8.1 Real-robot eval (SO-101, etc.)
Reuse `lerobot-record` with `--policy.path` to run the trained policy on-robot and save the run as an eval dataset. Convention: prefix the dataset with `eval_`.
--dataset.single_task="<same task description used during training>"\
--dataset.num_episodes=10\
--policy.path=${HF_USER}/act_my_task
```
Report success rate across episodes. Compare to a teleoperated baseline and to an earlier checkpoint to catch regressions.
### 8.2 Sim-benchmark eval
For policies trained on sim datasets (PushT, Aloha, LIBERO, MetaWorld, RoboCasa, …) use `lerobot-eval` against the matching `env.type`:
```bash
lerobot-eval \
--policy.path=${HF_USER}/diffusion_pusht \
--env.type=pusht \
--eval.n_episodes=50\
--eval.batch_size=10\
--policy.device=cuda
```
- Use `--policy.path=outputs/train/.../checkpoints/<step>/pretrained_model` for local checkpoints.
-`--eval.n_episodes` should be ≥ 50 for a stable success-rate estimate.
- Available envs live in `src/lerobot/envs/`. See [`docs/source/libero.mdx`](./docs/source/libero.mdx), [`metaworld.mdx`](./docs/source/metaworld.mdx), [`robocasa.mdx`](./docs/source/robocasa.mdx), [`vlabench.mdx`](./docs/source/vlabench.mdx) for specific benchmarks.
- To add a new benchmark, see [`docs/source/adding_benchmarks.mdx`](./docs/source/adding_benchmarks.mdx) and [`envhub.mdx`](./docs/source/envhub.mdx).
### 8.2b Dockerfiles for benchmark eval
Benchmark envs have native dependencies that are painful to install locally. The repo ships **pre-baked Dockerfiles** for each supported benchmark — use these to run `lerobot-eval` in a reproducible environment:
See [`docker/README.md`](./docker/README.md) for base-image details.
### 8.3 Target success rates
Single-task grasp-and-place with 50 clean episodes: ACT should reach **> 70% success** on the training configuration. Less → data problem (see §5), not model problem. Expect a drop when generalizing to new positions — scale episodes or diversity to recover.
---
## 9. Further reading & resources
- **Getting started:** [`installation.mdx`](./docs/source/installation.mdx) · [`il_robots.mdx`](./docs/source/il_robots.mdx) · [What makes a good dataset](https://huggingface.co/blog/lerobot-datasets)
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ Use the templates for required fields and examples.
- **Issues:** Follow the [ticket template](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml).
- **Pull requests:** Rebase on `upstream/main`, use a descriptive branch (don't work on `main`), run `pre-commit` and tests locally, and follow the [PR template](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md).
One member of the LeRobot team will then review your contribution.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Community Review Policy: To help scale our efforts and foster a collaborative environment, we ask contributors to review at least one other person's open PR before their own receives attention. This shared responsibility multiplies our review capacity and helps everyone's code get merged faster!
Once you have submitted your PR and completed a peer review, a member of the LeRobot team will review your contribution.
Similarly to the hardware, you can easily implement your own policy & leverage LeRobot's data collection, training, and visualization tools, and share your model to the HF Hub
For detailed policy setup guides, see the [Policy Documentation](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/bring_your_own_policies).
For detailed policy setup guides, see the [Policy Documentation](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/bring_your_own_policies). For GPU/RAM requirements and expected training time per policy, see the [Compute Hardware Guide](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/hardware_guide).
- compatibility across devices/platforms for decoding videos (e.g. video players, web browsers).
How to encode videos?
- Which video codec (`-vcodec`) to use? h264, h265, AV1?
- What pixel format to use (`-pix_fmt`)? `yuv444p` or `yuv420p`?
- How much compression (`-crf`)? No compression with `0`, intermediate compression with `25` or extreme with `50+`?
- Which frequency to chose for key frames (`-g`)? A key frame every `10` frames?
How to decode videos?
- Which `decoder`? `torchvision`, `torchaudio`, `ffmpegio`, `decord`, or `nvc`?
- What scenarios to use for the requesting timestamps during benchmark? (`timestamps_mode`)
## Variables
**Image content & size**
We don't expect the same optimal settings for a dataset of images from a simulation, or from real-world in an apartment, or in a factory, or outdoor, or with lots of moving objects in the scene, etc. Similarly, loading times might not vary linearly with the image size (resolution).
For these reasons, we run this benchmark on four representative datasets:
-`lerobot/pusht_image`: (96 x 96 pixels) simulation with simple geometric shapes, fixed camera.
-`lerobot/aloha_mobile_shrimp_image`: (480 x 640 pixels) real-world indoor, moving camera.
-`lerobot/paris_street`: (720 x 1280 pixels) real-world outdoor, moving camera.
-`lerobot/kitchen`: (1080 x 1920 pixels) real-world indoor, fixed camera.
Note: The datasets used for this benchmark need to be image datasets, not video datasets.
**Data augmentations**
We might revisit this benchmark and find better settings if we train our policies with various data augmentations to make them more robust (e.g. robust to color changes, compression, etc.).
Note that `crf` value might be interpreted differently by various video codecs. In other words, the same value used with one codec doesn't necessarily translate into the same compression level with another codec. In fact, the default value (`None`) isn't the same amongst the different video codecs. Importantly, it is also the case for many other ffmpeg arguments like `g` which specifies the frequency of the key frames.
For a comprehensive list and documentation of these parameters, see the ffmpeg documentation depending on the video codec used:
- h264: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264
- h265: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.265
- AV1: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/AV1
### Decoding parameters
**Decoder**
We tested two video decoding backends from torchvision:
-`pyav`
-`video_reader` (requires to build torchvision from source)
**Requested timestamps**
Given the way video decoding works, once a keyframe has been loaded, the decoding of subsequent frames is fast.
This of course is affected by the `-g` parameter during encoding, which specifies the frequency of the keyframes. Given our typical use cases in robotics policies which might request a few timestamps in different random places, we want to replicate these use cases with the following scenarios:
-`6_frames`: 6 consecutive frames (e.g. `[t + i / fps for i in range(6)]`)
Note that this differs significantly from a typical use case like watching a movie, in which every frame is loaded sequentially from the beginning to the end and it's acceptable to have big values for `-g`.
Additionally, because some policies might request single timestamps that are a few frames apart, we also have the following scenario:
-`2_frames_4_space`: 2 frames with 4 consecutive frames of spacing in between (e.g `[t, t + 5 / fps]`),
However, due to how video decoding is implemented with `pyav`, we don't have access to an accurate seek so in practice this scenario is essentially the same as `6_frames` since all 6 frames between `t` and `t + 5 / fps` will be decoded.
## Metrics
**Data compression ratio (lower is better)**
`video_images_size_ratio` is the ratio of the memory space on disk taken by the encoded video over the memory space taken by the original images. For instance, `video_images_size_ratio=25%` means that the video takes 4 times less memory space on disk compared to the original images.
**Loading time ratio (lower is better)**
`video_images_load_time_ratio` is the ratio of the time it takes to decode frames from the video at a given timestamps over the time it takes to load the exact same original images. Lower is better. For instance, `video_images_load_time_ratio=200%` means that decoding from video is 2 times slower than loading the original images.
**Average Mean Square Error (lower is better)**
`avg_mse` is the average mean square error between each decoded frame and its corresponding original image over all requested timestamps, and also divided by the number of pixels in the image to be comparable when switching to different image sizes.
**Average Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (higher is better)**
`avg_psnr` measures the ratio between the maximum possible power of a signal and the power of corrupting noise that affects the fidelity of its representation. Higher PSNR indicates better quality.
**Average Structural Similarity Index Measure (higher is better)**
`avg_ssim` evaluates the perceived quality of images by comparing luminance, contrast, and structure. SSIM values range from -1 to 1, where 1 indicates perfect similarity.
One aspect that can't be measured here with those metrics is the compatibility of the encoding across platforms, in particular on web browser, for visualization purposes.
h264, h265 and AV1 are all commonly used codecs and should not pose an issue. However, the chroma subsampling (`pix_fmt`) format might affect compatibility:
-`yuv420p` is more widely supported across various platforms, including web browsers.
-`yuv444p` offers higher color fidelity but might not be supported as broadly.
<!-- **Loss of a pretrained policy (higher is better)** (not available)
`loss_pretrained` is the result of evaluating with the selected encoding/decoding settings a policy pretrained on original images. It is easier to understand than `avg_l2_error`.
**Success rate after retraining (higher is better)** (not available)
`success_rate` is the result of training and evaluating a policy with the selected encoding/decoding settings. It is the most difficult metric to get but also the very best. -->
## How the benchmark works
The benchmark evaluates both encoding and decoding of video frames on the first episode of each dataset.
**Encoding:** for each `vcodec` and `pix_fmt` pair, we use a default value for `g` and `crf` upon which we change a single value (either `g` or `crf`) to one of the specified values (we don't test every combination of those as this would be computationally too heavy).
This gives a unique set of encoding parameters which is used to encode the episode.
**Decoding:** Then, for each of those unique encodings, we iterate through every combination of the decoding parameters `backend` and `timestamps_mode`. For each of them, we record the metrics of a number of samples (given by `--num-samples`). This is parallelized for efficiency and the number of processes can be controlled with `--num-workers`. Ideally, it's best to have a `--num-samples` that is divisible by `--num-workers`.
Intermediate results saved for each `vcodec` and `pix_fmt` combination in csv tables.
These are then all concatenated to a single table ready for analysis.
## Caveats
We tried to measure the most impactful parameters for both encoding and decoding. However, for computational reasons we can't test out every combination.
Additional encoding parameters exist that are not included in this benchmark. In particular:
-`-preset` which allows for selecting encoding presets. This represents a collection of options that will provide a certain encoding speed to compression ratio. By leaving this parameter unspecified, it is considered to be `medium` for libx264 and libx265 and `8` for libsvtav1.
-`-tune` which allows to optimize the encoding for certain aspects (e.g. film quality, fast decoding, etc.).
See the documentation mentioned above for more detailed info on these settings and for a more comprehensive list of other parameters.
Similarly on the decoding side, other decoders exist but are not implemented in our current benchmark. To name a few:
-`torchaudio`
-`ffmpegio`
-`decord`
-`nvc`
Note as well that since we are mostly interested in the performance at decoding time (also because encoding is done only once before uploading a dataset), we did not measure encoding times nor have any metrics regarding encoding.
However, besides the necessity to build ffmpeg from source, encoding did not pose any issue and it didn't take a significant amount of time during this benchmark.
## Install
Building ffmpeg from source is required to include libx265 and libaom/libsvtav1 (av1) video codecs ([compilation guide](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu)).
**Note:** While you still need to build torchvision with a conda-installed `ffmpeg<4.3` to use the `video_reader` decoder (as described in [#220](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/pull/220)), you also need another version which is custom-built with all the video codecs for encoding. For the script to then use that version, you can prepend the command above with `PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"`, which is where ffmpeg should be built.
## Adding a video decoder
Right now, we're only benchmarking the two video decoder available with torchvision: `pyav` and `video_reader`.
You can easily add a new decoder to benchmark by adding it to this function in the script:
```diff
def decode_video_frames(
video_path: str,
timestamps: list[float],
tolerance_s: float,
backend: str,
) -> torch.Tensor:
if backend in ["pyav", "video_reader"]:
return decode_video_frames_torchvision(
video_path, timestamps, tolerance_s, backend
)
+ elif backend == ["your_decoder"]:
+ return your_decoder_function(
+ video_path, timestamps, tolerance_s, backend
+ )
else:
raise NotImplementedError(backend)
```
## Example
For a quick run, you can try these parameters:
```bash
python benchmark/video/run_video_benchmark.py \
--output-dir outputs/video_benchmark \
--repo-ids \
lerobot/pusht_image \
lerobot/aloha_mobile_shrimp_image \
--vcodec libx264 libx265 \
--pix-fmt yuv444p yuv420p \
--g 220 None \
--crf 1040 None \
--timestamps-modes 1_frame 2_frames \
--backends pyav video_reader \
--num-samples 5\
--num-workers 5\
--save-frames 0
```
## Results
### Reproduce
We ran the benchmark with the following parameters:
```bash
# h264 and h265 encodings
python benchmark/video/run_video_benchmark.py \
--output-dir outputs/video_benchmark \
--repo-ids \
lerobot/pusht_image \
lerobot/aloha_mobile_shrimp_image \
lerobot/paris_street \
lerobot/kitchen \
--vcodec libx264 libx265 \
--pix-fmt yuv444p yuv420p \
--g 12345610152040 None \
--crf 0510152025304050 None \
--timestamps-modes 1_frame 2_frames 6_frames \
--backends pyav video_reader \
--num-samples 50\
--num-workers 5\
--save-frames 1
# av1 encoding (only compatible with yuv420p and pyav decoder)
python benchmark/video/run_video_benchmark.py \
--output-dir outputs/video_benchmark \
--repo-ids \
lerobot/pusht_image \
lerobot/aloha_mobile_shrimp_image \
lerobot/paris_street \
lerobot/kitchen \
--vcodec libsvtav1 \
--pix-fmt yuv420p \
--g 12345610152040 None \
--crf 0510152025304050 None \
--timestamps-modes 1_frame 2_frames 6_frames \
--backends pyav \
--num-samples 50\
--num-workers 5\
--save-frames 1
```
The full results are available [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OYJB43Qu8fC26k_OyoMFgGBBKfQRCi4BIuYitQnq3sw/edit?usp=sharing)
### Parameters selected for LeRobotDataset
Considering these results, we chose what we think is the best set of encoding parameter:
- vcodec: `libsvtav1`
- pix-fmt: `yuv420p`
- g: `2`
- crf: `30`
Since we're using av1 encoding, we're choosing the `pyav` decoder as `video_reader` does not support it (and `pyav` doesn't require a custom build of `torchvision`).
### Summary
These tables show the results for `g=2` and `crf=30`, using `timestamps-modes=6_frames` and `backend=pyav`
This directory contains Dockerfiles for running LeRobot in containerized environments. Both images are **built nightly from `main`** and published to Docker Hub with the full environment pre-baked — no dependency setup required.
## Pre-built Images
```bash
# CPU-only image (based on Dockerfile.user)
docker pull huggingface/lerobot-cpu:latest
# GPU image with CUDA support (based on Dockerfile.internal)
docker pull huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest
```
## Quick Start
The fastest way to start training is to pull the GPU image and run `lerobot-train` directly. This is the same environment used for all of our CI, so it is a well-tested, batteries-included setup.
```bash
docker run -it --rm --gpus all --shm-size 16gb huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest
A lightweight image based on `python:3.12-slim`. Includes all Python dependencies and system libraries but does not include CUDA — there is no GPU support. Useful for exploring the codebase, running scripts, or working with robots, but not practical for training.
### `Dockerfile.internal` (GPU)
A CUDA-enabled image based on `nvidia/cuda`. This is the image for training — mostly used for internal interactions with the GPU cluster.
## Usage
### Running a pre-built image
```bash
# CPU
docker run -it --rm huggingface/lerobot-cpu:latest
# GPU
docker run -it --rm --gpus all --shm-size 16gb huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest
@@ -79,17 +79,13 @@ If your local computer doesn't have a powerful GPU, you can utilize Google Colab
Once training is complete, you can evaluate your ACT policy using the `lerobot-record` command with your trained policy. This will run inference and record evaluation episodes:
Joint space is the default in LeRobot. It is simple, requires no kinematics model, and maps directly to motor commands. Most beginner setups (SO-100, Koch) use joint-space actions.
### End-Effector (EE) Space
End-effector-space actions specify the desired position and orientation of the robot's tool tip (gripper) in Cartesian coordinates:
EE space is more intuitive for tasks like pick-and-place because it directly describes where the gripper should go, but it requires a kinematics model (URDF) to convert between EE poses and joint angles.
### Converting Between Spaces
LeRobot provides processor steps for converting between joint and EE spaces using forward and inverse kinematics. These are built on top of `RobotKinematics`, which loads a URDF model of your robot.
```python
from lerobot.model.kinematics import RobotKinematics
from lerobot.robots.so_follower.robot_kinematic_processor import (
See [`examples/so100_to_so100_EE/`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/tree/main/examples/so100_to_so100_EE) for a complete working example of recording, replaying, and evaluating with EE-space actions on an SO-100 arm.
## Absolute, Relative, and Delta Actions
Regardless of whether you work in joint space or EE space, the action values can be expressed in three different ways. The terminology follows [UMI (Chi et al., 2024)](https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10329).
### Absolute Actions (LeRobot default)
Each action specifies the target position directly.
**Example** (joint space, chunk of 4):
```
current_state = [45.0, -30.0, 10.0]
action_chunk = [
[46.0, -29.0, 11.0], # go to 46, -29, 11
[47.5, -27.0, 12.0], # go to 47.5, -27, 12
[49.0, -25.0, 13.5], # go to 49, -25, 13.5
[50.0, -24.0, 15.0], # go to 50, -24, 15
]
```
Each value is a target position in the robot's coordinate frame. Simple and direct, but requires a consistent global coordinate frame. This is the default in LeRobot.
### Relative Actions (used by OpenPI / pi0)
Each action in the chunk is an offset from the **current state at the moment of prediction**. All actions in the chunk share the same reference point:
```
current_state = [45.0, -30.0, 10.0]
relative_chunk = [
[1.0, 1.0, 1.0], # +1 from current → target 46, -29, 11
[2.5, 3.0, 2.0], # +2.5 from current → target 47.5, -27, 12
[4.0, 5.0, 3.5], # +4 from current → target 49, -25, 13.5
[5.0, 6.0, 5.0], # +5 from current → target 50, -24, 15
]
```
The conversion is straightforward: `relative = absolute - current_state`. To recover absolute: `absolute = relative + current_state`.
**Why use relative actions?** The model learns to predict offsets centered around zero, which is easier to normalize and leads to more stable training. Because every chunk references the same current state, there is no error accumulation across chunks.
### Delta Actions (sequential differences)
Each action is an offset from the **previous action** (or from the current state for the first step):
Here each step is relative to the one before it. To recover absolute positions you must sum all previous deltas, which means errors accumulate over time. UMI explicitly argues against this representation for this reason.
### Visual Comparison
The figure below (based on a figure from [UMI, Chi et al., 2024](https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10329)) illustrates the key difference. With **relative trajectory**, every action in the chunk points back to the same origin (current state), so a new inference step cleanly resets the reference. With **delta**, each action depends on the previous one, so errors accumulate. **Absolute** actions require a consistent global coordinate frame.
alt="Relative Trajectory as Action Representation (UMI, Chi et al., 2024)"
width="85%"
/>
## Using Relative Actions in LeRobot
LeRobot provides `RelativeActionsProcessorStep` to convert between absolute and relative actions inside the processor pipeline. This is how pi0, pi0.5, and pi0_fast support relative actions.
> **Note:** All pi models (pi0, pi0.5, pi0*fast) apply relative conversion \_before* normalization (`relative → normalize`), so the normalizer always sees delta (relative) values. This means **relative action stats are required** for all of them when training with `use_relative_actions=true`. In pi0_fast the `RelativeActionsProcessorStep` only modifies the action — the state observation is unchanged — so `NormalizerProcessorStep` still runs before the state tokenizer and the tokenizer continues to receive normalized state as expected.
### How it works
During **training** (preprocessing), actions are converted from absolute to relative before the model sees them:
```
raw absolute action → RelativeActionsProcessorStep → normalize → model
```
During **inference** (postprocessing), model predictions are converted back to absolute before being sent to the robot:
```
model output → unnormalize → AbsoluteActionsProcessorStep → robot
```
The `AbsoluteActionsProcessorStep` reads the cached current state from its paired `RelativeActionsProcessorStep`, so the two must be wired together (handled automatically by the policy factory).
### Enabling relative actions for the pi family (pi0, pi0.5, pi0_fast)
**Step 1**: Precompute relative action statistics for your dataset:
```bash
lerobot-edit-dataset \
--repo_id your_dataset \
--operation.type recompute_stats \
--operation.relative_action true \
--operation.chunk_size 50 \
--operation.relative_exclude_joints "['gripper']"
```
**Step 2**: Train with relative actions enabled:
```bash
lerobot-train \
--dataset.repo_id=your_dataset \
--policy.type=pi0 \
--policy.use_relative_actions=true \
--policy.relative_exclude_joints='["gripper"]'
```
The `relative_exclude_joints` parameter specifies joints that should remain in absolute space. For example, gripper commands are typically binary (open/close) and don't benefit from relative encoding.
### Combining relative actions with RTC
[RTC](https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07339) runs policy inference at high frequency and sends actions to the robot as they are predicted rather than waiting for a full chunk. Relative actions and RTC are fully compatible: because every chunk in relative mode references the **same** current state (captured at the start of inference), each predicted action in the chunk remains a valid offset even if the robot has already moved. No special handling is needed — `RelativeActionsProcessorStep` caches the state once per inference call and `AbsoluteActionsProcessorStep` applies it to every action in the streamed output.
### Combining relative actions with EE space
Relative actions work in both joint space and EE space. For example, if your dataset stores EE actions, relative encoding converts them to offsets from the current EE pose:
[0.01, 0.01, 0.01, 0.0], # offset from current EE pose
[0.03, 0.03, 0.03, 0.0], # offset from current EE pose
]
```
## Processing Pipeline Summary
Here is how the different processors compose. Each arrow is a processor step, and they can be chained in a `RobotProcessorPipeline` or `PolicyProcessorPipeline`:
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
Action Space │ Joint Space ←──IK──→ EE Space │
│ ForwardKinematicsJointsToEE │
│ InverseKinematicsEEToJoints │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
Representation │ Absolute ←────→ Relative │
│ RelativeActionsProcessorStep (pre) │
│ AbsoluteActionsProcessorStep (post) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
Normalization │ Raw ←────→ Normalized │
│ NormalizerProcessorStep (pre) │
│ UnnormalizerProcessorStep (post) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
A typical training preprocessor might chain: `raw absolute joint actions → relative → normalize`. A typical inference postprocessor: `unnormalize → absolute → (optionally IK to joints)`.
## References
- [Universal Manipulation Interface (UMI)](https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10329) - Chi et al., 2024. Defines the relative trajectory action representation and compares it with absolute and delta actions.
- [Introduction to Processors](./introduction_processors) - How processor pipelines work in LeRobot.
- [`examples/so100_to_so100_EE/`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/tree/main/examples/so100_to_so100_EE) - Complete example of recording and evaluating with EE-space actions.
This guide walks you through adding a new simulation benchmark to LeRobot. Follow the steps in order and use the existing benchmarks as templates.
A benchmark in LeRobot is a set of [Gymnasium](https://gymnasium.farama.org/) environments that wrap a third-party simulator (like LIBERO or Meta-World) behind a standard `gym.Env` interface. The `lerobot-eval` CLI then runs evaluation uniformly across all benchmarks.
## Existing benchmarks at a glance
Before diving in, here is what is already integrated:
| Benchmark | Env file | Config class | Tasks | Action dim | Processor |
Use `src/lerobot/envs/libero.py` and `src/lerobot/envs/metaworld.py` as reference implementations.
## How it all fits together
### Data flow
During evaluation, data moves through four stages:
```
1. gym.Env ──→ raw observations (numpy dicts)
2. Preprocessing ──→ standard LeRobot keys + task description
(preprocess_observation in envs/utils.py, env.call("task_description"))
3. Processors ──→ env-specific then policy-specific transforms
(env_preprocessor, policy_preprocessor)
4. Policy ──→ select_action() ──→ action tensor
then reverse: policy_postprocessor → env_postprocessor → numpy action → env.step()
```
Most benchmarks only need to care about stage 1 (producing observations in the right format) and optionally stage 3 (if env-specific transforms are needed).
### Environment structure
`make_env()` returns a nested dict of vectorized environments:
```python
dict[str, dict[int, gym.vector.VectorEnv]]
# ^suite ^task_id
```
A single-task env (e.g. PushT) looks like `{"pusht": {0: vec_env}}`.
A multi-task benchmark (e.g. LIBERO) looks like `{"libero_spatial": {0: vec0, 1: vec1, ...}, ...}`.
### How evaluation runs
All benchmarks are evaluated the same way by `lerobot-eval`:
1. `make_env()` builds the nested `{suite: {task_id: VectorEnv}}` dict.
2. `eval_policy_all()` iterates over every suite and task.
3. For each task, it runs `n_episodes` rollouts via `rollout()`.
4. Results are aggregated hierarchically: episode, task, suite, overall.
5. Metrics include `pc_success` (success rate), `avg_sum_reward`, and `avg_max_reward`.
The critical piece: your env must return `info["is_success"]` on every `step()` call. This is how the eval loop knows whether a task was completed.
## What your environment must provide
LeRobot does not enforce a strict observation schema. Instead it relies on a set of conventions that all benchmarks follow.
| `_max_episode_steps` | `int` | `rollout()` uses this to cap episode length |
| `task_description` | `str` | Passed to VLA policies as a language instruction |
| `task` | `str` | Fallback identifier if `task_description` is not set |
### Success reporting
Your `step()` and `reset()` must include `"is_success"` in the `info` dict:
```python
info = {"is_success": True} # or False
return observation, reward, terminated, truncated, info
```
### Observations
The simplest approach is to map your simulator's outputs to the standard keys that `preprocess_observation()` already understands. Do this inside your `gym.Env` (e.g. in a `_format_raw_obs()` helper):
| Your env should output | LeRobot maps it to | What it is |
If your simulator uses different key names, you have two options:
1. **Recommended:** Rename them to the standard keys inside your `gym.Env` wrapper.
2. **Alternative:** Write an env processor to transform observations after `preprocess_observation()` runs (see step 4 below).
### Actions
Actions are continuous numpy arrays in a `gym.spaces.Box`. The dimensionality depends on your benchmark (7 for LIBERO, 4 for Meta-World, etc.). Policies adapt to different action dimensions through their `input_features` / `output_features` config.
### Feature declaration
Each `EnvConfig` subclass declares two dicts that tell the policy what to expect:
... # return (observation, info) — info must contain {"is_success": False}
def step(self, action: np.ndarray):
... # return (obs, reward, terminated, truncated, info) — info must contain {"is_success": <bool>}
def render(self):
... # return RGB image as numpy array
def close(self):
...
```
**GPU-based simulators (e.g. MuJoCo with EGL rendering):** If your simulator allocates GPU/EGL contexts during `__init__`, defer that allocation to a `_ensure_env()` helper called on first `reset()`/`step()`. This avoids inheriting stale GPU handles when `AsyncVectorEnv` spawns worker processes. See `LiberoEnv._ensure_env()` for the pattern.
Also provide a factory function that returns the nested dict structure:
```python
def create_mybenchmark_envs(
task: str,
n_envs: int,
gym_kwargs: dict | None = None,
env_cls: type | None = None,
) -> dict[str, dict[int, Any]]:
"""Create {suite_name: {task_id: VectorEnv}} for MyBenchmark."""
...
```
See `create_libero_envs()` (multi-suite, multi-task) and `create_metaworld_envs()` (difficulty-grouped tasks) for reference.
### 2. The config (`src/lerobot/envs/configs.py`)
Register a config dataclass so users can select your benchmark with `--env.type=<name>`. Each config owns its environment creation and processor logic via two methods:
- **`create_envs(n_envs, use_async_envs)`** — Returns `{suite: {task_id: VectorEnv}}`. The base class default uses `gym.make()` for single-task envs. Multi-task benchmarks override this.
- **`get_env_processors()`** — Returns `(preprocessor, postprocessor)`. The base class default returns identity (no-op) pipelines. Override if your benchmark needs observation/action transforms.
Only needed if your benchmark requires observation transforms beyond what `preprocess_observation()` handles (e.g. image flipping, coordinate conversion). Define the processor step here and return it from `get_env_processors()` in your config (see step 2):
Write a user-facing page following the template in the next section. See `docs/source/libero.mdx` and `docs/source/metaworld.mdx` for full examples.
### 6. Table of contents (`docs/source/_toctree.yml`)
Add your benchmark to the "Benchmarks" section:
```yaml
- sections:
- local: libero
title: LIBERO
- local: metaworld
title: Meta-World
- local: envhub_isaaclab_arena
title: NVIDIA IsaacLab Arena Environments
- local: <your_benchmark>
title: <Your Benchmark Name>
title: "Benchmarks"
```
## Verifying your integration
After completing the steps above, confirm that everything works:
1. **Install** — `pip install -e ".[mybenchmark]"` and verify the dependency group installs cleanly.
2. **Smoke test env creation** — call `make_env()` with your config in Python, check that the returned dict has the expected `{suite: {task_id: VectorEnv}}` shape, and that `reset()` returns observations with the right keys.
3. **Run a full eval** — `lerobot-eval --env.type=<name> --env.task=<task> --eval.n_episodes=1 --policy.path=<any_compatible_policy>` to exercise the full pipeline end-to-end. (`batch_size` defaults to auto-tuning based on CPU cores; pass `--eval.batch_size=1` to force a single environment.)
4. **Check success detection** — verify that `info["is_success"]` flips to `True` when the task is actually completed. This is what the eval loop uses to compute success rates.
## Writing a benchmark doc page
Each benchmark `.mdx` page should include:
- **Title and description** — 1-2 paragraphs on what the benchmark tests and why it matters.
- **Available tasks** — table of task suites with counts and brief descriptions.
- **Installation** — `pip install -e ".[<benchmark>]"` plus any extra steps (env vars, system packages).
- **Evaluation** — recommended `lerobot-eval` command with `n_episodes` for reproducible results. `batch_size` defaults to auto; only specify it if needed. Include single-task and multi-task examples if applicable.
- **Policy inputs and outputs** — observation keys with shapes, action space description.
- **Recommended evaluation episodes** — how many episodes per task is standard.
- **Training** — example `lerobot-train` command.
- **Reproducing published results** — link to pretrained model, eval command, results table (if available).
See `docs/source/libero.mdx` and `docs/source/metaworld.mdx` for complete examples.
This tutorial explains how to integrate your own custom policy implementations into the LeRobot ecosystem, allowing you to leverage all LeRobot tools for training, evaluation, and deployment while using your own algorithms.
This guide walks you through implementing a custom policy and getting it to work with LeRobot's training, evaluation, and deployment tools. There are two paths:
## Step 1: Create a Policy Package
- **Plugin (out-of-tree)** — ship your policy as a standalone `lerobot_policy_*` package. Faster, no PR required, easy to iterate. Right for experimentation, internal use, or when you want to publish independently.
- **In-tree (contributed to LeRobot)** — land your policy directly in `src/lerobot/policies/`. Requires a PR, but makes your policy a first-class citizen of the library.
Your custom policy should be organized as an installable Python package following LeRobot's plugin conventions.
The plugin route is usually the right starting point — promote to in-tree once the policy has stabilized and there's clear value in shipping it with the library.
### Package Structure
Either way, the building blocks are the same: a configuration class, a policy class, and a processor factory. The first half of this guide covers those shared pieces; the second half covers the path-specific scaffolding ([Path A](#path-a-out-of-tree-plugin), [Path B](#path-b-contributing-in-tree)).
A note on tone: robot-learning is an actively evolving field, and "what a policy looks like" can shift with each new architecture. The conventions described here exist because they let `lerobot-train` and `lerobot-eval` work uniformly across very different models. When a new policy genuinely doesn't fit them, raise it (in your PR, or an issue) — the conventions are not sacred.
---
## Anatomy of a policy
Three building blocks make up every policy. The names below use `my_policy` as a placeholder — replace with your policy's name. That name is load-bearing: it must match the string you pass to `@PreTrainedConfig.register_subclass`, the `MyPolicy.name` class attribute, and the `make_<name>_pre_post_processors` factory function (more on each below).
### Configuration class
Inherit from [`PreTrainedConfig`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/configs/policies.py) and register your policy type. Here is a template — customize the parameters and methods as needed for your policy's architecture and training requirements.
```python
# configuration_my_policy.py
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from lerobot.configs import PreTrainedConfig
from lerobot.optim import AdamWConfig
from lerobot.optim import CosineDecayWithWarmupSchedulerConfig
@PreTrainedConfig.register_subclass("my_policy")
@dataclass
class MyPolicyConfig(PreTrainedConfig):
"""Configuration class for MyPolicy.
Args:
n_obs_steps: Number of observation steps to use as input
horizon: Action prediction horizon
n_action_steps: Number of action steps to execute
hidden_dim: Hidden dimension for the policy network
"""Relative timestep offsets the dataset loader provides per observation.
Return `None` for single-frame policies. For temporal policies that consume
multiple past or future frames, return a list of offsets, e.g. `[-20, -10, 0, 10]` for
3 past frames at stride 10 and 1 future frame at stride 10.
"""
return None
@property
def action_delta_indices(self) -> list[int]:
"""Relative timestep offsets for the action chunk the dataset loader returns."""
return list(range(self.horizon))
@property
def reward_delta_indices(self) -> None:
return None
```
The string you pass to `@register_subclass` must match `MyPolicy.name` (next section) and is what users supply as `--policy.type` on the CLI. Default to `AdamW` from `lerobot.optim` for `get_optimizer_preset` unless you genuinely need otherwise.
### Policy class
Inherit from [`PreTrainedPolicy`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/policies/pretrained.py) and set two class attributes — both are checked by `__init_subclass__`:
```python
# modeling_my_policy.py
import torch
import torch.nn as nn
from typing import Any
from lerobot.policies import PreTrainedPolicy
from lerobot.utils.constants import ACTION
from .configuration_my_policy import MyPolicyConfig
class MyPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
config_class = MyPolicyConfig # must match the string in @register_subclass
| `reset() -> None` | `lerobot-eval` | Clear per-episode state at the start of each episode. |
| `select_action(batch, **kwargs) -> Tensor` | `lerobot-eval` | Return the next action `(B, action_dim)`. Called every step. |
| `predict_action_chunk(batch, **kwargs) -> Tensor` | the policy itself | Return an action chunk `(B, chunk_size, action_dim)`. Currently abstract on the base class — raise `NotImplementedError` if your policy doesn't chunk. |
| `forward(batch, reduction="mean") -> tuple[Tensor, dict \| None]` | `lerobot-train` | Return `(loss, output_dict)`. Accept `reduction="none"` if you want to support per-sample weighting. |
| `get_optim_params() -> dict` | the optimizer | Return `self.parameters()` for simple policies; return a named parameter dict for [multi-optimizer policies](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/ecd38c50d7d15b4184cf42649ff1185ee2e11eeb/src/lerobot/policies/sac/modeling_sac.py#L61-L73). |
| `update() -> None` _(optional)_ | `lerobot-train` | Called after each optimizer step _if defined_. Use for EMA, target nets, replay buffers (TDMPC uses this). |
Batches are flat dictionaries keyed by the constants in [`lerobot.utils.constants`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/utils/constants.py): `OBS_STATE` (`observation.state.<motor>`), `OBS_IMAGES` (`observation.images.<camera>`), `OBS_LANGUAGE`, `ACTION`, etc. Reuse the constants — don't invent new prefixes.
### Processor functions
LeRobot uses `PolicyProcessorPipeline`s to normalize inputs and de-normalize outputs around your policy. For a concrete reference, see [`processor_act.py`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/policies/act/processor_act.py) or [`processor_diffusion.py`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/policies/diffusion/processor_diffusion.py).
```python
# processor_my_policy.py
from typing import Any
import torch
from lerobot.processor import PolicyAction, PolicyProcessorPipeline
preprocessor = ... # build your PolicyProcessorPipeline for inputs
postprocessor = ... # build your PolicyProcessorPipeline for outputs
return preprocessor, postprocessor
```
**Important — function naming:** LeRobot discovers your processor by name. The function **must** be called `make_{policy_name}_pre_post_processors` (matching the string you passed to `@PreTrainedConfig.register_subclass`).
---
## Path A: Out-of-tree plugin
The fastest way to ship a policy: package it as a standalone Python distribution and install it alongside LeRobot. No PR required, you own the release cycle, and you can publish to PyPI under your own namespace.
### Package structure
Create a package with the prefix `lerobot_policy_` (IMPORTANT!) followed by your policy name:
"""Create preprocessing and postprocessing functions for your policy."""
pass # Define your preprocessing and postprocessing logic here
```
## Step 5: Package Initialization
Expose your classes in the package's `__init__.py`:
Expose your classes in the package's `__init__.py` and guard against missing `lerobot`:
```python
# __init__.py
@@ -132,44 +239,148 @@ except ImportError:
"lerobot is not installed. Please install lerobot to use this policy package."
)
from .configuration_my_custom_policy import MyCustomPolicyConfig
from .modeling_my_custom_policy import MyCustomPolicy
from .processor_my_custom_policy import make_my_custom_policy_pre_post_processors
from .configuration_my_policy import MyPolicyConfig
from .modeling_my_policy import MyPolicy
from .processor_my_policy import make_my_policy_pre_post_processors
__all__ = [
"MyCustomPolicyConfig",
"MyCustomPolicy",
"make_my_custom_policy_pre_post_processors",
"MyPolicyConfig",
"MyPolicy",
"make_my_policy_pre_post_processors",
]
```
## Step 6: Installation and Usage
### Install Your Policy Package
### Install and use
```bash
cd lerobot_policy_my_custom_policy
cd lerobot_policy_my_policy
pip install -e .
# Or install from PyPI if published
pip install lerobot_policy_my_custom_policy
pip install lerobot_policy_my_policy
```
### Use Your Policy
Once installed, your policy automatically integrates with LeRobot's training and evaluation tools:
```bash
lerobot-train \
--policy.type my_custom_policy \
--policy.type my_policy \
--env.type pusht \
--steps 200000
```
## Examples and Community Contributions
---
## Path B: Contributing in-tree
When your policy has stabilized and there's clear value in shipping it with the library, you can land it directly in LeRobot. Read the general [contribution guide](./contributing) and the [PR template](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md) first — that's where you'll find the testing/quality expectations every PR has to meet (`pre-commit run -a`, `pytest`, the community-review rule, etc.). What's below is the policy-specific layer on top of that.
- The `README.md` next to the source is a **symlink** into `docs/source/policy_<name>_README.md` — the actual file lives under `docs/`. Existing policies (act, smolvla, diffusion, …) all do this; copy one of those symlinks. The policy README is conventionally minimal: paper link + BibTeX citation.
- The user-facing tutorial — what to install, how to train, hyperparameters, benchmark numbers — lives separately at `docs/source/<my_policy>.mdx` and is registered in `_toctree.yml` under "Policies".
The file names are load-bearing: the factory does lazy imports by name, and the processor is discovered by the `make_<policy_name>_pre_post_processors` convention.
### Wiring
Three places need to know about your policy. All by name.
1. **`policies/__init__.py`** — re-export `MyPolicyConfig` and add it to `__all__`. **Don't** re-export the modeling class; it loads lazily through the factory (so `import lerobot` stays fast).
2. **`factory.py:get_policy_class`** — add a branch returning `MyPolicy` from a lazy import.
3. **`factory.py:make_policy_config`** and **`factory.py:make_pre_post_processors`** — same idea, two more branches.
Mirror an existing policy that's structurally similar to yours; the diff is small.
### Heavy / optional dependencies
Most policies need a heavy backbone (transformers, diffusers, a specific VLM SDK). The convention is **two-step gating**: a `TYPE_CHECKING`-guarded import at module top, and a `require_package` runtime check in the constructor. [`modeling_diffusion.py`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/policies/diffusion/modeling_diffusion.py) is the canonical reference:
```python
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
from lerobot.utils.import_utils import _diffusers_available, require_package
if TYPE_CHECKING or _diffusers_available:
from diffusers.schedulers.scheduling_ddim import DDIMScheduler
else:
DDIMScheduler = None # keeps the symbol bindable at import time
class DiffusionPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
def __init__(self, config):
require_package("diffusers", extra="diffusion")
super().__init__(config)
...
```
This way:
- `import lerobot.policies` keeps working without the extra installed (the symbol is just bound to `None`).
- Type checkers see the real symbol.
- Instantiating the policy without the extra raises a clear `ImportError` pointing at `pip install 'lerobot[diffusion]'`.
Add a matching extra to [`pyproject.toml`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/pyproject.toml) `[project.optional-dependencies]` and include it in the `all` extra so `pip install 'lerobot[all]'` keeps installing everything.
### Benchmarks and a published checkpoint
A new policy is much easier to review — and far more useful — when it ships with a working checkpoint and at least one number you can reproduce.
**Pick at least one in-tree benchmark.** LeRobot ships sim benchmarks with per-benchmark Docker images (LIBERO, LIBERO-plus, Meta-World, RoboTwin 2.0, RoboCasa365, RoboCerebra, RoboMME, VLABench and more). Pick the one that matches your policy's modality — VLAs usually go to LIBERO or VLABench; image-only BC to LIBERO or Meta-World. The full list lives under [Benchmarks](./libero) in the docs sidebar.
**Push the checkpoint & processors** to the Hub under `lerobot/<policy>_<benchmark>` (or your namespace if you don't have write access; a maintainer can mirror it). Use `PreTrainedPolicy.push_model_to_hub` so the repo gets `config.json`, `model.safetensors`, and a model card.
**Report results in your policy's MDX**, with the exact `lerobot-eval` command and hardware so anyone can re-run:
```markdown
## Results
Evaluated on LIBERO with `lerobot/<policy>_libero`:
Use `n_episodes ≥ 50` per suite for stable success-rate estimates.
If your policy is real-robot-only and no sim benchmark applies, swap the sim eval for: a public training dataset on the Hub, the `lerobot-train` command, the checkpoint, and a real-robot success rate over ≥10 episodes via `lerobot-rollout --policy.path=...`.
### PR checklist
The general expectations are in [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) and the [PR template](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md). On top of those, reviewers will look for:
- [ ] `MyPolicy` and `MyPolicyConfig` cover the surface above; `__init_subclass__` accepts the class.
- [ ] `factory.py` and `policies/__init__.py` are wired (lazy imports for modeling).
- [ ] `make_my_policy_pre_post_processors` follows the naming convention.
- [ ] Optional deps live behind a `[project.optional-dependencies]` extra and the `TYPE_CHECKING + require_package` guard.
- [ ] `src/lerobot/policies/<name>/README.md` symlinked into `docs/source/policy_<name>_README.md`; user-facing `docs/source/<name>.mdx` written and added to `_toctree.yml`.
- [ ] At least one reproducible benchmark eval in the policy MDX with a published checkpoint (sim benchmark, or real-robot dataset + checkpoint).
The fastest way to get a clean PR is to copy the directory of the existing policy closest to yours, rename, and replace contents method by method. Don't wait until everything is polished — open a draft PR early and iterate with us; reviewers would much rather give feedback on a half-finished branch than a fully-merged one.
---
## Examples and community contributions
Check out these example policy implementations:
- [DiTFlow Policy](https://github.com/danielsanjosepro/lerobot_policy_ditflow) - Diffusion Transformer policy with flow-matching objective. Try it out in this example: [DiTFlow Example](https://github.com/danielsanjosepro/test_lerobot_policy_ditflow)
- [DiTFlow Policy](https://github.com/danielsanjosepro/lerobot_policy_ditflow) — Diffusion Transformer policy with flow-matching objective. Try it out in this example: [DiTFlow Example](https://github.com/danielsanjosepro/test_lerobot_policy_ditflow)
Share your policy implementations with the community! 🤗
Thanks for taking the time to bring a new policy into LeRobot. Every architecture that lands in `main` — and every plugin published by the community — makes the library a little more useful for the next person, and a little more representative of where robot learning is going. We're looking forward to seeing what you ship. 🤗
All of the LeRobot commands in one place. If you forgot how to use a specific command or want to learn about a new one you can do it here.
> [!WARNING]
> For all of the commands listed below remember to change the ports/names/ids to your own values!
> [!TIP]
> Another great way to look at all the commands and get them configured for your specific setup is to use this [Jupyter Notebook](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/examples/notebooks/quickstart.ipynb).
### Setup and installation
For installation please look at [LeRobot Installation](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/main/en/installation).
### Useful tools
###### Find port
Use this to identify which serial ports your robots are connected to. Follow the instructions in your terminal: you will be asked to unplug the USB cable and press Enter. The script will then detect and print the correct serial port for that robot.
```bash
lerobot-find-port
```
###### Find cameras
Quickly find camera indices and verify their output. This command prints camera information to the terminal and saves test frames from each detected camera to `lerobot/outputs/captured_images`
```bash
lerobot-find-cameras
```
### Calibration
In most cases you will need to perform calibration just once for each robot and teleoperation device. Before performing the calibration make sure that all the joints are roughly in the middle position.
```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
--robot.type=so101_follower \
--robot.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
--robot.id=my_follower_arm
```
Make sure that you use the same IDs used during calibration later for the other scripts. That's how LeRobot finds the calibration files.
### Teleoperation
Teleoperating with two cameras and displaying the data with Rerun.
If you want to fine-tune a specific model you can provide the path to the model. In this case path is enough and type can be skipped.
```bash
lerobot-train \
--dataset.repo_id=${HF_USER}/so101_dataset_test \
--policy.path=username/the_policy_to_finetune \
--policy.device=cuda \
--policy.repo_id=${HF_USER}/policy_test \
--output_dir=outputs/train/act_so101_test \
--steps=20000
```
### Inference
Inference means running the trained policy/model on a robot. For that we use `lerobot-rollout`. You will need to provide a path to your policy. It can be a local path or a path to Hugging Face for example "lerobot/folding_latest". Your cameras configuration needs to match what was used when collecting the dataset. Duration is in seconds if unspecified, it will run forever.
> [!TIP]
> If you are using the previous release V0.5.1 instead of `lerobot-rollout` you need to use `lerobot-record`. More information [here](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/v0.5.1/en/il_robots#run-inference-and-evaluate-your-policy).
- **Task decomposition**: Breaking down complex manipulation tasks into atomic, interpretable steps
LeRobotDataset now supports subtasks as part of its dataset structure, alongside tasks.
## What are Subtasks?
While a **task** describes the overall goal (e.g., "Pick up the apple and place it in the basket"), **subtasks** break down the execution into finer-grained steps:
1. "Approach the apple"
2. "Grasp the apple"
3. "Lift the apple"
4. "Move to basket"
5. "Release the apple"
Each frame in the dataset can be annotated with its corresponding subtask, enabling models to learn and predict these intermediate stages.
alt="An overview of subtask annotation showing how frames are labeled with intermediate subtask stages"
width="80%"
/>
<p>
<em>Figure: Overview of subtask annotation.</em>
</p>
**Reference:** _Subtask-learning based for robot self-assembly in flexible collaborative assembly in manufacturing_, Original Article, Published: 19 April 2022.
## Dataset Structure
Subtask information is stored in the dataset metadata:
```
my-dataset/
├── data/
│ └── ...
├── meta/
│ ├── info.json
│ ├── stats.json
│ ├── tasks.parquet
│ ├── subtasks.parquet # Subtask index → subtask string mapping
│ └── episodes/
│ └── ...
└── videos/
└── ...
```
### Subtasks Parquet File
The `meta/subtasks.parquet` file maps subtask indices to their natural language descriptions:
| subtask_index | subtask (index column) |
| ------------- | ---------------------- |
| 0 | "Approach the apple" |
| 1 | "Grasp the apple" |
| 2 | "Lift the apple" |
| ... | ... |
### Frame-Level Annotations
Each frame in the dataset can include a `subtask_index` field that references the subtasks parquet file:
```python
# Example frame data in the parquet file
{
"index": 42,
"timestamp": 1.4,
"episode_index": 0,
"task_index": 0,
"subtask_index": 2, # References "Lift the apple"
"observation.state": [...],
"action": [...],
}
```
## Annotating Datasets with Subtasks
We provide a HuggingFace Space for easily annotating any LeRobotDataset with subtasks:
1. Click "Push to Hub" to upload your annotated dataset
2. You can also run the annotation space locally by following the instructions at [github.com/huggingface/lerobot-annotate](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot-annotate)
## Loading Datasets with Subtasks
When you load a dataset with subtask annotations, the subtask information is automatically available:
```python
from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
EO-1 is a **Vision-Language-Action policy for robot control**. The LeRobot implementation integrates EO-1 with the standard LeRobot training, evaluation, processor interface.
## Model Overview
EO-1 uses a Qwen2.5-VL backbone for vision-language understanding and adds a continuous flow-matching action head for robot control. The policy formats each robot-control sample as a multimodal conversation: camera images are passed to Qwen2.5-VL, the robot state is represented with EO-1 state tokens, and the future action chunk is represented with EO-1 action tokens.
During training, EO-1 learns to denoise continuous action chunks at the action-token positions. During inference, it samples an action chunk, returns continuous actions, and executes `n_action_steps` from the chunk before sampling again.
### What the LeRobot Integration Covers
- Standard `policy.type=eo1` configuration through LeRobot
- Qwen2.5-VL image and text preprocessing through policy processors
- Continuous flow-matching action prediction
- Checkpoint save/load through LeRobot policy APIs
- Training with `lerobot-train` and evaluation with `lerobot-eval`
The broader EO-1 project also includes interleaved vision-text-action pretraining and multimodal reasoning workflows. This page focuses on the LeRobot robot-control policy path.
## Installation Requirements
1. Install LeRobot by following the [Installation Guide](./installation).
2. Install EO-1 dependencies by running:
```bash
pip install -e ".[eo1]"
```
3. If you want to train or evaluate on LIBERO, install the LIBERO dependencies too:
```bash
pip install -e ".[eo1,libero]"
```
EO-1 can use the standard PyTorch scaled-dot-product attention backend through `policy.attn_implementation=sdpa`. If your environment has a compatible `flash_attn` installation, you can request `policy.attn_implementation=flash_attention_2`.
## Data Requirements
EO-1 expects a LeRobot dataset with:
- At least one visual observation, for example `observation.images.image`
- `observation.state`
- `action`
- A language task instruction through the dataset `task` field
If your dataset uses different observation names, use `rename_map` to align them with the names expected by your training or evaluation setup.
## Usage
To use EO-1 in a LeRobot configuration, specify the policy type as:
```python
policy.type=eo1
```
By default, a new EO-1 policy initializes its backbone from:
```python
policy.vlm_base=Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-3B-Instruct
```
Once a LeRobot-format EO-1 checkpoint is available, load it with:
EO-1 uses the Qwen2.5-VL processor. The `policy.image_min_pixels` and `policy.image_max_pixels` settings control the image resizing bounds before the visual tokens are passed into the backbone.
### State and Action Dimensions
The policy pads state and action vectors to `policy.max_state_dim` and `policy.max_action_dim` before the EO-1 flow head. Predictions are cropped back to the original action dimension before being returned by the policy.
### Attention Backend
Use `policy.attn_implementation=sdpa` for a portable setup. Use `flash_attention_2` only when `flash_attn` is installed and compatible with your environment.
title={EO-1: Interleaved Vision-Text-Action Pretraining for General Robot Control},
author={Delin Qu and Haoming Song and Qizhi Chen and Zhaoqing Chen and Xianqiang Gao and Xinyi Ye and Qi Lv and Modi Shi and Guanghui Ren and Cheng Ruan and Maoqing Yao and Haoran Yang and Jiacheng Bao and Bin Zhao and Dong Wang},
journal={arXiv preprint},
year={2025},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21112}
}
```
## License
This LeRobot integration follows the **Apache 2.0 License** used by LeRobot. Check the upstream EO-1 model and dataset pages for the licenses of released EO-1 checkpoints and data.
@@ -105,10 +105,12 @@ These results demonstrate GR00T's strong generalization capabilities across dive
### Evaluate in your hardware setup
Once you have trained your model using your parameters you can run inference in your downstream task. Follow the instructions in [Imitation Learning for Robots](./il_robots). For example:
Once you have trained your model using your parameters you can run inference in your downstream task. Follow the instructions in [Policy Deployment (lerobot-rollout)](./inference). For example:
```bash
lerobot-record \
lerobot-rollout\
--strategy.type=sentry \
--strategy.upload_every_n_episodes=5 \
--robot.type=bi_so_follower \
--robot.left_arm_port=/dev/ttyACM1 \
--robot.right_arm_port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
@@ -119,16 +121,14 @@ lerobot-record \
}' \
--display_data=true \
--dataset.repo_id=<user>/eval_groot-bimanual \
--dataset.num_episodes=10 \
--dataset.single_task="Grab and handover the red cube to the other arm" \
--dataset.streaming_encoding=true \
--dataset.encoder_threads=2 \
# --dataset.vcodec=auto \
# --dataset.camera_encoder.vcodec=auto \
--policy.path=<user>/groot-bimanual \ # your trained model
--dataset.episode_time_s=30 \
--dataset.reset_time_s=10
--duration=600
```
## License
This model follows the **Apache 2.0 License**, consistent with the original [GR00T repository](https://github.com/NVIDIA/Isaac-GR00T).
This model follows NVIDIA's proprietary license, consistent with the original [GR00T repository](https://github.com/NVIDIA/Isaac-GR00T). Future versions (starting from N1.7) will follow **Apache 2.0 License**.
Rough sizing for training a LeRobot policy: how much VRAM each policy needs, what training time looks like, and where to run when local hardware isn't enough.
The numbers below are **indicative** — order-of-magnitude figures for picking hardware, not exact predictions. Throughput depends heavily on dataset I/O, image resolution, batch size, and number of GPUs.
## Memory by policy group
Policies cluster by backbone size; the groupings below give a single VRAM envelope per group instead of repeating numbers per policy. Memory scales roughly linearly with batch size; AdamW (the LeRobot default) carries optimizer state that adds ~30–100% over a forward+backward pass alone.
Memory-bound? Drop the batch size (~linear), use gradient accumulation to recover effective batch, or for SmolVLA leave `freeze_vision_encoder=True`.
## Training time
Robotics imitation learning typically converges in **5–10 epochs over the dataset**, not hundreds of thousands of raw steps. Once you know your epoch count, wall-clock is essentially:
```text
total_frames = sum of frames over all episodes # 50 ep × 30 fps × 30 s ≈ 45,000
Per-step time depends on the policy and the GPU. The numbers in the table below are anchors — pick the row closest to your setup and scale linearly with `total_steps` if you train longer or shorter.
### Common scenarios
Indicative wall-clock for **5 epochs on a ~50-episode dataset (~45k frames at 30 fps × 30 s)**, default optimizer (AdamW), 640×480 images:
| Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3 Max (MPS) | `act` | 4 | ~6–14h |
These are order-of-magnitude figures. Real runs deviate by ±50% depending on image resolution, dataset I/O, dataloader threading, and exact GPU SKU. They are useful as "is this run going to take an hour or a day?" intuition, not as SLAs.
### Multi-GPU matters a lot
`accelerate launch --num_processes=N` is the easiest way to cut training time. Each optimizer step processes `N × batch_size` samples in roughly the same wall-clock as a single-GPU step, so 4 GPUs ≈ 4× speedup for compute-bound runs. See the [Multi GPU training](./multi_gpu_training) guide for the full setup.
Reference data points on a 4×H100 80 GB cluster (`accelerate launch --num_processes=4`), 5000 steps, batch 32, AdamW, dataset [`imstevenpmwork/super_poulain_draft`](https://huggingface.co/datasets/imstevenpmwork/super_poulain_draft) (~50 episodes, ~640×480 images):
The `dataloading_s` vs. `update_s` ratio is the diagnostic that matters: when `dataloading_s` approaches `update_s`, more GPUs stop helping — your dataloader is the bottleneck and you should look at `--num_workers`, image resolution, and disk speed before adding compute.
### Schedule and checkpoints
If you shorten training (e.g. 5k–10k steps on a small dataset), also shorten the LR schedule with `--policy.scheduler_decay_steps≈--steps`. Otherwise the LR stays near its peak and never decays. Same for `--save_freq`.
## Where to run
VRAM is the first filter. Within a tier, pick by budget and availability — the `$`–`$$$$` columns are relative; check current pricing on the provider you actually use.
| **CPU only** | — | — | Don't train. Use Colab or rent a GPU. |
### Hugging Face Jobs
[Hugging Face Jobs](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/jobs) lets you run training on managed HF infrastructure, billed by the second. The repo publishes a ready-to-use image: **`huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest`**, rebuilt **every night at 02:00 UTC from `main`** ([`docker_publish.yml`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/.github/workflows/docker_publish.yml)) — so it tracks the current state of the repo, not a tagged release.
```bash
hf jobs run --flavor a10g-large huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest \
Human-In-the-Loop (HIL) data collection lets you improve a trained policy by deploying it on a real robot while a human operator monitors and intervenes when needed. The intervention data (recovery movements and corrections) is recorded alongside autonomous segments, producing a richer training dataset that teaches the policy how to handle failures.
---
## Why Human-In-the-Loop?
Standard behavioral cloning trains policies on successful demonstrations only. During deployment, small errors can compound and push the robot into states never seen during training (distribution shift). HIL data collection addresses this by:
- Running the trained policy on the real robot
- Having a human intervene when the robot is about to fail
- Recording the human's recovery and correction as training data
- Fine-tuning the policy on the combined dataset
This produces a policy that not only knows how to perform the task, but also how to recover when things go wrong.
---
## How It Works
During a HIL session, the human operator follows this loop within each episode:
1. **Watch** the policy run autonomously
2. **Pause** when failure is imminent, the robot holds its position
3. **Take control** and teleoperate the robot back to a good state (recovery), then correct the behavior
4. **Return control to the policy**, the policy resumes autonomous execution
5. Repeat steps 2–4 as many times as needed during the episode
6. **End the episode** when the task is complete, save and move on to the next rollout
Both autonomous and human-controlled segments are recorded. The policy and human can alternate control multiple times within a single episode, and the episode continues from the current state after each handoff (no reset required just because intervention happened). This captures autonomous execution, recovery, and correction in one continuous trajectory. After collection, the combined dataset (original demonstrations + HIL data) is used to fine-tune the policy.
This process can be repeated iteratively: deploy, collect, fine-tune, repeat. Each round targets the current policy's failure modes.
- **Takeover input**: transfer control to the human operator and record intervention data
- **Return-to-policy input**: hand control back to the policy and continue the same episode
- **Episode control inputs**: save/re-record/stop/reset as needed
Exact key/pedal bindings can differ across scripts and hardware integrations. Use each script's printed controls as the source of truth for the concrete mapping on your setup.
**The HIL Protocol:**
1. Watch the policy run autonomously (teleop is idle/free)
2. When you see imminent failure, trigger the **pause input**
- Policy stops
- Teleoperator moves to match robot position (torque enabled)
- No frames recorded during pause
3. Trigger the **takeover input** to take control
- Teleoperator torque disabled, free to move
- **Recovery**: Teleoperate the robot back to a good state
- **Correction**: Correct the behavior
- All movements are recorded
4. Trigger the **return-to-policy input**
- Policy resumes autonomous execution from the current state
- You can intervene again at any time (repeat steps 2–4)
5. End and save the episode when the task is complete (or episode time limit is reached)
6. **Reset**: Teleop moves to robot position, you can move the robot to the starting position
7. Start the next episode
**Foot Pedal Setup (Linux):**
If using a USB foot pedal (PCsensor FootSwitch), ensure access:
Then deploy the fine-tuned policy and repeat from Step 2 to target its remaining failure modes.
---
## Tips for Effective HIL Collection
### When to Intervene
Intervene when you see:
- Robot about to make an irreversible mistake
- Robot hesitating or showing uncertain behavior
- Robot deviating from the expected trajectory
### Recovery: Teleoperating Back to a Good State
During recovery, teleoperate the robot back to a state where:
- The robot is in a familiar, in-distribution configuration
- The current subtask can still be completed
- The recovery trajectory itself is informative training data
### Quality of Corrections
During correction:
- Provide **confident, clean** trajectories
- Complete the current subtask fully
- Don't overcorrect or add unnecessary movements
---
## Related Work
This HIL data collection approach builds on ideas from interactive imitation learning:
- **DAgger** (Ross et al., 2011) introduced the core idea: instead of only training on expert demonstrations, query the expert for corrections on states the _learner_ visits. This breaks the compounding-error cycle of standard behavioral cloning by iteratively collecting on-policy data.
- **HG-DAgger** (Kelly et al., 2019) made this practical for robotics: a human expert monitors the robot and only intervenes when needed, rather than labeling every state. The gating between autonomous and human control is exactly the pause → takeover → return-to-policy loop used in the scripts here.
- **RaC** (Hu et al., 2025) scales this loop to long-horizon tasks by explicitly decomposing interventions into **recovery** (teleoperating back to a good state) and **correction** (demonstrating the right behavior from there). This decomposition is the protocol followed by the DAgger strategy in `lerobot-rollout`.
- **π0.6/RECAP** (Physical Intelligence, 2025) applies the same iterative collect-and-finetune loop at scale with VLA models, showing that even large pretrained policies benefit substantially from targeted human corrections on their own failure modes. π0.6 is trained using RECAP.
```bibtex
@article{ross2011dagger,
title={A Reduction of Imitation Learning and Structured Prediction to No-Regret Online Learning},
author={Ross, Stéphane and Gordon, Geoffrey and Bagnell, Drew},
journal={Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics},
year={2011}
}
@article{kelly2019hgdagger,
title={HG-DAgger: Interactive Imitation Learning with Human Experts},
author={Kelly, Michael and Sidrane, Chelsea and Driggs-Campbell, Katherine and Kochenderfer, Mykel J},
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.02890},
year={2019}
}
@article{hu2025rac,
title={RaC: Robot Learning for Long-Horizon Tasks by Scaling Recovery and Correction},
author={Hu, Zheyuan and Wu, Robyn and Enock, Naveen and Li, Jasmine and Kadakia, Riya and Erickson, Zackory and Kumar, Aviral},
The training process begins with proper configuration for the HILSerl environment. The main configuration class is `GymManipulatorConfig` in `lerobot/rl/gym_manipulator.py`, which contains nested `HILSerlRobotEnvConfig` and `DatasetConfig`. The configuration is organized into focused, nested sub-configs:
The training process begins with proper configuration for the HILSERl environment. The main configuration class is `GymManipulatorConfig` in `lerobot/rl/gym_manipulator.py`, which contains nested `HILSerlRobotEnvConfig` (defined in `lerobot/envs/configs.py`) and `DatasetConfig`. The configuration is organized into focused, nested sub-configs:
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
```python
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class HILSerlProcessorConfig:
class ObservationConfig:
add_joint_velocity_to_observation: bool = False # Add joint velocities to state
add_current_to_observation: bool = False # Add motor currents to state
add_ee_pose_to_observation: bool = False # Add end-effector pose to state
display_cameras: bool = False # Display camera feeds during execution
class ImagePreprocessingConfig:
@@ -326,14 +327,22 @@ lerobot-find-joint-limits \
Max joint positions [-20.0, -20.0, -20.0, -20.0, -20.0, -20.0]
Min joint positions [50.0, 50.0, 50.0, 50.0, 50.0, 50.0]
```
3. Use these values in the configuration of your teleoperation device (TeleoperatorConfig) under the `end_effector_bounds` field
3. Use these values in your environment configuration under `env.processor.inverse_kinematics.end_effector_bounds` (see `InverseKinematicsConfig` in `lerobot/envs/configs.py`)
**Example Configuration**
```json
"end_effector_bounds": {
"max": [0.24, 0.20, 0.10],
"min": [0.16, -0.08, 0.03]
{
"env": {
"processor": {
"inverse_kinematics": {
"end_effector_bounds": {
"max": [0.24, 0.2, 0.1],
"min": [0.16, -0.08, 0.03]
}
}
}
}
}
```
@@ -404,30 +413,24 @@ We support using a gamepad or a keyboard or the leader arm of the robot.
HIL-Serl learns actions in the end-effector space of the robot. Therefore, the teleoperation will control the end-effector's x,y,z displacements.
For that we need to define a version of the robot that takes actions in the end-effector space. Check the robot class `SO100FollowerEndEffector` and its configuration `SO100FollowerEndEffectorConfig` for the default parameters related to the end-effector space.
The end-effector transformation is applied by the processor pipeline (`InverseKinematicsRLStep`, `EEBoundsAndSafety`, `EEReferenceAndDelta`, `GripperVelocityToJoint`) configured under `env.processor.inverse_kinematics` (`InverseKinematicsConfig`) and `env.processor.gripper` / `env.processor.max_gripper_pos`. The defaults related to the end-effector space are:
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
```python
class SO100FollowerEndEffectorConfig(SO100FollowerConfig):
"""Configuration for the SO100FollowerEndEffector robot."""
class InverseKinematicsConfig:
"""Configuration for inverse kinematics processing."""
# Default bounds for the end-effector position (in meters)
end_effector_bounds: dict[str, list[float]] = field( # bounds for the end-effector in x,y,z direction
max_gripper_pos: float = 50 # maximum gripper position that the gripper will be open at
end_effector_step_sizes: dict[str, float] = field( # maximum step size for the end-effector in x,y,z direction
default_factory=lambda: {
"x": 0.02,
"y": 0.02,
"z": 0.02,
}
)
class HILSerlProcessorConfig:
...
# maximum gripper position that the gripper will be open at
max_gripper_pos: float | None = 100.0
```
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
@@ -606,11 +609,11 @@ This guide explains how to train a reward classifier for human-in-the-loop reinf
**Note**: Training a reward classifier is optional. You can start the first round of RL experiments by annotating the success manually with your gamepad or keyboard device.
The reward classifier implementation in `modeling_classifier.py` uses a pretrained vision model to process the images. It can output either a single value for binary rewards to predict success/fail cases or multiple values for multi-class settings.
The reward classifier implementation in `lerobot/rewards/classifier/modeling_classifier.py` uses a pretrained vision model to process the images. It can output either a single value for binary rewards to predict success/fail cases or multiple values for multi-class settings.
**Collecting a Dataset for the reward classifier**
Before training, you need to collect a dataset with labeled examples. The `record_dataset` function in `gym_manipulator.py` enables the process of collecting a dataset of observations, actions, and rewards.
Before training, you need to collect a dataset with labeled examples. Setting `mode: "record"` in your config and running `gym_manipulator.py` enables the process of collecting a dataset of observations, actions, and rewards.
To collect a dataset, you need to modify some parameters in the environment configuration based on HILSerlRobotEnvConfig.
@@ -658,7 +661,7 @@ Example configuration section for data collection:
},
"dataset": {
"repo_id": "hf_username/dataset_name",
"dataset_root": "data/your_dataset",
"root": "data/your_dataset",
"task": "reward_classifier_task",
"num_episodes_to_record": 20,
"replay_episode": null,
@@ -671,7 +674,7 @@ Example configuration section for data collection:
**Reward Classifier Configuration**
The reward classifier is configured using `configuration_classifier.py`. Here are the key parameters:
The reward classifier is configured using `lerobot/rewards/classifier/configuration_classifier.py`. Here are the key parameters:
- **model_name**: Base model architecture (e.g., we mainly use `"helper2424/resnet10"`)
- **model_type**: `"cnn"` or `"transformer"`
@@ -685,7 +688,11 @@ Example configuration for training the [reward classifier](https://huggingface.c
```json
{
"policy": {
"dataset": {
"repo_id": "hf_username/dataset_name",
"root": null
},
"reward_model": {
"type": "reward_classifier",
"model_name": "helper2424/resnet10",
"model_type": "cnn",
@@ -695,7 +702,6 @@ Example configuration for training the [reward classifier](https://huggingface.c
"dropout_rate": 0.1,
"learning_rate": 1e-4,
"device": "cuda",
"use_amp": true,
"input_features": {
"observation.images.front": {
"type": "VISUAL",
@@ -705,8 +711,28 @@ Example configuration for training the [reward classifier](https://huggingface.c
"type": "VISUAL",
"shape": [3, 128, 128]
}
}
}
},
"push_to_hub": true,
"repo_id": "hf_username/model_repo"
},
"batch_size": 16,
"num_workers": 4,
"steps": 5000,
"log_freq": 10,
"eval_freq": 1000,
"save_freq": 1000,
"save_checkpoint": true,
"seed": 2,
"resume": false,
"optimizer": {
"grad_clip_norm": 10.0
},
"wandb": {
"enable": true,
"project": "reward-classifier",
"disable_artifact": false
},
"job_name": "reward-classifier"
}
```
@@ -794,13 +820,14 @@ The LeRobot system uses a distributed actor-learner architecture for training. T
**Configuration Setup**
Create a training configuration file (example available [here](https://huggingface.co/datasets/lerobot/config_examples/resolve/main/rl/train_config.json)). The training config is based on the main `TrainRLServerPipelineConfig` class in `lerobot/configs/train.py`.
Create a training configuration file (example available [here](https://huggingface.co/datasets/lerobot/config_examples/resolve/main/rl/train_config.json)). The training config is based on the main `TrainRLServerPipelineConfig` class in `lerobot/rl/train_rl.py`.
1. Configure the policy settings (`type="sac"`, `device`, etc.)
2. Set `dataset` to your cropped dataset
3. Configure environment settings with crop parameters
4. Check the other parameters related to SAC in [configuration_sac.py](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/policies/sac/configuration_sac.py#L79).
5. Verify that the `policy` config is correct with the right `input_features` and `output_features` for your task.
1. Configure the policy settings (`type="gaussian_actor"`, `device`, etc.)
2. Configure the algorithm settings under the top-level `algorithm` block (`type="sac"`, learning rates, discount, etc., defined in `lerobot/rl/algorithms/sac/configuration_sac.py`).
3. Set `dataset` to your cropped dataset
4. Configure environment settings with crop parameters
5. Check the other parameters related to the Gaussian Actor in [configuration_gaussian_actor.py](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/policies/gaussian_actor/configuration_gaussian_actor.py#L79).
6. Verify that the `policy` config is correct with the right `input_features` and `output_features` for your task.
**Starting the Learner**
@@ -902,7 +929,7 @@ The ideal behaviour is that your intervention rate should drop gradually during
Some configuration values have a disproportionate impact on training stability and speed:
- **`temperature_init`** (`policy.temperature_init`) – initial entropy temperature in SAC. Higher values encourage more exploration; lower values make the policy more deterministic early on. A good starting point is `1e-2`. We observed that setting it too high can make human interventions ineffective and slow down learning.
- **`temperature_init`** (`algorithm.temperature_init`) – initial entropy temperature in SAC. Higher values encourage more exploration; lower values make the policy more deterministic early on. A good starting point is `1e-2`. We observed that setting it too high can make human interventions ineffective and slow down learning.
- **`policy_parameters_push_frequency`** (`policy.actor_learner_config.policy_parameters_push_frequency`) – interval in _seconds_ between two weight pushes from the learner to the actor. The default is `4 s`. Decrease to **1-2 s** to provide fresher weights (at the cost of more network traffic); increase only if your connection is slow, as this will reduce sample efficiency.
- **`storage_device`** (`policy.storage_device`) – device on which the learner keeps the policy parameters. If you have spare GPU memory, set this to `"cuda"` (instead of the default `"cpu"`). Keeping the weights on-GPU removes CPU→GPU transfer overhead and can significantly increase the number of learner updates per second.
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ Once you’ve gathered enough trajectories, you’ll train a neural network to i
If you run into any issues at any point, jump into our [Discord community](https://discord.com/invite/s3KuuzsPFb) for support.
<Tip>
Want to quickly get the right commands for your setup? The [quickstart notebook](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/examples/notebooks/quickstart.ipynb) [](https://colab.research.google.com/github/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/examples/notebooks/quickstart.ipynb) lets you configure your robot once and generates all the commands below ready to paste.
</Tip>
## Set up and Calibrate
If you haven't yet set up and calibrated your robot and teleop device, please do so by following the robot-specific tutorial.
@@ -58,17 +64,17 @@ lerobot-teleoperate \
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
```python
from lerobot.teleoperators.so_leader import SO101LeaderConfig, SO101Leader
from lerobot.robots.so_follower import SO101FollowerConfig, SO101Follower
from lerobot.teleoperators.so_leader import SO101Leader, SO101LeaderConfig
from lerobot.robots.so_follower import SO101Follower, SO101FollowerConfig
robot_config = SO101FollowerConfig(
port="/dev/tty.usbmodem58760431541",
id="my_red_robot_arm",
port="/dev/tty.usbmodem5AB90687491",
id="my_follower_arm",
)
teleop_config = SO101LeaderConfig(
port="/dev/tty.usbmodem58760431551",
id="my_blue_leader_arm",
port="/dev/tty.usbmodem5AB90689011",
id="my_leader_arm",
)
robot = SO101Follower(robot_config)
@@ -102,13 +108,13 @@ With `rerun`, you can teleoperate again while simultaneously visualizing the cam
@@ -343,7 +372,7 @@ The `record` function provides a suite of tools for capturing and managing data
##### 2. Checkpointing and Resuming
- Checkpoints are automatically created during recording.
- If an issue occurs, you can resume by re-running the same command with `--resume=true`. When resuming a recording, `--dataset.num_episodes` must be set to the **number of additional episodes to be recorded**, and not to the targeted total number of episodes in the dataset!
- If an issue occurs or you want to record additional episodes in the same dataset, you can resume by re-running the same command with `--resume=true`. When resuming a recording, `--dataset.num_episodes` must be set to the **number of additional episodes to be recorded**, and not to the targeted total number of episodes in the dataset! Make sure that you also set `--dataset.root="local_path"`, it's a local path to save the new part of the dataset and is required to resume.
- To start recording from scratch, **manually delete** the dataset directory.
##### 3. Recording Parameters
@@ -410,21 +439,20 @@ lerobot-replay \
```python
import time
from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
from lerobot.robots.so_follower.config_so100_follower import SO100FollowerConfig
from lerobot.robots.so_follower.so100_follower import SO100Follower
from lerobot.datasets import LeRobotDataset
from lerobot.robots.so_follower import SO100Follower, SO100FollowerConfig
from lerobot.utils.robot_utils import precise_sleep
@@ -486,6 +514,83 @@ Additionally you can provide extra `tags` or specify a `license` for your model
If your local computer doesn't have a powerful GPU you could utilize Google Colab to train your model by following the [ACT training notebook](./notebooks#training-act).
#### Train using Hugging Face Jobs
Hugging Face jobs let's you easily select hardware and run the training in the cloud. So if you don't have a powerful GPU or you need more VRAM or just want to train a model much faster use HF Jobs! It's pay as you go and you simply pay for each second of use, you can see the pricing and additional information [here](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/jobs).
To run the training use this command:
<hfoptions id="train_with_hf_jobs">
<hfoption id="Command">
```bash
hf jobs run \
--flavor a10g-small \
--timeout 4h \
--secrets HF_TOKEN \
huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest \
-- \
python -m lerobot.scripts.lerobot_train \
--dataset.repo_id=username/dataset \
--policy.type=act \
--steps=5000 \
--batch_size=16 \
--policy.device=cuda \
--policy.repo_id=username/your_policy \
--log_freq=100
```
</hfoption>
<hfoption id="API example">
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
```python
from huggingface_hub import run_job, get_token
run_name = "act_so101_hf_jobs"
dataset_id = "username/dataset"
user_hub_id = "username"
command_args = [
"python", "-m", "lerobot.scripts.lerobot_train",
"--dataset.repo_id", dataset_id,
"--policy.type", "act",
"--steps", "5000",
"--batch_size", "16",
"--num_workers", "4",
"--policy.device", "cuda",
"--log_freq", "100",
"--save_freq", "1000",
"--save_checkpoint", "true",
"--wandb.enable", "false",
"--policy.repo_id", f"{user_hub_id}/{run_name}"
]
print(f"Submitting job '{run_name}' to Hugging Face Infrastructure...")
job_info = run_job(
image="huggingface/lerobot-gpu:latest",
command=command_args,
flavor="a10g-small",
timeout="4h",
secrets={"HF_TOKEN": get_token()}
)
print("\n🚀 Job successfully launched!")
print(f"🔹 Job ID: {job_info.id}")
print(f"🔗 Live UI Dashboard & Logs: {job_info.url}")
```
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
You can modify the `--flavor` to use different hardware, for example: `t4-small`, `a100-large`, `h200`. Use `hf jobs hardware` to see the full list with pricing.
Depending on the model you want to train and the hardware you selected you can also modify the `--batch_size` and `--number_of_workers`.
For longer training sessions increase the timeout.
Once the training is started you can go to [Jobs](https://huggingface.co/settings/jobs) and see if your jobs is running as well as all the outputs. Sometimes it takes a few minutes to schedule your job so be patient.
After training the model will be pushed to hub and you can use it as any other model with LeRobot.
#### Upload policy checkpoints
Once training is done, upload the latest checkpoint with:
You can use the `record` script from [`lerobot-record`](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/blob/main/src/lerobot/scripts/lerobot_record.py) with a policy checkpoint as input, to run inference and evaluate your policy. For instance, run this command or API example to run inference and record 10 evaluation episodes:
Use `lerobot-rollout` to deploy a trained policy on your robot. You can choose different strategies depending on your needs:
--dataset.single_task="Put lego brick into the transparent box" \
--duration=600
```
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
As you can see, it's almost the same command as previously used to record your training dataset. Two things changed:
The `--strategy.type` flag selects the execution mode:
1. There is an additional `--control.policy.path` argument which indicates the path to your policy checkpoint with (e.g. `outputs/train/eval_act_so101_test/checkpoints/last/pretrained_model`). You can also use the model repository if you uploaded a model checkpoint to the hub (e.g. `${HF_USER}/act_so101_test`).
2. The name of dataset begins by `eval` to reflect that you are running inference (e.g. `${HF_USER}/eval_act_so101_test`).
- `base`: Autonomous rollout with no data recording (useful for quick evaluation)
- `sentry`: Continuous recording with auto-upload (useful for large-scale evaluation)
- `highlight`: Ring buffer recording with keystroke save (useful for capturing interesting events)
- `dagger`: Human-in-the-loop data collection (see [HIL Data Collection](./hil_data_collection))
All strategies support `--inference.type=rtc` for smooth execution with slow VLA models (Pi0, Pi0.5, SmolVLA).
`lerobot-rollout` is the single CLI for deploying trained policies on real robots. It supports multiple execution strategies and inference backends, from quick evaluation to continuous recording and human-in-the-loop data collection.
## Quick Start
No extra dependencies are needed beyond your robot and policy extras.
```bash
lerobot-rollout \
--strategy.type=base \
--policy.path=lerobot/act_koch_real \
--robot.type=koch_follower \
--robot.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
--task="pick up cube" \
--duration=30
```
This runs the policy for 30 seconds with no recording.
---
## Strategies
Select a strategy with `--strategy.type=<name>`. Each strategy defines a different control loop with its own recording and interaction semantics.
### Base (`--strategy.type=base`)
Autonomous policy execution with no data recording. Use this for quick evaluation, demos, or when you only need to observe the robot.
| `--duration` | Run time in seconds (0 = infinite) |
| `--task` | Task description passed to the policy |
| `--display_data` | Stream observations/actions to Rerun for visualization |
### Sentry (`--strategy.type=sentry`)
Continuous autonomous recording with periodic upload to the Hugging Face Hub. Episode boundaries are auto-computed from camera resolution and FPS so each saved episode produces a complete video file, keeping uploads efficient.
Policy state (hidden state, RTC queue) persists across episode boundaries: the robot does not reset between episodes.
| `--strategy.upload_every_n_episodes` | Push to Hub every N episodes (default: 5) |
| `--strategy.target_video_file_size_mb` | Target video file size for episode rotation (default: auto) |
| `--dataset.repo_id` | **Required.** Hub repository for the recorded dataset |
| `--dataset.push_to_hub` | Whether to push to Hub on teardown (default: true) |
### Highlight (`--strategy.type=highlight`)
Autonomous rollout with on-demand recording via a memory-bounded ring buffer. The robot runs continuously while the buffer captures the last N seconds of telemetry. Press the save key to flush the buffer and start live recording; press it again to save the episode.
| `--strategy.ring_buffer_seconds` | Duration of buffered telemetry (default: 30) |
| `--strategy.ring_buffer_max_memory_mb` | Memory cap for the ring buffer (default: 2048) |
| `--strategy.save_key` | Key to toggle recording (default: `s`) |
| `--strategy.push_key` | Key to push to Hub (default: `h`) |
### DAgger (`--strategy.type=dagger`)
Human-in-the-loop data collection. Alternates between autonomous policy execution and human intervention via a teleoperator. Intervention frames are tagged with `intervention=True`. Requires a teleoperator (`--teleop.type`).
See the [Human-In-the-Loop Data Collection](./hil_data_collection) guide for a detailed walkthrough.
**Corrections-only mode** (default): Only human correction windows are recorded. Each correction becomes one episode.
**Continuous recording mode** (`--strategy.record_autonomous=true`): Both autonomous and correction frames are recorded with time-based episode rotation (same as Sentry).
| `--teleop.type` | **Required.** Teleoperator type |
---
## Inference Backends
Select a backend with `--inference.type=<name>`. All strategies work with both backends.
### Sync (default)
One policy call per control tick. The main loop blocks until the action is computed.
Works with all policies. No extra flags needed.
### Real-Time Chunking (`--inference.type=rtc`)
A background thread produces action chunks asynchronously. The main control loop polls for the next ready action while the policy computes the next chunk in parallel.
Use RTC with large, slow VLA models (Pi0, Pi0.5, SmolVLA) for smooth, continuous motion despite high inference latency.
This guide uses `conda` (via miniforge) to manage environments (recommended). If you prefer another environment manager (e.g. `uv`, `venv`), ensure you have Python >=3.12 and `ffmpeg` installed with the `libsvtav1` encoder, then skip ahead to [Environment Setup](#step-2-environment-setup).
This guide uses `conda` (via miniforge) to manage environments (recommended). If you prefer another environment manager (e.g. `uv`, `venv`), ensure you have Python >=3.12 and support PyTorch >= 2.10, then skip ahead to [Environment Setup](#step-2-environment-setup).
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Create a virtual environment with Python 3.12:
conda create -y -n lerobot python=3.12
```
</hfoption>
<hfoption id="uv">
<hfoption id="uv (PyTorch >= 2.10 only)">
```bash
uv python install 3.12
uv venv --python 3.12
@@ -32,51 +32,92 @@ uv venv --python 3.12
Then activate your virtual environment, you have to do this each time you open a shell to use lerobot:
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
<hfoptions id="activate_venv">
<hfoption id="conda">```bash
<hfoption id="conda">
```bash
conda activate lerobot
```</hfoption>
<hfoption id="uv">
```bash
# Linux/macOSsource
source .venv/bin/activate
# Windows PowerShell
source .venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
```
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
When using `conda`, install `ffmpeg` in your environment:
```bash
conda install ffmpeg -c conda-forge
ffmpeg -version # ffmpeg 8.X is not yet supported !
```
> [!TIP]
> This usually installs `ffmpeg 7.X` for your platform compiled with the `libsvtav1` encoder. If `libsvtav1` is not supported (check supported encoders with `ffmpeg -encoders`), you can:
>
> - _[On any platform]_ Explicitly install `ffmpeg 7.X` using:
>
> ```bash
> conda install ffmpeg=7.1.1 -c conda-forge
> ```
>
> - _[On Linux only]_ If you want to bring your own ffmpeg: Install [ffmpeg build dependencies](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu#GettheDependencies) and [compile ffmpeg from source with libsvtav1](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/CompilationGuide/Ubuntu#libsvtav1), and make sure you use the corresponding ffmpeg binary to your install with `which ffmpeg`.
> [!NOTE]
> When installing LeRobot inside WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), make sure to install `evdev` with the following command:
> When installing LeRobot inside WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), make sure to also install `evdev`:
>
> ```bash
> conda install evdev -c conda-forge
> ```
</hfoption>
<hfoption id="uv (PyTorch >= 2.10 only)">
```bash
# Linux/macOS
source .venv/bin/activate
# Windows PowerShell
.venv\Scripts\activate
```
> [!NOTE]
> When installing LeRobot inside WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), make sure to also install `evdev`:
>
> ```bash
> sudo apt install libevdev-dev
> uv pip install evdev
> ```
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
### Install `ffmpeg` (for video decoding)
LeRobot uses [TorchCodec](https://github.com/meta-pytorch/torchcodec) for video decoding by default, which requires `ffmpeg`.
> [!NOTE]
> **Platform support:** TorchCodec is **not available** on macOS Intel (x86_64), Linux ARM (aarch64, arm64, armv7l), or Windows with PyTorch < 2.8. On these platforms, LeRobot automatically falls back to `pyav` — so you do not need to install `ffmpeg` and can skip to Step 3.
If your platform supports TorchCodec, install `ffmpeg` using one of the methods below:
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
<hfoptions id="install_ffmpeg">
<hfoption id="conda (any PyTorch version)">
Install `ffmpeg` in your conda environment. This works with **all PyTorch versions** and is **required for PyTorch < 2.10**:
```bash
conda install ffmpeg -c conda-forge
```
> [!TIP]
> This usually installs `ffmpeg 8.X` with the `libsvtav1` encoder. If you run into issues (e.g. `libsvtav1` missing — check with `ffmpeg -encoders` — or a version mismatch with `torchcodec`), you can explicitly install `ffmpeg 7.1.1` using:
>
> ```bash
> conda install ffmpeg=7.1.1 -c conda-forge
> ```
</hfoption>
<hfoption id="uv (PyTorch >= 2.10 only)">
Starting with **PyTorch >= 2.10** (TorchCodec ≥ 0.10), TorchCodec can dynamically link to a system-wide `ffmpeg` installation. This is useful when using `uv` or other non-`conda` environment managers:
```bash
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install ffmpeg
# macOS (Apple Silicon)
brew install ffmpeg
```
> [!IMPORTANT]
> If you are using `uv` you will have to install `ffmpeg` system-wide (outside of the virtual environment). You rely on `uv` and `torchcodec` ability to dynamically link to the system `ffmpeg`.
> System-wide `ffmpeg` is **only supported with PyTorch >= 2.10** (TorchCodec ≥ 0.10). For older PyTorch versions, you **must** use `conda install ffmpeg -c conda-forge` instead.
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
## Step 3: Install LeRobot 🤗
The base `lerobot` install is intentionally **lightweight** — it includes only core ML dependencies (PyTorch, torchvision, numpy, opencv, einops, draccus, huggingface-hub, gymnasium, safetensors). Heavier dependencies are gated behind optional extras so you only install what you need.
### From Source
First, clone the repository and navigate into the directory:
@@ -92,12 +133,16 @@ Then, install the library in editable mode. This is useful if you plan to contri
_This installs only the core ML dependencies. You will need to add extras for most workflows._
**Extra Features:**
To install additional functionality, use one of the following (If you are using `uv`, replace `pip install` with `uv pip install` in the commands below.):
**Feature Extras:**
LeRobot provides **feature-scoped extras** that map to common workflows. If you are using `uv`, replace `pip install` with `uv pip install` in the commands below.
pip install 'lerobot[feetech]' # Feetech motor support
```
_Multiple extras can be combined (e.g., `.[core_scripts,pi,pusht]`). For a full list of available extras, refer to `pyproject.toml`._
### PyTorch CUDA variant (Linux only)
On Linux, the install path determines which CUDA wheel you get. macOS and Windows installs use the PyPI default (MPS / CPU / CUDA-Windows wheel respectively) and can skip this section.
<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
<hfoptions id="cuda_variant">
<hfoption id="uv-source">
**Source install via `uv` (`uv sync` or `uv pip install -e .`)**
`torch` and `torchvision` are pinned by the project to the **CUDA 12.8** PyTorch index (`https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu128`, driver floor **570.86**) — covers Ampere/Ada/Hopper/Blackwell GPUs. No action needed for typical NVIDIA setups.
**Using `uv` to install from PyPI** — one-liner via `--torch-backend` (uv ≥ 0.6):
```bash
uv pip install --torch-backend cu128 lerobot
```
Supported values include `auto`, `cpu`, `cu126`, `cu128`, `cu129`, `cu130`, plus various `rocm*` and `xpu`. Swap as needed for your driver.
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
### Troubleshooting
If you encounter build errors, you may need to install additional dependencies: `cmake`, `build-essential`, and `ffmpeg libs`.
If you encounter build errors, you may need to install additional system dependencies: `cmake`, `build-essential`, and `ffmpeg libs`.
To install these for Linux run:
```bash
@@ -157,8 +274,8 @@ LeRobot provides optional extras for specific functionalities. Multiple extras c
### Simulations
Install environment packages: `aloha` ([gym-aloha](https://github.com/huggingface/gym-aloha)), or `pusht` ([gym-pusht](https://github.com/huggingface/gym-pusht))
Example:
Install environment packages: `aloha` ([gym-aloha](https://github.com/huggingface/gym-aloha)), or `pusht` ([gym-pusht](https://github.com/huggingface/gym-pusht)).
These automatically include the `dataset` extra.
```bash
pip install -e ".[aloha]" # or "[pusht]" for example
@@ -174,7 +291,7 @@ pip install -e ".[feetech]" # or "[dynamixel]" for example
### Experiment Tracking
To use [Weights and Biases](https://docs.wandb.ai/quickstart) for experiment tracking, log in with
Weights and Biases is included in the `training` extra. To use [Weights and Biases](https://docs.wandb.ai/quickstart) for experiment tracking, log in with:
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Since processor pipelines can add new features (like velocity fields), change te
These functions work together by starting with robot hardware specifications (`create_initial_features()`) then simulating the entire pipeline transformation (`aggregate_pipeline_dataset_features()`) to compute the final feature dictionary that gets passed to `LeRobotDataset.create()`, ensuring perfect alignment between what processors output and what datasets expect to store.
```python
from lerobot.datasets.pipeline_features import aggregate_pipeline_dataset_features
from lerobot.datasets import aggregate_pipeline_dataset_features
The two optional columns live next to frame data in
`data/chunk-*/file-*.parquet`:
- `language_persistent`: a list of rows broadcast across every frame in an episode for state that remains active, such as `subtask`, `plan`, and `memory`.
- `language_events`: a list of rows only on the exact frame where an event was emitted, such as `interjection`, `vqa`, and speech tool calls.
Both columns share the same row shape (event rows omit `timestamp` because the
The `camera` field tags rows whose `content` is grounded in a specific camera
view. Rows of view-dependent styles (`vqa` and `trace`) MUST set `camera` to
the matching `observation.images.*` feature key. Rows of every other style —
including `motion`, which describes robot-frame primitives in joint / Cartesian
terms — MUST leave `camera` as `null`. Pipeline writers and the validator
enforce this via `validate_camera_field(style, camera)`.
`meta/tasks.parquet` remains the canonical source for the task. The special `${task}` recipe binding always reads that task string and does not depend on language annotations.
### Architecture
The language stack itself has three internal modules backing layer 1:
1. `lerobot.datasets.language` defines the schema, style registry, and `column_for_style`.
2. `lerobot.datasets.language_render` resolves rows and renders messages.
3. `RenderMessagesStep` turns dataset samples into `messages`, `message_streams`, and `target_message_indices`.
`LeRobotDataset` stays recipe-agnostic. It passes `language_persistent` and `language_events` through when present, and unannotated datasets keep their existing behavior.
## Layer 2 — recipe anatomy
Recipes are YAML files backed by `TrainingRecipe` and `MessageTurn`. They
declare which annotation rows to pull (via `bindings`) and how to compose them
Add one such sub-recipe per camera the dataset records.
## Layer 3 — training format
Rendered samples use HF-style chat messages plus LeRobot sidecars:
```python
sample["messages"]
sample["message_streams"]
sample["target_message_indices"]
```
The renderer does not apply a tokenizer chat template. Policy processors decide how to serialize the messages for their backbone, which keeps the same dataset usable across SmolVLA, Pi0.5, and any future VLM that expects OpenAI-style chat messages.
## Blends
Blend recipes select one weighted sub-recipe deterministically from the sample index.
`recipes/subtasks_vqa.yaml` trains the core blend — high-level subtask prediction, low-level execution, and VQA. `recipes/subtask_mem_vqa_speech.yaml` is the fuller variant that also adds memory updates and spoken interjection responses.
## Graceful absence
If both language columns are missing, `None`, or empty, `RenderMessagesStep` is a no-op.
If an event-scoped branch is selected on a frame without the required event row, rendering returns `None`, allowing a loader to retry another sample.
- Stream datasets without downloading using `StreamingLeRobotDataset`
- Apply image transforms for data augmentation during training
- Migrate existing `v2.1` datasets to `v3.0`
- Experiment with other `LeRobotDataset` formats and implementations like Lance
## What’s new in `v3`
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ lerobot-record \
--dataset.num_episodes=5 \
--dataset.single_task="Grab the black cube" \
--dataset.streaming_encoding=true \
# --dataset.vcodec=auto \
# --dataset.camera_encoder.vcodec=auto \
--dataset.encoder_threads=2
```
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ A core v3 principle is **decoupling storage from the user API**: data is stored
```python
import torch
from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
from lerobot.datasets import LeRobotDataset
repo_id = "yaak-ai/L2D-v3"
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ for batch in data_loader:
Use `StreamingLeRobotDataset` to iterate directly from the Hub without local copies. This allows to stream large datasets without the need to downloading them onto disk or loading them onto memory, and is a key feature of the new dataset format.
```python
from lerobot.datasets.streaming_dataset import StreamingLeRobotDataset
from lerobot.datasets import StreamingLeRobotDataset
repo_id = "yaak-ai/L2D-v3"
dataset = StreamingLeRobotDataset(repo_id) # streams directly from the Hub
@@ -167,8 +168,8 @@ Currently, transforms are applied during **training time only**, not during reco
Use the `image_transforms` parameter when loading a dataset for training:
```python
from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
from lerobot.datasets.transforms import ImageTransforms, ImageTransformsConfig, ImageTransformConfig
from lerobot.datasets import LeRobotDataset
from lerobot.transforms import ImageTransforms, ImageTransformsConfig, ImageTransformConfig
# Option 1: Use default transform configuration (disabled by default)
When creating or recording datasets, you **must** call `dataset.finalize()` to properly close parquet writers. See the [PR #1903](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/pull/1903) for more details.
```python
from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
from lerobot.datasets import LeRobotDataset
# Create dataset and record episodes
dataset = LeRobotDataset.create(...)
@@ -315,3 +316,39 @@ Dataset v3.0 uses incremental parquet writing with buffered metadata for efficie
- Ensures the dataset is valid for loading
Without calling `finalize()`, your parquet files will be incomplete and the dataset won't load properly.
## Other formats and implementations
### Lance
Lance is a useful format for multimodal AI datasets, especially for large-scale training requiring high performance IO and random access.
The `lerobot-lancedb` package implements `LeRobotLanceDataset` (for JPEG images) and `LeRobotLanceVideoDataset` (for mp4 videos).
Those two storage layouts both subclass LeRobotDataset and can provide data loading speed ups.
`LeRobotLanceDataset` is a drop-in replacement for `LeRobotDataset`:
```python
from lerobot.datasets import LeRobotDatasetMetadata
from lerobot.policies.diffusion.configuration_diffusion import DiffusionConfig
from lerobot_lancedb import LeRobotLanceDataset, LeRobotLanceVideoDataset
cfg = DiffusionConfig(...)
meta = LeRobotDatasetMetadata(root=local_dataset_path) # or use repo_id=... to load metadata from the Hub
delta_timestamps = {...}
# Use LeRobotLanceDataset for image datasets
dataset = LeRobotLanceDataset(
root=local_dataset_path, # or use repo_id=... to stream from the Hub
delta_timestamps=delta_timestamps,
return_uint8=True,
)
# Or use LeRobotLanceVideoDataset for video datasets:
dataset = LeRobotLanceVideoDataset(
root=local_dataset_path, # or use repo_id=... to stream from the Hub
delta_timestamps=delta_timestamps,
return_uint8=True,
)
```
Join the discussion on [Github](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot/issues/3608) and explore the `lerobot-lancedb` documentation [here](https://lancedb.github.io/lerobot-lancedb/).
**LIBERO** is a benchmark designed to study **lifelong robot learning**. The idea is that robots won’t just be pretrained once in a factory, they’ll need to keep learning and adapting with their human users over time. This ongoing adaptation is called **lifelong learning in decision making (LLDM)**, and it’s a key step toward building robots that become truly personalized helpers.
LIBERO is a benchmark designed to study **lifelong robot learning** — the idea that robots need to keep learning and adapting with their users over time, not just be pretrained once. It provides a set of standardized manipulation tasks that focus on **knowledge transfer**: how well a robot can apply what it has already learned to new situations. By evaluating on LIBERO, different algorithms can becompared fairly and researchers can build on each other's work.
To make progress on this challenge, LIBERO provides a set of standardized tasks that focus on **knowledge transfer**: how well a robot can apply what it has already learned to new situations. By evaluating on LIBERO, different algorithms can be compared fairly and researchers can build on each other’s work.
LIBERO includes **five task suites**:
- **LIBERO-Spatial (`libero_spatial`)** – tasks that require reasoning about spatial relations.
- **LIBERO-Object (`libero_object`)** – tasks centered on manipulating different objects.
- **LIBERO-Goal (`libero_goal`)** – goal-conditioned tasks where the robot must adapt to changing targets.
- **LIBERO-90 (`libero_90`)** – 90 short-horizon tasks from the LIBERO-100 collection.
- **LIBERO-Long (`libero_10`)** – 10 long-horizon tasks from the LIBERO-100 collection.
Together, these suites cover **130 tasks**, ranging from simple object manipulations to complex multi-step scenarios. LIBERO is meant to grow over time, and to serve as a shared benchmark where the community can test and improve lifelong learning algorithms.
- Paper: [Benchmarking Knowledge Transfer for Lifelong Robot Learning](https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.03310)
## Evaluating with LIBERO
## Available tasks
At **LeRobot**, we ported [LIBERO](https://github.com/Lifelong-Robot-Learning/LIBERO) into our framework and used it mainly to **evaluate [SmolVLA](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/en/smolvla)**, our lightweight Vision-Language-Action model.
LIBERO includes **five task suites** covering **130 tasks**, ranging from simple object manipulations to complex multi-step scenarios:
LIBERO is now part of our **multi-eval supported simulation**, meaning you can benchmark your policies either on a **single suite of tasks** or across **multiple suites at once** with just a flag.
- `--env.task` picks the suite (`libero_object`, `libero_spatial`, etc.).
- `--env.task_ids` picks task ids to run (`[0]`, `[1,2,3]`, etc.). Omit this flag (or set it to `null`) to run all tasks in the suite.
- `--env.task_ids` restricts to specific task indices (`[0]`, `[1,2,3]`, etc.). Omit to run all tasks in the suite.
- `--eval.batch_size` controls how many environments run in parallel.
- `--eval.n_episodes` sets how many episodes to run in total.
---
- `--eval.n_episodes` sets how many episodes to run per task.
### Multi-suite evaluation
Benchmark a policy across multiple suites at once:
Benchmark a policy across multiple suites at once by passing a comma-separated list:
```bash
lerobot-eval \
@@ -61,50 +84,49 @@ lerobot-eval \
--eval.n_episodes=2
```
- Pass a comma-separated list to `--env.task` for multi-suite evaluation.
### Control mode
### Control Mode
LIBERO supports two control modes — `relative` (default) and `absolute`. Different VLA checkpoints are trained with different action parameterizations, so make sure the mode matches your policy:
LIBERO now supports two control modes: relative and absolute. This matters because different VLA checkpoints are trained with different mode of action to output hence control parameterizations.
You can switch them with: `env.control_mode = "relative"` and `env.control_mode = "absolute"`
```bash
--env.control_mode=relative # or "absolute"
```
### Policy inputs and outputs
When using LIBERO through LeRobot, policies interact with the environment via **observations** and **actions**:
**Observations:**
- **Observations**
- `observation.state` – proprioceptive features (agent state).
- `observation.images.image` – main camera view (`agentview_image`).
- `observation.images.image2` – wrist camera view (`robot0_eye_in_hand_image`).
- `observation.images.image` — main camera view (`agentview_image`), HWC uint8
- `observation.images.image2` — wrist camera view (`robot0_eye_in_hand_image`), HWC uint8
⚠️ **Note:** LeRobot enforces the `.images.*` prefix for any multi-modal visual features. Always ensure that your policy config `input_features` use the same naming keys, and that your dataset metadata keys follow this convention during evaluation.
If your data contains different keys, you must rename the observations to match what the policy expects, since naming keys are encoded inside the normalization statistics layer.
This will be fixed with the upcoming Pipeline PR.
<Tip warning={true}>
LeRobot enforces the `.images.*` prefix for visual features. Ensure your
policy config `input_features` use the same naming keys, and that your dataset
metadata keys follow this convention. If your data contains different keys,
you must rename the observations to match what the policy expects, since
naming keys are encoded inside the normalization statistics layer.
</Tip>
- **Actions**
- Continuous control values in a `Box(-1, 1, shape=(7,))` space.
**Actions:**
We also provide a notebook for quick testing:
Training with LIBERO
- Continuous control in `Box(-1, 1, shape=(7,))` — 6D end-effector delta + 1D gripper
## Training with LIBERO
### Recommended evaluation episodes
When training on LIBERO tasks, make sure your dataset parquet and metadata keys follow the LeRobotconvention.
For reproducible benchmarking, use **10 episodes per task** across all four standard suites (Spatial, Object, Goal, Long). This gives 400 total episodes and matches the protocol used for published results.
The environment expects:
## Training
- `observation.state` → 8-dim agent state
- `observation.images.image` → main camera (`agentview_image`)
- `observation.images.image2` → wrist camera (`robot0_eye_in_hand_image`)
### Dataset
⚠️ Cleaning the dataset upfront is **cleaner and more efficient** than remapping keys inside the code.
To avoid potential mismatches and key errors, we provide a **preprocessed LIBERO dataset** that is fully compatible with the current LeRobot codebase and requires no additional manipulation:
We reproduce the results of Pi0.5 on the LIBERO benchmark. We take the Physical Intelligence LIBERO base model (`pi05_libero`) and finetune for an additional 6k steps in bfloat16, with batch size of 256 on 8 H100 GPUs using the [HuggingFace LIBERO dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/HuggingFaceVLA/libero).
LeRobot uses MuJoCo for simulation. You need to set the rendering backend before training or evaluation:
The finetuned model: [lerobot/pi05_libero_finetuned](https://huggingface.co/lerobot/pi05_libero_finetuned)
- `export MUJOCO_GL=egl` → for headless servers (e.g. HPC, cloud)
## Reproducing π₀.₅ results
We reproduce the results of π₀.₅ on the LIBERO benchmark using the LeRobot implementation. We take the Physical Intelligence LIBERO base model (`pi05_libero`) and finetune for an additional 6k steps in bfloat16, with batch size of 256 on 8 H100 GPUs using the [HuggingFace LIBERO dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/HuggingFaceVLA/libero).
These results are consistent with the [original results](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/openpi/tree/main/examples/libero#results) reported by Physical Intelligence:
These results are consistent with the original [results](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/openpi/tree/main/examples/libero#results) reported by Physical Intelligence:
| Model | LIBERO Spatial | LIBERO Object | LIBERO Goal | LIBERO 10 | Average |
LIBERO-plus is a **robustness benchmark** for Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models built on top of [LIBERO](./libero). It systematically stress-tests policies by applying **seven independent perturbation dimensions** to the original LIBERO task set, exposing failure modes that standard benchmarks miss.
- Paper: [In-depth Robustness Analysis of Vision-Language-Action Models](https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.13626)
pip uninstall -y hf-libero # so `import libero` resolves to the fork
```
LIBERO-plus is installed from its GitHub fork rather than a pyproject extra — the fork ships as a namespace package that pip can't handle, so it must be cloned and added to `PYTHONPATH`. See `docker/Dockerfile.benchmark.libero_plus` for the canonical install. MuJoCo is required, so only Linux is supported.
<Tip>
Set the MuJoCo rendering backend before running evaluation:
```bash
export MUJOCO_GL=egl # headless / HPC / cloud
```
</Tip>
### Download LIBERO-plus assets
LIBERO-plus ships its extended asset pack separately. Download `assets.zip` from the [Hugging Face dataset](https://huggingface.co/datasets/Sylvest/LIBERO-plus/tree/main) and extract it into the LIBERO-plus package directory:
```bash
# After installing the package, find where it was installed:
python -c "import libero; print(libero.__file__)"
# Then extract assets.zip into <package_root>/libero/assets/
```
## Evaluation
### Default evaluation (recommended)
Evaluate across the four standard suites (10 episodes per task):
- `--env.task` picks the suite (`libero_spatial`, `libero_object`, etc.).
- `--env.task_ids` restricts to specific task indices (`[0]`, `[1,2,3]`, etc.). Omit to run all tasks in the suite.
- `--eval.batch_size` controls how many environments run in parallel.
- `--eval.n_episodes` sets how many episodes to run per task.
### Multi-suite evaluation
Benchmark a policy across multiple suites at once by passing a comma-separated list:
```bash
lerobot-eval \
--policy.path="your-policy-id" \
--env.type=libero_plus \
--env.task=libero_spatial,libero_object \
--eval.batch_size=1 \
--eval.n_episodes=10
```
### Control mode
LIBERO-plus supports two control modes — `relative` (default) and `absolute`. Different VLA checkpoints are trained with different action parameterizations, so make sure the mode matches your policy:
- `observation.images.image` — main camera view (`agentview_image`), HWC uint8
- `observation.images.image2` — wrist camera view (`robot0_eye_in_hand_image`), HWC uint8
**Actions:**
- Continuous control in `Box(-1, 1, shape=(7,))` — 6D end-effector delta + 1D gripper
### Recommended evaluation episodes
For reproducible benchmarking, use **10 episodes per task** across all four standard suites (Spatial, Object, Goal, Long). This gives 400 total episodes and matches the protocol used for published results.
## Training
### Dataset
A LeRobot-format training dataset for LIBERO-plus is available at:
Meta-World is a well-designed, open-source simulation benchmark for multi-task and meta reinforcement learning in continuous-control robotic manipulation. It gives researchers a shared, realistic playground to test whether algorithms can _learn many different tasks_ and _generalize quickly to new ones_ — two central challenges for real-world robotics.
Meta-World is an open-source simulation benchmark for **multi-task and meta reinforcement learning** in continuous-control robotic manipulation. It bundles 50 diverse manipulation tasks using everyday objects and a common tabletop Sawyer arm, providing a standardized playground to test whether algorithms can learn many different tasks and generalize quickly to new ones.
- **Diverse, realistic tasks.** Meta-World bundles a large suite of simulated manipulation tasks (50 in the MT50 suite) using everyday objects and a common tabletop Sawyer arm. This diversity exposes algorithms to a wide variety of dynamics, contacts and goal specifications while keeping a consistent control and observation structure.
- **Focus on generalization and multi-task learning.** By evaluating across task distributions that share structure but differ in goals and objects, Meta-World reveals whether an agent truly learns transferable skills rather than overfitting to a narrow task.
- **Standardized evaluation protocol.** It provides clear evaluation modes and difficulty splits, so different methods can be compared fairly across easy, medium, hard and very-hard regimes.
- **Empirical insight.** Past evaluations on Meta-World show impressive progress on some fronts, but also highlight that current multi-task and meta-RL methods still struggle with large, diverse task sets. That gap points to important research directions.
Meta-World provides 50 tasks organized into difficulty groups. In LeRobot, you can evaluate on individual tasks, difficulty groups, or the full MT50 suite:
| Hard | `hard` | 6 | Tasks with complex contacts and precise manipulation |
| Very Hard | `very_hard` | 5 | The most challenging tasks in the suite |
| MT50 (all) | Comma-separated list | 50 | All 50 tasks — the most challenging multi-task setting |
In LeRobot, you can evaluate any policy or vision-language-action (VLA) model on Meta-World tasks and get a clear success-rate measure. The integration is designed to be straightforward:
You can also pass individual task names directly (e.g., `assembly-v3`, `dial-turn-v3`).
- We provide a LeRobot-ready dataset for Meta-World (MT50) on the HF Hub: `https://huggingface.co/datasets/lerobot/metaworld_mt50`.
- This dataset is formatted for the MT50 evaluation that uses all 50 tasks (the most challenging multi-task setting).
- MT50 gives the policy a one-hot task vector and uses fixed object/goal positions for consistency.
We provide a LeRobot-ready dataset for Meta-World MT50 on the HF Hub: [lerobot/metaworld_mt50](https://huggingface.co/datasets/lerobot/metaworld_mt50). This dataset is formatted for the MT50 evaluation that uses all 50 tasks with fixed object/goal positions and one-hot task vectors for consistency.
- Task descriptions and the exact keys required for evaluation are available in the repo/dataset — use these to ensure your policy outputs the right success signals.
## Installation
## Quick start, train a SmolVLA policy on Meta-World
After following the LeRobot installation instructions:
Example command to train a SmolVLA policy on a subset of tasks:
```bash
pip install -e ".[metaworld]"
```
<Tip warning={true}>
If you encounter an `AssertionError: ['human', 'rgb_array', 'depth_array']` when running Meta-World environments, this is a mismatch between Meta-World and your Gymnasium version. Fix it with:
```bash
pip install "gymnasium==1.1.0"
```
</Tip>
## Evaluation
### Default evaluation (recommended)
Evaluate on the medium difficulty split (a good balance of coverage and compute):
```bash
lerobot-eval \
--policy.path="your-policy-id" \
--env.type=metaworld \
--env.task=medium \
--eval.batch_size=1 \
--eval.n_episodes=10
```
### Single-task evaluation
Evaluate on a specific task:
```bash
lerobot-eval \
--policy.path="your-policy-id" \
--env.type=metaworld \
--env.task=assembly-v3 \
--eval.batch_size=1 \
--eval.n_episodes=10
```
### Multi-task evaluation
Evaluate across multiple tasks or difficulty groups:
- `--env.task` accepts explicit task lists (comma-separated) or difficulty groups (e.g., `easy`, `medium`, `hard`, `very_hard`).
- `--eval.batch_size` controls how many environments run in parallel.
- `--eval.n_episodes` sets how many episodes to run per task.
### Policy inputs and outputs
**Observations:**
- `observation.image` — single camera view (`corner2`), 480x480 HWC uint8
- `observation.state` — 4-dim proprioceptive state (end-effector position + gripper)
**Actions:**
- Continuous control in `Box(-1, 1, shape=(4,))` — 3D end-effector delta + 1D gripper
### Recommended evaluation episodes
For reproducible benchmarking, use **10 episodes per task**. For the full MT50 suite this gives 500 total episodes. If you care about generalization, run on the full MT50 — it is intentionally challenging and reveals strengths/weaknesses better than a few narrow tasks.
## Training
### Example training command
Train a SmolVLA policy on a subset of Meta-World tasks:
```bash
lerobot-train \
@@ -44,37 +123,8 @@ lerobot-train \
--eval_freq=1000
```
Notes:
- `--env.task` accepts explicit task lists (comma separated) or difficulty groups (e.g., `env.task="hard"`).
- Adjust `batch_size`, `steps`, and `eval_freq` to match your compute budget.
- **Gymnasium Assertion Error**: if you encounter an error like
`AssertionError: ['human', 'rgb_array', 'depth_array']` when running MetaWorld environments, this comes from a mismatch between MetaWorld and your Gymnasium version.
We recommend using:
```bash
pip install "gymnasium==1.1.0"
```
to ensure proper compatibility.
## Quick start — evaluate a trained policy
To evaluate a trained policy on the Meta-World medium difficulty split:
```bash
lerobot-eval \
--policy.path="your-policy-id" \
--env.type=metaworld \
--env.task=medium \
--eval.batch_size=1 \
--eval.n_episodes=2
```
This will run episodes and return per-task success rates using the standard Meta-World evaluation keys.
## Practical tips
- If you care about generalization, run on the full MT50 suite — it’s intentionally challenging and reveals strengths/weaknesses better than a few narrow tasks.
- Use the one-hot task conditioning for multi-task training (MT10 / MT50 conventions) so policies have explicit task context.
- Use the one-hot task conditioning for multi-task training (MT10/MT50 conventions) so policies have explicit task context.
- Inspect the dataset task descriptions and the `info["is_success"]` keys when writing post-processing or logging so your success metrics line up with the benchmark.
- Adjust `batch_size`, `steps`, and `eval_freq` to match your compute budget.
Multitask Diffusion Transformer (DiT) Policy is an evolution of the original Diffusion Policy architecture, which leverages a large DiT with text and vision conditioning for multitask robot learning. This implementation supports both diffusion and flow matching objectives for action generation, enabling robots to perform diverse manipulation tasks conditioned on language instructions.
## Model Overview
The model uses:
- **CLIP Vision Encoder**: Processes RGB images from multiple camera views
- **CLIP Text Encoder**: Encodes language task instructions (frozen weights with learnable projection)
- **Diffusion Transformer**: Predicts action sequences conditioned on observations and language
- **Two Objectives**: Supports both diffusion (DDPM/DDIM) and flow matching for action generation
This model is exciting because you can achieve extremely high dexterity, competitive with multi-billion parameter
VLAs, with only ~450M parameters and significantly less training.
## Installation Requirements
Multitask DiT Policy has additional dependencies. Install it with:
```bash
pip install lerobot[multi_task_dit]
```
This will install all necessary dependencies including the HuggingFace Transformers library for CLIP models.
## Usage
To use Multitask DiT in your LeRobot configuration, specify the policy type as:
```python
policy.type=multi_task_dit
```
## Training
### Basic Training Command
Here's a complete training command for training Multitask DiT on your dataset:
The vision encoder uses a separate learning rate multiplier, where 1/10th is suggested to be the ideal staritng point:
```bash
--policy.optimizer_lr=2e-5 \
--policy.vision_encoder_lr_multiplier=0.1 # Vision encoder LR = 0.1 * optimizer_lr
```
### Training Tuning Guidelines
#### 1. Flow Matching with Beta Sampling
The original diffusion implementation here is based on the work described in [TRI's LBM paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05331)
Additionally, we have implemented a flow-matching objective, which is described at a high-level in [Boston Dynamics blog post](https://bostondynamics.com/blog/large-behavior-models-atlas-find-new-footing/).
Consider testing the flow-matching objective and evaluating performance differences for your task:
```bash
--policy.objective=flow_matching \
--policy.timestep_sampling_strategy=beta \
--policy.timestep_sampling_alpha=1.5 \
--policy.timestep_sampling_beta=1.0 \
--policy.timestep_sampling_s=0.999
```
This hasn't been shown to be a silver bullet across every user case, but it occasionally results in smoother and more consistent actions.
#### 2. Number of Transformer Layers
Match model capacity to your dataset size:
- **Small datasets** (< 100 examples): Reduce to 4 layers
- **Large datasets** (> 5k examples): Increase to 8 layers
#### 3. `horizon` Tuning
The model can be sensitive to the horizon you choose. Start with around a 1 second horizon based on your control frequency:
- **30 Hz frequency**: `horizon=30`
- **10 Hz frequency**: `horizon=10`
Then experiment with increasing from there. The horizon determines how far into the future the model predicts actions.
#### 4. `n_action_steps` Sensitivity
The model can also be very sensitive to `n_action_steps`. Start with it being around 0.8 seconds based on your control frequency and tune from there:
- **Lower values**: More reactive but potentially less stable for long-horizon tasks
- **Higher values**: Better for long-horizon execution but open-loop failures are limited in their recovery
### Inference Tuning
For faster inference, use DDIM with fewer sampling steps:
The checkpoint directory should contain `model.safetensors` and `config.json` files (saved automatically during training). When resuming, the configuration is loaded from the checkpoint, so you don't need to specify other parameters.
## Common Failure Modes and Debugging
Training these models can be finicky. Here are common failure modes and debugging approaches:
### Idling / No Motion
The model may "collapse" during inference, resulting in static or no motion. This can occur when:
1. **Insufficient training data**: If you only have 20-50 examples, try to roughly double your dataset size. Once you have above 300 examples, if you're still seeing this, the task may be too complex.
2. **Multiple similar tasks**: When your dataset contains multiple similar tasks (e.g., picking up 2 different objects), the model may rely too heavily on language conditioning which might not be rich enough.
**Debugging tips:**
- Increase dataset size (double until you get to over 300 examples)
- Train for longer, up to 100k steps, even when the loss flatlines
- Check if the model is receiving proper language instructions or increase diversity of instruction
### Executing the Wrong Task
Sometimes the robot will completely ignore your instruction and perform some other task. This generally only happens if you have trained on multiple tasks.
**Potential causes:**
- Language instruction ambiguity
- Insufficient task-specific training data
- Model confusion between similar tasks in the multitask dataset
**Debugging tips:**
- Verify language instruction specificity, especially if descriptions are similar between multiple tasks
- Check task distribution in your training dataset and add weighting to the failing/ignored task
- Consider task-specific fine-tuning
### Training Instability
If training loss is unstable or diverging:
- Try adjusting learning rate between `1e-5` and `3e-4`
- Increase batch size if possible
- Check that your dataset normalization is correct
- Verify image preprocessing is working correctly
## Performance Considerations
### GPU Requirements
- **Inference**: At least an RTX 5070 Ti (or equivalent GPU) is recommended for reasonable speed performance
- **Training**: A GPU with enough VRAM to load batch sizes of >64 is ideal, which will vary depending on the number of image observations, etc
### Batch Size Recommendations
- **Minimum**: 64 (less than this may result in unstable training)
**💡 Tip**: Setting `train_expert_only=true` freezes the VLM and trains only the action expert and projections, allowing finetuning with reduced memory usage.
## Relative Actions
By default, π₀ predicts absolute actions. You can enable **relative actions** so the model predicts offsets relative to the current robot state. This can improve training stability for certain setups.
To use relative actions, first recompute your dataset stats in relative space via the CLI:
The `chunk_size` should match your policy's `chunk_size` (default 50 for π₀). `relative_exclude_joints` lists joint names that should remain in absolute space (e.g. gripper commands). Use `--push_to_hub true` to upload the updated stats to the Hub.
Then train with relative actions enabled:
```bash
lerobot-train \
--dataset.repo_id=your_dataset \
--policy.type=pi0 \
--policy.use_relative_actions=true \
--policy.relative_exclude_joints='["gripper"]' \
...
```
## License
This model follows the **Apache 2.0 License**, consistent with the original [OpenPI repository](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/openpi).
Or train pi05 with this normalization mapping: `--policy.normalization_mapping='{"ACTION": "MEAN_STD", "STATE": "MEAN_STD", "VISUAL": "IDENTITY"}'`
## Relative Actions
By default, π₀.₅ predicts absolute actions. You can enable **relative actions** so the model predicts offsets relative to the current robot state. This can improve training stability for certain setups.
To use relative actions, first recompute your dataset stats in relative space via the CLI:
The `chunk_size` should match your policy's `chunk_size` (default 50 for π₀.₅). `relative_exclude_joints` lists joint names that should remain in absolute space (e.g. gripper commands). Use `--push_to_hub true` to upload the updated stats to the Hub.
This repository contains the Hugging Face port of **π₀.₅**, adapted from [OpenPI](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/openpi) by the Physical Intelligence.
It is designed as a **Vision-Language-Action model with open-world generalization**.
title={π₀.₅: a Vision-Language-Action Model with Open-World Generalization},
author={Physical Intelligence and Kevin Black and Noah Brown and James Darpinian and Karan Dhabalia and Danny Driess and Adnan Esmail and Michael Equi and Chelsea Finn and Niccolo Fusai and Manuel Y. Galliker and Dibya Ghosh and Lachy Groom and Karol Hausman and Brian Ichter and Szymon Jakubczak and Tim Jones and Liyiming Ke and Devin LeBlanc and Sergey Levine and Adrian Li-Bell and Mohith Mothukuri and Suraj Nair and Karl Pertsch and Allen Z. Ren and Lucy Xiaoyang Shi and Laura Smith and Jost Tobias Springenberg and Kyle Stachowicz and James Tanner and Quan Vuong and Homer Walke and Anna Walling and Haohuan Wang and Lili Yu and Ury Zhilinsky},
year={2025},
eprint={2504.16054},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={cs.LG},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16054},
}
```
---
## License
This port follows the **Apache 2.0 License**, consistent with the original [OpenPI repository](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/openpi).
This repository contains the Hugging Face port of **π₀**, adapted from [OpenPI](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/openpi) by the Physical Intelligence.
It is designed as a **Vision-Language-Action model for general robot control**.
title={π₀: A Vision-Language-Action Flow Model for General Robot Control},
author={Kevin Black and Noah Brown and Danny Driess and Adnan Esmail and Michael Equi and Chelsea Finn and Niccolo Fusai and Lachy Groom and Karol Hausman and Brian Ichter and Szymon Jakubczak and Tim Jones and Liyiming Ke and Sergey Levine and Adrian Li-Bell and Mohith Mothukuri and Suraj Nair and Karl Pertsch and Lucy Xiaoyang Shi and James Tanner and Quan Vuong and Anna Walling and Haohuan Wang and Ury Zhilinsky},
year={2024},
eprint={2410.24164},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={cs.LG},
url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.24164},
}
```
---
## License
This port follows the **Apache 2.0 License**, consistent with the original [OpenPI repository](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/openpi).
This module contains the LeRobot implementation of **Real-Time Chunking (RTC)**, an inference-time technique for flow-matching based policies.
**Note**: RTC is not a policy itself, but rather an inference enhancement that works with flow-matching based policies including [π₀](../pi0/), [π₀.₅](../pi05/), and [SmolVLA](../smolvla/).
---
## Citation
If you use Real-Time Chunking in your work, please cite:
```bibtex
@misc{openpi2024,
author={Physical Intelligence Lab},
title={OpenPI: PyTorch Implementation of π0 and π0.5 Policies},
[reBot B601-DM](https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/rebot_arm_b601_dm_lerobot/) is an open-source, low-cost robot arm from Seeed Studio for embodied-AI and imitation learning. It comes as a **follower** arm (the `B601-DM`, a 6-DOF arm plus gripper driven by Damiao CAN motors) and a **leader** arm (the `StarArm102` / `reBot Arm 102`, driven by FashionStar UART smart servos) used to teleoperate it.
This page covers **calibration** and **teleoperation** for both single-arm and bimanual (dual-arm) setups.
alt="reBot Arm 102 leader arm at its zero position"
width="48%"
/>
</div>
_Left: the B601-DM follower at its zero position. Right: the reBot Arm 102 leader at its zero position. Images courtesy of [Seeed Studio](https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/rebot_arm_b601_dm_lerobot/)._
## Install LeRobot 🤗
Follow our [Installation Guide](./installation), then install the reBot support:
```bash
pip install -e ".[rebot]"
```
This pulls in `motorbridge` (CAN motor control for the B601-DM follower) and `motorbridge-smart-servo` (FashionStar UART servos for the reBot Arm 102 leader).
Neither arm stores a persistent hardware calibration: every time it connects, the motors are re-zeroed against the pose the arm is physically holding. Calibration simply records that zero pose. When prompted, **manually move the arm to its zero position** (the default sit-down pose shown above, gripper fully closed) and press <kbd>ENTER</kbd>.
### Follower (B601-DM)
<hfoptions id="calibrate-follower">
<hfoption id="Single arm">
```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
--robot.type=rebot_b601_follower \
--robot.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
--robot.id=follower \
--robot.can_adapter=damiao
```
</hfoption>
<hfoption id="Dual arm">
Connect the bimanual follower; calibration runs for the left arm, then the right arm.
```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
--robot.type=bi_rebot_b601_follower \
--robot.id=bi_follower \
--robot.left_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
--robot.left_arm_config.can_adapter=damiao \
--robot.right_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyACM1 \
--robot.right_arm_config.can_adapter=damiao
```
Per-arm calibration files are saved with `_left` / `_right` suffixes on the id.
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
### Leader (reBot Arm 102)
<hfoptions id="calibrate-leader">
<hfoption id="Single arm">
```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
--teleop.type=rebot_102_leader \
--teleop.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
--teleop.id=leader
```
</hfoption>
<hfoption id="Dual arm">
```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
--teleop.type=bi_rebot_102_leader \
--teleop.id=bi_leader \
--teleop.left_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
--teleop.right_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyUSB1
```
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
## Teleoperation
Once both arms are calibrated, drive the follower with the leader. The follower talks to its CAN bus through a Damiao serial bridge (`can_adapter=damiao`, the default) or a SocketCAN adapter (`can_adapter=socketcan`). See the [OpenArm page](./openarm) for more details on the SocketCAN adapter configuration.
<hfoptions id="teleoperate">
<hfoption id="Single arm">
```bash
lerobot-teleoperate \
--robot.type=rebot_b601_follower \
--robot.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
--robot.id=follower \
--robot.can_adapter=damiao \
--teleop.type=rebot_102_leader \
--teleop.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
--teleop.id=leader
```
</hfoption>
<hfoption id="Dual arm">
The bimanual leader and follower reuse the single-arm classes; each arm is
configured through nested `left_arm_config.*` / `right_arm_config.*` arguments,
so a bimanual reBot Arm 102 leader drives a bimanual B601-DM follower.
```bash
lerobot-teleoperate \
--robot.type=bi_rebot_b601_follower \
--robot.id=bi_follower \
--robot.left_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
--robot.left_arm_config.can_adapter=damiao \
--robot.right_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyACM1 \
--robot.right_arm_config.can_adapter=damiao \
--teleop.type=bi_rebot_102_leader \
--teleop.id=bi_leader \
--teleop.left_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
--teleop.right_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyUSB1
```
</hfoption>
</hfoptions>
<Tip>
The leader and follower share the same joint names (`shoulder_pan,
shoulder_lift, elbow_flex, wrist_flex, wrist_yaw, wrist_roll, gripper`), so
leader actions map directly onto the follower.
</Tip>
If the motion of a joint is reversed, flip its sign in the leader's `joint_directions` (the gripper also carries a scale to widen its range to the follower):
Swap `lerobot-teleoperate` for `lerobot-record` (with the same `--robot.*` / `--teleop.*` arguments, plus `--dataset.*`) to record demonstrations for training. See [Imitation Learning for Robots](./il_robots) for the full workflow.
For hardware assembly and wiring, see the [Seeed Studio reBot wiki](https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/rebot_arm_b601_dm_lerobot/).
If you always use the same dataset or environment, you can **edit the policy's `config.json`** so its observation keys match your data source. Then no rename map is needed.
@@ -105,10 +94,10 @@ XVLA-base has three visual inputs and `empty_cameras=0` by default. Your dataset
[RoboCasa365](https://robocasa.ai) is a large-scale simulation framework for training and benchmarking **generalist robots** in everyday kitchen tasks. It ships 365 diverse manipulation tasks across 2,500 kitchen environments, 3,200+ object assets and 600+ hours of human demonstration data, on a PandaOmron 12-DOF mobile manipulator (Franka arm on a holonomic base).
- Paper: [RoboCasa: Large-Scale Simulation of Everyday Tasks for Generalist Robots](https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.02523)
**Composite task categories:** baking, boiling, brewing, chopping, clearing table, defrosting food, loading dishwasher, making tea, microwaving food, washing dishes, and more.
`--env.task` accepts three forms:
- a single task name (`CloseFridge`)
- a comma-separated list (`CloseFridge,OpenBlenderLid,PickPlaceCoffee`)
- a benchmark-group shortcut — `atomic_seen`, `composite_seen`, `composite_unseen`, `pretrain50`, `pretrain100`, `pretrain200`, `pretrain300` — which auto-expands to the upstream task list and auto-sets the dataset `split` (`target` or `pretrain`).
## Installation
RoboCasa and its dependency `robosuite` are not published on PyPI, and RoboCasa's own `setup.py` hardcodes `lerobot==0.3.3`, which conflicts with this repo's `lerobot`. LeRobot therefore does **not** expose a `robocasa` extra — install the two packages manually as editable clones (using `--no-deps` on `robocasa` to skip its shadowed `lerobot` pin):
```bash
# After following the standard LeRobot installation instructions.
RoboCasa requires MuJoCo. Set the rendering backend before training or evaluation:
```bash
export MUJOCO_GL=egl # for headless servers (HPC, cloud)
```
</Tip>
### Object registries
By default the env samples objects only from the `lightwheel` registry (what `--type objs_lw` ships), which avoids a `Probabilities contain NaN` crash when the objaverse / aigen packs aren't on disk. If you've downloaded the full asset set, enable the full registry at runtime:
```bash
--env.obj_registries='[objaverse,lightwheel]'
```
## Evaluation
All eval snippets below mirror the CI command (see `.github/workflows/benchmark_tests.yml`). The `--rename_map` argument maps RoboCasa's native camera keys (`robot0_agentview_left` / `robot0_eye_in_hand` / `robot0_agentview_right`) onto the three-camera (`camera1` / `camera2` / `camera3`) input layout the released `smolvla_robocasa` policy was trained on.
### Single-task evaluation (recommended for quick iteration)
The released checkpoint [`lerobot/smolvla_robocasa`](https://huggingface.co/lerobot/smolvla_robocasa) is evaluated with the commands in the [Evaluation](#evaluation) section. CI runs a 10-atomic-task smoke eval (one episode each) on every PR touching the benchmark, picking fixture-centric tasks that don't require the objaverse asset pack.
[RoboCerebra](https://robocerebra-project.github.io/) is a long-horizon manipulation benchmark that evaluates **high-level reasoning, planning, and memory** in VLAs. Episodes chain multiple sub-goals with language-grounded intermediate instructions, built on top of LIBERO's simulator stack (MuJoCo + robosuite, Franka Panda 7-DOF).
- Paper: [RoboCerebra: A Large-scale Benchmark for Long-horizon Robotic Manipulation Evaluation](https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06677)
Each RoboCerebra episode in the dataset is segmented into multiple sub-tasks with natural-language instructions, which the unified dataset exposes as independent supervision signals.
## Installation
RoboCerebra piggybacks on LIBERO, so the `libero` extra is all you need:
```bash
pip install -e ".[libero]"
```
<Tip>
RoboCerebra requires Linux (MuJoCo / robosuite). Set the rendering backend before training or evaluation:
```bash
export MUJOCO_GL=egl # for headless servers (HPC, cloud)
```
</Tip>
## Evaluation
RoboCerebra eval runs against LIBERO's `libero_10` suite with RoboCerebra's camera naming (`image` + `wrist_image`) and an extra empty-camera slot so a three-view-trained policy receives the expected input layout:
- `observation.images.wrist_image` — wrist-mounted camera view, 256×256 HWC uint8
**Actions:**
- Continuous control in `Box(-1, 1, shape=(7,))` — end-effector delta (6D) + gripper (1D)
## Training
The unified dataset at [`lerobot/robocerebra_unified`](https://huggingface.co/datasets/lerobot/robocerebra_unified) exposes two RGB streams and language-grounded sub-task annotations:
The released checkpoint [`lerobot/smolvla_robocerebra`](https://huggingface.co/lerobot/smolvla_robocerebra) was trained on `lerobot/robocerebra_unified` and evaluated with the command in the [Evaluation](#evaluation) section. CI runs the same command with `--eval.n_episodes=1` as a smoke test on every PR touching the benchmark.
[RoboMME](https://robomme.github.io) is a memory-augmented manipulation benchmark built on ManiSkill (SAPIEN). It evaluates a robot's ability to retain and use information across an episode — counting, object permanence, reference, and imitation.
- **16 tasks** across 4 memory-skill suites
- **1,600 training demos** (100 per task, 50 val, 50 test)
> **Dependency note**: `mani-skill` (pulled by `robomme`) pins `gymnasium==0.29.1` and `numpy<2.0.0`, which conflict with lerobot's base `numpy>=2.0.0`. That's why `robomme` is not a pyproject extra — use the override install above, or the Docker approach below to avoid conflicts entirely.
The `docker/Dockerfile.benchmark.robomme` image overrides `gymnasium==0.29.1` and `numpy==1.26.4` after lerobot's install. Both versions are runtime-safe for lerobot's actual API usage.
## Running Evaluation
### Default (single task, single episode)
```bash
lerobot-eval \
--policy.path=<your_policy_repo> \
--env.type=robomme \
--env.task=PickXtimes \
--env.dataset_split=test \
--env.task_ids=[0] \
--eval.batch_size=1 \
--eval.n_episodes=1
```
### Multi-task evaluation
Evaluate multiple tasks in one run by comma-separating task names. Use `task_ids` to control which episodes are evaluated per task. Recommended: 50 episodes per task for the test split.
| `simple_subgoal` | str | High-level language annotation |
| `grounded_subgoal` | str | Grounded language annotation |
| `episode_index` | int | Episode ID |
| `frame_index` | int | Frame within episode |
### Feature key alignment (training)
The env wrapper exposes `pixels/image` and `pixels/wrist_image` as observation keys. The `features_map` in `RoboMMEEnv` maps these to `observation.images.image` and `observation.images.wrist_image` for the policy. State is exposed as `agent_pos` and maps to `observation.state`.
The dataset's `image` and `wrist_image` columns already align with the policy input keys, so no renaming is needed when fine-tuning.
RoboTwin 2.0 is a **large-scale dual-arm manipulation benchmark** built on the SAPIEN physics engine. It provides a standardized evaluation protocol for bimanual robotic policies across 50 tasks (as of upstream `main`) with strong domain randomization (clutter, lighting, background, tabletop height, and language instructions).
- Paper: [RoboTwin 2.0: A Scalable Data Generator and Benchmark with Strong Domain Randomization for Robust Bimanual Robotic Manipulation](https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18088)
| Eval settings | **Easy** (`demo_clean`) and **Hard** (`demo_randomized`) |
## Available tasks
RoboTwin 2.0 ships 50 dual-arm manipulation tasks in its upstream `envs/` directory. The canonical list is the `ROBOTWIN_TASKS` tuple in `src/lerobot/envs/robotwin.py`, mirrored verbatim from the upstream repo. Example tasks:
Pass a comma-separated list to `--env.task` to run multiple tasks in a single eval sweep.
<Tip warning={true}>
`open_laptop` is currently broken upstream (its `check_success()` uses
`self.arm_tag`, which is only set inside the scripted-expert `play_once()`
path and therefore unavailable during normal policy eval). Avoid it until the
upstream bug is fixed, or patch the task to default `self.arm_tag = "left"` in
`load_actors()`.
</Tip>
## Dataset
The RoboTwin 2.0 dataset is available in **LeRobot v3.0 format** on the Hugging Face Hub:
```
lerobot/robotwin_unified
```
It contains over 100,000 pre-collected trajectories across all 50 tasks (79.6 GB, Apache 2.0 license). No format conversion is needed — it is already in the correct LeRobot v3.0 schema with video observations and action labels.
You can load it directly with the HF Datasets library:
Once you have the progress file, train your policy with RA-BC weighting. The progress file is auto-detected from the dataset path (`sarm_progress.parquet`). Currently PI0, PI0.5 and SmolVLA are supported with RA-BC:
Once you have the progress file, train your policy with RA-BC weighting. The progress file is auto-detected from the dataset path (`sarm_progress.parquet`) if not explicitly provided. Currently PI0, PI0.5 and SmolVLA are supported with RA-BC:
```bash
lerobot-train \
--dataset.repo_id=your-username/your-dataset \
--policy.type=pi0 \
--use_rabc=true \
--rabc_head_mode=sparse \
--rabc_kappa=0.01 \
--sample_weighting.type=rabc \
--sample_weighting.head_mode=sparse \
--sample_weighting.kappa=0.01 \
--output_dir=outputs/train/policy_rabc \
--batch_size=32 \
--steps=40000
@@ -488,12 +488,13 @@ The training script automatically:
| `sample_weight_mean_weight` | 0.3 - 0.8 | ≈ 1.0 means kappa too low |
| `sample_weighting/delta_mean` | > 0 | Should be positive |
| `sample_weighting/delta_std` | > 0 | Variance in data quality |
**If `rabc_mean_weight ≈ 1.0`:** Your kappa is too low. Most samples have `delta > kappa` and bypass the soft-weighting entirely. RA-BC becomes equivalent to vanilla BC.
**If `sample_weight_mean_weight ≈ 1.0`:** Your kappa is too low. Most samples have `delta > kappa` and bypass the soft-weighting entirely. RA-BC becomes equivalent to vanilla BC.
**Setting kappa based on your data:**
The default `kappa=0.01` was tuned for the paper's T-shirt folding task (~90s episodes at 30fps). For your dataset, check the logged `rabc_delta_mean` and `rabc_delta_std`:
The default `kappa=0.01` was tuned for the paper's T-shirt folding task (~90s episodes at 30fps). For your dataset, check the logged `sample_weighting/delta_mean` and `sample_weighting/delta_std`:
```
# If delta_mean ≈ 0.03 and delta_std ≈ 0.02:
# Most deltas fall in range [0.01, 0.05]
# Option 1: Set kappa = delta_mean (medium selectivity)
| `auto` | Any | Probes the system for available HW encoders. Falls back to `libsvtav1` if no HW encoder is found | `--dataset.camera_encoder.vcodec=auto` |
> [!NOTE]
> In order to use the HW accelerated encoders you might need to upgrade your GPU drivers.
| System freezes or choppy robot movement or Rerun visualization lag | CPU starved (100% load usage) | Close other apps, reduce encoding throughput, lower `encoder_threads`, use `h264`, use `display_data=False`. If the CPU continues to be at 100% then it might be insufficient for your setup, consider `--dataset.streaming_encoding=false` or HW encoding (`--dataset.vcodec=auto`) |
| "Encoder queue full" warnings or dropped frames in dataset | Encoder can't keep up (Queue overflow) | If CPU is not at 100%: Increase `encoder_threads`, increase `encoder_queue_maxsize` or use HW encoding (`--dataset.vcodec=auto`). |
| High RAM usage | Queue filling faster than encoding | `encoder_threads` too low or CPU insufficient. Reduce `encoder_queue_maxsize` or use HW encoding |
| Large video files | Using HW encoder or H.264 | Expected trade-off. Switch to `libsvtav1` if CPU allows |
| `save_episode()` still slow | `streaming_encoding` is `False` | Set `--dataset.streaming_encoding=true` |
| Encoder thread crash | Codec not available or invalid settings | Check `vcodec` is installed, try `--dataset.vcodec=auto` |
| Recorded dataset is missing frames | CPU/GPU starvation or occasional load spikes | If ~5% of frames are missing, your system is likely overloaded — follow the recommendations above. If fewer frames are missing (~2%), they are probably due to occasional transient load spikes (often at startup) and can be considered expected. |
| System freezes or choppy robot movement or Rerun visualization lag | CPU starved (100% load usage) | Close other apps, reduce encoding throughput, lower `encoder_threads`, use `h264`, use `display_data=False`. If the CPU continues to be at 100% then it might be insufficient for your setup, consider `--dataset.streaming_encoding=false` or HW encoding (`--dataset.camera_encoder.vcodec=auto`) |
| "Encoder queue full" warnings or dropped frames in dataset | Encoder can't keep up (Queue overflow) | If CPU is not at 100%: Increase `encoder_threads`, increase `encoder_queue_maxsize` or use HW encoding (`--dataset.camera_encoder.vcodec=auto`). |
| High RAM usage | Queue filling faster than encoding | `encoder_threads` too low or CPU insufficient. Reduce `encoder_queue_maxsize` or use HW encoding |
| Large video files | Using HW encoder or H.264 | Expected trade-off. Switch to `libsvtav1` if CPU allows |
| `save_episode()` still slow | `streaming_encoding` is `False` | Set `--dataset.streaming_encoding=true` |
| Encoder thread crash | Codec not available or invalid settings | Check `vcodec` is installed, try `--dataset.camera_encoder.vcodec=auto` |
| Recorded dataset is missing frames | CPU/GPU starvation or occasional load spikes | If ~5% of frames are missing, your system is likely overloaded — follow the recommendations above. If fewer frames are missing (~2%), they are probably due to occasional transient load spikes (often at startup) and can be considered expected. |
## 6. Recommended Configurations
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ On very constrained systems, streaming encoding may compete too heavily with the
# 2camsx 640x480x3 @30fps: Requires some tuning.
# Use H.264, disable streaming, consider batching encoding
- `output_dir`: Custom output directory (optional - by default uses `new_repo_id` or `{repo_id}_video`)
- `vcodec`: Video codec to use - options: `h264`, `hevc`, `libsvtav1` (default: `libsvtav1`)
- `pix_fmt`: Pixel format - options: `yuv420p`, `yuv444p` (default: `yuv420p`)
- `g`: Group of pictures (GOP) size - lower values give better quality but larger files (default: 2)
- `crf`: Constant rate factor - lower values give better quality but larger files, 0 is lossless (default: 30)
- `fast_decode`: Fast decode tuning option (default: 0)
- `camera_encoder`: Video encoder settings — all sub-fields accessible via `--operation.camera_encoder.<field>. See [Video Encoding Parameters](./video_encoding_parameters) for more details.
- `episode_indices`: List of specific episodes to convert (default: all episodes)
- `num_workers`: Number of parallel workers for processing (default: 4)
When video storage is enabled, LeRobot stores each camera stream as an **MP4** file instead of saving one image file per timestep. Video encoding compresses across time, which usually cuts dataset size and I/O compared to a pile of PNG, while keeping MP4 — a format every player and loader understands.
Encoding frames into an MP4 is a full FFmpeg pipeline: choice of encoder, pixel format, GOP/keyframes, quality vs. speed, and optional extra encoder flags. Most of these knobs are user-tunable through `camera_encoder`, a nested `VideoEncoderConfig` (`lerobot.configs.video.VideoEncoderConfig`) passed through PyAV.
You can set these parameters from the CLI with `--dataset.camera_encoder.<field>` (e.g. with `lerobot-record` or `lerobot-rollout`). The same block applies to every camera video stream in that run.
<Tip>
Video storage must be on for `camera_encoder` to have any effect —
`use_videos=True` in Python APIs, or `--dataset.video=true` on the CLI (the
recording default). With video off, inputs stay as images and `camera_encoder`
is ignored.
</Tip>
For details on **when** frames are written vs. encoded (streaming vs. post-episode), queues, and other top-level `--dataset.*` switches, see [Streaming Video Encoding](./streaming_video_encoding). For an encoding-parameter comparison and experiments, see the [video-benchmark Space](https://huggingface.co/spaces/lerobot/video-benchmark).
The defaults are tuned to balance **compression ratio**, **visual quality**, and **decoding/seek speed** for typical robotics datasets. Changing them can affect both recording (CPU load, frame drops) and training (decoding throughput, image quality).
Only override these parameters if you have a specific reason to, and measure the impact on your pipeline before relying on the new settings.
</Tip>
All flags below are prefixed with `--dataset.camera_encoder.` on the CLI.
| `vcodec` | `str` | `"libsvtav1"` | Video codec name. `"auto"` picks the first available hardware encoder from a fixed preference list, falling back to `libsvtav1`. |
| `pix_fmt` | `str` | `"yuv420p"` | Output pixel format. Must be supported by the chosen codec in your FFmpeg build. |
| `g` | `int` | `2` | GOP size — a keyframe every `g` frames. Emitted as FFmpeg option `g`. |
| `crf` | `int` or `float` | `30` | Abstract quality value, mapped per codec (see the [mapping](#mapping-videoencoderconfig--ffmpeg-options) below). Lower → higher quality / larger output where the mapping is monotone. |
| `preset` | `int` or `str` | `12` \* | Encoder speed preset; meaning depends on the codec. <br/>\* When unset and `vcodec=libsvtav1`, LeRobot defaults to `12`. |
| `fast_decode` | `int` | `0` | `libsvtav1`: `0–2`, passed via `svtav1-params`. <br/>`h264` / `hevc` (software): if `>0`, sets `tune=fastdecode`. <br/>Other codecs: usually unused. |
| `video_backend` | `str` | `"pyav"` | Only `"pyav"` is currently implemented for video encoding. |
| `extra_options` | `dict` | `{}` | Extra FFmpeg or codec specific options merged after the structured fields above. Cannot override keys already set by those fields. |
---
## Persistence in dataset metadata
After the first episode of a video stream is encoded, the encoder configuration is **persisted into the dataset metadata** (`meta/info.json`) under each video feature, alongside the values probed from the file itself. For a video feature `observation.images.<camera>`, the layout in `info.json` is:
- **Stream-derived** (read back from the encoded MP4 with PyAV): `video.height`, `video.width`, `video.codec`, `video.pix_fmt`, `video.fps`, `video.channels`, `video.is_depth_map`, plus `audio.*` if an audio stream is present.
This block is populated **once**, from the **first** episode. It assumes every
episode in the dataset was encoded with the same `camera_encoder`. Changing
encoder settings partway through a recording is not supported — the
`info.json` will only reflect the parameters used for the first episode.
</Tip>
---
## Merging datasets
When aggregating datasets with `merge_datasets`, video files are concatenated as-is (no re-encoding), and encoder fields in `info.json` are merged per-key:
- **Stream-derived fields must match** across sources: `video.codec`, `video.pix_fmt`, `video.height`, `video.width`, `video.fps`. Otherwise FFmpeg's concat demuxer fails.
- **Encoder-tuning fields are merged loosely**: `video.g`, `video.crf`, `video.preset`, `video.fast_decode`, `video.extra_options`. If every source agrees, the value is kept; if not, it's set to `null` (or `{}` for `video.extra_options`) and a warning is logged.
[VLABench](https://github.com/OpenMOSS/VLABench) is a large-scale benchmark for **language-conditioned robotic manipulation with long-horizon reasoning**. The upstream suite covers 100 task categories across 2,000+ objects and evaluates six dimensions of robot intelligence: mesh & texture understanding, spatial reasoning, world-knowledge transfer, semantic instruction comprehension, physical-law understanding, and long-horizon planning. Built on MuJoCo / dm_control with a Franka Panda 7-DOF arm. LeRobot exposes **43 of these tasks** through `--env.task` (21 primitives + 22 composites, see [Available tasks](#available-tasks) below).
- Paper: [VLABench: A Large-Scale Benchmark for Language-Conditioned Robotics Manipulation with Long-Horizon Reasoning](https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.18194)
- a comma-separated list (`select_fruit,heat_food`)
- a suite shortcut (`primitive`, `composite`, or `primitive,composite`)
## Installation
VLABench is **not on PyPI** — its only distribution is the [OpenMOSS/VLABench](https://github.com/OpenMOSS/VLABench) GitHub repo — so LeRobot does not expose a `vlabench` extra. Install it manually as an editable clone, alongside the MuJoCo / dm_control pins VLABench needs, then fetch the mesh assets:
```bash
# After following the standard LeRobot installation instructions.
VLABench requires Linux (`sys_platform == 'linux'`) and Python 3.10+. Set the MuJoCo rendering backend before running:
```bash
export MUJOCO_GL=egl # for headless servers (HPC, cloud)
```
</Tip>
## Evaluation
All eval snippets below mirror the command CI runs (see `.github/workflows/benchmark_tests.yml`). The `--rename_map` argument maps VLABench's `image` / `second_image` / `wrist_image` camera keys onto the three-camera (`camera1` / `camera2` / `camera3`) input layout the released `smolvla_vlabench` policy was trained on.
### Single-task evaluation (recommended for quick iteration)
**10 episodes per task** for reproducible benchmarking (210 total for the full primitive suite, 220 for composite). Matches the protocol in the VLABench paper.
The released checkpoint [`lerobot/smolvla_vlabench`](https://huggingface.co/lerobot/smolvla_vlabench) was trained on the primitive-suite dataset above and is evaluated with the [Single-task](#single-task-evaluation-recommended-for-quick-iteration) / [Suite-wide](#suite-wide-evaluation) commands. CI runs a 10-primitive-task smoke eval (one episode each) on every PR touching the benchmark.
# A: GC ON — see if the selective-AC change (one less recompute level)
# narrows the eager vs SDPA gap at BS=8.
run --attn eager --batch-size 8
run --attn sdpa --batch-size 8
# B: GC OFF — isolate the raw attention-kernel cost & memory delta.
run --attn eager --batch-size 4 --no-gradient-checkpointing
run --attn sdpa --batch-size 4 --no-gradient-checkpointing
# C: SDPA + GC headroom sweep — where does it OOM?
run --attn sdpa --batch-size 16
run --attn sdpa --batch-size 24
run --attn sdpa --batch-size 32
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