diff --git a/tests/policies/groot/test_groot_lerobot.py b/tests/policies/groot/test_groot_lerobot.py
index 788935d4f..34acdef2f 100644
--- a/tests/policies/groot/test_groot_lerobot.py
+++ b/tests/policies/groot/test_groot_lerobot.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-"""Test script for LeRobot's Groot policy forward and inference passes."""
+"""Test script for LeRobot's GR00T N1.7 policy forward and inference passes."""
 
 import gc
 import os
@@ -41,13 +41,20 @@ pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
 )
 
 
-# Define constants for dummy data
+# Define constants for dummy data (GR00T N1.7 native conventions).
+# N1.7 internally uses a 40-step action chunk, 132-dim state/action, and 256px images
+# (see GrootConfig.__post_init__). Use a chunk-sized action horizon so the dummy batch
+# matches the model's native action space.
 DUMMY_STATE_DIM = 44
 DUMMY_ACTION_DIM = 44
-DUMMY_ACTION_HORIZON = 16
+DUMMY_ACTION_HORIZON = 40
 IMAGE_SIZE = 256
 DEVICE = auto_select_torch_device()
-MODEL_PATH = "aractingi/bimanual-handover-groot-10k"
+# GR00T N1.7 checkpoint (N1.5 is no longer supported). The N1.7-3B base model loads
+# via GrootPolicy.from_pretrained with root-level sharded safetensors.
+MODEL_PATH = "nvidia/GR00T-N1.7-3B"
+# Valid N1.7 embodiment tag carried by the checkpoint metadata.
+EMBODIMENT_TAG = "gr1_unified"
 
 
 def cleanup_memory():
@@ -88,13 +95,13 @@ def instantiate_lerobot_groot(
     PolicyProcessorPipeline[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]],
     PolicyProcessorPipeline[PolicyAction, PolicyAction],
 ]:
-    """Instantiate LeRobot Groot policy with preprocessor and postprocessor."""
+    """Instantiate LeRobot GR00T N1.7 policy with preprocessor and postprocessor."""
     if from_pretrained:
         policy = GrootPolicy.from_pretrained(
             pretrained_name_or_path=model_path,
             strict=False,
         )
-        policy.config.embodiment_tag = "gr1"
+        policy.config.embodiment_tag = EMBODIMENT_TAG
     else:
         config = GrootConfig(
             base_model_path=model_path,
@@ -102,7 +109,7 @@ def instantiate_lerobot_groot(
             chunk_size=DUMMY_ACTION_HORIZON,
             image_size=[IMAGE_SIZE, IMAGE_SIZE],
             device=DEVICE,
-            embodiment_tag="gr1",
+            embodiment_tag=EMBODIMENT_TAG,
         )
         policy = GrootPolicy(config)
 
@@ -148,8 +155,8 @@ def create_dummy_data(device=DEVICE):
 
 @require_cuda
 def test_lerobot_groot_inference():
-    """Test the inference pass (select_action) of LeRobot's Groot policy."""
-    print("Test: LeRobot Groot Inference Pass")
+    """Test the inference pass (select_action) of LeRobot's GR00T N1.7 policy."""
+    print("Test: LeRobot GR00T N1.7 Inference Pass")
 
     set_seed_all(42)
 
@@ -181,9 +188,9 @@ def test_lerobot_groot_inference():
 
 @require_cuda
 def test_lerobot_groot_forward_pass():
-    """Test the forward pass of LeRobot's Groot policy."""
+    """Test the forward pass of LeRobot's GR00T N1.7 policy."""
     print("\n" + "=" * 50)
-    print("Test: LeRobot Groot Forward Pass (Training Mode)")
+    print("Test: LeRobot GR00T N1.7 Forward Pass (Training Mode)")
 
     set_seed_all(42)