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.github/workflows/full_tests.yml

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Install lerobot with all extras
-        run: uv sync --all-extras
+        run: uv sync --all-extras --no-extra groot # TODO(Steven): Make flash-attn optional
 
       - name: Run pytest (all extras)
         run: uv run pytest tests -vv --maxfail=10

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

@@ -189,5 +189,6 @@ jobs:
           python -c "import torch; print(f'PyTorch CUDA available: {torch.cuda.is_available()}'); print(f'Number of GPUs: {torch.cuda.device_count()}')"
 
       - name: Run multi-GPU training tests
-        run: pytest tests/training/test_multi_gpu.py -vv --maxfail=3
+      # TODO(Steven): Investigate why motors tests are failing in multi-GPU setup
+        run: pytest tests -vv --maxfail=10 --ignore=tests/motors/
         timeout-minutes: 10

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+      - name: Remove Tags with Git dependencies
+        # TODO(Steven): Temporary patch to remove pi from PyPi 0.4.0 release due to its reliance on git dependencies.
+        run: |
+          echo "::info:: Checking for Git dependencies to remove from pyproject.toml..."
+          grep -E '@ git\+https|lerobot\[pi\]' pyproject.toml | sed 's/^/::warning:: Removing line: /' || true
+          sed -E -i '/@ git\+https|lerobot\[pi\]/d' pyproject.toml
+          echo "::info:: Git dependencies removed. Proceeding with build."
+
       - name: Install build dependencies
         run: python -m pip install build
 

.github/workflows/unbound_deps_tests.yml

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Dependencies unbound:" && cat pyproject.toml
 
       - name: Install lerobot with all extras
-        run: uv sync --all-extras
+        run: uv sync --all-extras --no-extra groot # TODO(Steven): Make flash-attn optional
 
       - name: Run pytest (all extras)
         run: uv run pytest tests -vv

README.md

@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ _Replace `[...]` with your desired features._
 For a full list of optional dependencies, see:
 https://pypi.org/project/lerobot/
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> For lerobot 0.4.0, if you want to install pi tags, you will have to do: `pip install "lerobot[pi]@git+https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot.git"`.
+>
+> This will be solved in the next patch release
+
 ### Weights & Biases
 
 To use [Weights and Biases](https://docs.wandb.ai/quickstart) for experiment tracking, log in with
@@ -337,7 +342,3 @@ If you want, you can cite this work with:
 ## Star History
 
 [![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=huggingface/lerobot&type=Timeline)](https://star-history.com/#huggingface/lerobot&Timeline)
-
-```
-
-```

docs/source/_toctree.yml

@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@
     title: π₀ (Pi0)
   - local: pi05
     title: π₀.₅ (Pi05)
+  - local: groot
+    title: NVIDIA GR00T N1.5
   title: "Policies"
 - sections:
+  - local: envhub
+    title: Environments from the Hub
   - local: il_sim
     title: Imitation Learning in Sim
   - local: libero

docs/source/envhub.mdx

@@ -0,0 +1,424 @@
+# Loading Environments from the Hub
+
+The **EnvHub** feature allows you to load simulation environments directly from the Hugging Face Hub with a single line of code. This unlocks a powerful new model for collaboration: instead of environments being locked away inside monolithic libraries, anyone can publish custom environments and share them with the community.
+
+## Overview
+
+With EnvHub, you can:
+
+- Load environments from the Hub instantly
+- Share your custom simulation tasks with the community
+- Version control your environments using Git
+- Distribute complex physics simulations without packaging hassles
+
+## Quick Start
+
+Loading an environment from the Hub is as simple as:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.envs.factory import make_env
+
+# Load a hub environment (requires explicit consent to run remote code)
+env = make_env("lerobot/cartpole-env", trust_remote_code=True)
+```
+
+<Tip warning={true}>
+  **Security Notice**: Loading environments from the Hub executes Python code
+  from third-party repositories. Only use `trust_remote_code=True` with
+  repositories you trust. We strongly recommend pinning to a specific commit
+  hash for reproducibility and security.
+</Tip>
+
+## What is EnvHub?
+
+EnvHub is a framework that allows researchers and developers to:
+
+1. **Publish environments** to the Hugging Face Hub as Git repositories
+2. **Load environments** dynamically without installing them as packages
+3. **Version and track** environment changes using Git semantics
+4. **Discover** new simulation tasks shared by the community
+
+This design means you can go from discovering an interesting environment on the Hub to running experiments in seconds, without worrying about dependency conflicts or complex installation procedures.
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+To make your environment loadable from the Hub, your repository must contain at minimum:
+
+### Required Files
+
+**`env.py`** (or custom Python file)
+
+- Must expose a `make_env(n_envs: int, use_async_envs: bool)` function
+- This function should return one of:
+  - A `gym.vector.VectorEnv` (most common)
+  - A single `gym.Env` (will be automatically wrapped)
+  - A dict mapping `{suite_name: {task_id: VectorEnv}}` (for multi-task benchmarks)
+
+### Optional Files
+
+**`requirements.txt`**
+
+- List any additional dependencies your environment needs
+- Users will need to install these manually before loading your environment
+
+**`README.md`**
+
+- Document your environment: what task it implements, observation/action spaces, rewards, etc.
+- Include usage examples and any special setup instructions
+
+**`.gitignore`**
+
+- Exclude unnecessary files from your repository
+
+### Example Repository Structure
+
+```
+my-environment-repo/
+├── env.py                 # Main environment definition (required)
+├── requirements.txt       # Dependencies (optional)
+├── README.md             # Documentation (recommended)
+├── assets/               # Images, videos, etc. (optional)
+│   └── demo.gif
+└── configs/              # Config files if needed (optional)
+    └── task_config.yaml
+```
+
+## Creating Your Environment Repository
+
+### Step 1: Define Your Environment
+
+Create an `env.py` file with a `make_env` function:
+
+```python
+# env.py
+import gymnasium as gym
+
+def make_env(n_envs: int = 1, use_async_envs: bool = False):
+    """
+    Create vectorized environments for your custom task.
+
+    Args:
+        n_envs: Number of parallel environments
+        use_async_envs: Whether to use AsyncVectorEnv or SyncVectorEnv
+
+    Returns:
+        gym.vector.VectorEnv or dict mapping suite names to vectorized envs
+    """
+    def _make_single_env():
+        # Create your custom environment
+        return gym.make("CartPole-v1")
+
+    # Choose vector environment type
+    env_cls = gym.vector.AsyncVectorEnv if use_async_envs else gym.vector.SyncVectorEnv
+
+    # Create vectorized environment
+    vec_env = env_cls([_make_single_env for _ in range(n_envs)])
+
+    return vec_env
+```
+
+### Step 2: Test Locally
+
+Before uploading, test your environment locally:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.envs.utils import _load_module_from_path, _call_make_env, _normalize_hub_result
+
+# Load your module
+module = _load_module_from_path("./env.py")
+
+# Test the make_env function
+result = _call_make_env(module, n_envs=2, use_async_envs=False)
+normalized = _normalize_hub_result(result)
+
+# Verify it works
+suite_name = next(iter(normalized))
+env = normalized[suite_name][0]
+obs, info = env.reset()
+print(f"Observation shape: {obs.shape if hasattr(obs, 'shape') else type(obs)}")
+env.close()
+```
+
+### Step 3: Upload to the Hub
+
+Upload your repository to Hugging Face:
+
+```bash
+# Install huggingface_hub if needed
+pip install huggingface_hub
+
+# Login to Hugging Face
+huggingface-cli login
+
+# Create a new repository
+huggingface-cli repo create my-custom-env --type space --org my-org
+
+# Initialize git and push
+git init
+git add .
+git commit -m "Initial environment implementation"
+git remote add origin https://huggingface.co/my-org/my-custom-env
+git push -u origin main
+```
+
+Alternatively, use the `huggingface_hub` Python API:
+
+```python
+from huggingface_hub import HfApi
+
+api = HfApi()
+
+# Create repository
+api.create_repo("my-custom-env", repo_type="space")
+
+# Upload files
+api.upload_folder(
+    folder_path="./my-env-folder",
+    repo_id="username/my-custom-env",
+    repo_type="space",
+)
+```
+
+## Loading Environments from the Hub
+
+### Basic Usage
+
+```python
+from lerobot.envs.factory import make_env
+
+# Load from the hub
+envs_dict = make_env(
+    "username/my-custom-env",
+    n_envs=4,
+    trust_remote_code=True
+)
+
+# Access the environment
+suite_name = next(iter(envs_dict))
+env = envs_dict[suite_name][0]
+
+# Use it like any gym environment
+obs, info = env.reset()
+action = env.action_space.sample()
+obs, reward, terminated, truncated, info = env.step(action)
+```
+
+### Advanced: Pinning to Specific Versions
+
+For reproducibility and security, pin to a specific Git revision:
+
+```python
+# Pin to a specific branch
+env = make_env("username/my-env@main", trust_remote_code=True)
+
+# Pin to a specific commit (recommended for papers/experiments)
+env = make_env("username/my-env@abc123def456", trust_remote_code=True)
+
+# Pin to a tag
+env = make_env("username/my-env@v1.0.0", trust_remote_code=True)
+```
+
+### Custom File Paths
+
+If your environment definition is not in `env.py`:
+
+```python
+# Load from a custom file
+env = make_env("username/my-env:custom_env.py", trust_remote_code=True)
+
+# Combine with version pinning
+env = make_env("username/my-env@v1.0:envs/task_a.py", trust_remote_code=True)
+```
+
+### Async Environments
+
+For better performance with multiple environments:
+
+```python
+envs_dict = make_env(
+    "username/my-env",
+    n_envs=8,
+    use_async_envs=True,  # Use AsyncVectorEnv for parallel execution
+    trust_remote_code=True
+)
+```
+
+## URL Format Reference
+
+The hub URL format supports several patterns:
+
+| Pattern              | Description                    | Example                                |
+| -------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
+| `user/repo`          | Load `env.py` from main branch | `make_env("lerobot/pusht-env")`        |
+| `user/repo@revision` | Load from specific revision    | `make_env("lerobot/pusht-env@main")`   |
+| `user/repo:path`     | Load custom file               | `make_env("lerobot/envs:pusht.py")`    |
+| `user/repo@rev:path` | Revision + custom file         | `make_env("lerobot/envs@v1:pusht.py")` |
+
+## Multi-Task Environments
+
+For benchmarks with multiple tasks (like LIBERO), return a nested dictionary:
+
+```python
+def make_env(n_envs: int = 1, use_async_envs: bool = False):
+    env_cls = gym.vector.AsyncVectorEnv if use_async_envs else gym.vector.SyncVectorEnv
+
+    # Return dict: {suite_name: {task_id: VectorEnv}}
+    return {
+        "suite_1": {
+            0: env_cls([lambda: gym.make("Task1-v0") for _ in range(n_envs)]),
+            1: env_cls([lambda: gym.make("Task2-v0") for _ in range(n_envs)]),
+        },
+        "suite_2": {
+            0: env_cls([lambda: gym.make("Task3-v0") for _ in range(n_envs)]),
+        }
+    }
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+<Tip warning={true}>
+  **Important**: The `trust_remote_code=True` flag is required to execute
+  environment code from the Hub. This is by design for security.
+</Tip>
+
+When loading environments from the Hub:
+
+1. **Review the code first**: Visit the repository and inspect `env.py` before loading
+2. **Pin to commits**: Use specific commit hashes for reproducibility
+3. **Check dependencies**: Review `requirements.txt` for suspicious packages
+4. **Use trusted sources**: Prefer official organizations or well-known researchers
+5. **Sandbox if needed**: Run untrusted code in isolated environments (containers, VMs)
+
+Example of safe usage:
+
+```python
+# ❌ BAD: Loading without inspection
+env = make_env("random-user/untrusted-env", trust_remote_code=True)
+
+# ✅ GOOD: Review code, then pin to specific commit
+# 1. Visit https://huggingface.co/trusted-org/verified-env
+# 2. Review the env.py file
+# 3. Copy the commit hash
+env = make_env("trusted-org/verified-env@a1b2c3d4", trust_remote_code=True)
+```
+
+## Example: CartPole from the Hub
+
+Here's a complete example using the reference CartPole environment:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.envs.factory import make_env
+import numpy as np
+
+# Load the environment
+envs_dict = make_env("lerobot/cartpole-env", n_envs=4, trust_remote_code=True)
+
+# Get the vectorized environment
+suite_name = next(iter(envs_dict))
+env = envs_dict[suite_name][0]
+
+# Run a simple episode
+obs, info = env.reset()
+done = np.zeros(env.num_envs, dtype=bool)
+total_reward = np.zeros(env.num_envs)
+
+while not done.all():
+    # Random policy
+    action = env.action_space.sample()
+    obs, reward, terminated, truncated, info = env.step(action)
+    total_reward += reward
+    done = terminated | truncated
+
+print(f"Average reward: {total_reward.mean():.2f}")
+env.close()
+```
+
+## Benefits of EnvHub
+
+### For Environment Authors
+
+- **Easy distribution**: No PyPI packaging required
+- **Version control**: Use Git for environment versioning
+- **Rapid iteration**: Push updates instantly
+- **Documentation**: Hub README renders beautifully
+- **Community**: Reach LeRobot users directly
+
+### For Researchers
+
+- **Quick experiments**: Load any environment in one line
+- **Reproducibility**: Pin to specific commits
+- **Discovery**: Browse environments on the Hub
+- **No conflicts**: No need to install conflicting packages
+
+### For the Community
+
+- **Growing ecosystem**: More diverse simulation tasks
+- **Standardization**: Common `make_env` API
+- **Collaboration**: Fork and improve existing environments
+- **Accessibility**: Lower barrier to sharing research
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### "Refusing to execute remote code"
+
+You must explicitly pass `trust_remote_code=True`:
+
+```python
+env = make_env("user/repo", trust_remote_code=True)
+```
+
+### "Module X not found"
+
+The hub environment has dependencies you need to install:
+
+```bash
+# Check the repo's requirements.txt and install dependencies
+pip install gymnasium numpy
+```
+
+### "make_env not found in module"
+
+Your `env.py` must expose a `make_env` function:
+
+```python
+def make_env(n_envs: int, use_async_envs: bool):
+    # Your implementation
+    pass
+```
+
+### Environment returns wrong type
+
+The `make_env` function must return:
+
+- A `gym.vector.VectorEnv`, or
+- A single `gym.Env`, or
+- A dict `{suite_name: {task_id: VectorEnv}}`
+
+## Best Practices
+
+1. **Document your environment**: Include observation/action space descriptions, reward structure, and termination conditions in your README
+2. **Add requirements.txt**: List all dependencies with versions
+3. **Test thoroughly**: Verify your environment works locally before pushing
+4. **Use semantic versioning**: Tag releases with version numbers
+5. **Add examples**: Include usage examples in your README
+6. **Keep it simple**: Minimize dependencies when possible
+7. **License your work**: Add a LICENSE file to clarify usage terms
+
+## Future Directions
+
+The EnvHub ecosystem enables exciting possibilities:
+
+- **GPU-accelerated physics**: Share Isaac Gym or Brax environments
+- **Photorealistic rendering**: Distribute environments with advanced graphics
+- **Multi-agent scenarios**: Complex interaction tasks
+- **Real-world simulators**: Digital twins of physical setups
+- **Procedural generation**: Infinite task variations
+- **Domain randomization**: Pre-configured DR pipelines
+
+As more researchers and developers contribute, the diversity and quality of available environments will grow, benefiting the entire robotics learning community.
+
+## See Also
+
+- [Hugging Face Hub Documentation](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/en/index)
+- [Gymnasium Documentation](https://gymnasium.farama.org/index.html)
+- [Example Hub Environment](https://huggingface.co/lerobot/cartpole-env)

docs/source/groot.mdx

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# GR00T N1.5 Policy
+
+GR00T N1.5 is an open foundation model from NVIDIA designed for generalized humanoid robot reasoning and skills. It is a cross-embodiment model that accepts multimodal input, including language and images, to perform manipulation tasks in diverse environments.
+
+This document outlines the specifics of its integration and usage within the LeRobot framework.
+
+## Model Overview
+
+NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1.5 is an upgraded version of the GR00T N1 foundation model. It is built to improve generalization and language-following abilities for humanoid robots.
+
+Developers and researchers can post-train GR00T N1.5 with their own real or synthetic data to adapt it for specific humanoid robots or tasks.
+
+GR00T N1.5 (specifically the GR00T-N1.5-3B model) is built using pre-trained vision and language encoders. It utilizes a flow matching action transformer to model a chunk of actions, conditioned on vision, language, and proprioception.
+
+Its strong performance comes from being trained on an expansive and diverse humanoid dataset, which includes:
+
+- Real captured data from robots.
+- Synthetic data generated using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Blueprint.
+- Internet-scale video data.
+
+This approach allows the model to be highly adaptable through post-training for specific embodiments, tasks, and environments.
+
+## Installation Requirements
+
+As of today, GR00T N1.5 requires flash attention for it's internal working.
+
+We are working on making this optional, but in the meantime that means that we require an extra installation step and it can only be used in CUDA enabled devices.
+
+1. Following the Environment Setup of our [Installation Guide](./installation). **Attention** don't install `lerobot` in this step.
+2. Install [Flash Attention](https://github.com/Dao-AILab/flash-attention) by running:
+
+```bash
+# Check https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/ for your system
+pip install "torch>=2.2.1,<2.8.0" "torchvision>=0.21.0,<0.23.0" # --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu1XX
+pip install ninja "packaging>=24.2,<26.0" # flash attention dependencies
+pip install "flash-attn>=2.5.9,<3.0.0" --no-build-isolation
+python -c "import flash_attn; print(f'Flash Attention {flash_attn.__version__} imported successfully')"
+```
+
+3. Install LeRobot by running:
+
+```bash
+pip install lerobot[groot]
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+To use GR00T in your LeRobot configuration, specify the policy type as:
+
+```python
+policy.type=groot
+```
+
+## Training
+
+### Training Command Example
+
+Here's a complete training command for finetuning the base GR00T model on your own dataset:
+
+```bash
+# Using a multi-GPU setup
+accelerate launch \
+  --multi_gpu \
+  --num_processes=$NUM_GPUS \
+  $(which lerobot-train) \
+  --output_dir=$OUTPUT_DIR \
+  --save_checkpoint=true \
+  --batch_size=$BATCH_SIZE \
+  --steps=$NUM_STEPS \
+  --save_freq=$SAVE_FREQ \
+  --log_freq=$LOG_FREQ \
+  --policy.push_to_hub=true \
+  --policy.type=groot \
+  --policy.repo_id=$REPO_ID \
+  --policy.tune_diffusion_model=false \
+  --dataset.repo_id=$DATASET_ID \
+  --wandb.enable=true \
+  --wandb.disable_artifact=true \
+  --job_name=$JOB_NAME
+```
+
+## Performance Results
+
+### Libero Benchmark Results
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Follow our instructions for Libero usage: [Libero](./libero)
+
+GR00T has demonstrated strong performance on the Libero benchmark suite. To compare and test its LeRobot implementation, we finetuned the GR00T N1.5 model for 30k steps on the Libero dataset and compared the results to the GR00T reference results.
+
+| Benchmark          | LeRobot Implementation | GR00T Reference |
+| ------------------ | ---------------------- | --------------- |
+| **Libero Spatial** | 82.0%                  | 92.0%           |
+| **Libero Object**  | 99.0%                  | 92.0%           |
+| **Libero Long**    | 82.0%                  | 76.0%           |
+| **Average**        | 87.0%                  | 87.0%           |
+
+These results demonstrate GR00T's strong generalization capabilities across diverse robotic manipulation tasks. To reproduce these results, you can follow the instructions in the [Libero](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/libero) section.
+
+### 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:
+
+```bash
+lerobot-record \
+  --robot.type=bi_so100_follower \
+  --robot.left_arm_port=/dev/ttyACM1 \
+  --robot.right_arm_port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
+  --robot.id=bimanual_follower \
+  --robot.cameras='{ right: {"type": "opencv", "index_or_path": 0, "width": 640, "height": 480, "fps": 30},
+    left: {"type": "opencv", "index_or_path": 2, "width": 640, "height": 480, "fps": 30},
+    top: {"type": "opencv", "index_or_path": 4, "width": 640, "height": 480, "fps": 30},
+  }' \
+  --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"
+  --policy.path=<user>/groot-bimanual # your trained model
+  --dataset.episode_time_s=30
+  --dataset.reset_time_s=10
+```
+
+## License
+
+This model follows the **Apache 2.0 License**, consistent with the original [GR00T repository](https://github.com/NVIDIA/Isaac-GR00T).

docs/source/installation.mdx

@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ _Replace `[...]` with your desired features._
 For a full list of optional dependencies, see:
 https://pypi.org/project/lerobot/
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> For lerobot 0.4.0, if you want to install pi, you will have to do: `pip install "lerobot[pi]@git+https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot.git"`
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 If you encounter build errors, you may need to install additional dependencies: `cmake`, `build-essential`, and `ffmpeg libs`.

docs/source/pi0.mdx

@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ As described by Physical Intelligence, while AI has achieved remarkable success
    pip install -e ".[pi]"
    ```
 
+   > [!NOTE]
+   > For lerobot 0.4.0, if you want to install pi tag, you will have to do: `pip install "lerobot[pi]@git+https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot.git"`.
+   >
+   > This will be solved in the next patch release
+
 ## Training Data and Capabilities
 
 π₀ is trained on the largest robot interaction dataset to date, combining three key data sources:

docs/source/pi05.mdx

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ This diverse training mixture creates a "curriculum" that enables generalization
    pip install -e ".[pi]"
    ```
 
+   > [!NOTE]
+   > For lerobot 0.4.0, if you want to install pi tag, you will have to do: `pip install "lerobot[pi]@git+https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot.git"`.
+   >
+   > This will be solved in the next patch release
+
 ## Usage
 
 To use π₀.₅ in your LeRobot configuration, specify the policy type as:

docs/source/policy_groot_README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+## Research Paper
+
+Paper: https://research.nvidia.com/labs/gear/gr00t-n1_5/
+
+## Repository
+
+Code: https://github.com/NVIDIA/Isaac-GR00T
+
+## Citation
+
+```bibtex
+@inproceedings{gr00tn1_2025,
+  archivePrefix = {arxiv},
+  eprint     = {2503.14734},
+  title      = {{GR00T} {N1}: An Open Foundation Model for Generalist Humanoid Robots},
+  author     = {NVIDIA and Johan Bjorck andFernando Castañeda, Nikita Cherniadev and Xingye Da and Runyu Ding and Linxi "Jim" Fan and Yu Fang and Dieter Fox and Fengyuan Hu and Spencer Huang and Joel Jang and Zhenyu Jiang and Jan Kautz and Kaushil Kundalia and Lawrence Lao and Zhiqi Li and Zongyu Lin and Kevin Lin and Guilin Liu and Edith Llontop and Loic Magne and Ajay Mandlekar and Avnish Narayan and Soroush Nasiriany and Scott Reed and You Liang Tan and Guanzhi Wang and Zu Wang and Jing Wang and Qi Wang and Jiannan Xiang and Yuqi Xie and Yinzhen Xu and Zhenjia Xu and Seonghyeon Ye and Zhiding Yu and Ao Zhang and Hao Zhang and Yizhou Zhao and Ruijie Zheng and Yuke Zhu},
+  month      = {March},
+  year       = {2025},
+  booktitle  = {ArXiv Preprint},
+}
+```
+
+## Additional Resources
+
+Blog: https://developer.nvidia.com/isaac/gr00t
+
+Hugging Face Model: https://huggingface.co/nvidia/GR00T-N1.5-3B

examples/dataset/load_lerobot_dataset.py

@@ -132,17 +132,15 @@ print(f"\n{dataset[0][camera_key].shape=}")  # (4, c, h, w)
 print(f"{dataset[0]['observation.state'].shape=}")  # (6, c)
 print(f"{dataset[0]['action'].shape=}\n")  # (64, c)
 
-# Finally, our datasets are fully compatible with PyTorch dataloaders and samplers because they are just
-# PyTorch datasets.
-dataloader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(
-    dataset,
-    num_workers=4,
-    batch_size=32,
-    shuffle=True,
-)
-
-for batch in dataloader:
-    print(f"{batch[camera_key].shape=}")  # (32, 4, c, h, w)
-    print(f"{batch['observation.state'].shape=}")  # (32, 6, c)
-    print(f"{batch['action'].shape=}")  # (32, 64, c)
-    break
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    dataloader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(
+        dataset,
+        num_workers=4,
+        batch_size=32,
+        shuffle=True,
+    )
+    for batch in dataloader:
+        print(f"{batch[camera_key].shape=}")  # (32, 4, c, h, w)
+        print(f"{batch['observation.state'].shape=}")  # (32, 6, c)
+        print(f"{batch['action'].shape=}")  # (32, 64, c)
+        break

examples/rtc/PROFILING_GUIDE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+# RTC Profiling Guide
+
+This guide explains how to profile RTC (Real-Time Chunking) performance to identify bottlenecks and understand why RTC might be slower than expected.
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### 1. Profile with Real Robot (Profiled Version)
+
+Use `eval_with_real_robot_profiled.py` to profile actual robot execution:
+
+```bash
+# With RTC enabled
+uv run examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot_profiled.py \
+    --policy.path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --policy.device=mps \
+    --rtc.enabled=true \
+    --rtc.execution_horizon=20 \
+    --robot.type=so100_follower \
+    --robot.port=/dev/tty.usbmodem58FA0834591 \
+    --robot.id=so100_follower \
+    --robot.cameras="{ gripper: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 0, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}, front: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 1, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}}" \
+    --task="Move green small object into the purple platform" \
+    --duration=30
+
+# Without RTC for comparison
+uv run examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot_profiled.py \
+    --policy.path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --policy.device=mps \
+    --rtc.enabled=false \
+    --robot.type=so100_follower \
+    --robot.port=/dev/tty.usbmodem58FA0834591 \
+    --robot.id=so100_follower \
+    --robot.cameras="{ gripper: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 0, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}, front: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 1, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}}" \
+    --task="Move green small object into the purple platform" \
+    --duration=30
+```
+
+**Output**: At the end of execution, you'll see a detailed breakdown of timing for each component:
+- `get_actions.policy_inference` - Time spent in policy inference
+- `get_actions.preprocessing` - Time spent preprocessing observations
+- `get_actions.postprocessing` - Time spent postprocessing actions
+- `get_actions.action_queue_merge` - Time spent merging actions with RTC
+- `robot.get_observation` - Time to get observations from robot
+- `robot.send_action` - Time to send actions to robot
+- And more...
+
+### 2. Profile Without Robot (Comparison Script)
+
+Use `profile_rtc_comparison.py` to profile just the policy inference without needing a robot:
+
+```bash
+uv run examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py \
+    --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --device=mps \
+    --num_iterations=50 \
+    --execution_horizon=20
+```
+
+**Output**: Side-by-side comparison of performance with and without RTC, including:
+- Mean/min/max inference times
+- Throughput (iterations per second)
+- Verdict on whether RTC is faster or slower
+
+### 3. Enable Detailed Method-Level Profiling
+
+For even more granular profiling, add the `--enable_detailed_profiling` flag:
+
+```bash
+uv run examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py \
+    --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --device=mps \
+    --num_iterations=50 \
+    --execution_horizon=20 \
+    --enable_detailed_profiling
+```
+
+This will show timing for individual methods within the policy.
+
+## Understanding the Output
+
+### Key Metrics to Look At
+
+1. **get_actions.policy_inference** - This should be the largest component
+   - If RTC is enabled, this includes the RTC guidance overhead
+   - Compare this with/without RTC to see the overhead
+
+2. **get_actions.preprocessing** - Image preprocessing and normalization
+   - Should be relatively fast
+   - If slow, consider optimizing image processing
+
+3. **get_actions.postprocessing** - Action denormalization
+   - Should be minimal
+   - If slow, check postprocessor implementation
+
+4. **get_actions.action_queue_merge** - RTC-specific merging logic
+   - Only present when RTC is enabled
+   - If this is taking significant time, the RTC algorithm may need optimization
+
+5. **robot.get_observation** - Robot communication overhead
+   - If slow, check camera/sensor latency
+   - Consider reducing image resolution
+
+6. **robot.send_action** - Action execution overhead
+   - Should be very fast
+   - If slow, check robot communication
+
+### Expected Performance
+
+For a typical Pi0 policy on Apple Silicon (MPS):
+- **Without RTC**: ~100-200ms per inference
+- **With RTC**: Should be similar or slightly faster due to action reuse
+- **Preprocessing**: ~5-20ms depending on number of cameras
+- **Postprocessing**: ~1-5ms
+
+If RTC is significantly slower, likely causes:
+1. **RTC overhead exceeds benefits** - The guidance computation is expensive
+2. **Execution horizon too small** - Not reusing enough actions to amortize overhead
+3. **No compilation** - Try with `--use_torch_compile`
+4. **Large prev_actions buffer** - Copying/processing previous actions is slow
+
+## Profiling Your Own Code
+
+### Using the Profiling Decorator
+
+Add profiling to your own methods:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import profile_method, enable_profiling, print_profiling_summary
+
+# Enable profiling
+enable_profiling()
+
+# Decorate methods you want to profile
+@profile_method
+def my_slow_function(x):
+    # ... your code ...
+    return result
+
+# At end of execution
+print_profiling_summary()
+```
+
+### Using Profile Context Manager
+
+For profiling specific code blocks:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import profile_section, enable_profiling
+
+enable_profiling()
+
+with profile_section("data_loading"):
+    data = load_data()
+
+with profile_section("model_inference"):
+    output = model(data)
+```
+
+### Adding Profiling to Policy Methods
+
+To profile specific parts of the Pi0 policy, you can add decorators:
+
+```python
+# In src/lerobot/policies/pi0/modeling_pi0.py
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import profile_method, profile_section
+
+class Pi0Policy:
+    @profile_method
+    def predict_action_chunk(self, obs, inference_delay=0, prev_chunk_left_over=None):
+        # ... existing code ...
+        pass
+
+    def _generate_actions_with_rtc(self, ...):
+        with profile_section("rtc.guidance_computation"):
+            # ... guidance code ...
+            pass
+        
+        with profile_section("rtc.action_merging"):
+            # ... merging code ...
+            pass
+```
+
+## Analyzing Results
+
+### Comparison Checklist
+
+When comparing RTC vs non-RTC performance, check:
+
+- [ ] Is `policy_inference` time higher with RTC?
+- [ ] Is `action_queue_merge` taking significant time?
+- [ ] Are you running enough iterations to amortize warmup?
+- [ ] Is torch.compile enabled for fair comparison?
+- [ ] Is the execution horizon large enough? (should be >= 10-20)
+- [ ] Are you testing on the same hardware/device?
+
+### Common Bottlenecks
+
+1. **Image preprocessing dominates** 
+   - Solution: Reduce image resolution, use fewer cameras, or optimize preprocessing
+
+2. **Action queue operations are slow**
+   - Solution: Review queue implementation, consider using ring buffer
+
+3. **RTC guidance is expensive**
+   - Solution: Reduce guidance weight, simplify guidance computation, use torch.compile
+
+4. **Robot communication is slow**
+   - Solution: Increase baud rate, reduce action frequency, optimize protocol
+
+5. **Memory allocation overhead**
+   - Solution: Pre-allocate buffers, reuse tensors, avoid unnecessary copies
+
+## Advanced: Adding Custom Metrics
+
+You can add custom timing metrics to the profiled script:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import record_timing
+
+start = time.perf_counter()
+# ... your code ...
+duration = time.perf_counter() - start
+record_timing("my_custom_metric", duration)
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Profiling shows RTC is slower by >50%
+
+1. Check if torch.compile is enabled: `--use_torch_compile`
+2. Increase execution horizon: `--rtc.execution_horizon=30`
+3. Verify inference_delay is calculated correctly
+4. Profile with `--enable_detailed_profiling` to find exact bottleneck
+
+### Profiling output is empty
+
+1. Make sure profiling is enabled with `enable_profiling()`
+2. Verify you're running enough iterations (at least 10)
+3. Check that code is actually executing (not short-circuited)
+
+### Inconsistent results between runs
+
+1. Run more iterations: `--num_iterations=100`
+2. Increase warmup iterations
+3. Check for thermal throttling on device
+4. Ensure no other processes competing for resources
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. Run both profiling scripts (with/without robot)
+2. Compare timing breakdowns
+3. Identify the largest bottleneck
+4. Focus optimization efforts on that component
+5. Re-run profiling to verify improvements
+
+## Questions?
+
+If profiling reveals unexpected bottlenecks or you need help interpreting results, please share:
+- The full profiling output
+- Your configuration (RTC enabled/disabled, execution horizon, etc.)
+- Hardware specs (device type, memory, etc.)
+- Policy type and size
+

examples/rtc/PROFILING_QUICK_START.md

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+# RTC Profiling - Quick Start
+
+Quick reference for profiling Pi0 with RTC to identify performance bottlenecks.
+
+## 🚀 Quick Commands
+
+### 1. Profile with Real Robot
+
+```bash
+# With RTC enabled (profiled version)
+uv run examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot_profiled.py \
+    --policy.path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --policy.device=mps \
+    --rtc.enabled=true \
+    --rtc.execution_horizon=20 \
+    --robot.type=so100_follower \
+    --robot.port=/dev/tty.usbmodem58FA0834591 \
+    --robot.cameras="{ gripper: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 0}, front: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 1}}" \
+    --task="Pick up object" \
+    --duration=30
+```
+
+### 2. Compare RTC vs No-RTC (No Robot Needed)
+
+```bash
+uv run examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py \
+    --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --device=mps \
+    --num_iterations=50 \
+    --execution_horizon=20
+```
+
+### 3. Detailed RTC Method Profiling
+
+```bash
+uv run examples/rtc/profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py \
+    --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --device=mps \
+    --num_iterations=20 \
+    --execution_horizon=20 \
+    --enable_rtc_profiling
+```
+
+## 📊 What Each Tool Does
+
+| Tool | Purpose | Needs Robot? |
+|------|---------|--------------|
+| `eval_with_real_robot_profiled.py` | Profile actual robot execution with RTC | ✅ Yes |
+| `profile_rtc_comparison.py` | Compare RTC vs no-RTC side-by-side | ❌ No |
+| `profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py` | Deep dive into RTC internals | ❌ No |
+
+## 🔍 Key Metrics to Watch
+
+### Overall Performance
+- **iteration.policy_inference** - Total policy inference time
+- **iteration.preprocessing** - Image preprocessing time
+- **iteration.postprocessing** - Action denormalization time
+
+### RTC-Specific (with `--enable_rtc_profiling`)
+- **rtc.denoise_step.base_denoising** - Time without RTC overhead
+- **rtc.denoise_step.autograd_correction** - Gradient computation time
+- **rtc.denoise_step.guidance_computation** - Total RTC guidance overhead
+
+### Robot Communication
+- **robot.get_observation** - Time to get robot state
+- **robot.send_action** - Time to send action command
+
+## 🎯 Quick Diagnosis
+
+### RTC is slower than expected?
+
+1. **Check if torch.compile is enabled**
+   ```bash
+   # Add this flag
+   --use_torch_compile
+   ```
+
+2. **Try larger execution horizon**
+   ```bash
+   # Increase to amortize RTC overhead
+   --rtc.execution_horizon=30
+   ```
+
+3. **Profile to find bottleneck**
+   ```bash
+   uv run examples/rtc/profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py \
+       --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+       --device=mps \
+       --enable_rtc_profiling
+   ```
+
+### Preprocessing is slow?
+
+- Reduce image resolution in robot config
+- Use fewer cameras
+- Check camera FPS settings
+
+### Policy inference is slow?
+
+- Enable torch.compile
+- Check device (MPS vs CUDA vs CPU)
+- Try smaller model if available
+
+## 📈 Expected Performance
+
+### Typical timings on Apple Silicon (MPS):
+
+| Component | Time (ms) | Notes |
+|-----------|-----------|-------|
+| Policy inference | 100-200 | Depends on model size |
+| Preprocessing | 5-20 | Depends on #cameras |
+| Postprocessing | 1-5 | Usually fast |
+| RTC overhead | 10-50 | Should be < 50% of base |
+
+### When RTC helps:
+- ✅ Execution horizon ≥ 10
+- ✅ Inference time > action execution rate
+- ✅ Using torch.compile
+- ✅ Proper inference_delay calculation
+
+### When RTC might not help:
+- ❌ Very fast inference already
+- ❌ Small execution horizon (< 5)
+- ❌ No compilation (interpreted mode)
+- ❌ Inference delay not accounted for
+
+## 🛠️ Adding Profiling to Your Code
+
+### Quick snippet:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import enable_profiling, print_profiling_summary, profile_section
+
+# Enable at start
+enable_profiling()
+
+# Profile sections
+with profile_section("my_operation"):
+    # ... your code ...
+    pass
+
+# Print at end
+print_profiling_summary()
+```
+
+### Profile specific methods:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import profile_method
+
+@profile_method
+def my_slow_function():
+    # ... your code ...
+    pass
+```
+
+## 📝 Example Output
+
+```
+PROFILING SUMMARY
+================================================================================
+Function                                                    Count    Mean (ms)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+iteration.policy_inference                                    20       150.23
+iteration.preprocessing                                       20        12.45
+rtc.denoise_step.guidance_computation                        200        15.67
+rtc.denoise_step.autograd_correction                         200         8.23
+rtc.denoise_step.base_denoising                             200       120.45
+================================================================================
+```
+
+## 🚨 Common Issues
+
+### "No profiling data available"
+- Did you call `enable_profiling()`?
+- Running enough iterations?
+
+### Inconsistent results
+- Increase `--num_iterations`
+- Check for thermal throttling
+- Close other applications
+
+### Can't find bottleneck
+- Enable `--enable_rtc_profiling` for detailed breakdown
+- Check both preprocessing and inference
+- Compare with and without RTC
+
+## 📖 More Details
+
+See `PROFILING_GUIDE.md` for comprehensive documentation.
+
+## 🤔 Still Slow?
+
+1. Run comparison: `profile_rtc_comparison.py`
+2. Run detailed profiling: `profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py --enable_rtc_profiling`
+3. Share output for help (include device, model, settings)
+
+## ✅ Quick Checklist
+
+Before asking for help, verify:
+
+- [ ] Ran comparison script (with/without RTC)
+- [ ] Tried torch.compile
+- [ ] Tested different execution horizons (10, 20, 30)
+- [ ] Profiled with detailed RTC profiling
+- [ ] Checked preprocessing vs inference split
+- [ ] Verified hardware (device type, thermal state)
+

examples/rtc/PROFILING_README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+# RTC Profiling Toolkit
+
+Complete toolkit for profiling Pi0 with RTC to identify performance bottlenecks.
+
+## 📦 What's Included
+
+### Scripts
+
+1. **`eval_with_real_robot_profiled.py`**
+   - Profiled version of the real robot eval script
+   - Adds timing measurements throughout execution
+   - Works with actual robot hardware
+   - Same usage as original but with profiling output
+
+2. **`profile_rtc_comparison.py`**
+   - Side-by-side comparison of RTC vs no-RTC
+   - No robot needed (uses mock observations)
+   - Shows clear verdict on whether RTC is helping
+   - Great for quick performance checks
+
+3. **`profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py`**
+   - Most detailed profiling available
+   - Can enable RTC method-level profiling
+   - Provides insights and recommendations
+   - Perfect for deep-dive investigations
+
+4. **`add_rtc_profiling.py`**
+   - Monkey-patching utility for RTC internals
+   - Profiles individual RTC operations
+   - Can be applied without modifying source
+   - Shows exactly where RTC spends time
+
+### Utilities
+
+5. **`src/lerobot/utils/profiling.py`**
+   - Core profiling utilities
+   - Decorators for method profiling
+   - Context managers for code blocks
+   - Statistics collection and reporting
+
+### Documentation
+
+6. **`PROFILING_GUIDE.md`** - Comprehensive guide
+7. **`PROFILING_QUICK_START.md`** - Quick reference
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+### Step 1: Compare Performance
+
+Run this first to see if RTC is actually slower:
+
+```bash
+uv run examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py \
+    --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --device=mps \
+    --num_iterations=50 \
+    --execution_horizon=20
+```
+
+**Expected output:**
+```
+COMPARISON SUMMARY
+================================================================================
+Metric                         Without RTC        With RTC      Difference
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mean time (ms)                       150.23         165.45          +15.22
+Throughput (iter/s)                    6.66           6.05           -0.61
+================================================================================
+VERDICT
+✗ RTC is SLOWER by 10.1%
+  Mean time increased by 15.22 ms
+  
+  Possible reasons:
+  - RTC overhead exceeds benefits at current execution horizon
+  - No torch.compile enabled
+```
+
+### Step 2: Identify Bottleneck
+
+If RTC is slower, find out why:
+
+```bash
+uv run examples/rtc/profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py \
+    --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --device=mps \
+    --num_iterations=20 \
+    --execution_horizon=20 \
+    --enable_rtc_profiling
+```
+
+**Expected output:**
+```
+PROFILING SUMMARY
+================================================================================
+Function                                             Count    Mean (ms)    Total (s)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+iteration.policy_inference                              20      150.23         3.00
+rtc.denoise_step.guidance_computation                  200       15.67         3.13
+rtc.denoise_step.autograd_correction                   200        8.23         1.65
+iteration.preprocessing                                 20       12.45         0.25
+================================================================================
+
+KEY INSIGHTS
+================================================================================
+Time breakdown:
+  Policy inference:  150.23 ms (87.2%)
+  Preprocessing:     12.45 ms (7.2%)
+  Postprocessing:    2.10 ms (1.2%)
+
+RTC breakdown:
+  Base denoising:    120.45 ms
+  Guidance compute:  15.67 ms
+  Autograd correct:  8.23 ms
+  RTC overhead:      23.90 ms (19.8% of base)
+
+Recommendations:
+  ⚠ RTC autograd overhead is significant
+    → This is expected, but consider increasing execution_horizon
+    → Try torch.compile if not already enabled
+  💡 torch.compile not enabled
+    → Try --use_torch_compile for potential speedup
+================================================================================
+```
+
+### Step 3: Try Optimizations
+
+Based on recommendations:
+
+```bash
+# Try with torch.compile
+uv run examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py \
+    --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --device=mps \
+    --num_iterations=50 \
+    --execution_horizon=20 \
+    --use_torch_compile
+
+# Try larger execution horizon
+uv run examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py \
+    --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --device=mps \
+    --num_iterations=50 \
+    --execution_horizon=30
+```
+
+### Step 4: Profile Real Robot (Optional)
+
+Test with actual hardware:
+
+```bash
+uv run examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot_profiled.py \
+    --policy.path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+    --policy.device=mps \
+    --rtc.enabled=true \
+    --rtc.execution_horizon=20 \
+    --robot.type=so100_follower \
+    --robot.port=/dev/tty.usbmodem58FA0834591 \
+    --robot.cameras="{...}" \
+    --task="Pick up object" \
+    --duration=30
+```
+
+## 🎯 Common Scenarios
+
+### "RTC is 2x slower!"
+
+This usually means:
+- RTC overhead is high but not getting benefits
+- Need to enable torch.compile
+- Execution horizon too small
+- Inference delay not calculated correctly
+
+**Try:**
+1. `--use_torch_compile`
+2. Increase `--execution_horizon` to 30+
+3. Check inference_delay calculation
+
+### "RTC is only slightly slower"
+
+This is expected! RTC overhead is about 10-30% typically.
+The benefit comes during **execution**, not single inference:
+- Actions are reused across chunks
+- Overall system latency is reduced
+- Robot gets smoother actions
+
+### "Want to optimize specific part"
+
+Use the profiling utilities:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import enable_profiling, profile_section, print_profiling_summary
+
+enable_profiling()
+
+with profile_section("my_custom_operation"):
+    # Your code here
+    pass
+
+print_profiling_summary()
+```
+
+## 📊 Understanding Results
+
+### Key Metrics
+
+**Policy Inference Time**
+- Time for forward pass through model
+- Should be largest component (70-90%)
+- Includes RTC guidance if enabled
+
+**Preprocessing Time**
+- Image normalization, resizing
+- Should be < 20% of total
+- If high: reduce image resolution
+
+**RTC Guidance Overhead**
+- Extra time for RTC guidance computation
+- Typically 10-30% of base inference
+- If > 50%: RTC may not be beneficial at current settings
+
+**Autograd Correction**
+- Time computing gradients for RTC
+- Usually 5-15% of base inference
+- Can be reduced with torch.compile
+
+### Expected Ranges (Apple Silicon MPS)
+
+| Metric | Good | Acceptable | Poor |
+|--------|------|------------|------|
+| Policy inference | 100-150ms | 150-250ms | >250ms |
+| Preprocessing | <20ms | 20-50ms | >50ms |
+| RTC overhead | 10-30% | 30-50% | >50% |
+
+## 🔧 Optimization Guide
+
+### If RTC overhead is too high:
+
+1. **Enable compilation:**
+   ```bash
+   --use_torch_compile
+   ```
+   Expected improvement: 20-40% faster
+
+2. **Increase execution horizon:**
+   ```bash
+   --execution_horizon=30  # or higher
+   ```
+   Amortizes RTC cost over more actions
+
+3. **Check guidance weight:**
+   ```python
+   # In config
+   rtc.max_guidance_weight=1.0  # try 0.5 for less overhead
+   ```
+
+### If preprocessing is slow:
+
+1. **Reduce image resolution:**
+   ```python
+   # In robot config
+   cameras={
+       "gripper": {"width": 320, "height": 240}  # instead of 640x480
+   }
+   ```
+
+2. **Use fewer cameras:**
+   - Profile which cameras are essential
+   - Remove unnecessary views
+
+### If inference is generally slow:
+
+1. Use torch.compile (if not already)
+2. Check device is correct (MPS vs CUDA)
+3. Verify model is in eval mode
+4. Check for unnecessary gradient tracking
+
+## 🐛 Troubleshooting
+
+### Empty profiling output
+```python
+# Make sure to enable profiling!
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import enable_profiling
+enable_profiling()
+```
+
+### Inconsistent timings
+- Run more iterations (50-100)
+- Check thermal throttling
+- Close background apps
+- Use `--warmup_iterations=10`
+
+### Can't find bottleneck
+1. Start with `profile_rtc_comparison.py`
+2. Then run `profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py --enable_rtc_profiling`
+3. Compare with/without RTC
+4. Check each component separately
+
+## 📖 Full Documentation
+
+- **`PROFILING_GUIDE.md`** - Complete reference with examples
+- **`PROFILING_QUICK_START.md`** - Quick commands and tips
+
+## 🤝 Getting Help
+
+If you're still experiencing issues:
+
+1. Run comparison script and save output
+2. Run detailed profiling and save output
+3. Include:
+   - Policy path
+   - Device type
+   - RTC settings (execution_horizon, etc.)
+   - Hardware specs
+   - Full profiling output
+
+## 🎓 Learning More
+
+### Profiling your own code:
+
+```python
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import profile_method, enable_profiling
+
+enable_profiling()
+
+@profile_method
+def my_function():
+    # Automatically profiled
+    pass
+```
+
+### RTC internals:
+
+```python
+from examples.rtc.add_rtc_profiling import monkey_patch_rtc_profiling
+
+enable_profiling()
+monkey_patch_rtc_profiling()
+
+# Now RTC methods are profiled
+policy.predict_action_chunk(...)
+```
+
+## ✨ Next Steps
+
+1. Run `profile_rtc_comparison.py` to establish baseline
+2. Use `profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py` to find bottlenecks
+3. Apply optimizations (torch.compile, larger horizon)
+4. Re-run comparison to verify improvements
+5. Test with real robot using profiled version
+
+Happy profiling! 🚀
+

examples/rtc/README.md

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+# Real-Time Chunking (RTC) Examples
+
+This directory contains examples and evaluation scripts for Real-Time Chunking (RTC), a technique for improving action chunking policies in real-time robot control.
+
+## Overview
+
+Real-Time Chunking addresses the challenge of maintaining consistency and reactivity when using action chunking policies with non-negligible inference latency. It uses a guidance technique during diffusion sampling to blend new action predictions with previously planned actions.
+
+**Key Benefits:**
+
+- Maintains consistency between consecutive action chunks
+- Reduces jitter and improves smoothness
+- Adapts to inference delays dynamically
+
+**Reference:** [Physical Intelligence - Real-Time Chunking](https://www.physicalintelligence.company/download/real_time_chunking.pdf)
+
+## Scripts
+
+### 1. `eval_dataset.py`
+
+Offline evaluation on dataset samples with detailed visualization and validation.
+
+**Features:**
+
+- Compare RTC vs non-RTC predictions on two random dataset samples
+- Validate RTC behavior (delay region, blend region, post-horizon region)
+- Generate debug visualizations:
+  - Denoising step comparisons (x_t, v_t, x1_t, corrections)
+  - Final action predictions comparison
+- Support for torch.compile() optimization
+- Memory-efficient sequential policy loading for large models
+
+**Usage:**
+
+```bash
+# Basic usage with SmolVLA policy
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_dataset.py \
+    --policy.path=helper2424/smolvla_check_rtc_last3 \
+    --dataset.repo_id=helper2424/check_rtc \
+    --rtc.execution_horizon=8 \
+    --device=mps \
+    --rtc.max_guidance_weight=10.0 \
+    --seed=10
+
+# With Pi0.5 policy on CUDA
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_dataset.py \
+    --policy.path=lerobot/pi05_libero_finetuned \
+    --dataset.repo_id=HuggingFaceVLA/libero \
+    --rtc.execution_horizon=8 \
+    --device=cuda
+
+# With Pi0 policy
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_dataset.py \
+    --policy.path=lerobot/pi0_libero_finetuned \
+    --dataset.repo_id=HuggingFaceVLA/libero \
+    --rtc.execution_horizon=8 \
+    --device=cuda
+
+# With torch.compile for faster inference
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_dataset.py \
+    --policy.path=helper2424/smolvla_check_rtc_last3 \
+    --dataset.repo_id=helper2424/check_rtc \
+    --rtc.execution_horizon=8 \
+    --device=cuda \
+    --use_torch_compile=true \
+    --torch_compile_mode=max-autotune
+
+# Enable CUDA graphs (advanced - may cause tensor aliasing errors)
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_dataset.py \
+    --policy.path=helper2424/smolvla_check_rtc_last3 \
+    --dataset.repo_id=helper2424/check_rtc \
+    --use_torch_compile=true \
+    --torch_compile_backend=inductor \
+    --torch_compile_mode=max-autotune \
+    --torch_compile_disable_cudagraphs=false
+```
+
+**Key Parameters:**
+
+- `--policy.path`: Path to pretrained policy
+- `--dataset.repo_id`: Dataset to evaluate on
+- `--rtc.execution_horizon`: Number of steps to maintain consistency (default: 20)
+- `--rtc.max_guidance_weight`: Maximum guidance weight (default: 10.0)
+- `--rtc.prefix_attention_schedule`: Schedule type (ZEROS, ONES, LINEAR, EXP)
+- `--inference_delay`: Inference delay for RTC (default: 4)
+- `--seed`: Random seed for reproducibility (default: 42)
+- `--output_dir`: Directory to save visualizations (default: rtc_debug_output)
+- `--device`: Device to use (cuda, cpu, mps, auto)
+- `--use_torch_compile`: Enable torch.compile() for faster inference
+
+**Output:**
+
+The script generates several visualization files in `rtc_debug_output/`:
+
+- `denoising_xt_comparison.png` - Noisy state evolution during denoising
+- `denoising_vt_comparison.png` - Velocity predictions during denoising
+- `denoising_x1t_comparison.png` - Predicted final states during denoising
+- `denoising_correction_comparison.png` - RTC guidance corrections applied
+- `final_actions_comparison.png` - Final action predictions (prev_chunk, no_rtc, rtc)
+
+The script also validates RTC behavior and reports:
+
+- ✅ Delay region [0:inference_delay]: RTC = prev_chunk
+- ✅ Blend region [inference_delay:execution_horizon]: prev_chunk ≤ RTC ≤ no_rtc
+- ✅ Post-horizon [execution_horizon:]: RTC = no_rtc
+
+### 2. `eval_with_real_robot.py`
+
+Real-time evaluation on physical robots or simulation environments.
+
+**Features:**
+
+- Run policy with RTC on real robot or simulation
+- Multi-threaded action execution and inference
+- Action queue management with proper timing
+- Latency tracking and adaptive inference delay
+- Support for both robots and gym environments
+- Support for torch.compile() optimization
+
+**Usage:**
+
+```bash
+# With real robot
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot.py \
+    --policy.path=lerobot/smolvla_base \
+    --robot.type=so100 \
+    --task="pick up the cup" \
+    --duration=30.0
+
+# With simulation environment
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot.py \
+    --policy.path=lerobot/smolvla_base \
+    --env.type=pusht \
+    --duration=60.0
+
+# With policy compilation (CUDA only, not MPS)
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot.py \
+    --policy.path=lerobot/smolvla_base \
+    --robot.type=so100 \
+    --use_torch_compile=true \
+    --torch_compile_mode=max-autotune
+```
+
+**Key Parameters:**
+
+- `--policy.path`: Path to pretrained policy
+- `--robot.type` or `--env.type`: Robot or environment to use
+- `--task`: Task description (for VLA models)
+- `--rtc.execution_horizon`: Number of steps to maintain consistency (default: 10)
+- `--rtc.max_guidance_weight`: Maximum guidance weight (default: 1.0)
+- `--rtc.prefix_attention_schedule`: Schedule type (ZEROS, ONES, LINEAR, EXP)
+- `--duration`: How long to run (seconds, default: 30.0)
+- `--fps`: Action execution frequency (Hz, default: 10.0)
+- `--action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions`: Queue size threshold to request new actions (default: 30)
+- `--device`: Device to use (cuda, cpu, mps, auto)
+- `--use_torch_compile`: Enable torch.compile() for faster inference
+
+## Understanding RTC Parameters
+
+### `execution_horizon`
+
+Number of timesteps from previous chunk to maintain consistency with. Higher values mean more consistency but potentially less reactivity.
+
+**Typical values:** 8-12 steps for dataset evaluation, 10 steps for real-time execution
+
+### `max_guidance_weight`
+
+Upper bound on guidance strength. Higher values give stronger consistency but may over-constrain new predictions.
+
+**Typical values:**
+
+- Dataset evaluation: 10.0-100.0 (can be higher for analysis)
+- Real-time execution: 1.0-10.0 (more conservative)
+
+### `prefix_attention_schedule`
+
+How to weight consistency across the overlap region:
+
+- `ZEROS`: Binary (full weight up to inference_delay, then zero)
+- `ONES`: Full weight across entire execution_horizon
+- `LINEAR`: Linear decay from inference_delay to execution_horizon
+- `EXP`: Exponential decay (recommended)
+
+**Recommended:** `EXP`
+
+### `inference_delay`
+
+Number of timesteps from the prefix to use for guidance. Typically calculated dynamically based on inference latency in real-time execution, but fixed for dataset evaluation.
+
+**Typical values:** 3-5 steps for dataset evaluation
+
+### `action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions` (real-time only)
+
+Threshold for requesting new action chunks. Should be higher than `inference_delay + execution_horizon` to ensure smooth operation.
+
+**Typical values:** 20-30 steps
+
+## Validation Rules (Dataset Evaluation)
+
+The dataset evaluation script validates that RTC behavior matches expectations:
+
+1. **Delay Region [0:inference_delay]**: RTC actions should equal previous chunk
+   - Ensures consistency during the inference delay period
+
+2. **Blend Region [inference_delay:execution_horizon]**: RTC should be between prev_chunk and no_rtc
+   - Smooth transition from previous plan to new predictions
+
+3. **Post-Horizon [execution_horizon:]**: RTC should equal no_rtc
+   - Full adoption of new predictions after execution horizon
+
+## Tips
+
+1. **Start with dataset evaluation** (`eval_dataset.py`) to understand RTC behavior and tune parameters before running on robot
+2. **Use visualizations** to debug unexpected behavior - check denoising steps and final actions
+3. **Tune execution_horizon** based on your inference latency and action frequency
+4. **Monitor validation output** - failures indicate potential implementation issues or misconfigured parameters
+5. **Compare different schedules** - EXP usually works best but LINEAR can be more interpretable
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Validation fails in delay region
+
+- Check that `prev_chunk_left_over` is properly passed to the policy
+- Verify RTC guidance is being applied during denoising
+- Look at denoising visualizations to see where guidance diverges
+
+### Validation fails in post-horizon region
+
+- RTC and no_rtc use different noise - verify same noise is being used for comparison
+- Check that weights are correctly zeroed out after execution horizon
+- Review prefix_attention_schedule visualization
+
+### Poor performance on real robot
+
+- Increase `action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions` if you see warnings
+- Reduce `max_guidance_weight` if robot is too conservative
+- Try different `prefix_attention_schedule` values
+- Enable torch.compile() for faster inference (CUDA only)
+
+### Memory issues with large models
+
+- The dataset evaluation script loads policies sequentially to minimize memory
+- For real-time execution, only one policy is loaded
+- Use smaller batch sizes if needed
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [RTC Implementation](../../src/lerobot/policies/rtc/modeling_rtc.py)
+- [RTC Configuration](../../src/lerobot/policies/rtc/configuration_rtc.py)
+- [Action Queue](../../src/lerobot/policies/rtc/action_queue.py)
+- [Physical Intelligence Paper](https://www.physicalintelligence.company/download/real_time_chunking.pdf)

examples/rtc/add_rtc_profiling.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Script to add profiling instrumentation to RTCProcessor.
+
+This script shows which methods to profile in the RTC code to identify bottlenecks.
+You can either:
+1. Apply these changes directly to modeling_rtc.py
+2. Use monkey patching to add profiling without modifying source
+3. Use as reference for manual instrumentation
+
+Usage:
+    # Option 1: Monkey patch (no source changes)
+    python examples/rtc/add_rtc_profiling.py
+
+    # Option 2: Apply changes to source
+    # Copy the profiled methods below into src/lerobot/policies/rtc/modeling_rtc.py
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+import torch
+from torch import Tensor
+
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.modeling_rtc import RTCProcessor
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import ProfileContext, enable_profiling, is_profiling_enabled
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def profile_denoise_step(self, x_t, prev_chunk_left_over, inference_delay, time, original_denoise_step_partial, execution_horizon=None) -> Tensor:
+    """Profiled version of denoise_step."""
+    
+    if not is_profiling_enabled():
+        # Call original implementation if profiling disabled
+        return self._original_denoise_step(x_t, prev_chunk_left_over, inference_delay, time, original_denoise_step_partial, execution_horizon)
+    
+    with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.total"):
+        # In the original implementation, the time goes from 0 to 1 and
+        # In our implementation, the time goes from 1 to 0
+        # So we need to invert the time
+        tau = 1 - time
+
+        if prev_chunk_left_over is None:
+            # First step, no guidance - return v_t
+            with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.base_denoising"):
+                v_t = original_denoise_step_partial(x_t)
+            return v_t
+
+        with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.setup"):
+            x_t = x_t.clone().detach()
+
+            squeezed = False
+            if len(x_t.shape) < 3:
+                x_t = x_t.unsqueeze(0)
+                squeezed = True
+
+            if len(prev_chunk_left_over.shape) < 3:
+                prev_chunk_left_over = prev_chunk_left_over.unsqueeze(0)
+
+            if execution_horizon is None:
+                execution_horizon = self.rtc_config.execution_horizon
+
+            if execution_horizon > prev_chunk_left_over.shape[1]:
+                execution_horizon = prev_chunk_left_over.shape[1]
+
+            batch_size = x_t.shape[0]
+            action_chunk_size = x_t.shape[1]
+            action_dim = x_t.shape[2]
+
+        # Padding
+        with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.padding"):
+            if prev_chunk_left_over.shape[1] < action_chunk_size or prev_chunk_left_over.shape[2] < action_dim:
+                padded = torch.zeros(batch_size, action_chunk_size, action_dim).to(x_t.device)
+                padded[:, : prev_chunk_left_over.shape[1], : prev_chunk_left_over.shape[2]] = prev_chunk_left_over
+                prev_chunk_left_over = padded
+
+        # Get prefix weights
+        with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.get_prefix_weights"):
+            weights = (
+                self.get_prefix_weights(inference_delay, execution_horizon, action_chunk_size)
+                .to(x_t.device)
+                .unsqueeze(0)
+                .unsqueeze(-1)
+            )
+
+        # Main RTC guidance computation
+        with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.guidance_computation"):
+            with torch.enable_grad():
+                # Base denoising
+                with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.base_denoising"):
+                    v_t = original_denoise_step_partial(x_t)
+                
+                x_t.requires_grad_(True)
+
+                # Compute x1_t
+                with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.compute_x1_t"):
+                    x1_t = x_t - time * v_t
+
+                # Compute error
+                with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.compute_error"):
+                    err = (prev_chunk_left_over - x1_t) * weights
+                    grad_outputs = err.clone().detach()
+
+                # Compute correction via autograd
+                with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.autograd_correction"):
+                    correction = torch.autograd.grad(x1_t, x_t, grad_outputs, retain_graph=False)[0]
+
+        # Compute guidance weight
+        with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.compute_guidance_weight"):
+            max_guidance_weight = torch.as_tensor(self.rtc_config.max_guidance_weight)
+            tau_tensor = torch.as_tensor(tau)
+            squared_one_minus_tau = (1 - tau_tensor) ** 2
+            inv_r2 = (squared_one_minus_tau + tau_tensor**2) / (squared_one_minus_tau)
+            c = torch.nan_to_num((1 - tau_tensor) / tau_tensor, posinf=max_guidance_weight)
+            guidance_weight = torch.nan_to_num(c * inv_r2, posinf=max_guidance_weight)
+            guidance_weight = torch.minimum(guidance_weight, max_guidance_weight)
+
+        # Apply guidance
+        with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.apply_guidance"):
+            result = v_t - guidance_weight * correction
+
+        # Cleanup
+        with ProfileContext("rtc.denoise_step.cleanup"):
+            if squeezed:
+                result = result.squeeze(0)
+                correction = correction.squeeze(0)
+                x1_t = x1_t.squeeze(0)
+                err = err.squeeze(0)
+
+            self.track(
+                time=time,
+                x1_t=x1_t,
+                correction=correction,
+                err=err,
+                weights=weights,
+                guidance_weight=guidance_weight,
+                inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                execution_horizon=execution_horizon,
+            )
+
+        return result
+
+
+def monkey_patch_rtc_profiling():
+    """Apply profiling to RTCProcessor via monkey patching.
+    
+    This modifies the RTCProcessor class at runtime to add profiling
+    without changing source files.
+    """
+    logger.info("Applying RTC profiling monkey patch...")
+    
+    # Save original method
+    RTCProcessor._original_denoise_step = RTCProcessor.denoise_step
+    
+    # Replace with profiled version
+    RTCProcessor.denoise_step = profile_denoise_step
+    
+    logger.info("✓ RTC profiling enabled")
+
+
+def print_usage():
+    """Print usage instructions."""
+    print("\n" + "="*80)
+    print("RTC PROFILING INSTRUMENTATION")
+    print("="*80)
+    print("\nThis script provides profiling for RTCProcessor methods.")
+    print("\nOption 1: Monkey Patch (Recommended)")
+    print("-" * 40)
+    print("Add to your script:")
+    print("""
+    from lerobot.utils.profiling import enable_profiling, print_profiling_summary
+    from examples.rtc.add_rtc_profiling import monkey_patch_rtc_profiling
+
+    # Enable profiling
+    enable_profiling()
+    monkey_patch_rtc_profiling()
+
+    # ... run your code ...
+
+    # Print results
+    print_profiling_summary()
+    """)
+    
+    print("\nOption 2: Manual Source Modification")
+    print("-" * 40)
+    print("1. Copy profile_denoise_step() from this file")
+    print("2. Replace denoise_step() in src/lerobot/policies/rtc/modeling_rtc.py")
+    print("3. Add profiling imports at top of file")
+    
+    print("\nKey Metrics to Watch:")
+    print("-" * 40)
+    print("- rtc.denoise_step.base_denoising     - Time for base policy inference")
+    print("- rtc.denoise_step.autograd_correction - Time computing gradients")
+    print("- rtc.denoise_step.guidance_computation - Total guidance overhead")
+    print("- rtc.denoise_step.get_prefix_weights  - Time computing weights")
+    print("="*80 + "\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print_usage()
+

examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Demo script showing how to use Real-Time Chunking (RTC) with action chunking policies on real robots.
+
+This script demonstrates:
+1. Creating a robot and policy (SmolVLA, Pi0, etc.) with RTC
+2. Consuming actions from the policy while the robot executes
+3. Periodically requesting new action chunks in the background using threads
+4. Managing action buffers and timing for real-time operation
+
+For simulation environments, see eval_with_simulation.py
+
+Usage:
+    # Run RTC with Real robot with RTC
+    uv run examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot.py \
+        --policy.path=helper2424/smolvla_check_rtc_last3 \
+        --policy.device=mps \
+        --rtc.enabled=true \
+        --rtc.execution_horizon=20 \
+        --robot.type=so100_follower \
+        --robot.port=/dev/tty.usbmodem58FA0834591 \
+        --robot.id=so100_follower \
+        --robot.cameras="{ gripper: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 1, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}, front: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 0, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}}" \
+        --task="Move green small object into the purple platform" \
+        --duration=120
+
+    # Run RTC with Real robot without RTC
+    uv run examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot.py \
+        --policy.path=helper2424/smolvla_check_rtc_last3 \
+        --policy.device=mps \
+        --rtc.enabled=false \
+        --robot.type=so100_follower \
+        --robot.port=/dev/tty.usbmodem58FA0834591 \
+        --robot.id=so100_follower \
+        --robot.cameras="{ gripper: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 1, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}, front: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 0, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}}" \
+        --task="Move green small object into the purple platform" \
+        --duration=120
+
+    # Run RTC with Real robot with pi0.5 policy
+    uv run examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot.py \
+        --policy.path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+        --policy.device=mps \
+        --rtc.enabled=true \
+        --rtc.execution_horizon=20 \
+        --robot.type=so100_follower \
+        --robot.port=/dev/tty.usbmodem58FA0834591 \
+        --robot.id=so100_follower \
+        --robot.cameras="{ gripper: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 0, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}, front: {type: opencv, index_or_path: 1, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}}" \
+        --task="Move green small object into the purple platform" \
+        --duration=120
+"""
+
+import logging
+import math
+import sys
+import time
+import traceback
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from threading import Event, Lock, Thread
+
+import torch
+from torch import Tensor
+
+from lerobot.cameras.opencv.configuration_opencv import OpenCVCameraConfig  # noqa: F401
+from lerobot.cameras.realsense.configuration_realsense import RealSenseCameraConfig  # noqa: F401
+from lerobot.configs import parser
+from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
+from lerobot.configs.types import RTCAttentionSchedule
+from lerobot.datasets.utils import build_dataset_frame, hw_to_dataset_features
+from lerobot.policies.factory import get_policy_class, make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.action_queue import ActionQueue
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.latency_tracker import LatencyTracker
+from lerobot.processor.factory import (
+    make_default_robot_action_processor,
+    make_default_robot_observation_processor,
+)
+from lerobot.rl.process import ProcessSignalHandler
+from lerobot.robots import (  # noqa: F401
+    Robot,
+    RobotConfig,
+    koch_follower,
+    so100_follower,
+    so101_follower,
+)
+from lerobot.robots.utils import make_robot_from_config
+from lerobot.utils.constants import OBS_IMAGES
+from lerobot.utils.hub import HubMixin
+from lerobot.utils.utils import init_logging
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class RobotWrapper:
+    def __init__(self, robot: Robot):
+        self.robot = robot
+        self.lock = Lock()
+
+    def get_observation(self) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        with self.lock:
+            return self.robot.get_observation()
+
+    def send_action(self, action: Tensor):
+        with self.lock:
+            self.robot.send_action(action)
+
+    def observation_features(self) -> list[str]:
+        with self.lock:
+            return self.robot.observation_features
+
+    def action_features(self) -> list[str]:
+        with self.lock:
+            return self.robot.action_features
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RTCDemoConfig(HubMixin):
+    """Configuration for RTC demo with action chunking policies and real robots."""
+
+    # Policy configuration
+    policy: PreTrainedConfig | None = None
+
+    # Robot configuration
+    robot: RobotConfig | None = None
+
+    # RTC configuration
+    rtc: RTCConfig = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: RTCConfig(
+            execution_horizon=10,
+            max_guidance_weight=1.0,
+            prefix_attention_schedule=RTCAttentionSchedule.EXP,
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Demo parameters
+    duration: float = 30.0  # Duration to run the demo (seconds)
+    fps: float = 10.0  # Action execution frequency (Hz)
+
+    # Compute device
+    device: str | None = None  # Device to run on (cuda, cpu, auto)
+
+    # Get new actions horizon. The amount of executed steps after which will be requested new actions.
+    # It should be higher than inference delay + execution horizon.
+    action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions: int = 30
+
+    # Task to execute
+    task: str = field(default="", metadata={"help": "Task to execute"})
+
+    # Torch compile configuration
+    use_torch_compile: bool = field(
+        default=False,
+        metadata={"help": "Use torch.compile for faster inference (PyTorch 2.0+)"},
+    )
+
+    torch_compile_backend: str = field(
+        default="inductor",
+        metadata={"help": "Backend for torch.compile (inductor, aot_eager, cudagraphs)"},
+    )
+
+    torch_compile_mode: str = field(
+        default="default",
+        metadata={"help": "Compilation mode (default, reduce-overhead, max-autotune)"},
+    )
+
+    torch_compile_disable_cudagraphs: bool = field(
+        default=True,
+        metadata={
+            "help": "Disable CUDA graphs in torch.compile. Required due to in-place tensor "
+            "operations in denoising loop (x_t += dt * v_t) which cause tensor aliasing issues."
+        },
+    )
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        # HACK: We parse again the cli args here to get the pretrained path if there was one.
+        policy_path = parser.get_path_arg("policy")
+        if policy_path:
+            cli_overrides = parser.get_cli_overrides("policy")
+            self.policy = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(policy_path, cli_overrides=cli_overrides)
+            self.policy.pretrained_path = policy_path
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Policy path is required")
+
+        # Validate that robot configuration is provided
+        if self.robot is None:
+            raise ValueError("Robot configuration must be provided")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __get_path_fields__(cls) -> list[str]:
+        """This enables the parser to load config from the policy using `--policy.path=local/dir`"""
+        return ["policy"]
+
+
+def is_image_key(k: str) -> bool:
+    return k.startswith(OBS_IMAGES)
+
+
+def get_actions(
+    policy,
+    robot: RobotWrapper,
+    robot_observation_processor,
+    action_queue: ActionQueue,
+    shutdown_event: Event,
+    cfg: RTCDemoConfig,
+):
+    """Thread function to request action chunks from the policy.
+
+    Args:
+        policy: The policy instance (SmolVLA, Pi0, etc.)
+        robot: The robot instance for getting observations
+        robot_observation_processor: Processor for raw robot observations
+        action_queue: Queue to put new action chunks
+        shutdown_event: Event to signal shutdown
+        cfg: Demo configuration
+    """
+    try:
+        logger.info("[GET_ACTIONS] Starting get actions thread")
+
+        latency_tracker = LatencyTracker()  # Track latency of action chunks
+        fps = cfg.fps
+        time_per_chunk = 1.0 / fps
+
+        dataset_features = hw_to_dataset_features(robot.observation_features(), "observation")
+        policy_device = policy.config.device
+
+        # Load preprocessor and postprocessor from pretrained files
+        # The stats are embedded in the processor .safetensors files
+        logger.info(f"[GET_ACTIONS] Loading preprocessor/postprocessor from {cfg.policy.pretrained_path}")
+
+        preprocessor, postprocessor = make_pre_post_processors(
+            policy_cfg=cfg.policy,
+            pretrained_path=cfg.policy.pretrained_path,
+            dataset_stats=None,  # Will load from pretrained processor files
+            preprocessor_overrides={
+                "device_processor": {"device": cfg.policy.device},
+            },
+        )
+
+        logger.info("[GET_ACTIONS] Preprocessor/postprocessor loaded successfully with embedded stats")
+
+        get_actions_threshold = cfg.action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions
+
+        if not cfg.rtc.enabled:
+            get_actions_threshold = 0
+
+        while not shutdown_event.is_set():
+            if action_queue.qsize() <= get_actions_threshold:
+                current_time = time.perf_counter()
+                action_index_before_inference = action_queue.get_action_index()
+                prev_actions = action_queue.get_left_over()
+
+                inference_latency = latency_tracker.max()
+                inference_delay = math.ceil(inference_latency / time_per_chunk)
+
+                obs = robot.get_observation()
+
+                # Apply robot observation processor
+                obs_processed = robot_observation_processor(obs)
+
+                obs_with_policy_features = build_dataset_frame(
+                    dataset_features, obs_processed, prefix="observation"
+                )
+
+                for name in obs_with_policy_features:
+                    obs_with_policy_features[name] = torch.from_numpy(obs_with_policy_features[name])
+                    if "image" in name:
+                        obs_with_policy_features[name] = (
+                            obs_with_policy_features[name].type(torch.float32) / 255
+                        )
+                        obs_with_policy_features[name] = (
+                            obs_with_policy_features[name].permute(2, 0, 1).contiguous()
+                        )
+                    obs_with_policy_features[name] = obs_with_policy_features[name].unsqueeze(0)
+                    obs_with_policy_features[name] = obs_with_policy_features[name].to(policy_device)
+
+                obs_with_policy_features["task"] = [cfg.task]  # Task should be a list, not a string!
+                obs_with_policy_features["robot_type"] = (
+                    robot.robot.name if hasattr(robot.robot, "name") else ""
+                )
+
+                preproceseded_obs = preprocessor(obs_with_policy_features)
+
+                # Generate actions WITH RTC
+                actions = policy.predict_action_chunk(
+                    preproceseded_obs,
+                    inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                    prev_chunk_left_over=prev_actions,
+                )
+
+                # Store original actions (before postprocessing) for RTC
+                original_actions = actions.squeeze(0).clone()
+
+                postprocessed_actions = postprocessor(actions)
+
+                postprocessed_actions = postprocessed_actions.squeeze(0)
+
+                new_latency = time.perf_counter() - current_time
+                new_delay = math.ceil(new_latency / time_per_chunk)
+                latency_tracker.add(new_latency)
+
+                if cfg.action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions < cfg.rtc.execution_horizon + new_delay:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        "[GET_ACTIONS] cfg.action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions Too small, It should be higher than inference delay + execution horizon."
+                    )
+
+                action_queue.merge(
+                    original_actions, postprocessed_actions, new_delay, action_index_before_inference
+                )
+            else:
+                # Small sleep to prevent busy waiting
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        logger.info("[GET_ACTIONS] get actions thread shutting down")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"[GET_ACTIONS] Fatal exception in get_actions thread: {e}")
+        logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def actor_control(
+    robot: RobotWrapper,
+    robot_action_processor,
+    action_queue: ActionQueue,
+    shutdown_event: Event,
+    cfg: RTCDemoConfig,
+):
+    """Thread function to execute actions on the robot.
+
+    Args:
+        robot: The robot instance
+        action_queue: Queue to get actions from
+        shutdown_event: Event to signal shutdown
+        cfg: Demo configuration
+    """
+    try:
+        logger.info("[ACTOR] Starting actor thread")
+
+        action_count = 0
+        action_interval = 1.0 / cfg.fps
+
+        while not shutdown_event.is_set():
+            start_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+            # Try to get an action from the queue with timeout
+            action = action_queue.get()
+
+            if action is not None:
+                action = action.cpu()
+                action_dict = {key: action[i].item() for i, key in enumerate(robot.action_features())}
+                action_processed = robot_action_processor((action_dict, None))
+                robot.send_action(action_processed)
+
+                action_count += 1
+
+            dt_s = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+            time.sleep(max(0, (action_interval - dt_s) - 0.001))
+
+        logger.info(f"[ACTOR] Actor thread shutting down. Total actions executed: {action_count}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"[ACTOR] Fatal exception in actor_control thread: {e}")
+        logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def _apply_torch_compile(policy, cfg: RTCDemoConfig):
+    """Apply torch.compile to the policy's predict_action_chunk method.
+
+    Args:
+        policy: Policy instance to compile
+        cfg: Configuration containing torch compile settings
+
+    Returns:
+        Policy with compiled predict_action_chunk method
+    """
+
+    # PI models handle their own compilation
+    if policy.type == "pi05" or policy.type == "pi0":
+        return policy
+
+    try:
+        # Check if torch.compile is available (PyTorch 2.0+)
+        if not hasattr(torch, "compile"):
+            logger.warning(
+                f"torch.compile is not available. Requires PyTorch 2.0+. "
+                f"Current version: {torch.__version__}. Skipping compilation."
+            )
+            return policy
+
+        logger.info("Applying torch.compile to predict_action_chunk...")
+        logger.info(f"  Backend: {cfg.torch_compile_backend}")
+        logger.info(f"  Mode: {cfg.torch_compile_mode}")
+        logger.info(f"  Disable CUDA graphs: {cfg.torch_compile_disable_cudagraphs}")
+
+        # Compile the predict_action_chunk method
+        # - CUDA graphs disabled to prevent tensor aliasing from in-place ops (x_t += dt * v_t)
+        compile_kwargs = {
+            "backend": cfg.torch_compile_backend,
+            "mode": cfg.torch_compile_mode,
+        }
+
+        # Disable CUDA graphs if requested (prevents tensor aliasing issues)
+        if cfg.torch_compile_disable_cudagraphs:
+            compile_kwargs["options"] = {"triton.cudagraphs": False}
+
+        original_method = policy.predict_action_chunk
+        compiled_method = torch.compile(original_method, **compile_kwargs)
+        policy.predict_action_chunk = compiled_method
+        logger.info("✓ Successfully compiled predict_action_chunk")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to apply torch.compile: {e}")
+        logger.warning("Continuing without torch.compile")
+
+    return policy
+
+
+@parser.wrap()
+def demo_cli(cfg: RTCDemoConfig):
+    """Main entry point for RTC demo with draccus configuration."""
+
+    # Initialize logging
+    init_logging()
+
+    logger.info(f"Using device: {cfg.device}")
+
+    # Setup signal handler for graceful shutdown
+    signal_handler = ProcessSignalHandler(use_threads=True, display_pid=False)
+    shutdown_event = signal_handler.shutdown_event
+
+    policy = None
+    robot = None
+    get_actions_thread = None
+    actor_thread = None
+
+    policy_class = get_policy_class(cfg.policy.type)
+
+    # Load config and set compile_model for pi0/pi05 models
+    config = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(cfg.policy.pretrained_path)
+
+    if cfg.policy.type == "pi05" or cfg.policy.type == "pi0":
+        config.compile_model = cfg.use_torch_compile
+
+    policy = policy_class.from_pretrained(cfg.policy.pretrained_path, config=config)
+
+    # Turn on RTC
+    policy.config.rtc_config = cfg.rtc
+
+    # Init RTC processort, as by default if RTC disabled in the config
+    # The processor won't be created
+    policy.init_rtc_processor()
+
+    assert policy.name in ["smolvla", "pi05", "pi0"], "Only smolvla, pi05, and pi0 are supported for RTC"
+
+    policy = policy.to(cfg.device)
+    policy.eval()
+
+    # Apply torch.compile to predict_action_chunk method if enabled
+    if cfg.use_torch_compile:
+        policy = _apply_torch_compile(policy, cfg)
+
+    # Create robot
+    logger.info(f"Initializing robot: {cfg.robot.type}")
+    robot = make_robot_from_config(cfg.robot)
+    robot.connect()
+    robot_wrapper = RobotWrapper(robot)
+
+    # Create robot observation processor
+    robot_observation_processor = make_default_robot_observation_processor()
+    robot_action_processor = make_default_robot_action_processor()
+
+    # Create action queue for communication between threads
+    action_queue = ActionQueue(cfg.rtc)
+
+    # Start chunk requester thread
+    get_actions_thread = Thread(
+        target=get_actions,
+        args=(policy, robot_wrapper, robot_observation_processor, action_queue, shutdown_event, cfg),
+        daemon=True,
+        name="GetActions",
+    )
+    get_actions_thread.start()
+    logger.info("Started get actions thread")
+
+    # Start action executor thread
+    actor_thread = Thread(
+        target=actor_control,
+        args=(robot_wrapper, robot_action_processor, action_queue, shutdown_event, cfg),
+        daemon=True,
+        name="Actor",
+    )
+    actor_thread.start()
+    logger.info("Started actor thread")
+
+    logger.info("Started stop by duration thread")
+
+    # Main thread monitors for duration or shutdown
+    logger.info(f"Running demo for {cfg.duration} seconds...")
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    while not shutdown_event.is_set() and (time.time() - start_time) < cfg.duration:
+        time.sleep(10)
+
+        # Log queue status periodically
+        if int(time.time() - start_time) % 5 == 0:
+            logger.info(f"[MAIN] Action queue size: {action_queue.qsize()}")
+
+        if time.time() - start_time > cfg.duration:
+            break
+
+    logger.info("Demo duration reached or shutdown requested")
+
+    # Signal shutdown
+    shutdown_event.set()
+
+    # Wait for threads to finish
+    if get_actions_thread and get_actions_thread.is_alive():
+        logger.info("Waiting for chunk requester thread to finish...")
+        get_actions_thread.join()
+
+    if actor_thread and actor_thread.is_alive():
+        logger.info("Waiting for action executor thread to finish...")
+        actor_thread.join()
+
+    # Cleanup robot
+    if robot:
+        robot.disconnect()
+        logger.info("Robot disconnected")
+
+    logger.info("Cleanup completed")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    demo_cli()
+    logging.info("RTC demo finished")

examples/rtc/eval_with_real_robot_profiled.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Profiled version of eval_with_real_robot.py for performance analysis.
+
+This version adds detailed timing measurements for:
+- Policy inference
+- Preprocessing
+- Postprocessing
+- Action queue operations
+- Robot communication
+- Thread execution times
+
+Usage: Same as eval_with_real_robot.py but with profiling output.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import math
+import sys
+import time
+import traceback
+from collections import defaultdict
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from threading import Event, Lock, Thread
+
+import torch
+from torch import Tensor
+
+from lerobot.cameras.opencv.configuration_opencv import OpenCVCameraConfig  # noqa: F401
+from lerobot.cameras.realsense.configuration_realsense import RealSenseCameraConfig  # noqa: F401
+from lerobot.configs import parser
+from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
+from lerobot.configs.types import RTCAttentionSchedule
+from lerobot.datasets.utils import build_dataset_frame, hw_to_dataset_features
+from lerobot.policies.factory import get_policy_class, make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.action_queue import ActionQueue
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.latency_tracker import LatencyTracker
+from lerobot.processor.factory import (
+    make_default_robot_action_processor,
+    make_default_robot_observation_processor,
+)
+from lerobot.rl.process import ProcessSignalHandler
+from lerobot.robots import (  # noqa: F401
+    Robot,
+    RobotConfig,
+    koch_follower,
+    so100_follower,
+    so101_follower,
+)
+from lerobot.robots.utils import make_robot_from_config
+from lerobot.utils.constants import OBS_IMAGES
+from lerobot.utils.hub import HubMixin
+from lerobot.utils.utils import init_logging
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ProfileTimer:
+    """Context manager and utility class for timing code sections."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, stats_dict: dict):
+        self.name = name
+        self.stats_dict = stats_dict
+        self.start_time = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.start_time = time.perf_counter()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args):
+        elapsed = time.perf_counter() - self.start_time
+        if self.name not in self.stats_dict:
+            self.stats_dict[self.name] = []
+        self.stats_dict[self.name].append(elapsed)
+
+
+class ProfilingStats:
+    """Global profiling statistics collector."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.stats = defaultdict(list)
+        self.lock = Lock()
+
+    def record(self, name: str, duration: float):
+        with self.lock:
+            self.stats[name].append(duration)
+
+    def timer(self, name: str):
+        """Return a context manager for timing."""
+        return ProfileTimer(name, self.stats)
+
+    def get_summary(self) -> dict[str, dict[str, float]]:
+        """Get summary statistics for all timings."""
+        with self.lock:
+            summary = {}
+            for name, times in self.stats.items():
+                if times:
+                    summary[name] = {
+                        "count": len(times),
+                        "mean": sum(times) / len(times),
+                        "min": min(times),
+                        "max": max(times),
+                        "total": sum(times),
+                    }
+            return summary
+
+    def print_summary(self):
+        """Print formatted summary of all timings."""
+        summary = self.get_summary()
+        
+        logger.info("\n" + "=" * 80)
+        logger.info("PROFILING SUMMARY")
+        logger.info("=" * 80)
+        
+        # Sort by total time (descending)
+        sorted_items = sorted(summary.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]["total"], reverse=True)
+        
+        for name, stats in sorted_items:
+            logger.info(f"\n{name}:")
+            logger.info(f"  Count:     {stats['count']}")
+            logger.info(f"  Mean:      {stats['mean']*1000:.2f} ms")
+            logger.info(f"  Min:       {stats['min']*1000:.2f} ms")
+            logger.info(f"  Max:       {stats['max']*1000:.2f} ms")
+            logger.info(f"  Total:     {stats['total']:.2f} s")
+            logger.info(f"  Hz:        {stats['count']/stats['total']:.2f}")
+        
+        logger.info("\n" + "=" * 80)
+
+
+# Global profiling stats
+profiling_stats = ProfilingStats()
+
+
+class RobotWrapper:
+    def __init__(self, robot: Robot):
+        self.robot = robot
+        self.lock = Lock()
+
+    def get_observation(self) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
+        with profiling_stats.timer("robot.get_observation"):
+            with self.lock:
+                return self.robot.get_observation()
+
+    def send_action(self, action: Tensor):
+        with profiling_stats.timer("robot.send_action"):
+            with self.lock:
+                self.robot.send_action(action)
+
+    def observation_features(self) -> list[str]:
+        with self.lock:
+            return self.robot.observation_features
+
+    def action_features(self) -> list[str]:
+        with self.lock:
+            return self.robot.action_features
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RTCDemoConfig(HubMixin):
+    """Configuration for RTC demo with action chunking policies and real robots."""
+
+    # Policy configuration
+    policy: PreTrainedConfig | None = None
+
+    # Robot configuration
+    robot: RobotConfig | None = None
+
+    # RTC configuration
+    rtc: RTCConfig = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: RTCConfig(
+            execution_horizon=10,
+            max_guidance_weight=1.0,
+            prefix_attention_schedule=RTCAttentionSchedule.EXP,
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Demo parameters
+    duration: float = 30.0  # Duration to run the demo (seconds)
+    fps: float = 10.0  # Action execution frequency (Hz)
+
+    # Compute device
+    device: str | None = None  # Device to run on (cuda, cpu, auto)
+
+    # Get new actions horizon. The amount of executed steps after which will be requested new actions.
+    # It should be higher than inference delay + execution horizon.
+    action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions: int = 30
+
+    # Task to execute
+    task: str = field(default="", metadata={"help": "Task to execute"})
+
+    # Torch compile configuration
+    use_torch_compile: bool = field(
+        default=False,
+        metadata={"help": "Use torch.compile for faster inference (PyTorch 2.0+)"},
+    )
+
+    torch_compile_backend: str = field(
+        default="inductor",
+        metadata={"help": "Backend for torch.compile (inductor, aot_eager, cudagraphs)"},
+    )
+
+    torch_compile_mode: str = field(
+        default="default",
+        metadata={"help": "Compilation mode (default, reduce-overhead, max-autotune)"},
+    )
+
+    torch_compile_disable_cudagraphs: bool = field(
+        default=True,
+        metadata={
+            "help": "Disable CUDA graphs in torch.compile. Required due to in-place tensor "
+            "operations in denoising loop (x_t += dt * v_t) which cause tensor aliasing issues."
+        },
+    )
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        # HACK: We parse again the cli args here to get the pretrained path if there was one.
+        policy_path = parser.get_path_arg("policy")
+        if policy_path:
+            cli_overrides = parser.get_cli_overrides("policy")
+            self.policy = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(policy_path, cli_overrides=cli_overrides)
+            self.policy.pretrained_path = policy_path
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Policy path is required")
+
+        # Validate that robot configuration is provided
+        if self.robot is None:
+            raise ValueError("Robot configuration must be provided")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __get_path_fields__(cls) -> list[str]:
+        """This enables the parser to load config from the policy using `--policy.path=local/dir`"""
+        return ["policy"]
+
+
+def is_image_key(k: str) -> bool:
+    return k.startswith(OBS_IMAGES)
+
+
+def get_actions(
+    policy,
+    robot: RobotWrapper,
+    robot_observation_processor,
+    action_queue: ActionQueue,
+    shutdown_event: Event,
+    cfg: RTCDemoConfig,
+):
+    """Thread function to request action chunks from the policy with profiling.
+
+    Args:
+        policy: The policy instance (SmolVLA, Pi0, etc.)
+        robot: The robot instance for getting observations
+        robot_observation_processor: Processor for raw robot observations
+        action_queue: Queue to put new action chunks
+        shutdown_event: Event to signal shutdown
+        cfg: Demo configuration
+    """
+    try:
+        logger.info("[GET_ACTIONS] Starting get actions thread")
+
+        latency_tracker = LatencyTracker()  # Track latency of action chunks
+        fps = cfg.fps
+        time_per_chunk = 1.0 / fps
+
+        dataset_features = hw_to_dataset_features(robot.observation_features(), "observation")
+        policy_device = policy.config.device
+
+        # Load preprocessor and postprocessor from pretrained files
+        logger.info(f"[GET_ACTIONS] Loading preprocessor/postprocessor from {cfg.policy.pretrained_path}")
+
+        preprocessor, postprocessor = make_pre_post_processors(
+            policy_cfg=cfg.policy,
+            pretrained_path=cfg.policy.pretrained_path,
+            dataset_stats=None,  # Will load from pretrained processor files
+            preprocessor_overrides={
+                "device_processor": {"device": cfg.policy.device},
+            },
+        )
+
+        logger.info("[GET_ACTIONS] Preprocessor/postprocessor loaded successfully with embedded stats")
+
+        get_actions_threshold = cfg.action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions
+
+        if not cfg.rtc.enabled:
+            get_actions_threshold = 0
+
+        inference_count = 0
+
+        while not shutdown_event.is_set():
+            if action_queue.qsize() <= get_actions_threshold:
+                with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.total_iteration"):
+                    inference_count += 1
+                    logger.info(f"[GET_ACTIONS] Starting inference #{inference_count}")
+
+                    current_time = time.perf_counter()
+                    action_index_before_inference = action_queue.get_action_index()
+                    
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.get_prev_actions"):
+                        prev_actions = action_queue.get_left_over()
+
+                    inference_latency = latency_tracker.max()
+                    inference_delay = math.ceil(inference_latency / time_per_chunk)
+
+                    # Get observation
+                    obs = robot.get_observation()
+
+                    # Apply robot observation processor
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.robot_obs_processing"):
+                        obs_processed = robot_observation_processor(obs)
+
+                    # Build dataset frame
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.build_dataset_frame"):
+                        obs_with_policy_features = build_dataset_frame(
+                            dataset_features, obs_processed, prefix="observation"
+                        )
+
+                    # Convert to tensors and normalize
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.tensor_conversion"):
+                        for name in obs_with_policy_features:
+                            obs_with_policy_features[name] = torch.from_numpy(obs_with_policy_features[name])
+                            if "image" in name:
+                                obs_with_policy_features[name] = (
+                                    obs_with_policy_features[name].type(torch.float32) / 255
+                                )
+                                obs_with_policy_features[name] = (
+                                    obs_with_policy_features[name].permute(2, 0, 1).contiguous()
+                                )
+                            obs_with_policy_features[name] = obs_with_policy_features[name].unsqueeze(0)
+                            obs_with_policy_features[name] = obs_with_policy_features[name].to(policy_device)
+
+                        obs_with_policy_features["task"] = [cfg.task]
+                        obs_with_policy_features["robot_type"] = (
+                            robot.robot.name if hasattr(robot.robot, "name") else ""
+                        )
+
+                    # Preprocessing
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.preprocessing"):
+                        preproceseded_obs = preprocessor(obs_with_policy_features)
+
+                    # Policy inference
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.policy_inference"):
+                        actions = policy.predict_action_chunk(
+                            preproceseded_obs,
+                            inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                            prev_chunk_left_over=prev_actions,
+                        )
+
+                    # Clone for RTC
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.clone_actions"):
+                        original_actions = actions.squeeze(0).clone()
+
+                    # Postprocessing
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.postprocessing"):
+                        postprocessed_actions = postprocessor(actions)
+                        postprocessed_actions = postprocessed_actions.squeeze(0)
+
+                    # Update latency tracker
+                    new_latency = time.perf_counter() - current_time
+                    new_delay = math.ceil(new_latency / time_per_chunk)
+                    latency_tracker.add(new_latency)
+
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"[GET_ACTIONS] Inference #{inference_count} completed in {new_latency*1000:.2f}ms "
+                        f"(delay={new_delay} chunks)"
+                    )
+
+                    if cfg.action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions < cfg.rtc.execution_horizon + new_delay:
+                        logger.warning(
+                            "[GET_ACTIONS] cfg.action_queue_size_to_get_new_actions Too small, "
+                            "It should be higher than inference delay + execution horizon."
+                        )
+
+                    # Merge into action queue
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("get_actions.action_queue_merge"):
+                        action_queue.merge(
+                            original_actions, postprocessed_actions, new_delay, action_index_before_inference
+                        )
+            else:
+                # Small sleep to prevent busy waiting
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        logger.info("[GET_ACTIONS] get actions thread shutting down")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"[GET_ACTIONS] Fatal exception in get_actions thread: {e}")
+        logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def actor_control(
+    robot: RobotWrapper,
+    robot_action_processor,
+    action_queue: ActionQueue,
+    shutdown_event: Event,
+    cfg: RTCDemoConfig,
+):
+    """Thread function to execute actions on the robot with profiling.
+
+    Args:
+        robot: The robot instance
+        action_queue: Queue to get actions from
+        shutdown_event: Event to signal shutdown
+        cfg: Demo configuration
+    """
+    try:
+        logger.info("[ACTOR] Starting actor thread")
+
+        action_count = 0
+        action_interval = 1.0 / cfg.fps
+
+        while not shutdown_event.is_set():
+            start_time = time.perf_counter()
+
+            with profiling_stats.timer("actor.total_iteration"):
+                # Get action from queue
+                with profiling_stats.timer("actor.queue_get"):
+                    action = action_queue.get()
+
+                if action is not None:
+                    # Process action
+                    with profiling_stats.timer("actor.action_processing"):
+                        action = action.cpu()
+                        action_dict = {key: action[i].item() for i, key in enumerate(robot.action_features())}
+                        action_processed = robot_action_processor((action_dict, None))
+                    
+                    # Send to robot (includes robot.send_action timing)
+                    robot.send_action(action_processed)
+                    action_count += 1
+
+            # Sleep to maintain target FPS
+            dt_s = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+            sleep_time = max(0, (action_interval - dt_s) - 0.001)
+            if sleep_time > 0:
+                time.sleep(sleep_time)
+
+        logger.info(f"[ACTOR] Actor thread shutting down. Total actions executed: {action_count}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"[ACTOR] Fatal exception in actor_control thread: {e}")
+        logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def _apply_torch_compile(policy, cfg: RTCDemoConfig):
+    """Apply torch.compile to the policy's predict_action_chunk method.
+
+    Args:
+        policy: Policy instance to compile
+        cfg: Configuration containing torch compile settings
+
+    Returns:
+        Policy with compiled predict_action_chunk method
+    """
+
+    # PI models handle their own compilation
+    if policy.type == "pi05" or policy.type == "pi0":
+        return policy
+
+    try:
+        # Check if torch.compile is available (PyTorch 2.0+)
+        if not hasattr(torch, "compile"):
+            logger.warning(
+                f"torch.compile is not available. Requires PyTorch 2.0+. "
+                f"Current version: {torch.__version__}. Skipping compilation."
+            )
+            return policy
+
+        logger.info("Applying torch.compile to predict_action_chunk...")
+        logger.info(f"  Backend: {cfg.torch_compile_backend}")
+        logger.info(f"  Mode: {cfg.torch_compile_mode}")
+        logger.info(f"  Disable CUDA graphs: {cfg.torch_compile_disable_cudagraphs}")
+
+        # Compile the predict_action_chunk method
+        compile_kwargs = {
+            "backend": cfg.torch_compile_backend,
+            "mode": cfg.torch_compile_mode,
+        }
+
+        # Disable CUDA graphs if requested (prevents tensor aliasing issues)
+        if cfg.torch_compile_disable_cudagraphs:
+            compile_kwargs["options"] = {"triton.cudagraphs": False}
+
+        original_method = policy.predict_action_chunk
+        compiled_method = torch.compile(original_method, **compile_kwargs)
+        policy.predict_action_chunk = compiled_method
+        logger.info("✓ Successfully compiled predict_action_chunk")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to apply torch.compile: {e}")
+        logger.warning("Continuing without torch.compile")
+
+    return policy
+
+
+@parser.wrap()
+def demo_cli(cfg: RTCDemoConfig):
+    """Main entry point for RTC demo with profiling."""
+
+    # Initialize logging
+    init_logging()
+
+    logger.info(f"Using device: {cfg.device}")
+    logger.info("=" * 80)
+    logger.info("PROFILING MODE ENABLED")
+    logger.info("=" * 80)
+
+    # Setup signal handler for graceful shutdown
+    signal_handler = ProcessSignalHandler(use_threads=True, display_pid=False)
+    shutdown_event = signal_handler.shutdown_event
+
+    policy = None
+    robot = None
+    get_actions_thread = None
+    actor_thread = None
+
+    policy_class = get_policy_class(cfg.policy.type)
+
+    # Load config and set compile_model for pi0/pi05 models
+    config = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(cfg.policy.pretrained_path)
+
+    if cfg.policy.type == "pi05" or cfg.policy.type == "pi0":
+        config.compile_model = cfg.use_torch_compile
+
+    policy = policy_class.from_pretrained(cfg.policy.pretrained_path, config=config)
+
+    # Turn on RTC
+    policy.config.rtc_config = cfg.rtc
+
+    # Init RTC processor
+    policy.init_rtc_processor()
+
+    assert policy.name in ["smolvla", "pi05", "pi0"], "Only smolvla, pi05, and pi0 are supported for RTC"
+
+    policy = policy.to(cfg.device)
+    policy.eval()
+
+    # Apply torch.compile to predict_action_chunk method if enabled
+    if cfg.use_torch_compile:
+        policy = _apply_torch_compile(policy, cfg)
+
+    # Create robot
+    logger.info(f"Initializing robot: {cfg.robot.type}")
+    robot = make_robot_from_config(cfg.robot)
+    robot.connect()
+    robot_wrapper = RobotWrapper(robot)
+
+    # Create robot observation processor
+    robot_observation_processor = make_default_robot_observation_processor()
+    robot_action_processor = make_default_robot_action_processor()
+
+    # Create action queue for communication between threads
+    action_queue = ActionQueue(cfg.rtc)
+
+    # Start chunk requester thread
+    get_actions_thread = Thread(
+        target=get_actions,
+        args=(policy, robot_wrapper, robot_observation_processor, action_queue, shutdown_event, cfg),
+        daemon=True,
+        name="GetActions",
+    )
+    get_actions_thread.start()
+    logger.info("Started get actions thread")
+
+    # Start action executor thread
+    actor_thread = Thread(
+        target=actor_control,
+        args=(robot_wrapper, robot_action_processor, action_queue, shutdown_event, cfg),
+        daemon=True,
+        name="Actor",
+    )
+    actor_thread.start()
+    logger.info("Started actor thread")
+
+    logger.info("Started stop by duration thread")
+
+    # Main thread monitors for duration or shutdown
+    logger.info(f"Running demo for {cfg.duration} seconds...")
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    while not shutdown_event.is_set() and (time.time() - start_time) < cfg.duration:
+        time.sleep(10)
+
+        # Log queue status periodically
+        if int(time.time() - start_time) % 5 == 0:
+            logger.info(f"[MAIN] Action queue size: {action_queue.qsize()}")
+
+        if time.time() - start_time > cfg.duration:
+            break
+
+    logger.info("Demo duration reached or shutdown requested")
+
+    # Signal shutdown
+    shutdown_event.set()
+
+    # Wait for threads to finish
+    if get_actions_thread and get_actions_thread.is_alive():
+        logger.info("Waiting for chunk requester thread to finish...")
+        get_actions_thread.join()
+
+    if actor_thread and actor_thread.is_alive():
+        logger.info("Waiting for action executor thread to finish...")
+        actor_thread.join()
+
+    # Cleanup robot
+    if robot:
+        robot.disconnect()
+        logger.info("Robot disconnected")
+
+    # Print profiling summary
+    profiling_stats.print_summary()
+
+    logger.info("Cleanup completed")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    demo_cli()
+    logging.info("RTC demo finished")
+

examples/rtc/profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py

@@ -0,0 +1,358 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Comprehensive profiling script for Pi0 with RTC.
+
+This script demonstrates how to use all the profiling tools to identify
+bottlenecks in Pi0 policy inference with RTC enabled.
+
+It profiles:
+1. Overall inference time
+2. RTC-specific operations (guidance, weights, etc.)
+3. Preprocessing/postprocessing
+4. Individual method timings
+
+Usage:
+    uv run examples/rtc/profile_pi0_rtc_detailed.py \
+        --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+        --device=mps \
+        --num_iterations=20 \
+        --execution_horizon=20 \
+        --enable_rtc_profiling
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+import sys
+import time
+
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+
+from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
+from lerobot.configs.types import RTCAttentionSchedule
+from lerobot.policies.factory import get_policy_class, make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import (
+    ProfileContext,
+    clear_profiling_stats,
+    enable_profiling,
+    get_profiling_stats,
+    print_profiling_summary,
+)
+
+# Import monkey patching for RTC profiling
+try:
+    from examples.rtc.add_rtc_profiling import monkey_patch_rtc_profiling
+except ImportError:
+    logging.warning("Could not import add_rtc_profiling, detailed RTC profiling disabled")
+    monkey_patch_rtc_profiling = None
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def create_mock_observation(policy_config, device: str) -> dict:
+    """Create a mock observation matching policy requirements.
+    
+    Args:
+        policy_config: Policy configuration
+        device: Device to create tensors on
+        
+    Returns:
+        Mock observation dictionary
+    """
+    obs = {}
+    
+    # Create mock state observation
+    state_dim = 10  # Typical robot state dimension
+    obs["observation.state"] = torch.randn(1, state_dim, device=device)
+    
+    # Create mock images if needed
+    # For Pi0, we typically need at least one image
+    image_height = 224
+    image_width = 224
+    
+    # Common image keys for Pi0
+    image_keys = ["observation.images.gripper", "observation.images.front"]
+    
+    for key in image_keys:
+        # Images should be [B, C, H, W] and normalized to [0, 1]
+        obs[key] = torch.rand(1, 3, image_height, image_width, device=device)
+    
+    # Add task
+    obs["task"] = ["Pick up the object"]
+    
+    # Add language tokens and attention mask (required for Pi0)
+    # These are mock values - in real usage they come from tokenizer
+    max_seq_len = 32
+    obs["observation.language_tokens"] = torch.randint(0, 1000, (1, max_seq_len), device=device)
+    obs["observation.language_attention_mask"] = torch.ones(1, max_seq_len, device=device)
+    
+    return obs
+
+
+def profile_single_iteration(
+    policy,
+    preprocessor,
+    postprocessor,
+    observation: dict,
+    prev_actions: torch.Tensor | None,
+    use_rtc: bool,
+    inference_delay: int = 0,
+) -> tuple[torch.Tensor, torch.Tensor | None, dict]:
+    """Profile a single inference iteration.
+    
+    Args:
+        policy: Policy instance
+        preprocessor: Observation preprocessor
+        postprocessor: Action postprocessor
+        observation: Input observation
+        prev_actions: Previous action chunk (for RTC)
+        use_rtc: Whether RTC is enabled
+        inference_delay: Inference delay in timesteps
+        
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (actions, new_prev_actions, timings)
+    """
+    timings = {}
+    
+    with ProfileContext("iteration.total"):
+        # Preprocessing
+        with ProfileContext("iteration.preprocessing"):
+            preprocessed_obs = preprocessor(observation)
+        
+        # Policy inference
+        with ProfileContext("iteration.policy_inference"):
+            if use_rtc:
+                actions = policy.predict_action_chunk(
+                    preprocessed_obs,
+                    inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                    prev_chunk_left_over=prev_actions,
+                )
+            else:
+                actions = policy.predict_action_chunk(preprocessed_obs)
+        
+        # Clone for next iteration (if RTC)
+        new_prev_actions = None
+        if use_rtc:
+            with ProfileContext("iteration.prepare_prev_actions"):
+                execution_horizon = policy.config.rtc_config.execution_horizon
+                if actions.shape[1] > execution_horizon:
+                    new_prev_actions = actions[:, execution_horizon:].clone()
+        
+        # Postprocessing
+        with ProfileContext("iteration.postprocessing"):
+            processed_actions = postprocessor(actions)
+    
+    return processed_actions, new_prev_actions, timings
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Detailed profiling for Pi0 with RTC")
+    parser.add_argument("--policy_path", type=str, required=True, help="Path to pretrained policy")
+    parser.add_argument("--device", type=str, default="cuda", help="Device (cuda/cpu/mps)")
+    parser.add_argument("--num_iterations", type=int, default=20, help="Number of iterations")
+    parser.add_argument("--execution_horizon", type=int, default=10, help="RTC execution horizon")
+    parser.add_argument("--warmup_iterations", type=int, default=5, help="Warmup iterations")
+    parser.add_argument("--enable_rtc_profiling", action="store_true", help="Enable detailed RTC profiling")
+    parser.add_argument("--use_torch_compile", action="store_true", help="Use torch.compile")
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    logger.info("="*80)
+    logger.info("DETAILED PI0 RTC PROFILING")
+    logger.info("="*80)
+    logger.info(f"Policy: {args.policy_path}")
+    logger.info(f"Device: {args.device}")
+    logger.info(f"Iterations: {args.num_iterations}")
+    logger.info(f"Execution Horizon: {args.execution_horizon}")
+    logger.info(f"RTC Profiling: {args.enable_rtc_profiling}")
+    logger.info("="*80 + "\n")
+    
+    # Enable profiling
+    enable_profiling()
+    
+    # Apply RTC profiling if requested
+    if args.enable_rtc_profiling:
+        if monkey_patch_rtc_profiling is not None:
+            monkey_patch_rtc_profiling()
+            logger.info("✓ Detailed RTC profiling enabled\n")
+        else:
+            logger.warning("⚠ Could not enable detailed RTC profiling\n")
+    
+    # Load policy
+    logger.info("Loading policy...")
+    config = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(args.policy_path)
+    
+    if hasattr(config, "compile_model"):
+        config.compile_model = args.use_torch_compile
+    
+    policy_class = get_policy_class(config.type)
+    policy = policy_class.from_pretrained(args.policy_path, config=config)
+    
+    # Configure RTC
+    policy.config.rtc_config = RTCConfig(
+        enabled=True,
+        execution_horizon=args.execution_horizon,
+        max_guidance_weight=1.0,
+        prefix_attention_schedule=RTCAttentionSchedule.EXP,
+    )
+    policy.init_rtc_processor()
+    
+    policy = policy.to(args.device)
+    policy.eval()
+    
+    logger.info(f"✓ Policy loaded: {config.type}\n")
+    
+    # Create preprocessor and postprocessor
+    logger.info("Loading preprocessor/postprocessor...")
+    preprocessor, postprocessor = make_pre_post_processors(
+        policy_cfg=config,
+        pretrained_path=args.policy_path,
+        dataset_stats=None,
+        preprocessor_overrides={
+            "device_processor": {"device": args.device},
+        },
+    )
+    logger.info("✓ Preprocessor/postprocessor loaded\n")
+    
+    # Create mock observation
+    logger.info("Creating mock observation...")
+    observation = create_mock_observation(config, args.device)
+    logger.info("✓ Mock observation created\n")
+    
+    # Warmup
+    logger.info(f"Warming up ({args.warmup_iterations} iterations)...")
+    prev_actions = None
+    for i in range(args.warmup_iterations):
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            _, prev_actions, _ = profile_single_iteration(
+                policy=policy,
+                preprocessor=preprocessor,
+                postprocessor=postprocessor,
+                observation=observation,
+                prev_actions=prev_actions,
+                use_rtc=True,
+                inference_delay=0,
+            )
+    
+    # Clear warmup stats
+    clear_profiling_stats()
+    logger.info("✓ Warmup complete\n")
+    
+    # Profiled run WITH RTC
+    logger.info(f"Running profiled iterations WITH RTC ({args.num_iterations} iterations)...")
+    prev_actions = None
+    iteration_times = []
+    
+    for i in range(args.num_iterations):
+        start = time.perf_counter()
+        
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            _, prev_actions, _ = profile_single_iteration(
+                policy=policy,
+                preprocessor=preprocessor,
+                postprocessor=postprocessor,
+                observation=observation,
+                prev_actions=prev_actions,
+                use_rtc=True,
+                inference_delay=0,
+            )
+        
+        # Sync CUDA if needed
+        if args.device.startswith("cuda"):
+            torch.cuda.synchronize()
+        
+        elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
+        iteration_times.append(elapsed)
+        
+        if (i + 1) % 5 == 0:
+            logger.info(f"  Completed {i+1}/{args.num_iterations}")
+    
+    logger.info("✓ Profiling complete\n")
+    
+    # Print summary statistics
+    logger.info("\n" + "="*80)
+    logger.info("ITERATION TIMING SUMMARY")
+    logger.info("="*80)
+    
+    times_arr = np.array(iteration_times)
+    logger.info(f"Mean time:       {np.mean(times_arr)*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"Median time:     {np.median(times_arr)*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"Std dev:         {np.std(times_arr)*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"Min time:        {np.min(times_arr)*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"Max time:        {np.max(times_arr)*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"Total time:      {np.sum(times_arr):.2f} s")
+    logger.info(f"Throughput:      {len(times_arr)/np.sum(times_arr):.2f} iter/s")
+    logger.info("="*80 + "\n")
+    
+    # Print detailed profiling breakdown
+    print_profiling_summary(sort_by="total")
+    
+    # Print key insights
+    stats = get_profiling_stats()
+    
+    logger.info("\n" + "="*80)
+    logger.info("KEY INSIGHTS")
+    logger.info("="*80)
+    
+    # Find bottlenecks
+    if stats:
+        policy_inference_time = stats.get("iteration.policy_inference", {}).get("mean", 0)
+        preprocessing_time = stats.get("iteration.preprocessing", {}).get("mean", 0)
+        postprocessing_time = stats.get("iteration.postprocessing", {}).get("mean", 0)
+        
+        total_time = policy_inference_time + preprocessing_time + postprocessing_time
+        
+        if total_time > 0:
+            logger.info(f"\nTime breakdown:")
+            logger.info(f"  Policy inference:  {policy_inference_time*1000:.2f} ms ({policy_inference_time/total_time*100:.1f}%)")
+            logger.info(f"  Preprocessing:     {preprocessing_time*1000:.2f} ms ({preprocessing_time/total_time*100:.1f}%)")
+            logger.info(f"  Postprocessing:    {postprocessing_time*1000:.2f} ms ({postprocessing_time/total_time*100:.1f}%)")
+        
+        # RTC-specific insights
+        if args.enable_rtc_profiling:
+            rtc_guidance = stats.get("rtc.denoise_step.guidance_computation", {}).get("mean", 0)
+            rtc_autograd = stats.get("rtc.denoise_step.autograd_correction", {}).get("mean", 0)
+            rtc_base = stats.get("rtc.denoise_step.base_denoising", {}).get("mean", 0)
+            
+            if rtc_guidance > 0:
+                logger.info(f"\nRTC breakdown:")
+                logger.info(f"  Base denoising:    {rtc_base*1000:.2f} ms")
+                logger.info(f"  Guidance compute:  {rtc_guidance*1000:.2f} ms")
+                logger.info(f"  Autograd correct:  {rtc_autograd*1000:.2f} ms")
+                logger.info(f"  RTC overhead:      {(rtc_guidance - rtc_base)*1000:.2f} ms")
+        
+        # Recommendations
+        logger.info("\nRecommendations:")
+        
+        if preprocessing_time > policy_inference_time * 0.3:
+            logger.info("  ⚠ Preprocessing is taking >30% of time")
+            logger.info("    → Consider reducing image resolution")
+            logger.info("    → Consider using fewer cameras")
+        
+        if args.enable_rtc_profiling and rtc_autograd > rtc_base * 0.5:
+            logger.info("  ⚠ RTC autograd overhead is significant")
+            logger.info("    → This is expected, but consider increasing execution_horizon")
+            logger.info("    → Try torch.compile if not already enabled")
+        
+        if not args.use_torch_compile:
+            logger.info("  💡 torch.compile not enabled")
+            logger.info("    → Try --use_torch_compile for potential speedup")
+    
+    logger.info("="*80 + "\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        logger.info("\n\nProfiling interrupted by user")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"\n\nError during profiling: {e}")
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        sys.exit(1)
+

examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Script to compare performance with and without RTC enabled.
+
+This script helps identify whether RTC is actually improving or degrading performance
+by running multiple inference passes and collecting detailed timing statistics.
+
+Usage:
+    # Profile with mock data (no robot needed)
+    uv run examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py \
+        --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+        --device=mps \
+        --num_iterations=50
+
+    # Profile with specific RTC config
+    uv run examples/rtc/profile_rtc_comparison.py \
+        --policy_path=helper2424/pi05_check_rtc \
+        --device=mps \
+        --num_iterations=50 \
+        --execution_horizon=20
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+
+from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
+from lerobot.configs.types import RTCAttentionSchedule
+from lerobot.policies.factory import get_policy_class, make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
+from lerobot.utils.profiling import (
+    clear_profiling_stats,
+    enable_profiling,
+    get_profiling_stats,
+    print_profiling_summary,
+)
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ProfileResults:
+    """Results from profiling run."""
+
+    mode: str  # "with_rtc" or "without_rtc"
+    mean_time: float
+    std_time: float
+    min_time: float
+    max_time: float
+    times: list[float]
+    throughput: float  # iterations per second
+
+
+def create_mock_observation(policy, device: str) -> dict:
+    """Create a mock observation for testing.
+
+    Args:
+        policy: Policy instance
+        device: Device to create tensors on
+
+    Returns:
+        Mock observation dictionary
+    """
+    # Get expected input shapes from policy config
+    # This is a simplified version - adjust based on actual policy requirements
+    obs = {}
+
+    # Mock image observations (if needed)
+    if hasattr(policy.config, "input_shapes"):
+        for key, shape in policy.config.input_shapes.items():
+            if "image" in key:
+                # Typical image shape: (batch, channels, height, width)
+                obs[key] = torch.randn(1, *shape, device=device)
+            else:
+                obs[key] = torch.randn(1, *shape, device=device)
+
+    # Add task if needed
+    if "task" in policy.config.__dict__ or hasattr(policy, "accepts_task"):
+        obs["task"] = ["Pick up the object"]
+
+    # Mock state observation
+    obs["observation.state"] = torch.randn(1, 10, device=device)  # Adjust size as needed
+
+    return obs
+
+
+def profile_inference(
+    policy, observation: dict, num_iterations: int, use_rtc: bool, execution_horizon: int = 10
+) -> ProfileResults:
+    """Profile policy inference with or without RTC.
+
+    Args:
+        policy: Policy instance
+        observation: Observation dictionary
+        num_iterations: Number of inference iterations to run
+        use_rtc: Whether to enable RTC
+        execution_horizon: Execution horizon for RTC
+
+    Returns:
+        ProfileResults with timing statistics
+    """
+    mode = "with_rtc" if use_rtc else "without_rtc"
+    logger.info(f"\n{'='*80}")
+    logger.info(f"Profiling: {mode.upper()}")
+    logger.info(f"{'='*80}")
+
+    # Configure RTC
+    if use_rtc:
+        policy.config.rtc_config.enabled = True
+        policy.config.rtc_config.execution_horizon = execution_horizon
+        policy.init_rtc_processor()
+    else:
+        policy.config.rtc_config.enabled = False
+
+    times = []
+    prev_actions = None
+
+    # Warmup
+    logger.info("Warming up (5 iterations)...")
+    for _ in range(5):
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            if use_rtc:
+                _ = policy.predict_action_chunk(
+                    observation, inference_delay=0, prev_chunk_left_over=prev_actions
+                )
+            else:
+                _ = policy.predict_action_chunk(observation)
+
+    # Actual profiling
+    logger.info(f"Running {num_iterations} profiled iterations...")
+    for i in range(num_iterations):
+        start = time.perf_counter()
+
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            if use_rtc:
+                actions = policy.predict_action_chunk(
+                    observation, inference_delay=0, prev_chunk_left_over=prev_actions
+                )
+                # Simulate consuming some actions for next iteration
+                if actions.shape[1] > execution_horizon:
+                    prev_actions = actions[:, execution_horizon:].clone()
+                else:
+                    prev_actions = None
+            else:
+                actions = policy.predict_action_chunk(observation)
+
+        # Synchronize if using CUDA
+        if observation["observation.state"].device.type == "cuda":
+            torch.cuda.synchronize()
+
+        elapsed = time.perf_counter() - start
+        times.append(elapsed)
+
+        if (i + 1) % 10 == 0:
+            logger.info(f"  Completed {i+1}/{num_iterations} iterations")
+
+    # Calculate statistics
+    times_arr = np.array(times)
+    results = ProfileResults(
+        mode=mode,
+        mean_time=float(np.mean(times_arr)),
+        std_time=float(np.std(times_arr)),
+        min_time=float(np.min(times_arr)),
+        max_time=float(np.max(times_arr)),
+        times=times,
+        throughput=num_iterations / sum(times),
+    )
+
+    logger.info(f"\nResults for {mode}:")
+    logger.info(f"  Mean time: {results.mean_time*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"  Std dev:   {results.std_time*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"  Min time:  {results.min_time*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"  Max time:  {results.max_time*1000:.2f} ms")
+    logger.info(f"  Throughput: {results.throughput:.2f} iter/s")
+
+    return results
+
+
+def compare_results(results_without_rtc: ProfileResults, results_with_rtc: ProfileResults):
+    """Compare and print results from both runs.
+
+    Args:
+        results_without_rtc: Results from run without RTC
+        results_with_rtc: Results from run with RTC
+    """
+    logger.info(f"\n{'='*80}")
+    logger.info("COMPARISON SUMMARY")
+    logger.info(f"{'='*80}")
+
+    mean_diff = results_with_rtc.mean_time - results_without_rtc.mean_time
+    mean_diff_pct = (mean_diff / results_without_rtc.mean_time) * 100
+
+    throughput_diff = results_with_rtc.throughput - results_without_rtc.throughput
+    throughput_diff_pct = (throughput_diff / results_without_rtc.throughput) * 100
+
+    logger.info(f"\n{'Metric':<30} {'Without RTC':>15} {'With RTC':>15} {'Difference':>15}")
+    logger.info("-" * 80)
+    logger.info(
+        f"{'Mean time (ms)':<30} "
+        f"{results_without_rtc.mean_time*1000:>15.2f} "
+        f"{results_with_rtc.mean_time*1000:>15.2f} "
+        f"{mean_diff*1000:>+15.2f}"
+    )
+    logger.info(
+        f"{'Std dev (ms)':<30} "
+        f"{results_without_rtc.std_time*1000:>15.2f} "
+        f"{results_with_rtc.std_time*1000:>15.2f} "
+        f"{(results_with_rtc.std_time - results_without_rtc.std_time)*1000:>+15.2f}"
+    )
+    logger.info(
+        f"{'Min time (ms)':<30} "
+        f"{results_without_rtc.min_time*1000:>15.2f} "
+        f"{results_with_rtc.min_time*1000:>15.2f} "
+        f"{(results_with_rtc.min_time - results_without_rtc.min_time)*1000:>+15.2f}"
+    )
+    logger.info(
+        f"{'Max time (ms)':<30} "
+        f"{results_without_rtc.max_time*1000:>15.2f} "
+        f"{results_with_rtc.max_time*1000:>15.2f} "
+        f"{(results_with_rtc.max_time - results_without_rtc.max_time)*1000:>+15.2f}"
+    )
+    logger.info(
+        f"{'Throughput (iter/s)':<30} "
+        f"{results_without_rtc.throughput:>15.2f} "
+        f"{results_with_rtc.throughput:>15.2f} "
+        f"{throughput_diff:>+15.2f}"
+    )
+
+    logger.info(f"\n{'='*80}")
+    logger.info("VERDICT")
+    logger.info(f"{'='*80}")
+
+    if mean_diff_pct < -5:
+        logger.info(f"✓ RTC is FASTER by {abs(mean_diff_pct):.1f}%")
+        logger.info(f"  Mean time reduced by {abs(mean_diff)*1000:.2f} ms")
+    elif mean_diff_pct > 5:
+        logger.info(f"✗ RTC is SLOWER by {mean_diff_pct:.1f}%")
+        logger.info(f"  Mean time increased by {mean_diff*1000:.2f} ms")
+        logger.info("\n  Possible reasons:")
+        logger.info("  - RTC overhead exceeds benefits at current execution horizon")
+        logger.info("  - Inference delay calculation not accounting for RTC processing")
+        logger.info("  - Additional tensor operations in RTC guidance")
+    else:
+        logger.info(f"≈ Performance is SIMILAR (difference: {mean_diff_pct:+.1f}%)")
+
+    logger.info(f"{'='*80}\n")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Profile RTC performance")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--policy_path", type=str, required=True, help="Path to pretrained policy"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--device", type=str, default="cuda", help="Device to run on (cuda/cpu/mps)"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--num_iterations", type=int, default=50, help="Number of inference iterations"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--execution_horizon", type=int, default=10, help="RTC execution horizon"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--enable_detailed_profiling",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Enable detailed method-level profiling",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--use_torch_compile", action="store_true", help="Use torch.compile for faster inference"
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Load policy
+    logger.info(f"Loading policy from {args.policy_path}")
+    config = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(args.policy_path)
+    policy_class = get_policy_class(config.type)
+
+    # Set compile flag if needed
+    if hasattr(config, "compile_model"):
+        config.compile_model = args.use_torch_compile
+
+    policy = policy_class.from_pretrained(args.policy_path, config=config)
+
+    # Initialize RTC config
+    policy.config.rtc_config = RTCConfig(
+        execution_horizon=args.execution_horizon,
+        max_guidance_weight=1.0,
+        prefix_attention_schedule=RTCAttentionSchedule.EXP,
+    )
+
+    policy = policy.to(args.device)
+    policy.eval()
+
+    logger.info(f"Policy loaded: {config.type}")
+    logger.info(f"Device: {args.device}")
+    logger.info(f"Execution horizon: {args.execution_horizon}")
+
+    # Create mock observation
+    logger.info("Creating mock observation...")
+    observation = create_mock_observation(policy, args.device)
+
+    # Enable detailed profiling if requested
+    if args.enable_detailed_profiling:
+        enable_profiling()
+        logger.info("Detailed profiling enabled")
+
+    # Profile without RTC
+    results_without_rtc = profile_inference(
+        policy=policy,
+        observation=observation,
+        num_iterations=args.num_iterations,
+        use_rtc=False,
+        execution_horizon=args.execution_horizon,
+    )
+
+    if args.enable_detailed_profiling:
+        logger.info("\nDetailed profiling stats (WITHOUT RTC):")
+        print_profiling_summary()
+        clear_profiling_stats()
+
+    # Profile with RTC
+    results_with_rtc = profile_inference(
+        policy=policy,
+        observation=observation,
+        num_iterations=args.num_iterations,
+        use_rtc=True,
+        execution_horizon=args.execution_horizon,
+    )
+
+    if args.enable_detailed_profiling:
+        logger.info("\nDetailed profiling stats (WITH RTC):")
+        print_profiling_summary()
+
+    # Compare results
+    compare_results(results_without_rtc, results_with_rtc)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+

examples/tutorial/act/act_training_example.py

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+"""This script demonstrates how to train ACT Policy on a real-world dataset."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import torch
+
+from lerobot.configs.types import FeatureType
+from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset, LeRobotDatasetMetadata
+from lerobot.datasets.utils import dataset_to_policy_features
+from lerobot.policies.act.configuration_act import ACTConfig
+from lerobot.policies.act.modeling_act import ACTPolicy
+from lerobot.policies.factory import make_pre_post_processors
+
+
+def make_delta_timestamps(delta_indices: list[int] | None, fps: int) -> list[float]:
+    if delta_indices is None:
+        return [0]
+
+    return [i / fps for i in delta_indices]
+
+
+output_directory = Path("outputs/robot_learning_tutorial/act")
+output_directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+# Select your device
+device = torch.device("mps")  # or "cuda" or "cpu"
+
+dataset_id = "lerobot/svla_so101_pickplace"
+
+# This specifies the inputs the model will be expecting and the outputs it will produce
+dataset_metadata = LeRobotDatasetMetadata(dataset_id)
+features = dataset_to_policy_features(dataset_metadata.features)
+
+output_features = {key: ft for key, ft in features.items() if ft.type is FeatureType.ACTION}
+input_features = {key: ft for key, ft in features.items() if key not in output_features}
+
+cfg = ACTConfig(input_features=input_features, output_features=output_features)
+policy = ACTPolicy(cfg)
+preprocessor, postprocessor = make_pre_post_processors(cfg, dataset_stats=dataset_metadata.stats)
+
+policy.train()
+policy.to(device)
+
+# To perform action chunking, ACT expects a given number of actions as targets
+delta_timestamps = {
+    "action": make_delta_timestamps(cfg.action_delta_indices, dataset_metadata.fps),
+}
+
+# add image features if they are present
+delta_timestamps |= {
+    k: make_delta_timestamps(cfg.observation_delta_indices, dataset_metadata.fps) for k in cfg.image_features
+}
+
+# Instantiate the dataset
+dataset = LeRobotDataset(dataset_id, delta_timestamps=delta_timestamps)
+
+# Create the optimizer and dataloader for offline training
+optimizer = cfg.get_optimizer_preset().build(policy.parameters())
+batch_size = 32
+dataloader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(
+    dataset,
+    batch_size=batch_size,
+    shuffle=True,
+    pin_memory=device.type != "cpu",
+    drop_last=True,
+)
+
+# Number of training steps and logging frequency
+training_steps = 1
+log_freq = 1
+
+# Run training loop
+step = 0
+done = False
+while not done:
+    for batch in dataloader:
+        batch = preprocessor(batch)
+        loss, _ = policy.forward(batch)
+        loss.backward()
+        optimizer.step()
+        optimizer.zero_grad()
+
+        if step % log_freq == 0:
+            print(f"step: {step} loss: {loss.item():.3f}")
+        step += 1
+        if step >= training_steps:
+            done = True
+            break
+
+# Save the policy checkpoint, alongside the pre/post processors
+policy.save_pretrained(output_directory)
+preprocessor.save_pretrained(output_directory)
+postprocessor.save_pretrained(output_directory)
+
+# Save all assets to the Hub
+policy.push_to_hub("fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_act")
+preprocessor.push_to_hub("fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_act")
+postprocessor.push_to_hub("fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_act")

examples/tutorial/act/act_using_example.py

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+import torch
+
+from lerobot.cameras.opencv.configuration_opencv import OpenCVCameraConfig
+from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDatasetMetadata
+from lerobot.policies.act.modeling_act import ACTPolicy
+from lerobot.policies.factory import make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.utils import build_inference_frame, make_robot_action
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower.config_so100_follower import SO100FollowerConfig
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower.so100_follower import SO100Follower
+
+device = torch.device("mps")  # or "cuda" or "cpu"
+model_id = "fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_act"
+model = ACTPolicy.from_pretrained(model_id)
+
+dataset_id = "lerobot/svla_so101_pickplace"
+# This only downloads the metadata for the dataset, ~10s of MB even for large-scale datasets
+dataset_metadata = LeRobotDatasetMetadata(dataset_id)
+preprocess, postprocess = make_pre_post_processors(model.config, dataset_stats=dataset_metadata.stats)
+
+# # find ports using lerobot-find-port
+follower_port = ...  # something like "/dev/tty.usbmodem58760431631"
+
+# # the robot ids are used the load the right calibration files
+follower_id = ...  # something like "follower_so100"
+
+MAX_EPISODES = 5
+MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE = 20
+
+# Robot and environment configuration
+# Camera keys must match the name and resolutions of the ones used for training!
+# You can check the camera keys expected by a model in the info.json card on the model card on the Hub
+camera_config = {
+    "side": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=0, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+    "up": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=1, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+}
+
+robot_cfg = SO100FollowerConfig(port=follower_port, id=follower_id, cameras=camera_config)
+robot = SO100Follower(robot_cfg)
+robot.connect()
+
+for _ in range(MAX_EPISODES):
+    for _ in range(MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE):
+        obs = robot.get_observation()
+        obs_frame = build_inference_frame(
+            observation=obs, ds_features=dataset_metadata.features, device=device
+        )
+
+        obs = preprocess(obs_frame)
+
+        action = model.select_action(obs)
+        action = postprocess(action)
+
+        action = make_robot_action(action, dataset_metadata.features)
+
+        robot.send_action(action)
+
+    print("Episode finished! Starting new episode...")

examples/tutorial/async-inf/policy_server.py

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+from lerobot.async_inference.configs import PolicyServerConfig
+from lerobot.async_inference.policy_server import serve
+
+host = ...  # something like "127.0.0.1" if you're exposing to localhost
+port = ...  # something like 8080
+
+config = PolicyServerConfig(
+    host=host,
+    port=port,
+)
+serve(config)

examples/tutorial/async-inf/robot_client.py

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+import threading
+
+from lerobot.async_inference.configs import RobotClientConfig
+from lerobot.async_inference.helpers import visualize_action_queue_size
+from lerobot.async_inference.robot_client import RobotClient
+from lerobot.cameras.opencv.configuration_opencv import OpenCVCameraConfig
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower import SO100FollowerConfig
+
+# these cameras must match the ones expected by the policy - find your cameras with lerobot-find-cameras
+# check the config.json on the Hub for the policy you are using to see the expected camera specs
+camera_cfg = {
+    "up": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=0, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+    "side": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=1, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+}
+
+# # find ports using lerobot-find-port
+follower_port = ...  # something like "/dev/tty.usbmodem58760431631"
+
+# # the robot ids are used the load the right calibration files
+follower_id = ...  # something like "follower_so100"
+
+robot_cfg = SO100FollowerConfig(port=follower_port, id=follower_id, cameras=camera_cfg)
+
+server_address = ...  # something like "127.0.0.1:8080" if using localhost
+
+# 3. Create client configuration
+client_cfg = RobotClientConfig(
+    robot=robot_cfg,
+    server_address=server_address,
+    policy_device="mps",
+    policy_type="act",
+    pretrained_name_or_path="fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_act",
+    chunk_size_threshold=0.5,  # g
+    actions_per_chunk=50,  # make sure this is less than the max actions of the policy
+)
+
+# 4. Create and start client
+client = RobotClient(client_cfg)
+
+# 5. Provide a textual description of the task
+task = ...
+
+if client.start():
+    # Start action receiver thread
+    action_receiver_thread = threading.Thread(target=client.receive_actions, daemon=True)
+    action_receiver_thread.start()
+
+    try:
+        # Run the control loop
+        client.control_loop(task)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        client.stop()
+        action_receiver_thread.join()
+        # (Optionally) plot the action queue size
+        visualize_action_queue_size(client.action_queue_size)

examples/tutorial/diffusion/diffusion_training_example.py

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+"""This script demonstrates how to train Diffusion Policy on a real-world dataset."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import torch
+
+from lerobot.configs.types import FeatureType
+from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset, LeRobotDatasetMetadata
+from lerobot.datasets.utils import dataset_to_policy_features
+from lerobot.policies.diffusion.configuration_diffusion import DiffusionConfig
+from lerobot.policies.diffusion.modeling_diffusion import DiffusionPolicy
+from lerobot.policies.factory import make_pre_post_processors
+
+
+def make_delta_timestamps(delta_indices: list[int] | None, fps: int) -> list[float]:
+    if delta_indices is None:
+        return [0]
+
+    return [i / fps for i in delta_indices]
+
+
+output_directory = Path("outputs/robot_learning_tutorial/diffusion")
+output_directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+# Select your device
+device = torch.device("mps")  # or "cuda" or "cpu"
+
+dataset_id = "lerobot/svla_so101_pickplace"
+
+# This specifies the inputs the model will be expecting and the outputs it will produce
+dataset_metadata = LeRobotDatasetMetadata(dataset_id)
+features = dataset_to_policy_features(dataset_metadata.features)
+
+output_features = {key: ft for key, ft in features.items() if ft.type is FeatureType.ACTION}
+input_features = {key: ft for key, ft in features.items() if key not in output_features}
+
+cfg = DiffusionConfig(input_features=input_features, output_features=output_features)
+policy = DiffusionPolicy(cfg)
+preprocessor, postprocessor = make_pre_post_processors(cfg, dataset_stats=dataset_metadata.stats)
+
+policy.train()
+policy.to(device)
+
+# To perform action chunking, ACT expects a given number of actions as targets
+delta_timestamps = {
+    "observation.state": make_delta_timestamps(cfg.observation_delta_indices, dataset_metadata.fps),
+    "action": make_delta_timestamps(cfg.action_delta_indices, dataset_metadata.fps),
+}
+
+# add image features if they are present
+delta_timestamps |= {
+    k: make_delta_timestamps(cfg.observation_delta_indices, dataset_metadata.fps) for k in cfg.image_features
+}
+
+# Instantiate the dataset
+dataset = LeRobotDataset(dataset_id, delta_timestamps=delta_timestamps)
+
+# Create the optimizer and dataloader for offline training
+optimizer = cfg.get_optimizer_preset().build(policy.parameters())
+batch_size = 32
+dataloader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(
+    dataset,
+    batch_size=batch_size,
+    shuffle=True,
+    pin_memory=device.type != "cpu",
+    drop_last=True,
+)
+
+# Number of training steps and logging frequency
+training_steps = 1
+log_freq = 1
+
+# Run training loop
+step = 0
+done = False
+while not done:
+    for batch in dataloader:
+        batch = preprocessor(batch)
+        loss, _ = policy.forward(batch)
+        loss.backward()
+        optimizer.step()
+        optimizer.zero_grad()
+
+        if step % log_freq == 0:
+            print(f"step: {step} loss: {loss.item():.3f}")
+        step += 1
+        if step >= training_steps:
+            done = True
+            break
+
+# Save the policy checkpoint, alongside the pre/post processors
+policy.save_pretrained(output_directory)
+preprocessor.save_pretrained(output_directory)
+postprocessor.save_pretrained(output_directory)
+
+# Save all assets to the Hub
+policy.push_to_hub("fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_diffusion")
+preprocessor.push_to_hub("fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_diffusion")
+postprocessor.push_to_hub("fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_diffusion")

examples/tutorial/diffusion/diffusion_using_example.py

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+import torch
+
+from lerobot.cameras.opencv.configuration_opencv import OpenCVCameraConfig
+from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDatasetMetadata
+from lerobot.policies.diffusion.modeling_diffusion import DiffusionPolicy
+from lerobot.policies.factory import make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.utils import build_inference_frame, make_robot_action
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower.config_so100_follower import SO100FollowerConfig
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower.so100_follower import SO100Follower
+
+device = torch.device("mps")  # or "cuda" or "cpu"
+model_id = "fracapuano/robot_learning_tutorial_diffusion"
+
+model = DiffusionPolicy.from_pretrained(model_id)
+
+dataset_id = "lerobot/svla_so101_pickplace"
+# This only downloads the metadata for the dataset, ~10s of MB even for large-scale datasets
+dataset_metadata = LeRobotDatasetMetadata(dataset_id)
+preprocess, postprocess = make_pre_post_processors(
+    model.config, model_id, dataset_stats=dataset_metadata.stats
+)
+
+MAX_EPISODES = 5
+MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE = 20
+
+
+# # find ports using lerobot-find-port
+follower_port = ...  # something like "/dev/tty.usbmodem58760431631"
+
+# # the robot ids are used the load the right calibration files
+follower_id = ...  # something like "follower_so100"
+
+# Robot and environment configuration
+# Camera keys must match the name and resolutions of the ones used for training!
+# You can check the camera keys expected by a model in the info.json card on the model card on the Hub
+camera_config = {
+    "side": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=0, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+    "up": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=1, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+}
+
+robot_cfg = SO100FollowerConfig(port=follower_port, id=follower_id, cameras=camera_config)
+robot = SO100Follower(robot_cfg)
+robot.connect()
+
+
+for _ in range(MAX_EPISODES):
+    for _ in range(MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE):
+        obs = robot.get_observation()
+        obs_frame = build_inference_frame(
+            observation=obs, ds_features=dataset_metadata.features, device=device
+        )
+
+        obs = preprocess(obs_frame)
+
+        action = model.select_action(obs)
+        action = postprocess(action)
+        action = make_robot_action(action, dataset_metadata.features)
+        robot.send_action(action)
+
+    print("Episode finished! Starting new episode...")

examples/tutorial/pi0/using_pi0_example.py

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+import torch
+
+from lerobot.cameras.opencv.configuration_opencv import OpenCVCameraConfig
+from lerobot.datasets.utils import hw_to_dataset_features
+from lerobot.policies.factory import make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.pi0.modeling_pi0 import PI0Policy
+from lerobot.policies.utils import build_inference_frame, make_robot_action
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower.config_so100_follower import SO100FollowerConfig
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower.so100_follower import SO100Follower
+
+MAX_EPISODES = 5
+MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE = 20
+
+device = torch.device("mps")  # or "cuda" or "cpu"
+model_id = "lerobot/pi0_base"
+
+model = PI0Policy.from_pretrained(model_id)
+
+preprocess, postprocess = make_pre_post_processors(
+    model.config,
+    model_id,
+    # This overrides allows to run on MPS, otherwise defaults to CUDA (if available)
+    preprocessor_overrides={"device_processor": {"device": str(device)}},
+)
+
+# find ports using lerobot-find-port
+follower_port = ...  # something like "/dev/tty.usbmodem58760431631"
+
+# the robot ids are used the load the right calibration files
+follower_id = ...  # something like "follower_so100"
+
+# Robot and environment configuration
+# Camera keys must match the name and resolutions of the ones used for training!
+# You can check the camera keys expected by a model in the info.json card on the model card on the Hub
+camera_config = {
+    "base_0_rgb": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=0, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+    "left_wrist_0_rgb": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=1, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+    "right_wrist_0_rgb": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=2, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+}
+
+robot_cfg = SO100FollowerConfig(port=follower_port, id=follower_id, cameras=camera_config)
+robot = SO100Follower(robot_cfg)
+robot.connect()
+
+task = ""  # something like "pick the red block"
+robot_type = ""  # something like "so100_follower" for multi-embodiment datasets
+
+# This is used to match the raw observation keys to the keys expected by the policy
+action_features = hw_to_dataset_features(robot.action_features, "action")
+obs_features = hw_to_dataset_features(robot.observation_features, "observation")
+dataset_features = {**action_features, **obs_features}
+
+for _ in range(MAX_EPISODES):
+    for _ in range(MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE):
+        obs = robot.get_observation()
+        obs_frame = build_inference_frame(
+            observation=obs, ds_features=dataset_features, device=device, task=task, robot_type=robot_type
+        )
+
+        obs = preprocess(obs_frame)
+
+        action = model.select_action(obs)
+        action = postprocess(action)
+        action = make_robot_action(action, dataset_features)
+        robot.send_action(action)
+
+    print("Episode finished! Starting new episode...")

examples/tutorial/rl/hilserl_example.py

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+import multiprocessing as mp
+import signal
+from pathlib import Path
+from queue import Empty, Full
+
+import torch
+import torch.optim as optim
+
+from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
+from lerobot.datasets.utils import hw_to_dataset_features
+from lerobot.envs.configs import HILSerlProcessorConfig, HILSerlRobotEnvConfig
+from lerobot.policies.sac.configuration_sac import SACConfig
+from lerobot.policies.sac.modeling_sac import SACPolicy
+from lerobot.policies.sac.reward_model.modeling_classifier import Classifier
+from lerobot.rl.buffer import ReplayBuffer
+from lerobot.rl.gym_manipulator import make_robot_env
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower import SO100FollowerConfig
+from lerobot.teleoperators.so100_leader import SO100LeaderConfig
+from lerobot.teleoperators.utils import TeleopEvents
+
+LOG_EVERY = 10
+SEND_EVERY = 10
+
+
+def run_learner(
+    transitions_queue: mp.Queue,
+    parameters_queue: mp.Queue,
+    shutdown_event: mp.Event,
+    policy_learner: SACPolicy,
+    online_buffer: ReplayBuffer,
+    offline_buffer: ReplayBuffer,
+    lr: float = 3e-4,
+    batch_size: int = 32,
+    device: torch.device = "mps",
+):
+    """The learner process - trains SAC policy on transitions streamed from the actor, updating parameters
+    for the actor to adopt."""
+    policy_learner.train()
+    policy_learner.to(device)
+
+    # Create Adam optimizer from scratch - simple and clean
+    optimizer = optim.Adam(policy_learner.parameters(), lr=lr)
+
+    print(f"[LEARNER] Online buffer capacity: {online_buffer.capacity}")
+    print(f"[LEARNER] Offline buffer capacity: {offline_buffer.capacity}")
+
+    training_step = 0
+
+    while not shutdown_event.is_set():
+        # retrieve incoming transitions from the actor process
+        try:
+            transitions = transitions_queue.get(timeout=0.1)
+            for transition in transitions:
+                # HIL-SERL: Add ALL transitions to online buffer
+                online_buffer.add(**transition)
+
+                # HIL-SERL: Add ONLY human intervention transitions to offline buffer
+                is_intervention = transition.get("complementary_info", {}).get("is_intervention", False)
+                if is_intervention:
+                    offline_buffer.add(**transition)
+                    print(
+                        f"[LEARNER] Human intervention detected! Added to offline buffer (now {len(offline_buffer)} transitions)"
+                    )
+
+        except Empty:
+            pass  # No transitions available, continue
+
+        # Train if we have enough data
+        if len(online_buffer) >= policy_learner.config.online_step_before_learning:
+            # Sample from online buffer (autonomous + human data)
+            online_batch = online_buffer.sample(batch_size // 2)
+
+            # Sample from offline buffer (human demonstrations only, either precollected or at runtime)
+            offline_batch = offline_buffer.sample(batch_size // 2)
+
+            # Combine batches - this is the key HIL-SERL mechanism!
+            batch = {}
+            for key in online_batch:
+                if key in offline_batch:
+                    batch[key] = torch.cat([online_batch[key], offline_batch[key]], dim=0)
+                else:
+                    batch[key] = online_batch[key]
+
+            loss, _ = policy_learner.forward(batch)
+
+            optimizer.zero_grad()
+            loss.backward()
+            optimizer.step()
+            training_step += 1
+
+            if training_step % LOG_EVERY == 0:
+                print(
+                    f"[LEARNER] Training step {training_step}, Loss: {loss.item():.4f}, "
+                    f"Buffers: Online={len(online_buffer)}, Offline={len(offline_buffer)}"
+                )
+
+            # Send updated parameters to actor every 10 training steps
+            if training_step % SEND_EVERY == 0:
+                try:
+                    state_dict = {k: v.cpu() for k, v in policy_learner.state_dict().items()}
+                    parameters_queue.put_nowait(state_dict)
+                    print("[LEARNER] Sent updated parameters to actor")
+                except Full:
+                    # Missing write due to queue not being consumed (should happen rarely)
+                    pass
+
+    print("[LEARNER] Learner process finished")
+
+
+def run_actor(
+    transitions_queue: mp.Queue,
+    parameters_queue: mp.Queue,
+    shutdown_event: mp.Event,
+    policy_actor: SACPolicy,
+    reward_classifier: Classifier,
+    env_cfg: HILSerlRobotEnvConfig,
+    device: torch.device = "mps",
+    output_directory: Path | None = None,
+):
+    """The actor process - interacts with environment and collects data.
+    The policy is frozen and only the parameters are updated, popping the most recent ones from a queue."""
+    policy_actor.eval()
+    policy_actor.to(device)
+
+    reward_classifier.eval()
+    reward_classifier.to(device)
+
+    # Create robot environment inside the actor process
+    env, teleop_device = make_robot_env(env_cfg)
+
+    try:
+        for episode in range(MAX_EPISODES):
+            if shutdown_event.is_set():
+                break
+
+            obs, _info = env.reset()
+            episode_reward = 0.0
+            step = 0
+            episode_transitions = []
+
+            print(f"[ACTOR] Starting episode {episode + 1}")
+
+            while step < MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE and not shutdown_event.is_set():
+                try:
+                    new_params = parameters_queue.get_nowait()
+                    policy_actor.load_state_dict(new_params)
+                    print("[ACTOR] Updated policy parameters from learner")
+                except Empty:  # No new updated parameters available from learner, waiting
+                    pass
+
+                # Get action from policy
+                policy_obs = make_policy_obs(obs, device=device)
+                action_tensor = policy_actor.select_action(policy_obs)  # predicts a single action
+                action = action_tensor.squeeze(0).cpu().numpy()
+
+                # Step environment
+                next_obs, _env_reward, terminated, truncated, _info = env.step(action)
+                done = terminated or truncated
+
+                # Predict reward
+                policy_next_obs = make_policy_obs(next_obs, device=device)
+                reward = reward_classifier.predict_reward(policy_next_obs)
+
+                if reward >= 1.0 and not done:  # success detected! halt episode
+                    terminated = True
+                    done = True
+
+                # In HIL-SERL, human interventions come from the teleop device
+                is_intervention = False
+                if hasattr(teleop_device, "get_teleop_events"):
+                    # Real intervention detection from teleop device
+                    teleop_events = teleop_device.get_teleop_events()
+                    is_intervention = teleop_events.get(TeleopEvents.IS_INTERVENTION, False)
+
+                # Store transition with intervention metadata
+                transition = {
+                    "state": policy_obs,
+                    "action": action,
+                    "reward": float(reward) if hasattr(reward, "item") else reward,
+                    "next_state": policy_next_obs,
+                    "done": done,
+                    "truncated": truncated,
+                    "complementary_info": {
+                        "is_intervention": is_intervention,
+                    },
+                }
+
+                episode_transitions.append(transition)
+
+                episode_reward += reward
+                step += 1
+
+                obs = next_obs
+
+                if done:
+                    break
+
+            # Send episode transitions to learner
+            transitions_queue.put_nowait(episode_transitions)
+
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("[ACTOR] Interrupted by user")
+    finally:
+        # Clean up
+        if hasattr(env, "robot") and env.robot.is_connected:
+            env.robot.disconnect()
+        if teleop_device and hasattr(teleop_device, "disconnect"):
+            teleop_device.disconnect()
+        if output_directory is not None:
+            policy_actor.save_pretrained(output_directory)
+            print(f"[ACTOR] Latest actor policy saved at: {output_directory}")
+
+        print("[ACTOR] Actor process finished")
+
+
+def make_policy_obs(obs, device: torch.device = "cpu"):
+    return {
+        "observation.state": torch.from_numpy(obs["agent_pos"]).float().unsqueeze(0).to(device),
+        **{
+            f"observation.image.{k}": torch.from_numpy(obs["pixels"][k]).float().unsqueeze(0).to(device)
+            for k in obs["pixels"]
+        },
+    }
+
+
+"""Main function - coordinates actor and learner processes."""
+
+device = "mps"  # or "cuda" or "cpu"
+output_directory = Path("outputs/robot_learning_tutorial/hil_serl")
+output_directory.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+# find ports using lerobot-find-port
+follower_port = ...
+leader_port = ...
+
+# the robot ids are used the load the right calibration files
+follower_id = ...
+leader_id = ...
+
+# A pretrained model (to be used in-distribution!)
+reward_classifier_id = "fracapuano/reward_classifier_hil_serl_example"
+reward_classifier = Classifier.from_pretrained(reward_classifier_id)
+
+reward_classifier.to(device)
+reward_classifier.eval()
+
+MAX_EPISODES = 5
+MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE = 20
+
+# Robot and environment configuration
+robot_cfg = SO100FollowerConfig(port=follower_port, id=follower_id)
+teleop_cfg = SO100LeaderConfig(port=leader_port, id=leader_id)
+processor_cfg = HILSerlProcessorConfig(control_mode="leader")
+
+env_cfg = HILSerlRobotEnvConfig(robot=robot_cfg, teleop=teleop_cfg, processor=processor_cfg)
+
+# Create robot environment
+env, teleop_device = make_robot_env(env_cfg)
+
+obs_features = hw_to_dataset_features(env.robot.observation_features, "observation")
+action_features = hw_to_dataset_features(env.robot.action_features, "action")
+
+# Create SAC policy for action selection
+policy_cfg = SACConfig(
+    device=device,
+    input_features=obs_features,
+    output_features=action_features,
+)
+
+policy_actor = SACPolicy(policy_cfg)
+policy_learner = SACPolicy(policy_cfg)
+
+demonstrations_repo_id = "lerobot/example_hil_serl_dataset"
+offline_dataset = LeRobotDataset(repo_id=demonstrations_repo_id)
+
+# Online buffer: initialized from scratch
+online_replay_buffer = ReplayBuffer(device=device, state_keys=list(obs_features.keys()))
+# Offline buffer: Created from dataset (pre-populated it with demonstrations)
+offline_replay_buffer = ReplayBuffer.from_lerobot_dataset(
+    lerobot_dataset=offline_dataset, device=device, state_keys=list(obs_features.keys())
+)
+
+# Create communication channels between learner and actor processes
+transitions_queue = mp.Queue(maxsize=10)
+parameters_queue = mp.Queue(maxsize=2)
+shutdown_event = mp.Event()
+
+
+# Signal handler for graceful shutdown
+def signal_handler(sig):
+    print(f"\nSignal {sig} received, shutting down...")
+    shutdown_event.set()
+
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
+
+# Create processes
+learner_process = mp.Process(
+    target=run_learner,
+    args=(
+        transitions_queue,
+        parameters_queue,
+        shutdown_event,
+        policy_learner,
+        online_replay_buffer,
+        offline_replay_buffer,
+    ),
+    kwargs={"device": device},  # can run on accelerated hardware for training
+)
+
+actor_process = mp.Process(
+    target=run_actor,
+    args=(
+        transitions_queue,
+        parameters_queue,
+        shutdown_event,
+        policy_actor,
+        reward_classifier,
+        env_cfg,
+        output_directory,
+    ),
+    kwargs={"device": "cpu"},  # actor is frozen, can run on CPU or accelerate for inference
+)
+
+learner_process.start()
+actor_process.start()
+
+try:
+    # Wait for actor to finish (it controls the episode loop)
+    actor_process.join()
+    shutdown_event.set()
+    learner_process.join(timeout=10)
+
+except KeyboardInterrupt:
+    print("Main process interrupted")
+    shutdown_event.set()
+    actor_process.join(timeout=5)
+    learner_process.join(timeout=10)
+
+finally:
+    if learner_process.is_alive():
+        learner_process.terminate()
+    if actor_process.is_alive():
+        actor_process.terminate()

examples/tutorial/rl/reward_classifier_example.py

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+import torch
+
+from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
+from lerobot.policies.factory import make_policy, make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.sac.reward_model.configuration_classifier import RewardClassifierConfig
+
+# Device to use for training
+device = "mps"  # or "cuda", or "cpu"
+
+# Load the dataset used for training
+repo_id = "lerobot/example_hil_serl_dataset"
+dataset = LeRobotDataset(repo_id)
+
+# Configure the policy to extract features from the image frames
+camera_keys = dataset.meta.camera_keys
+
+config = RewardClassifierConfig(
+    num_cameras=len(camera_keys),
+    device=device,
+    # backbone model to extract features from the image frames
+    model_name="microsoft/resnet-18",
+)
+
+# Make policy, preprocessor, and optimizer
+policy = make_policy(config, ds_meta=dataset.meta)
+optimizer = config.get_optimizer_preset().build(policy.parameters())
+preprocessor, _ = make_pre_post_processors(policy_cfg=config, dataset_stats=dataset.meta.stats)
+
+
+classifier_id = "fracapuano/reward_classifier_hil_serl_example"
+
+# Instantiate a dataloader
+dataloader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(dataset, batch_size=16, shuffle=True)
+
+# Training loop
+num_epochs = 5
+for epoch in range(num_epochs):
+    total_loss = 0
+    total_accuracy = 0
+    for batch in dataloader:
+        # Preprocess the batch and move it to the correct device.
+        batch = preprocessor(batch)
+
+        # Forward pass
+        loss, output_dict = policy.forward(batch)
+
+        # Backward pass and optimization
+        optimizer.zero_grad()
+        loss.backward()
+        optimizer.step()
+
+        total_loss += loss.item()
+        total_accuracy += output_dict["accuracy"]
+
+    avg_loss = total_loss / len(dataloader)
+    avg_accuracy = total_accuracy / len(dataloader)
+    print(f"Epoch {epoch + 1}/{num_epochs}, Loss: {avg_loss:.4f}, Accuracy: {avg_accuracy:.2f}%")
+
+print("Training finished!")
+
+# You can now save the trained policy.
+policy.push_to_hub(classifier_id)

examples/tutorial/smolvla/using_smolvla_example.py

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import torch
+
+from lerobot.cameras.opencv.configuration_opencv import OpenCVCameraConfig
+from lerobot.datasets.utils import hw_to_dataset_features
+from lerobot.policies.factory import make_pre_post_processors
+from lerobot.policies.smolvla.modeling_smolvla import SmolVLAPolicy
+from lerobot.policies.utils import build_inference_frame, make_robot_action
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower.config_so100_follower import SO100FollowerConfig
+from lerobot.robots.so100_follower.so100_follower import SO100Follower
+
+MAX_EPISODES = 5
+MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE = 20
+
+device = torch.device("mps")  # or "cuda" or "cpu"
+model_id = "lerobot/smolvla_base"
+
+model = SmolVLAPolicy.from_pretrained(model_id)
+
+preprocess, postprocess = make_pre_post_processors(
+    model.config,
+    model_id,
+    # This overrides allows to run on MPS, otherwise defaults to CUDA (if available)
+    preprocessor_overrides={"device_processor": {"device": str(device)}},
+)
+
+# find ports using lerobot-find-port
+follower_port = ...  # something like "/dev/tty.usbmodem58760431631"
+
+# the robot ids are used the load the right calibration files
+follower_id = ...  # something like "follower_so100"
+
+# Robot and environment configuration
+# Camera keys must match the name and resolutions of the ones used for training!
+# You can check the camera keys expected by a model in the info.json card on the model card on the Hub
+camera_config = {
+    "camera1": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=0, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+    "camera2": OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=1, width=640, height=480, fps=30),
+}
+
+robot_cfg = SO100FollowerConfig(port=follower_port, id=follower_id, cameras=camera_config)
+robot = SO100Follower(robot_cfg)
+robot.connect()
+
+task = ""  # something like "pick the red block"
+robot_type = ""  # something like "so100_follower" for multi-embodiment datasets
+
+# This is used to match the raw observation keys to the keys expected by the policy
+action_features = hw_to_dataset_features(robot.action_features, "action")
+obs_features = hw_to_dataset_features(robot.observation_features, "observation")
+dataset_features = {**action_features, **obs_features}
+
+for _ in range(MAX_EPISODES):
+    for _ in range(MAX_STEPS_PER_EPISODE):
+        obs = robot.get_observation()
+        obs_frame = build_inference_frame(
+            observation=obs, ds_features=dataset_features, device=device, task=task, robot_type=robot_type
+        )
+
+        obs = preprocess(obs_frame)
+
+        action = model.select_action(obs)
+        action = postprocess(action)
+        action = make_robot_action(action, dataset_features)
+        robot.send_action(action)
+
+    print("Episode finished! Starting new episode...")

pyproject.toml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ discord = "https://discord.gg/s3KuuzsPFb"
 
 [project]
 name = "lerobot"
-version = "0.3.4"
+version = "0.4.2"
 description = "🤗 LeRobot: State-of-the-art Machine Learning for Real-World Robotics in Pytorch"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "torchvision>=0.21.0,<0.23.0", # TODO: Bumb dependency
 
     "draccus==0.10.0", # TODO: Remove ==
-    "gymnasium>=1.0.0",
+    "gymnasium>=1.1.1,<2.0.0",
     "rerun-sdk>=0.24.0,<0.27.0",
 
     # Support dependencies
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ pygame-dep = ["pygame>=2.5.1,<2.7.0"]
 placo-dep = ["placo>=0.9.6,<0.10.0"]
 transformers-dep = ["transformers>=4.53.0,<5.0.0"]
 grpcio-dep = ["grpcio==1.73.1", "protobuf==6.31.0"] # TODO: Bumb dependency (compatible with wandb)
+matplotlib-dep = ["matplotlib>=3.10.3,<4.0.0"]
 
 # Motors
 feetech = ["feetech-servo-sdk>=1.0.0,<2.0.0"]
@@ -113,15 +114,26 @@ intelrealsense = [
     "pyrealsense2>=2.55.1.6486,<2.57.0 ; sys_platform != 'darwin'",
     "pyrealsense2-macosx>=2.54,<2.55.0 ; sys_platform == 'darwin'",
 ]
-phone = ["hebi-py>=2.8.0,<2.12.0", "teleop>=0.1.0,<0.2.0"]
+phone = ["hebi-py>=2.8.0,<2.12.0", "teleop>=0.1.0,<0.2.0", "fastapi<1.0"]
 
 # Policies
 pi = ["transformers @ git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git@fix/lerobot_openpi"]
 smolvla = ["lerobot[transformers-dep]", "num2words>=0.5.14,<0.6.0", "accelerate>=1.7.0,<2.0.0", "safetensors>=0.4.3,<1.0.0"]
-hilserl = ["lerobot[transformers-dep]", "gym-hil>=0.1.11,<0.2.0", "lerobot[grpcio-dep]", "lerobot[placo-dep]"]
+groot = [
+    "lerobot[transformers-dep]",
+    "peft>=0.13.0,<1.0.0",
+    "dm-tree>=0.1.8,<1.0.0",
+    "timm>=1.0.0,<1.1.0",
+    "safetensors>=0.4.3,<1.0.0",
+    "Pillow>=10.0.0,<13.0.0",
+    "decord>=0.6.0,<1.0.0; (platform_machine == 'AMD64' or platform_machine == 'x86_64')",
+    "ninja>=1.11.1,<2.0.0",
+    "flash-attn>=2.5.9,<3.0.0 ; sys_platform != 'darwin'"
+]
+hilserl = ["lerobot[transformers-dep]", "gym-hil>=0.1.13,<0.2.0", "lerobot[grpcio-dep]", "lerobot[placo-dep]"]
 
 # Features
-async = ["lerobot[grpcio-dep]", "matplotlib>=3.10.3,<4.0.0"]
+async = ["lerobot[grpcio-dep]", "lerobot[matplotlib-dep]"]
 
 # Development
 dev = ["pre-commit>=3.7.0,<5.0.0", "debugpy>=1.8.1,<1.9.0", "lerobot[grpcio-dep]", "grpcio-tools==1.73.1"]
@@ -131,8 +143,8 @@ video_benchmark = ["scikit-image>=0.23.2,<0.26.0", "pandas>=2.2.2,<2.4.0"]
 # Simulation
 aloha = ["gym-aloha>=0.1.2,<0.2.0"]
 pusht = ["gym-pusht>=0.1.5,<0.2.0", "pymunk>=6.6.0,<7.0.0"] # TODO: Fix pymunk version in gym-pusht instead
-libero = ["lerobot[transformers-dep]", "libero @ git+https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot-libero.git@main#egg=libero"]
-metaworld = ["metaworld>=3.0.0"]
+libero = ["lerobot[transformers-dep]", "hf-libero>=0.1.3,<0.2.0"]
+metaworld = ["metaworld==3.0.0"]
 
 # All
 all = [
@@ -145,6 +157,7 @@ all = [
     "lerobot[intelrealsense]",
     "lerobot[pi]",
     "lerobot[smolvla]",
+    # "lerobot[groot]", TODO(Steven): Gr00t requires specific installation instructions for flash-attn
     "lerobot[hilserl]",
     "lerobot[async]",
     "lerobot[dev]",
@@ -243,6 +256,7 @@ default.extend-ignore-identifiers-re = [
     "pn",
     "ser",
     "ein",
+    "thw",
     "inpt",
 ]
 
@@ -289,9 +303,14 @@ ignore_errors = false
 # module = "lerobot.utils.*"
 # ignore_errors = false
 
-# [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-# module = "lerobot.configs.*"
-# ignore_errors = false
+[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+module = "lerobot.configs.*"
+ignore_errors = false
+
+# extra strictness for configs
+disallow_untyped_defs = true
+disallow_incomplete_defs = true
+check_untyped_defs = true
 
 # [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
 # module = "lerobot.optim.*"
@@ -309,9 +328,9 @@ ignore_errors = false
 # module = "lerobot.datasets.*"
 # ignore_errors = false
 
-# [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
-# module = "lerobot.cameras.*"
-# ignore_errors = false
+[[tool.mypy.overrides]]
+module = "lerobot.cameras.*"
+ignore_errors = false
 
 # [[tool.mypy.overrides]]
 # module = "lerobot.motors.*"

requirements-macos.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#
 # This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.10
 # by the following command:
 #
@@ -12,47 +13,62 @@ absl-py==2.3.1
     #   dm-tree
     #   labmaze
     #   mujoco
-accelerate==1.9.0
-    # via lerobot
+    #   tensorboard
+accelerate==1.11.0
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   peft
 aiohappyeyeballs==2.6.1
     # via aiohttp
-aiohttp==3.12.15
+aiohttp==3.13.1
     # via fsspec
 aiosignal==1.4.0
     # via aiohttp
 annotated-types==0.7.0
     # via pydantic
+antlr4-python3-runtime==4.9.3
+    # via
+    #   hydra-core
+    #   omegaconf
+anyio==4.11.0
+    # via
+    #   starlette
+    #   watchfiles
 asttokens==3.0.0
     # via stack-data
 async-timeout==5.0.1
     # via aiohttp
-attrs==25.3.0
+attrs==25.4.0
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   dm-tree
     #   jsonlines
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   referencing
     #   rerun-sdk
-av==15.0.0
+av==15.1.0
     # via lerobot
-blinker==1.9.0
-    # via flask
-certifi==2025.7.14
+bddl==1.0.1
+    # via libero
+certifi==2025.10.5
     # via
     #   requests
     #   sentry-sdk
-cffi==1.17.1
+cffi==2.0.0
     # via pymunk
 cfgv==3.4.0
     # via pre-commit
-charset-normalizer==3.4.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.4
     # via requests
-click==8.2.1
+click==8.3.0
     # via
-    #   flask
+    #   uvicorn
     #   wandb
 cloudpickle==3.1.1
-    # via gymnasium
-cmake==4.0.3
+    # via
+    #   gymnasium
+    #   libero
+cmake==4.1.0
     # via lerobot
 cmeel==0.57.3
     # via
@@ -94,27 +110,27 @@ coal-library==3.0.1
     # via pin
 contourpy==1.3.2
     # via matplotlib
-coverage[toml]==7.10.1
+coverage[toml]==7.11.0
     # via pytest-cov
 cycler==0.12.1
     # via matplotlib
-datasets==3.6.0
+datasets==4.1.1
     # via lerobot
-debugpy==1.8.15
+debugpy==1.8.17
     # via lerobot
 decorator==5.2.1
     # via ipython
-deepdiff==8.5.0
+deepdiff==8.6.1
     # via lerobot
-diffusers==0.34.0
+diffusers==0.35.2
     # via lerobot
-dill==0.3.8
+dill==0.4.0
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   multiprocess
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
-dm-control==1.0.14
+dm-control==1.0.34
     # via gym-aloha
 dm-env==1.6
     # via dm-control
@@ -122,29 +138,45 @@ dm-tree==0.1.9
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   dm-env
+    #   lerobot
 docopt==0.6.2
     # via num2words
 draccus==0.10.0
     # via lerobot
-dynamixel-sdk==3.7.31
+dynamixel-sdk==3.8.4
     # via lerobot
+easydict==1.13
+    # via libero
+egl-probe @ git+https://github.com/huggingface/egl_probe.git
+    # via
+    #   libero
+    #   robomimic
 eigenpy==3.10.3
     # via coal-library
 einops==0.8.1
-    # via lerobot
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   libero
 eiquadprog==1.2.9
     # via placo
+etils[epath,epy]==1.13.0
+    # via mujoco
 exceptiongroup==1.3.0
     # via
+    #   anyio
     #   ipython
     #   pytest
-executing==2.2.0
+executing==2.2.1
     # via stack-data
 farama-notifications==0.0.4
     # via gymnasium
+fastapi==0.119.1
+    # via teleop
+fastjsonschema==2.21.2
+    # via nbformat
 feetech-servo-sdk==1.0.0
     # via lerobot
-filelock==3.18.0
+filelock==3.20.0
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   diffusers
@@ -152,24 +184,25 @@ filelock==3.18.0
     #   torch
     #   transformers
     #   virtualenv
-flask==3.1.1
-    # via lerobot
-fonttools==4.59.0
+fonttools==4.60.1
     # via matplotlib
-frozenlist==1.7.0
+frozenlist==1.8.0
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   aiosignal
-fsspec[http]==2025.3.0
+fsspec[http]==2025.9.0
     # via
     #   datasets
+    #   etils
     #   huggingface-hub
     #   torch
+future==1.0.0
+    # via libero
 gitdb==4.0.12
     # via gitpython
 gitpython==3.1.45
     # via wandb
-glfw==2.9.0
+glfw==2.10.0
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   mujoco
@@ -177,61 +210,79 @@ grpcio==1.73.1
     # via
     #   grpcio-tools
     #   lerobot
+    #   reachy2-sdk
+    #   reachy2-sdk-api
+    #   tensorboard
 grpcio-tools==1.73.1
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   reachy2-sdk-api
+gym-aloha==0.1.3
     # via lerobot
-gym-aloha==0.1.1
+gym-hil==0.1.13
     # via lerobot
-gym-hil==0.1.10
+gym-pusht==0.1.6
     # via lerobot
-gym-pusht==0.1.5
-    # via lerobot
-gym-xarm==0.1.1
-    # via lerobot
-gymnasium==0.29.1
+gymnasium==1.2.1
     # via
     #   gym-aloha
     #   gym-hil
     #   gym-pusht
-    #   gym-xarm
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
     #   lerobot
-    #   pettingzoo
-gymnasium-robotics==1.2.4
-    # via gym-xarm
+    #   libero
+    #   metaworld
+h11==0.16.0
+    # via uvicorn
+h5py==3.15.1
+    # via robomimic
+hebi-py==2.11.0
+    # via lerobot
 hf-transfer==0.1.9
     # via huggingface-hub
-hf-xet==1.1.5
+hf-xet==1.1.10
     # via huggingface-hub
 hidapi==0.14.0.post4
     # via
     #   gym-hil
     #   lerobot
-huggingface-hub[cli,hf-transfer]==0.34.3
+httptools==0.7.1
+    # via uvicorn
+huggingface-hub[cli,hf-transfer]==0.35.3
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   datasets
     #   diffusers
     #   lerobot
+    #   peft
+    #   timm
     #   tokenizers
     #   transformers
-identify==2.6.12
+hydra-core==1.3.2
+    # via libero
+identify==2.6.15
     # via pre-commit
-idna==3.10
+idna==3.11
     # via
+    #   anyio
     #   requests
     #   yarl
 imageio[ffmpeg]==2.37.0
     # via
     #   gym-aloha
     #   gym-hil
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
     #   lerobot
+    #   metaworld
+    #   robomimic
     #   scikit-image
 imageio-ffmpeg==0.6.0
-    # via imageio
+    # via
+    #   imageio
+    #   robomimic
 importlib-metadata==8.7.0
     # via diffusers
-iniconfig==2.1.0
+importlib-resources==6.5.2
+    # via etils
+iniconfig==2.3.0
     # via pytest
 inquirerpy==0.3.4
     # via huggingface-hub
@@ -239,50 +290,71 @@ ipython==8.37.0
     # via meshcat
 ischedule==1.2.7
     # via placo
-itsdangerous==2.2.0
-    # via flask
 jedi==0.19.2
     # via ipython
 jinja2==3.1.6
-    # via
-    #   flask
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
-    #   torch
+    # via torch
 jsonlines==4.0.0
     # via lerobot
-kiwisolver==1.4.8
+jsonschema==4.25.1
+    # via nbformat
+jsonschema-specifications==2025.9.1
+    # via jsonschema
+jupyter-core==5.9.1
+    # via nbformat
+jupytext==1.18.1
+    # via bddl
+kiwisolver==1.4.9
     # via matplotlib
 labmaze==1.0.6
     # via dm-control
 lazy-loader==0.4
     # via scikit-image
-lxml==6.0.0
+libero @ git+https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot-libero.git@main
+    # via lerobot
+llvmlite==0.45.1
+    # via numba
+lxml==6.0.2
     # via dm-control
-markupsafe==3.0.2
+markdown==3.9
+    # via tensorboard
+markdown-it-py==4.0.0
+    # via
+    #   jupytext
+    #   mdit-py-plugins
+markupsafe==3.0.3
     # via
-    #   flask
     #   jinja2
     #   werkzeug
-matplotlib==3.10.5
-    # via lerobot
-matplotlib-inline==0.1.7
+matplotlib==3.10.7
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   libero
+matplotlib-inline==0.2.1
     # via ipython
+mdit-py-plugins==0.5.0
+    # via jupytext
+mdurl==0.1.2
+    # via markdown-it-py
 mergedeep==1.3.4
     # via draccus
 meshcat==0.3.2
     # via placo
+metaworld==3.0.0
+    # via lerobot
 mock-serial==0.0.1
     # via lerobot
 mpmath==1.3.0
     # via sympy
-mujoco==2.3.7
+mujoco==3.3.7
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   gym-aloha
     #   gym-hil
-    #   gym-xarm
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
-multidict==6.6.3
+    #   libero
+    #   metaworld
+    #   robosuite
+multidict==6.7.0
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
@@ -290,17 +362,25 @@ multiprocess==0.70.16
     # via datasets
 mypy-extensions==1.1.0
     # via typing-inspect
+nbformat==5.10.4
+    # via jupytext
 networkx==3.4.2
     # via
+    #   bddl
     #   scikit-image
     #   torch
+ninja==1.13.0
+    # via lerobot
 nodeenv==1.9.1
     # via pre-commit
 num2words==0.5.14
     # via lerobot
+numba==0.62.1
+    # via robosuite
 numpy==2.2.6
     # via
     #   accelerate
+    #   bddl
     #   cmeel-boost
     #   contourpy
     #   datasets
@@ -309,25 +389,43 @@ numpy==2.2.6
     #   dm-env
     #   dm-tree
     #   gymnasium
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
+    #   h5py
+    #   hebi-py
     #   imageio
     #   labmaze
+    #   libero
     #   matplotlib
     #   meshcat
+    #   metaworld
     #   mujoco
+    #   numba
     #   opencv-python
     #   opencv-python-headless
     #   pandas
-    #   pettingzoo
+    #   peft
+    #   pyquaternion
+    #   reachy2-sdk
     #   rerun-sdk
+    #   robomimic
+    #   robosuite
     #   scikit-image
     #   scipy
     #   shapely
+    #   teleop
+    #   tensorboard
+    #   tensorboardx
     #   tifffile
     #   torchvision
     #   transformers
+    #   transforms3d
+omegaconf==2.3.0
+    # via hydra-core
 opencv-python==4.12.0.88
-    # via gym-pusht
+    # via
+    #   gym-pusht
+    #   libero
+    #   reachy2-sdk
+    #   robosuite
 opencv-python-headless==4.12.0.88
     # via lerobot
 orderly-set==5.5.0
@@ -337,53 +435,63 @@ packaging==25.0
     #   accelerate
     #   datasets
     #   huggingface-hub
+    #   hydra-core
+    #   jupytext
     #   lazy-loader
     #   lerobot
     #   matplotlib
+    #   peft
     #   pytest
+    #   reachy2-sdk
     #   scikit-image
+    #   tensorboard
+    #   tensorboardx
     #   transformers
     #   wandb
-pandas==2.3.1
+pandas==2.3.3
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   lerobot
-parso==0.8.4
+parso==0.8.5
     # via jedi
-pettingzoo==1.24.3
-    # via gymnasium-robotics
+peft==0.17.1
+    # via lerobot
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
 pfzy==0.3.4
     # via inquirerpy
-pillow==11.3.0
+pillow==12.0.0
     # via
     #   diffusers
     #   imageio
+    #   lerobot
     #   matplotlib
     #   meshcat
     #   rerun-sdk
+    #   robosuite
     #   scikit-image
+    #   tensorboard
     #   torchvision
 pin==3.4.0
     # via placo
 placo==0.9.14
     # via lerobot
-platformdirs==4.3.8
+platformdirs==4.5.0
     # via
+    #   jupyter-core
     #   virtualenv
     #   wandb
 pluggy==1.6.0
     # via
     #   pytest
     #   pytest-cov
-pre-commit==4.2.0
+pre-commit==4.3.0
     # via lerobot
-prompt-toolkit==3.0.51
+prompt-toolkit==3.0.52
     # via
     #   inquirerpy
     #   ipython
-propcache==0.3.2
+propcache==0.4.1
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
@@ -392,11 +500,17 @@ protobuf==6.31.0
     #   dm-control
     #   grpcio-tools
     #   lerobot
+    #   reachy2-sdk
+    #   reachy2-sdk-api
+    #   tensorboard
+    #   tensorboardx
     #   wandb
-psutil==7.0.0
+psutil==7.1.1
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   imageio
+    #   peft
+    #   robomimic
 ptyprocess==0.7.0
     # via pexpect
 pure-eval==0.2.3
@@ -405,11 +519,13 @@ pyarrow==21.0.0
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   rerun-sdk
-pycparser==2.22
+pycparser==2.23
     # via cffi
-pydantic==2.11.7
-    # via wandb
-pydantic-core==2.33.2
+pydantic==2.12.3
+    # via
+    #   fastapi
+    #   wandb
+pydantic-core==2.41.4
     # via pydantic
 pygame==2.6.1
     # via
@@ -424,40 +540,42 @@ pymunk==6.11.1
     # via
     #   gym-pusht
     #   lerobot
-pyngrok==7.2.12
+pyngrok==7.4.1
     # via meshcat
 pynput==1.8.1
     # via
     #   gym-hil
     #   lerobot
-pyobjc-core==11.1
+pyobjc-core==12.0
     # via
     #   pyobjc-framework-applicationservices
     #   pyobjc-framework-cocoa
     #   pyobjc-framework-coretext
     #   pyobjc-framework-quartz
-pyobjc-framework-applicationservices==11.1
+pyobjc-framework-applicationservices==12.0
     # via pynput
-pyobjc-framework-cocoa==11.1
+pyobjc-framework-cocoa==12.0
     # via
     #   pyobjc-framework-applicationservices
     #   pyobjc-framework-coretext
     #   pyobjc-framework-quartz
-pyobjc-framework-coretext==11.1
+pyobjc-framework-coretext==12.0
     # via pyobjc-framework-applicationservices
-pyobjc-framework-quartz==11.1
+pyobjc-framework-quartz==12.0
     # via
     #   pynput
     #   pyobjc-framework-applicationservices
     #   pyobjc-framework-coretext
-pyopengl==3.1.9
+pyopengl==3.1.10
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   mujoco
-pyparsing==3.2.3
+pyparsing==3.2.5
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   matplotlib
+pyquaternion==0.9.9
+    # via reachy2-sdk
 pyrealsense2-macosx==2.54.2
     # via lerobot
 pyserial==3.5
@@ -465,12 +583,14 @@ pyserial==3.5
     #   dynamixel-sdk
     #   feetech-servo-sdk
     #   lerobot
-pytest==8.4.1
+pytest==8.4.2
     # via
+    #   bddl
     #   lerobot
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-timeout
-pytest-cov==6.2.1
+    #   teleop
+pytest-cov==7.0.0
     # via lerobot
 pytest-timeout==2.4.0
     # via lerobot
@@ -478,46 +598,73 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via
     #   matplotlib
     #   pandas
+python-dotenv==1.1.1
+    # via uvicorn
 pytz==2025.2
     # via pandas
-pyyaml==6.0.2
+pyyaml==6.0.3
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   datasets
     #   draccus
+    #   hebi-py
     #   huggingface-hub
+    #   jupytext
+    #   omegaconf
+    #   peft
     #   pre-commit
     #   pyngrok
     #   pyyaml-include
+    #   timm
     #   transformers
+    #   uvicorn
     #   wandb
 pyyaml-include==1.4.1
     # via draccus
-pyzmq==27.0.0
+pyzmq==27.1.0
     # via
     #   lerobot
     #   meshcat
-regex==2025.7.34
+reachy2-sdk==1.0.14
+    # via lerobot
+reachy2-sdk-api==1.0.21
+    # via reachy2-sdk
+referencing==0.37.0
+    # via
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   jsonschema-specifications
+regex==2025.10.23
     # via
     #   diffusers
     #   transformers
-requests==2.32.4
+requests==2.32.5
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   diffusers
     #   dm-control
     #   huggingface-hub
+    #   teleop
     #   transformers
     #   wandb
-rerun-sdk==0.22.1
+rerun-sdk==0.26.1
     # via lerobot
 rhoban-cmeel-jsoncpp==1.9.4.9
     # via placo
-safetensors==0.5.3
+robomimic==0.2.0
+    # via libero
+robosuite==1.4.0
+    # via libero
+rpds-py==0.28.0
+    # via
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   referencing
+safetensors==0.6.2
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   diffusers
     #   lerobot
+    #   peft
+    #   timm
     #   transformers
 scikit-image==0.25.2
     # via
@@ -526,10 +673,12 @@ scikit-image==0.25.2
 scipy==1.15.3
     # via
     #   dm-control
+    #   metaworld
+    #   robosuite
     #   scikit-image
-sentry-sdk==2.34.1
+sentry-sdk==2.42.1
     # via wandb
-shapely==2.1.1
+shapely==2.1.2
     # via gym-pusht
 six==1.17.0
     # via
@@ -537,64 +686,106 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   python-dateutil
 smmap==5.0.2
     # via gitdb
+sniffio==1.3.1
+    # via anyio
 stack-data==0.6.3
     # via ipython
+starlette==0.48.0
+    # via fastapi
 sympy==1.14.0
     # via torch
-termcolor==3.1.0
+teleop==0.1.2
     # via lerobot
+tensorboard==2.20.0
+    # via robomimic
+tensorboard-data-server==0.7.2
+    # via tensorboard
+tensorboardx==2.6.4
+    # via robomimic
+termcolor==3.1.0
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   robomimic
+thop==0.1.1.post2209072238
+    # via libero
 tifffile==2025.5.10
     # via scikit-image
-tokenizers==0.21.4
+timm==1.0.20
+    # via lerobot
+tokenizers==0.22.1
     # via transformers
 toml==0.10.2
     # via draccus
-tomli==2.2.1
+tomli==2.3.0
     # via
     #   cmeel
     #   coverage
+    #   jupytext
     #   pytest
 torch==2.7.1
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   lerobot
+    #   peft
+    #   robomimic
+    #   thop
+    #   timm
     #   torchvision
 torchcodec==0.5
     # via lerobot
 torchvision==0.22.1
-    # via lerobot
-tornado==6.5.1
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   robomimic
+    #   timm
+tornado==6.5.2
     # via meshcat
 tqdm==4.67.1
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   dm-control
     #   huggingface-hub
+    #   peft
+    #   robomimic
     #   transformers
 traitlets==5.14.3
     # via
     #   ipython
+    #   jupyter-core
     #   matplotlib-inline
-transformers==4.51.3
-    # via lerobot
-typing-extensions==4.14.1
+    #   nbformat
+transformers==4.57.1
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   libero
+    #   peft
+transforms3d==0.4.2
+    # via teleop
+typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via
     #   aiosignal
+    #   anyio
+    #   etils
     #   exceptiongroup
+    #   fastapi
     #   gymnasium
     #   huggingface-hub
     #   ipython
     #   multidict
     #   pydantic
     #   pydantic-core
+    #   referencing
     #   rerun-sdk
+    #   starlette
     #   torch
     #   typing-inspect
     #   typing-inspection
+    #   uvicorn
+    #   virtualenv
     #   wandb
 typing-inspect==0.9.0
     # via draccus
-typing-inspection==0.4.1
+typing-inspection==0.4.2
     # via pydantic
 tzdata==2025.2
     # via pandas
@@ -604,22 +795,36 @@ urllib3==2.5.0
     # via
     #   requests
     #   sentry-sdk
-virtualenv==20.32.0
+uvicorn[standard]==0.38.0
+    # via teleop
+uvloop==0.22.1
+    # via uvicorn
+virtualenv==20.35.3
     # via pre-commit
-wandb==0.21.0
-    # via lerobot
-wcwidth==0.2.13
+wandb==0.21.4
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   libero
+watchfiles==1.1.1
+    # via uvicorn
+wcwidth==0.2.14
     # via prompt-toolkit
+websocket-client==1.9.0
+    # via teleop
+websockets==15.0.1
+    # via uvicorn
 werkzeug==3.1.3
-    # via flask
-wrapt==1.17.2
+    # via tensorboard
+wrapt==2.0.0
     # via dm-tree
-xxhash==3.5.0
+xxhash==3.6.0
     # via datasets
-yarl==1.20.1
+yarl==1.22.0
     # via aiohttp
 zipp==3.23.0
-    # via importlib-metadata
+    # via
+    #   etils
+    #   importlib-metadata
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 # setuptools

requirements-ubuntu.txt

@@ -13,47 +13,62 @@ absl-py==2.3.1
     #   dm-tree
     #   labmaze
     #   mujoco
-accelerate==1.9.0
-    # via lerobot
+    #   tensorboard
+accelerate==1.11.0
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   peft
 aiohappyeyeballs==2.6.1
     # via aiohttp
-aiohttp==3.12.15
+aiohttp==3.13.1
     # via fsspec
 aiosignal==1.4.0
     # via aiohttp
 annotated-types==0.7.0
     # via pydantic
+antlr4-python3-runtime==4.9.3
+    # via
+    #   hydra-core
+    #   omegaconf
+anyio==4.11.0
+    # via
+    #   starlette
+    #   watchfiles
 asttokens==3.0.0
     # via stack-data
 async-timeout==5.0.1
     # via aiohttp
-attrs==25.3.0
+attrs==25.4.0
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   dm-tree
     #   jsonlines
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   referencing
     #   rerun-sdk
-av==15.0.0
+av==15.1.0
     # via lerobot
-blinker==1.9.0
-    # via flask
-certifi==2025.7.14
+bddl==1.0.1
+    # via libero
+certifi==2025.10.5
     # via
     #   requests
     #   sentry-sdk
-cffi==1.17.1
+cffi==2.0.0
     # via pymunk
 cfgv==3.4.0
     # via pre-commit
-charset-normalizer==3.4.2
+charset-normalizer==3.4.4
     # via requests
-click==8.2.1
+click==8.3.0
     # via
-    #   flask
+    #   uvicorn
     #   wandb
 cloudpickle==3.1.1
-    # via gymnasium
-cmake==4.0.3
+    # via
+    #   gymnasium
+    #   libero
+cmake==4.1.0
     # via lerobot
 cmeel==0.57.3
     # via
@@ -95,27 +110,29 @@ coal-library==3.0.1
     # via pin
 contourpy==1.3.2
     # via matplotlib
-coverage[toml]==7.10.1
+coverage[toml]==7.11.0
     # via pytest-cov
 cycler==0.12.1
     # via matplotlib
-datasets==3.6.0
+datasets==4.1.1
     # via lerobot
-debugpy==1.8.15
+debugpy==1.8.17
     # via lerobot
 decorator==5.2.1
     # via ipython
-deepdiff==8.5.0
+decord==0.6.0
     # via lerobot
-diffusers==0.34.0
+deepdiff==8.6.1
     # via lerobot
-dill==0.3.8
+diffusers==0.35.2
+    # via lerobot
+dill==0.4.0
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   multiprocess
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
-dm-control==1.0.14
+dm-control==1.0.34
     # via gym-aloha
 dm-env==1.6
     # via dm-control
@@ -123,31 +140,48 @@ dm-tree==0.1.9
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   dm-env
+    #   lerobot
 docopt==0.6.2
     # via num2words
 draccus==0.10.0
     # via lerobot
-dynamixel-sdk==3.7.31
+dynamixel-sdk==3.8.4
     # via lerobot
+easydict==1.13
+    # via libero
+egl-probe @ git+https://github.com/huggingface/egl_probe.git
+    # via
+    #   libero
+    #   robomimic
 eigenpy==3.10.3
     # via coal-library
 einops==0.8.1
-    # via lerobot
+    # via
+    #   flash-attn
+    #   lerobot
+    #   libero
 eiquadprog==1.2.9
     # via placo
+etils[epath,epy]==1.13.0
+    # via mujoco
 evdev==1.9.2
     # via pynput
 exceptiongroup==1.3.0
     # via
+    #   anyio
     #   ipython
     #   pytest
-executing==2.2.0
+executing==2.2.1
     # via stack-data
 farama-notifications==0.0.4
     # via gymnasium
+fastapi==0.119.1
+    # via teleop
+fastjsonschema==2.21.2
+    # via nbformat
 feetech-servo-sdk==1.0.0
     # via lerobot
-filelock==3.18.0
+filelock==3.20.0
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   diffusers
@@ -155,24 +189,27 @@ filelock==3.18.0
     #   torch
     #   transformers
     #   virtualenv
-flask==3.1.1
+flash-attn==2.8.3
     # via lerobot
-fonttools==4.59.0
+fonttools==4.60.1
     # via matplotlib
-frozenlist==1.7.0
+frozenlist==1.8.0
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   aiosignal
-fsspec[http]==2025.3.0
+fsspec[http]==2025.9.0
     # via
     #   datasets
+    #   etils
     #   huggingface-hub
     #   torch
+future==1.0.0
+    # via libero
 gitdb==4.0.12
     # via gitpython
 gitpython==3.1.45
     # via wandb
-glfw==2.9.0
+glfw==2.10.0
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   mujoco
@@ -180,61 +217,79 @@ grpcio==1.73.1
     # via
     #   grpcio-tools
     #   lerobot
+    #   reachy2-sdk
+    #   reachy2-sdk-api
+    #   tensorboard
 grpcio-tools==1.73.1
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   reachy2-sdk-api
+gym-aloha==0.1.3
     # via lerobot
-gym-aloha==0.1.1
+gym-hil==0.1.13
     # via lerobot
-gym-hil==0.1.10
+gym-pusht==0.1.6
     # via lerobot
-gym-pusht==0.1.5
-    # via lerobot
-gym-xarm==0.1.1
-    # via lerobot
-gymnasium==0.29.1
+gymnasium==1.2.1
     # via
     #   gym-aloha
     #   gym-hil
     #   gym-pusht
-    #   gym-xarm
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
     #   lerobot
-    #   pettingzoo
-gymnasium-robotics==1.2.4
-    # via gym-xarm
+    #   libero
+    #   metaworld
+h11==0.16.0
+    # via uvicorn
+h5py==3.15.1
+    # via robomimic
+hebi-py==2.11.0
+    # via lerobot
 hf-transfer==0.1.9
     # via huggingface-hub
-hf-xet==1.1.5
+hf-xet==1.1.10
     # via huggingface-hub
 hidapi==0.14.0.post4
     # via
     #   gym-hil
     #   lerobot
-huggingface-hub[cli,hf-transfer]==0.34.3
+httptools==0.7.1
+    # via uvicorn
+huggingface-hub[cli,hf-transfer]==0.35.3
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   datasets
     #   diffusers
     #   lerobot
+    #   peft
+    #   timm
     #   tokenizers
     #   transformers
-identify==2.6.12
+hydra-core==1.3.2
+    # via libero
+identify==2.6.15
     # via pre-commit
-idna==3.10
+idna==3.11
     # via
+    #   anyio
     #   requests
     #   yarl
 imageio[ffmpeg]==2.37.0
     # via
     #   gym-aloha
     #   gym-hil
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
     #   lerobot
+    #   metaworld
+    #   robomimic
     #   scikit-image
 imageio-ffmpeg==0.6.0
-    # via imageio
+    # via
+    #   imageio
+    #   robomimic
 importlib-metadata==8.7.0
     # via diffusers
-iniconfig==2.1.0
+importlib-resources==6.5.2
+    # via etils
+iniconfig==2.3.0
     # via pytest
 inquirerpy==0.3.4
     # via huggingface-hub
@@ -242,50 +297,71 @@ ipython==8.37.0
     # via meshcat
 ischedule==1.2.7
     # via placo
-itsdangerous==2.2.0
-    # via flask
 jedi==0.19.2
     # via ipython
 jinja2==3.1.6
-    # via
-    #   flask
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
-    #   torch
+    # via torch
 jsonlines==4.0.0
     # via lerobot
-kiwisolver==1.4.8
+jsonschema==4.25.1
+    # via nbformat
+jsonschema-specifications==2025.9.1
+    # via jsonschema
+jupyter-core==5.9.1
+    # via nbformat
+jupytext==1.18.1
+    # via bddl
+kiwisolver==1.4.9
     # via matplotlib
 labmaze==1.0.6
     # via dm-control
 lazy-loader==0.4
     # via scikit-image
-lxml==6.0.0
+libero @ git+https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot-libero.git@main
+    # via lerobot
+llvmlite==0.45.1
+    # via numba
+lxml==6.0.2
     # via dm-control
-markupsafe==3.0.2
+markdown==3.9
+    # via tensorboard
+markdown-it-py==4.0.0
+    # via
+    #   jupytext
+    #   mdit-py-plugins
+markupsafe==3.0.3
     # via
-    #   flask
     #   jinja2
     #   werkzeug
-matplotlib==3.10.5
-    # via lerobot
-matplotlib-inline==0.1.7
+matplotlib==3.10.7
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   libero
+matplotlib-inline==0.2.1
     # via ipython
+mdit-py-plugins==0.5.0
+    # via jupytext
+mdurl==0.1.2
+    # via markdown-it-py
 mergedeep==1.3.4
     # via draccus
 meshcat==0.3.2
     # via placo
+metaworld==3.0.0
+    # via lerobot
 mock-serial==0.0.1
     # via lerobot
 mpmath==1.3.0
     # via sympy
-mujoco==2.3.7
+mujoco==3.3.7
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   gym-aloha
     #   gym-hil
-    #   gym-xarm
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
-multidict==6.6.3
+    #   libero
+    #   metaworld
+    #   robosuite
+multidict==6.7.0
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
@@ -293,42 +369,63 @@ multiprocess==0.70.16
     # via datasets
 mypy-extensions==1.1.0
     # via typing-inspect
+nbformat==5.10.4
+    # via jupytext
 networkx==3.4.2
     # via
+    #   bddl
     #   scikit-image
     #   torch
+ninja==1.13.0
+    # via lerobot
 nodeenv==1.9.1
     # via pre-commit
 num2words==0.5.14
     # via lerobot
+numba==0.62.1
+    # via robosuite
 numpy==2.2.6
     # via
     #   accelerate
+    #   bddl
     #   cmeel-boost
     #   contourpy
     #   datasets
+    #   decord
     #   diffusers
     #   dm-control
     #   dm-env
     #   dm-tree
     #   gymnasium
-    #   gymnasium-robotics
+    #   h5py
+    #   hebi-py
     #   imageio
     #   labmaze
+    #   libero
     #   matplotlib
     #   meshcat
+    #   metaworld
     #   mujoco
+    #   numba
     #   opencv-python
     #   opencv-python-headless
     #   pandas
-    #   pettingzoo
+    #   peft
+    #   pyquaternion
+    #   reachy2-sdk
     #   rerun-sdk
+    #   robomimic
+    #   robosuite
     #   scikit-image
     #   scipy
     #   shapely
+    #   teleop
+    #   tensorboard
+    #   tensorboardx
     #   tifffile
     #   torchvision
     #   transformers
+    #   transforms3d
 nvidia-cublas-cu12==12.6.4.1
     # via
     #   nvidia-cudnn-cu12
@@ -366,8 +463,14 @@ nvidia-nvjitlink-cu12==12.6.85
     #   torch
 nvidia-nvtx-cu12==12.6.77
     # via torch
+omegaconf==2.3.0
+    # via hydra-core
 opencv-python==4.12.0.88
-    # via gym-pusht
+    # via
+    #   gym-pusht
+    #   libero
+    #   reachy2-sdk
+    #   robosuite
 opencv-python-headless==4.12.0.88
     # via lerobot
 orderly-set==5.5.0
@@ -377,53 +480,63 @@ packaging==25.0
     #   accelerate
     #   datasets
     #   huggingface-hub
+    #   hydra-core
+    #   jupytext
     #   lazy-loader
     #   lerobot
     #   matplotlib
+    #   peft
     #   pytest
+    #   reachy2-sdk
     #   scikit-image
+    #   tensorboard
+    #   tensorboardx
     #   transformers
     #   wandb
-pandas==2.3.1
+pandas==2.3.3
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   lerobot
-parso==0.8.4
+parso==0.8.5
     # via jedi
-pettingzoo==1.24.3
-    # via gymnasium-robotics
+peft==0.17.1
+    # via lerobot
 pexpect==4.9.0
     # via ipython
 pfzy==0.3.4
     # via inquirerpy
-pillow==11.3.0
+pillow==12.0.0
     # via
     #   diffusers
     #   imageio
+    #   lerobot
     #   matplotlib
     #   meshcat
     #   rerun-sdk
+    #   robosuite
     #   scikit-image
+    #   tensorboard
     #   torchvision
 pin==3.4.0
     # via placo
 placo==0.9.14
     # via lerobot
-platformdirs==4.3.8
+platformdirs==4.5.0
     # via
+    #   jupyter-core
     #   virtualenv
     #   wandb
 pluggy==1.6.0
     # via
     #   pytest
     #   pytest-cov
-pre-commit==4.2.0
+pre-commit==4.3.0
     # via lerobot
-prompt-toolkit==3.0.51
+prompt-toolkit==3.0.52
     # via
     #   inquirerpy
     #   ipython
-propcache==0.3.2
+propcache==0.4.1
     # via
     #   aiohttp
     #   yarl
@@ -432,11 +545,17 @@ protobuf==6.31.0
     #   dm-control
     #   grpcio-tools
     #   lerobot
+    #   reachy2-sdk
+    #   reachy2-sdk-api
+    #   tensorboard
+    #   tensorboardx
     #   wandb
-psutil==7.0.0
+psutil==7.1.1
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   imageio
+    #   peft
+    #   robomimic
 ptyprocess==0.7.0
     # via pexpect
 pure-eval==0.2.3
@@ -445,11 +564,13 @@ pyarrow==21.0.0
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   rerun-sdk
-pycparser==2.22
+pycparser==2.23
     # via cffi
-pydantic==2.11.7
-    # via wandb
-pydantic-core==2.33.2
+pydantic==2.12.3
+    # via
+    #   fastapi
+    #   wandb
+pydantic-core==2.41.4
     # via pydantic
 pygame==2.6.1
     # via
@@ -464,20 +585,22 @@ pymunk==6.11.1
     # via
     #   gym-pusht
     #   lerobot
-pyngrok==7.2.12
+pyngrok==7.4.1
     # via meshcat
 pynput==1.8.1
     # via
     #   gym-hil
     #   lerobot
-pyopengl==3.1.9
+pyopengl==3.1.10
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   mujoco
-pyparsing==3.2.3
+pyparsing==3.2.5
     # via
     #   dm-control
     #   matplotlib
+pyquaternion==0.9.9
+    # via reachy2-sdk
 pyrealsense2==2.56.5.9235
     # via lerobot
 pyserial==3.5
@@ -485,12 +608,14 @@ pyserial==3.5
     #   dynamixel-sdk
     #   feetech-servo-sdk
     #   lerobot
-pytest==8.4.1
+pytest==8.4.2
     # via
+    #   bddl
     #   lerobot
     #   pytest-cov
     #   pytest-timeout
-pytest-cov==6.2.1
+    #   teleop
+pytest-cov==7.0.0
     # via lerobot
 pytest-timeout==2.4.0
     # via lerobot
@@ -498,48 +623,75 @@ python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
     # via
     #   matplotlib
     #   pandas
+python-dotenv==1.1.1
+    # via uvicorn
 python-xlib==0.33
     # via pynput
 pytz==2025.2
     # via pandas
-pyyaml==6.0.2
+pyyaml==6.0.3
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   datasets
     #   draccus
+    #   hebi-py
     #   huggingface-hub
+    #   jupytext
+    #   omegaconf
+    #   peft
     #   pre-commit
     #   pyngrok
     #   pyyaml-include
+    #   timm
     #   transformers
+    #   uvicorn
     #   wandb
 pyyaml-include==1.4.1
     # via draccus
-pyzmq==27.0.0
+pyzmq==27.1.0
     # via
     #   lerobot
     #   meshcat
-regex==2025.7.34
+reachy2-sdk==1.0.14
+    # via lerobot
+reachy2-sdk-api==1.0.21
+    # via reachy2-sdk
+referencing==0.37.0
+    # via
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   jsonschema-specifications
+regex==2025.10.23
     # via
     #   diffusers
     #   transformers
-requests==2.32.4
+requests==2.32.5
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   diffusers
     #   dm-control
     #   huggingface-hub
+    #   teleop
     #   transformers
     #   wandb
-rerun-sdk==0.22.1
+rerun-sdk==0.26.1
     # via lerobot
 rhoban-cmeel-jsoncpp==1.9.4.9
     # via placo
-safetensors==0.5.3
+robomimic==0.2.0
+    # via libero
+robosuite==1.4.0
+    # via libero
+rpds-py==0.28.0
+    # via
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   referencing
+safetensors==0.6.2
     # via
     #   accelerate
     #   diffusers
     #   lerobot
+    #   peft
+    #   timm
     #   transformers
 scikit-image==0.25.2
     # via
@@ -548,10 +700,12 @@ scikit-image==0.25.2
 scipy==1.15.3
     # via
     #   dm-control
+    #   metaworld
+    #   robosuite
     #   scikit-image
-sentry-sdk==2.34.1
+sentry-sdk==2.42.1
     # via wandb
-shapely==2.1.1
+shapely==2.1.2
     # via gym-pusht
 six==1.17.0
     # via
@@ -560,66 +714,109 @@ six==1.17.0
     #   python-xlib
 smmap==5.0.2
     # via gitdb
+sniffio==1.3.1
+    # via anyio
 stack-data==0.6.3
     # via ipython
+starlette==0.48.0
+    # via fastapi
 sympy==1.14.0
     # via torch
-termcolor==3.1.0
+teleop==0.1.2
     # via lerobot
+tensorboard==2.20.0
+    # via robomimic
+tensorboard-data-server==0.7.2
+    # via tensorboard
+tensorboardx==2.6.4
+    # via robomimic
+termcolor==3.1.0
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   robomimic
+thop==0.1.1.post2209072238
+    # via libero
 tifffile==2025.5.10
     # via scikit-image
-tokenizers==0.21.4
+timm==1.0.20
+    # via lerobot
+tokenizers==0.22.1
     # via transformers
 toml==0.10.2
     # via draccus
-tomli==2.2.1
+tomli==2.3.0
     # via
     #   cmeel
     #   coverage
+    #   jupytext
     #   pytest
 torch==2.7.1
     # via
     #   accelerate
+    #   flash-attn
     #   lerobot
+    #   peft
+    #   robomimic
+    #   thop
+    #   timm
     #   torchvision
 torchcodec==0.5
     # via lerobot
 torchvision==0.22.1
-    # via lerobot
-tornado==6.5.1
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   robomimic
+    #   timm
+tornado==6.5.2
     # via meshcat
 tqdm==4.67.1
     # via
     #   datasets
     #   dm-control
     #   huggingface-hub
+    #   peft
+    #   robomimic
     #   transformers
 traitlets==5.14.3
     # via
     #   ipython
+    #   jupyter-core
     #   matplotlib-inline
-transformers==4.51.3
-    # via lerobot
+    #   nbformat
+transformers==4.57.1
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   libero
+    #   peft
+transforms3d==0.4.2
+    # via teleop
 triton==3.3.1
     # via torch
-typing-extensions==4.14.1
+typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via
     #   aiosignal
+    #   anyio
+    #   etils
     #   exceptiongroup
+    #   fastapi
     #   gymnasium
     #   huggingface-hub
     #   ipython
     #   multidict
     #   pydantic
     #   pydantic-core
+    #   referencing
     #   rerun-sdk
+    #   starlette
     #   torch
     #   typing-inspect
     #   typing-inspection
+    #   uvicorn
+    #   virtualenv
     #   wandb
 typing-inspect==0.9.0
     # via draccus
-typing-inspection==0.4.1
+typing-inspection==0.4.2
     # via pydantic
 tzdata==2025.2
     # via pandas
@@ -629,22 +826,36 @@ urllib3==2.5.0
     # via
     #   requests
     #   sentry-sdk
-virtualenv==20.32.0
+uvicorn[standard]==0.38.0
+    # via teleop
+uvloop==0.22.1
+    # via uvicorn
+virtualenv==20.35.3
     # via pre-commit
-wandb==0.21.0
-    # via lerobot
-wcwidth==0.2.13
+wandb==0.21.4
+    # via
+    #   lerobot
+    #   libero
+watchfiles==1.1.1
+    # via uvicorn
+wcwidth==0.2.14
     # via prompt-toolkit
+websocket-client==1.9.0
+    # via teleop
+websockets==15.0.1
+    # via uvicorn
 werkzeug==3.1.3
-    # via flask
-wrapt==1.17.2
+    # via tensorboard
+wrapt==2.0.0
     # via dm-tree
-xxhash==3.5.0
+xxhash==3.6.0
     # via datasets
-yarl==1.20.1
+yarl==1.22.0
     # via aiohttp
 zipp==3.23.0
-    # via importlib-metadata
+    # via
+    #   etils
+    #   importlib-metadata
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
 # setuptools

requirements.in

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # requirements.in
 
-# requirements-macos.txt was generated on macOS and is platform-specific (macOS 15.5 24F74 arm64).
-# Darwin MacBook-Pro.local 24.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 24.5.0: Tue Apr 22 19:54:43 PDT 2025; root:xnu-11417.121.6~2/RELEASE_ARM64_T8132 arm64
+# requirements-macos.txt was generated on macOS and is platform-specific (macOS 26.0.1 25A362 arm64).
+# Darwin MacBook-Pro.local 25.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.0.0: Wed Sep 17 21:42:08 PDT 2025; root:xnu-12377.1.9~141/RELEASE_ARM64_T8132 arm64
 
-# requirements-ubuntu.txt was generated on Linux and is platform-specific (Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS x86_64).
-# Linux mlerobot-linux 6.14.0-27-generic #27~24.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Jul 22 17:38:49 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
+# requirements-ubuntu.txt was generated on Linux and is platform-specific (Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS x86_64).
+# Linux mlerobot-linux 6.14.0-33-generic #33~24.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Sep 19 17:02:30 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
 
 -e .[all]

src/lerobot/async_inference/helpers.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import os
 import time
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import torch
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ class RemotePolicyConfig:
     lerobot_features: dict[str, PolicyFeature]
     actions_per_chunk: int
     device: str = "cpu"
+    rename_map: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
 
 def _compare_observation_states(obs1_state: torch.Tensor, obs2_state: torch.Tensor, atol: float) -> bool:

src/lerobot/async_inference/policy_server.py

@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ class PolicyServer(services_pb2_grpc.AsyncInferenceServicer):
         self.preprocessor, self.postprocessor = make_pre_post_processors(
             self.policy.config,
             pretrained_path=policy_specs.pretrained_name_or_path,
-            preprocessor_overrides={"device_processor": device_override},
+            preprocessor_overrides={
+                "device_processor": device_override,
+                "rename_observations_processor": {"rename_map": policy_specs.rename_map},
+            },
             postprocessor_overrides={"device_processor": device_override},
         )
 

src/lerobot/cameras/camera.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import abc
 from typing import Any
 
-import numpy as np
+from numpy.typing import NDArray  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for numpy.typing
 
 from .configs import CameraConfig, ColorMode
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Camera(abc.ABC):
         pass
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def read(self, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+    def read(self, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """Capture and return a single frame from the camera.
 
         Args:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Camera(abc.ABC):
         pass
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def async_read(self, timeout_ms: float = ...) -> np.ndarray:
+    def async_read(self, timeout_ms: float = ...) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """Asynchronously capture and return a single frame from the camera.
 
         Args:

src/lerobot/cameras/configs.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import abc
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from enum import Enum
 
-import draccus
+import draccus  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for draccus
 
 
 class ColorMode(str, Enum):
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ class Cv2Rotation(int, Enum):
 
 
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
-class CameraConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, abc.ABC):
+class CameraConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, abc.ABC):  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for draccus
     fps: int | None = None
     width: int | None = None
     height: int | None = None
 
     @property
     def type(self) -> str:
-        return self.get_choice_name(self.__class__)
+        return str(self.get_choice_name(self.__class__))

src/lerobot/cameras/opencv/__init__.py

@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@
 
 from .camera_opencv import OpenCVCamera
 from .configuration_opencv import OpenCVCameraConfig
+
+__all__ = ["OpenCVCamera", "OpenCVCameraConfig"]

src/lerobot/cameras/opencv/camera_opencv.py

@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from threading import Event, Lock, Thread
 from typing import Any
 
+from numpy.typing import NDArray  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for numpy.typing
+
 # Fix MSMF hardware transform compatibility for Windows before importing cv2
 if platform.system() == "Windows" and "OPENCV_VIDEOIO_MSMF_ENABLE_HW_TRANSFORMS" not in os.environ:
     os.environ["OPENCV_VIDEOIO_MSMF_ENABLE_HW_TRANSFORMS"] = "0"
-import cv2
-import numpy as np
+import cv2  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for OpenCV
 
 from lerobot.utils.errors import DeviceAlreadyConnectedError, DeviceNotConnectedError
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
         self.thread: Thread | None = None
         self.stop_event: Event | None = None
         self.frame_lock: Lock = Lock()
-        self.latest_frame: np.ndarray | None = None
+        self.latest_frame: NDArray[Any] | None = None
         self.new_frame_event: Event = Event()
 
         self.rotation: int | None = get_cv2_rotation(config.rotation)
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
         """Checks if the camera is currently connected and opened."""
         return isinstance(self.videocapture, cv2.VideoCapture) and self.videocapture.isOpened()
 
-    def connect(self, warmup: bool = True):
+    def connect(self, warmup: bool = True) -> None:
         """
         Connects to the OpenCV camera specified in the configuration.
 
@@ -180,12 +181,14 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
 
     def _configure_capture_settings(self) -> None:
         """
-        Applies the specified FPS, width, and height settings to the connected camera.
+        Applies the specified FOURCC, FPS, width, and height settings to the connected camera.
 
         This method attempts to set the camera properties via OpenCV. It checks if
         the camera successfully applied the settings and raises an error if not.
+        FOURCC is set first (if specified) as it can affect the available FPS and resolution options.
 
         Args:
+            fourcc: The desired FOURCC code (e.g., "MJPG", "YUYV"). If None, auto-detect.
             fps: The desired frames per second. If None, the setting is skipped.
             width: The desired capture width. If None, the setting is skipped.
             height: The desired capture height. If None, the setting is skipped.
@@ -199,10 +202,11 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
         if not self.is_connected:
             raise DeviceNotConnectedError(f"Cannot configure settings for {self} as it is not connected.")
 
-        if self.fps is None:
-            self.fps = self.videocapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS)
-        else:
-            self._validate_fps()
+        # Set FOURCC first (if specified) as it can affect available FPS/resolution options
+        if self.config.fourcc is not None:
+            self._validate_fourcc()
+        if self.videocapture is None:
+            raise DeviceNotConnectedError(f"{self} videocapture is not initialized")
 
         default_width = int(round(self.videocapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH)))
         default_height = int(round(self.videocapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT)))
@@ -216,18 +220,56 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
         else:
             self._validate_width_and_height()
 
+        if self.fps is None:
+            self.fps = self.videocapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS)
+        else:
+            self._validate_fps()
+
     def _validate_fps(self) -> None:
         """Validates and sets the camera's frames per second (FPS)."""
 
+        if self.videocapture is None:
+            raise DeviceNotConnectedError(f"{self} videocapture is not initialized")
+
+        if self.fps is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"{self} FPS is not set")
+
         success = self.videocapture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS, float(self.fps))
         actual_fps = self.videocapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS)
         # Use math.isclose for robust float comparison
         if not success or not math.isclose(self.fps, actual_fps, rel_tol=1e-3):
             raise RuntimeError(f"{self} failed to set fps={self.fps} ({actual_fps=}).")
 
+    def _validate_fourcc(self) -> None:
+        """Validates and sets the camera's FOURCC code."""
+
+        fourcc_code = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(*self.config.fourcc)
+
+        if self.videocapture is None:
+            raise DeviceNotConnectedError(f"{self} videocapture is not initialized")
+
+        success = self.videocapture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FOURCC, fourcc_code)
+        actual_fourcc_code = self.videocapture.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FOURCC)
+
+        # Convert actual FOURCC code back to string for comparison
+        actual_fourcc_code_int = int(actual_fourcc_code)
+        actual_fourcc = "".join([chr((actual_fourcc_code_int >> 8 * i) & 0xFF) for i in range(4)])
+
+        if not success or actual_fourcc != self.config.fourcc:
+            logger.warning(
+                f"{self} failed to set fourcc={self.config.fourcc} (actual={actual_fourcc}, success={success}). "
+                f"Continuing with default format."
+            )
+
     def _validate_width_and_height(self) -> None:
         """Validates and sets the camera's frame capture width and height."""
 
+        if self.videocapture is None:
+            raise DeviceNotConnectedError(f"{self} videocapture is not initialized")
+
+        if self.capture_width is None or self.capture_height is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"{self} capture_width or capture_height is not set")
+
         width_success = self.videocapture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, float(self.capture_width))
         height_success = self.videocapture.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, float(self.capture_height))
 
@@ -258,11 +300,12 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
         """
         found_cameras_info = []
 
+        targets_to_scan: list[str | int]
         if platform.system() == "Linux":
             possible_paths = sorted(Path("/dev").glob("video*"), key=lambda p: p.name)
             targets_to_scan = [str(p) for p in possible_paths]
         else:
-            targets_to_scan = list(range(MAX_OPENCV_INDEX))
+            targets_to_scan = [int(i) for i in range(MAX_OPENCV_INDEX)]
 
         for target in targets_to_scan:
             camera = cv2.VideoCapture(target)
@@ -271,6 +314,12 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
                 default_height = int(camera.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT))
                 default_fps = camera.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS)
                 default_format = camera.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FORMAT)
+
+                # Get FOURCC code and convert to string
+                default_fourcc_code = camera.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FOURCC)
+                default_fourcc_code_int = int(default_fourcc_code)
+                default_fourcc = "".join([chr((default_fourcc_code_int >> 8 * i) & 0xFF) for i in range(4)])
+
                 camera_info = {
                     "name": f"OpenCV Camera @ {target}",
                     "type": "OpenCV",
@@ -278,6 +327,7 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
                     "backend_api": camera.getBackendName(),
                     "default_stream_profile": {
                         "format": default_format,
+                        "fourcc": default_fourcc,
                         "width": default_width,
                         "height": default_height,
                         "fps": default_fps,
@@ -289,7 +339,7 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
 
         return found_cameras_info
 
-    def read(self, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+    def read(self, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Reads a single frame synchronously from the camera.
 
@@ -317,6 +367,9 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
 
         start_time = time.perf_counter()
 
+        if self.videocapture is None:
+            raise DeviceNotConnectedError(f"{self} videocapture is not initialized")
+
         ret, frame = self.videocapture.read()
 
         if not ret or frame is None:
@@ -329,7 +382,7 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
 
         return processed_frame
 
-    def _postprocess_image(self, image: np.ndarray, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+    def _postprocess_image(self, image: NDArray[Any], color_mode: ColorMode | None = None) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Applies color conversion, dimension validation, and rotation to a raw frame.
 
@@ -372,7 +425,7 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
 
         return processed_image
 
-    def _read_loop(self):
+    def _read_loop(self) -> None:
         """
         Internal loop run by the background thread for asynchronous reading.
 
@@ -383,6 +436,9 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
 
         Stops on DeviceNotConnectedError, logs other errors and continues.
         """
+        if self.stop_event is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{self}: stop_event is not initialized before starting read loop.")
+
         while not self.stop_event.is_set():
             try:
                 color_image = self.read()
@@ -419,7 +475,7 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
         self.thread = None
         self.stop_event = None
 
-    def async_read(self, timeout_ms: float = 200) -> np.ndarray:
+    def async_read(self, timeout_ms: float = 200) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Reads the latest available frame asynchronously.
 
@@ -462,7 +518,7 @@ class OpenCVCamera(Camera):
 
         return frame
 
-    def disconnect(self):
+    def disconnect(self) -> None:
         """
         Disconnects from the camera and cleans up resources.
 

src/lerobot/cameras/opencv/configuration_opencv.py

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from ..configs import CameraConfig, ColorMode, Cv2Rotation
 
+__all__ = ["OpenCVCameraConfig", "ColorMode", "Cv2Rotation"]
+
 
 @CameraConfig.register_subclass("opencv")
 @dataclass
@@ -33,8 +35,9 @@ class OpenCVCameraConfig(CameraConfig):
     OpenCVCameraConfig(0, 30, 1280, 720)   # 1280x720 @ 30FPS
     OpenCVCameraConfig(/dev/video4, 60, 640, 480)   # 640x480 @ 60FPS
 
-    # Advanced configurations
-    OpenCVCameraConfig(128422271347, 30, 640, 480, rotation=Cv2Rotation.ROTATE_90)     # With 90° rotation
+    # Advanced configurations with FOURCC format
+    OpenCVCameraConfig(128422271347, 30, 640, 480, rotation=Cv2Rotation.ROTATE_90, fourcc="MJPG")     # With 90° rotation and MJPG format
+    OpenCVCameraConfig(0, 30, 1280, 720, fourcc="YUYV")     # With YUYV format
     ```
 
     Attributes:
@@ -46,17 +49,21 @@ class OpenCVCameraConfig(CameraConfig):
         color_mode: Color mode for image output (RGB or BGR). Defaults to RGB.
         rotation: Image rotation setting (0°, 90°, 180°, or 270°). Defaults to no rotation.
         warmup_s: Time reading frames before returning from connect (in seconds)
+        fourcc: FOURCC code for video format (e.g., "MJPG", "YUYV", "I420"). Defaults to None (auto-detect).
 
     Note:
         - Only 3-channel color output (RGB/BGR) is currently supported.
+        - FOURCC codes must be 4-character strings (e.g., "MJPG", "YUYV"). Some common FOUCC codes: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/medfound/video-fourccs#fourcc-constants
+        - Setting FOURCC can help achieve higher frame rates on some cameras.
     """
 
     index_or_path: int | Path
     color_mode: ColorMode = ColorMode.RGB
     rotation: Cv2Rotation = Cv2Rotation.NO_ROTATION
     warmup_s: int = 1
+    fourcc: str | None = None
 
-    def __post_init__(self):
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if self.color_mode not in (ColorMode.RGB, ColorMode.BGR):
             raise ValueError(
                 f"`color_mode` is expected to be {ColorMode.RGB.value} or {ColorMode.BGR.value}, but {self.color_mode} is provided."
@@ -71,3 +78,8 @@ class OpenCVCameraConfig(CameraConfig):
             raise ValueError(
                 f"`rotation` is expected to be in {(Cv2Rotation.NO_ROTATION, Cv2Rotation.ROTATE_90, Cv2Rotation.ROTATE_180, Cv2Rotation.ROTATE_270)}, but {self.rotation} is provided."
             )
+
+        if self.fourcc is not None and (not isinstance(self.fourcc, str) or len(self.fourcc) != 4):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"`fourcc` must be a 4-character string (e.g., 'MJPG', 'YUYV'), but '{self.fourcc}' is provided."
+            )

src/lerobot/cameras/reachy2_camera/configuration_reachy2_camera.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from ..configs import CameraConfig, ColorMode
 
+__all__ = ["CameraConfig", "ColorMode", "Reachy2CameraConfig"]
+
 
 @CameraConfig.register_subclass("reachy2_camera")
 @dataclass
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ class Reachy2CameraConfig(CameraConfig):
     port: int = 50065
     # use_depth: bool = False
 
-    def __post_init__(self):
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if self.name not in ["teleop", "depth"]:
             raise ValueError(f"`name` is expected to be 'teleop' or 'depth', but {self.name} is provided.")
         if (self.name == "teleop" and self.image_type not in ["left", "right"]) or (

src/lerobot/cameras/reachy2_camera/reachy2_camera.py

@@ -23,13 +23,17 @@ import time
 from threading import Event, Lock, Thread
 from typing import Any
 
+from numpy.typing import NDArray  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for numpy.typing
+
 # Fix MSMF hardware transform compatibility for Windows before importing cv2
 if platform.system() == "Windows" and "OPENCV_VIDEOIO_MSMF_ENABLE_HW_TRANSFORMS" not in os.environ:
     os.environ["OPENCV_VIDEOIO_MSMF_ENABLE_HW_TRANSFORMS"] = "0"
-import cv2
-import numpy as np
-from reachy2_sdk.media.camera import CameraView
-from reachy2_sdk.media.camera_manager import CameraManager
+import cv2  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for OpenCV
+import numpy as np  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for numpy
+from reachy2_sdk.media.camera import CameraView  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for reachy2_sdk
+from reachy2_sdk.media.camera_manager import (  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for reachy2_sdk
+    CameraManager,
+)
 
 from lerobot.utils.errors import DeviceNotConnectedError
 
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ class Reachy2Camera(Camera):
         self.thread: Thread | None = None
         self.stop_event: Event | None = None
         self.frame_lock: Lock = Lock()
-        self.latest_frame: np.ndarray | None = None
+        self.latest_frame: NDArray[Any] | None = None
         self.new_frame_event: Event = Event()
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
@@ -83,13 +87,17 @@ class Reachy2Camera(Camera):
     def is_connected(self) -> bool:
         """Checks if the camera is currently connected and opened."""
         if self.config.name == "teleop":
-            return self.cam_manager._grpc_connected and self.cam_manager.teleop if self.cam_manager else False
+            return bool(
+                self.cam_manager._grpc_connected and self.cam_manager.teleop if self.cam_manager else False
+            )
         elif self.config.name == "depth":
-            return self.cam_manager._grpc_connected and self.cam_manager.depth if self.cam_manager else False
+            return bool(
+                self.cam_manager._grpc_connected and self.cam_manager.depth if self.cam_manager else False
+            )
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid camera name '{self.config.name}'. Expected 'teleop' or 'depth'.")
 
-    def connect(self, warmup: bool = True):
+    def connect(self, warmup: bool = True) -> None:
         """
         Connects to the Reachy2 CameraManager as specified in the configuration.
         """
@@ -131,7 +139,7 @@ class Reachy2Camera(Camera):
         camera_manager.disconnect()
         return initialized_cameras
 
-    def read(self, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None) -> np.ndarray:
+    def read(self, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Reads a single frame synchronously from the camera.
 
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ class Reachy2Camera(Camera):
 
         start_time = time.perf_counter()
 
-        frame = None
+        frame: NDArray[Any] = np.empty((0, 0, 3), dtype=np.uint8)
 
         if self.cam_manager is None:
             raise DeviceNotConnectedError(f"{self} is not connected.")
@@ -179,7 +187,7 @@ class Reachy2Camera(Camera):
 
         return frame
 
-    def _read_loop(self):
+    def _read_loop(self) -> None:
         """
         Internal loop run by the background thread for asynchronous reading.
 
@@ -190,6 +198,9 @@ class Reachy2Camera(Camera):
 
         Stops on DeviceNotConnectedError, logs other errors and continues.
         """
+        if self.stop_event is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{self}: stop_event is not initialized before starting read loop.")
+
         while not self.stop_event.is_set():
             try:
                 color_image = self.read()
@@ -226,7 +237,7 @@ class Reachy2Camera(Camera):
         self.thread = None
         self.stop_event = None
 
-    def async_read(self, timeout_ms: float = 200) -> np.ndarray:
+    def async_read(self, timeout_ms: float = 200) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Reads the latest available frame asynchronously.
 
@@ -269,7 +280,7 @@ class Reachy2Camera(Camera):
 
         return frame
 
-    def disconnect(self):
+    def disconnect(self) -> None:
         """
         Stops the background read thread (if running).
 

src/lerobot/cameras/realsense/camera_realsense.py

@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ import time
 from threading import Event, Lock, Thread
 from typing import Any
 
-import cv2
-import numpy as np
+import cv2  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for OpenCV
+import numpy as np  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for numpy
+from numpy.typing import NDArray  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for numpy.typing
 
 try:
-    import pyrealsense2 as rs
+    import pyrealsense2 as rs  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for pyrealsense2
 except Exception as e:
     logging.info(f"Could not import realsense: {e}")
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
         self.thread: Thread | None = None
         self.stop_event: Event | None = None
         self.frame_lock: Lock = Lock()
-        self.latest_frame: np.ndarray | None = None
+        self.latest_frame: NDArray[Any] | None = None
         self.new_frame_event: Event = Event()
 
         self.rotation: int | None = get_cv2_rotation(config.rotation)
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
         """Checks if the camera pipeline is started and streams are active."""
         return self.rs_pipeline is not None and self.rs_profile is not None
 
-    def connect(self, warmup: bool = True):
+    def connect(self, warmup: bool = True) -> None:
         """
         Connects to the RealSense camera specified in the configuration.
 
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
         serial_number = str(found_devices[0]["serial_number"])
         return serial_number
 
-    def _configure_rs_pipeline_config(self, rs_config):
+    def _configure_rs_pipeline_config(self, rs_config: Any) -> None:
         """Creates and configures the RealSense pipeline configuration object."""
         rs.config.enable_device(rs_config, self.serial_number)
 
@@ -293,6 +294,9 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
         if not self.is_connected:
             raise DeviceNotConnectedError(f"Cannot validate settings for {self} as it is not connected.")
 
+        if self.rs_profile is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{self}: rs_profile must be initialized before use.")
+
         stream = self.rs_profile.get_stream(rs.stream.color).as_video_stream_profile()
 
         if self.fps is None:
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
                 self.width, self.height = actual_width, actual_height
                 self.capture_width, self.capture_height = actual_width, actual_height
 
-    def read_depth(self, timeout_ms: int = 200) -> np.ndarray:
+    def read_depth(self, timeout_ms: int = 200) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Reads a single frame (depth) synchronously from the camera.
 
@@ -336,6 +340,9 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
 
         start_time = time.perf_counter()
 
+        if self.rs_pipeline is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{self}: rs_pipeline must be initialized before use.")
+
         ret, frame = self.rs_pipeline.try_wait_for_frames(timeout_ms=timeout_ms)
 
         if not ret or frame is None:
@@ -351,7 +358,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
 
         return depth_map_processed
 
-    def read(self, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None, timeout_ms: int = 200) -> np.ndarray:
+    def read(self, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None, timeout_ms: int = 200) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Reads a single frame (color) synchronously from the camera.
 
@@ -376,6 +383,9 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
 
         start_time = time.perf_counter()
 
+        if self.rs_pipeline is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{self}: rs_pipeline must be initialized before use.")
+
         ret, frame = self.rs_pipeline.try_wait_for_frames(timeout_ms=timeout_ms)
 
         if not ret or frame is None:
@@ -392,8 +402,8 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
         return color_image_processed
 
     def _postprocess_image(
-        self, image: np.ndarray, color_mode: ColorMode | None = None, depth_frame: bool = False
-    ) -> np.ndarray:
+        self, image: NDArray[Any], color_mode: ColorMode | None = None, depth_frame: bool = False
+    ) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Applies color conversion, dimension validation, and rotation to a raw color frame.
 
@@ -438,7 +448,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
 
         return processed_image
 
-    def _read_loop(self):
+    def _read_loop(self) -> None:
         """
         Internal loop run by the background thread for asynchronous reading.
 
@@ -449,6 +459,9 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
 
         Stops on DeviceNotConnectedError, logs other errors and continues.
         """
+        if self.stop_event is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"{self}: stop_event is not initialized before starting read loop.")
+
         while not self.stop_event.is_set():
             try:
                 color_image = self.read(timeout_ms=500)
@@ -474,7 +487,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
         self.thread.daemon = True
         self.thread.start()
 
-    def _stop_read_thread(self):
+    def _stop_read_thread(self) -> None:
         """Signals the background read thread to stop and waits for it to join."""
         if self.stop_event is not None:
             self.stop_event.set()
@@ -486,7 +499,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
         self.stop_event = None
 
     # NOTE(Steven): Missing implementation for depth for now
-    def async_read(self, timeout_ms: float = 200) -> np.ndarray:
+    def async_read(self, timeout_ms: float = 200) -> NDArray[Any]:
         """
         Reads the latest available frame data (color) asynchronously.
 
@@ -529,7 +542,7 @@ class RealSenseCamera(Camera):
 
         return frame
 
-    def disconnect(self):
+    def disconnect(self) -> None:
         """
         Disconnects from the camera, stops the pipeline, and cleans up resources.
 

src/lerobot/cameras/realsense/configuration_realsense.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class RealSenseCameraConfig(CameraConfig):
     rotation: Cv2Rotation = Cv2Rotation.NO_ROTATION
     warmup_s: int = 1
 
-    def __post_init__(self):
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if self.color_mode not in (ColorMode.RGB, ColorMode.BGR):
             raise ValueError(
                 f"`color_mode` is expected to be {ColorMode.RGB.value} or {ColorMode.BGR.value}, but {self.color_mode} is provided."

src/lerobot/cameras/utils.py

@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ def make_cameras_from_configs(camera_configs: dict[str, CameraConfig]) -> dict[s
 
 
 def get_cv2_rotation(rotation: Cv2Rotation) -> int | None:
-    import cv2
+    import cv2  # type: ignore  # TODO: add type stubs for OpenCV
 
     if rotation == Cv2Rotation.ROTATE_90:
-        return cv2.ROTATE_90_CLOCKWISE
+        return int(cv2.ROTATE_90_CLOCKWISE)
     elif rotation == Cv2Rotation.ROTATE_180:
-        return cv2.ROTATE_180
+        return int(cv2.ROTATE_180)
     elif rotation == Cv2Rotation.ROTATE_270:
-        return cv2.ROTATE_90_COUNTERCLOCKWISE
+        return int(cv2.ROTATE_90_COUNTERCLOCKWISE)
     else:
         return None
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ def get_cv2_backend() -> int:
     import cv2
 
     if platform.system() == "Windows":
-        return cv2.CAP_MSMF  # Use MSMF for Windows instead of AVFOUNDATION
+        return int(cv2.CAP_MSMF)  # Use MSMF for Windows instead of AVFOUNDATION
     # elif platform.system() == "Darwin":  # macOS
     #     return cv2.CAP_AVFOUNDATION
     else:  # Linux and others
-        return cv2.CAP_ANY
+        return int(cv2.CAP_ANY)

src/lerobot/configs/default.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class EvalConfig:
     # `use_async_envs` specifies whether to use asynchronous environments (multiprocessing).
     use_async_envs: bool = False
 
-    def __post_init__(self):
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if self.batch_size > self.n_episodes:
             raise ValueError(
                 "The eval batch size is greater than the number of eval episodes "

src/lerobot/configs/eval.py

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import datetime as dt
-import logging
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from logging import getLogger
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from lerobot import envs, policies  # noqa: F401
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ from lerobot.configs import parser
 from lerobot.configs.default import EvalConfig
 from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
 
+logger = getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @dataclass
 class EvalPipelineConfig:
@@ -34,25 +36,31 @@ class EvalPipelineConfig:
     output_dir: Path | None = None
     job_name: str | None = None
     seed: int | None = 1000
+    # Rename map for the observation to override the image and state keys
+    rename_map: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
-    def __post_init__(self):
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         # HACK: We parse again the cli args here to get the pretrained path if there was one.
         policy_path = parser.get_path_arg("policy")
         if policy_path:
             cli_overrides = parser.get_cli_overrides("policy")
             self.policy = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(policy_path, cli_overrides=cli_overrides)
-            self.policy.pretrained_path = policy_path
+            self.policy.pretrained_path = Path(policy_path)
 
         else:
-            logging.warning(
+            logger.warning(
                 "No pretrained path was provided, evaluated policy will be built from scratch (random weights)."
             )
 
         if not self.job_name:
             if self.env is None:
-                self.job_name = f"{self.policy.type}"
+                self.job_name = f"{self.policy.type if self.policy is not None else 'scratch'}"
             else:
-                self.job_name = f"{self.env.type}_{self.policy.type}"
+                self.job_name = (
+                    f"{self.env.type}_{self.policy.type if self.policy is not None else 'scratch'}"
+                )
+
+            logger.warning(f"No job name provided, using '{self.job_name}' as job name.")
 
         if not self.output_dir:
             now = dt.datetime.now()

src/lerobot/configs/parser.py

@@ -16,14 +16,19 @@ import inspect
 import pkgutil
 import sys
 from argparse import ArgumentError
-from collections.abc import Sequence
+from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Sequence
 from functools import wraps
 from pathlib import Path
+from pkgutil import ModuleInfo
+from types import ModuleType
+from typing import Any, TypeVar, cast
 
 import draccus
 
 from lerobot.utils.utils import has_method
 
+F = TypeVar("F", bound=Callable[..., object])
+
 PATH_KEY = "path"
 PLUGIN_DISCOVERY_SUFFIX = "discover_packages_path"
 
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ def parse_arg(arg_name: str, args: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> str | None:
     return None
 
 
-def parse_plugin_args(plugin_arg_suffix: str, args: Sequence[str]) -> dict:
+def parse_plugin_args(plugin_arg_suffix: str, args: Sequence[str]) -> dict[str, str]:
     """Parse plugin-related arguments from command-line arguments.
 
     This function extracts arguments from command-line arguments that match a specified suffix pattern.
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ def load_plugin(plugin_path: str) -> None:
             f"Failed to load plugin '{plugin_path}'. Verify the path and installation: {str(e)}"
         ) from e
 
-    def iter_namespace(ns_pkg):
+    def iter_namespace(ns_pkg: ModuleType) -> Iterable[ModuleInfo]:
         return pkgutil.iter_modules(ns_pkg.__path__, ns_pkg.__name__ + ".")
 
     try:
@@ -148,6 +153,8 @@ def get_type_arg(field_name: str, args: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> str | No
 
 
 def filter_arg(field_to_filter: str, args: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> list[str]:
+    if args is None:
+        return []
     return [arg for arg in args if not arg.startswith(f"--{field_to_filter}=")]
 
 
@@ -171,7 +178,8 @@ def filter_path_args(fields_to_filter: str | list[str], args: Sequence[str] | No
     if isinstance(fields_to_filter, str):
         fields_to_filter = [fields_to_filter]
 
-    filtered_args = args
+    filtered_args = [] if args is None else list(args)
+
     for field in fields_to_filter:
         if get_path_arg(field, args):
             if get_type_arg(field, args):
@@ -184,7 +192,7 @@ def filter_path_args(fields_to_filter: str | list[str], args: Sequence[str] | No
     return filtered_args
 
 
-def wrap(config_path: Path | None = None):
+def wrap(config_path: Path | None = None) -> Callable[[F], F]:
     """
     HACK: Similar to draccus.wrap but does three additional things:
         - Will remove '.path' arguments from CLI in order to process them later on.
@@ -195,9 +203,9 @@ def wrap(config_path: Path | None = None):
             from the CLI '.type' arguments
     """
 
-    def wrapper_outer(fn):
+    def wrapper_outer(fn: F) -> F:
         @wraps(fn)
-        def wrapper_inner(*args, **kwargs):
+        def wrapper_inner(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
             argspec = inspect.getfullargspec(fn)
             argtype = argspec.annotations[argspec.args[0]]
             if len(args) > 0 and type(args[0]) is argtype:
@@ -225,6 +233,6 @@ def wrap(config_path: Path | None = None):
             response = fn(cfg, *args, **kwargs)
             return response
 
-        return wrapper_inner
+        return cast(F, wrapper_inner)
 
-    return wrapper_outer
+    return cast(Callable[[F], F], wrapper_outer)

src/lerobot/configs/policies.py

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 import abc
 import builtins
 import json
-import logging
 import os
 import tempfile
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from logging import getLogger
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TypeVar
+from typing import Any, TypeVar
 
 import draccus
 from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ from lerobot.utils.hub import HubMixin
 from lerobot.utils.utils import auto_select_torch_device, is_amp_available, is_torch_device_available
 
 T = TypeVar("T", bound="PreTrainedConfig")
+logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 @dataclass
-class PreTrainedConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, HubMixin, abc.ABC):
+class PreTrainedConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, HubMixin, abc.ABC):  # type: ignore[misc,name-defined] #TODO: draccus issue
     """
     Base configuration class for policy models.
 
@@ -57,12 +58,12 @@ class PreTrainedConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, HubMixin, abc.ABC):
     input_features: dict[str, PolicyFeature] = field(default_factory=dict)
     output_features: dict[str, PolicyFeature] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
-    device: str | None = None  # cuda | cpu | mp
+    device: str | None = None  # e.g. "cuda", "cuda:0", "cpu", or "mps"
     # `use_amp` determines whether to use Automatic Mixed Precision (AMP) for training and evaluation. With AMP,
     # automatic gradient scaling is used.
     use_amp: bool = False
 
-    push_to_hub: bool = True
+    push_to_hub: bool = True  # type: ignore[assignment] # TODO: use a different name to avoid override
     repo_id: str | None = None
 
     # Upload on private repository on the Hugging Face hub.
@@ -73,38 +74,41 @@ class PreTrainedConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, HubMixin, abc.ABC):
     license: str | None = None
     # Either the repo ID of a model hosted on the Hub or a path to a directory containing weights
     # saved using `Policy.save_pretrained`. If not provided, the policy is initialized from scratch.
-    pretrained_path: str | None = None
+    pretrained_path: Path | None = None
 
-    def __post_init__(self):
+    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if not self.device or not is_torch_device_available(self.device):
             auto_device = auto_select_torch_device()
-            logging.warning(f"Device '{self.device}' is not available. Switching to '{auto_device}'.")
+            logger.warning(f"Device '{self.device}' is not available. Switching to '{auto_device}'.")
             self.device = auto_device.type
 
         # Automatically deactivate AMP if necessary
         if self.use_amp and not is_amp_available(self.device):
-            logging.warning(
+            logger.warning(
                 f"Automatic Mixed Precision (amp) is not available on device '{self.device}'. Deactivating AMP."
             )
             self.use_amp = False
 
     @property
     def type(self) -> str:
-        return self.get_choice_name(self.__class__)
+        choice_name = self.get_choice_name(self.__class__)
+        if not isinstance(choice_name, str):
+            raise TypeError(f"Expected string from get_choice_name, got {type(choice_name)}")
+        return choice_name
 
     @property
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def observation_delta_indices(self) -> list | None:
+    def observation_delta_indices(self) -> list | None:  # type: ignore[type-arg] #TODO: No implementation
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @property
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def action_delta_indices(self) -> list | None:
+    def action_delta_indices(self) -> list | None:  # type: ignore[type-arg]    #TODO: No implementation
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @property
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def reward_delta_indices(self) -> list | None:
+    def reward_delta_indices(self) -> list | None:  # type: ignore[type-arg]    #TODO: No implementation
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
@@ -154,13 +158,13 @@ class PreTrainedConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, HubMixin, abc.ABC):
         pretrained_name_or_path: str | Path,
         *,
         force_download: bool = False,
-        resume_download: bool = None,
-        proxies: dict | None = None,
+        resume_download: bool | None = None,
+        proxies: dict[Any, Any] | None = None,
         token: str | bool | None = None,
         cache_dir: str | Path | None = None,
         local_files_only: bool = False,
         revision: str | None = None,
-        **policy_kwargs,
+        **policy_kwargs: Any,
     ) -> T:
         model_id = str(pretrained_name_or_path)
         config_file: str | None = None
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ class PreTrainedConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, HubMixin, abc.ABC):
             if CONFIG_NAME in os.listdir(model_id):
                 config_file = os.path.join(model_id, CONFIG_NAME)
             else:
-                print(f"{CONFIG_NAME} not found in {Path(model_id).resolve()}")
+                logger.error(f"{CONFIG_NAME} not found in {Path(model_id).resolve()}")
         else:
             try:
                 config_file = hf_hub_download(
@@ -194,6 +198,9 @@ class PreTrainedConfig(draccus.ChoiceRegistry, HubMixin, abc.ABC):
         with draccus.config_type("json"):
             orig_config = draccus.parse(cls, config_file, args=[])
 
+        if config_file is None:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"{CONFIG_NAME} not found in {model_id}")
+
         with open(config_file) as f:
             config = json.load(f)
 

src/lerobot/configs/train.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import datetime as dt
 import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
 
 import draccus
 from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
@@ -63,18 +64,18 @@ class TrainPipelineConfig(HubMixin):
     scheduler: LRSchedulerConfig | None = None
     eval: EvalConfig = field(default_factory=EvalConfig)
     wandb: WandBConfig = field(default_factory=WandBConfig)
+    checkpoint_path: Path | None = field(init=False, default=None)
+    # Rename map for the observation to override the image and state keys
+    rename_map: dict[str, str] = field(default_factory=dict)
 
-    def __post_init__(self):
-        self.checkpoint_path = None
-
-    def validate(self):
+    def validate(self) -> None:
         # HACK: We parse again the cli args here to get the pretrained paths if there was some.
         policy_path = parser.get_path_arg("policy")
         if policy_path:
             # Only load the policy config
             cli_overrides = parser.get_cli_overrides("policy")
             self.policy = PreTrainedConfig.from_pretrained(policy_path, cli_overrides=cli_overrides)
-            self.policy.pretrained_path = policy_path
+            self.policy.pretrained_path = Path(policy_path)
         elif self.resume:
             # The entire train config is already loaded, we just need to get the checkpoint dir
             config_path = parser.parse_arg("config_path")
@@ -82,14 +83,22 @@ class TrainPipelineConfig(HubMixin):
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"A config_path is expected when resuming a run. Please specify path to {TRAIN_CONFIG_NAME}"
                 )
+
             if not Path(config_path).resolve().exists():
                 raise NotADirectoryError(
                     f"{config_path=} is expected to be a local path. "
                     "Resuming from the hub is not supported for now."
                 )
-            policy_path = Path(config_path).parent
-            self.policy.pretrained_path = policy_path
-            self.checkpoint_path = policy_path.parent
+
+            policy_dir = Path(config_path).parent
+            if self.policy is not None:
+                self.policy.pretrained_path = policy_dir
+            self.checkpoint_path = policy_dir.parent
+
+        if self.policy is None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Policy is not configured. Please specify a pretrained policy with `--policy.path`."
+            )
 
         if not self.job_name:
             if self.env is None:
@@ -126,8 +135,8 @@ class TrainPipelineConfig(HubMixin):
         """This enables the parser to load config from the policy using `--policy.path=local/dir`"""
         return ["policy"]
 
-    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
-        return draccus.encode(self)
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return draccus.encode(self)  # type: ignore[no-any-return]  # because of the third-party library draccus uses Any as the return type
 
     def _save_pretrained(self, save_directory: Path) -> None:
         with open(save_directory / TRAIN_CONFIG_NAME, "w") as f, draccus.config_type("json"):
@@ -139,13 +148,13 @@ class TrainPipelineConfig(HubMixin):
         pretrained_name_or_path: str | Path,
         *,
         force_download: bool = False,
-        resume_download: bool = None,
-        proxies: dict | None = None,
+        resume_download: bool | None = None,
+        proxies: dict[Any, Any] | None = None,
         token: str | bool | None = None,
         cache_dir: str | Path | None = None,
         local_files_only: bool = False,
         revision: str | None = None,
-        **kwargs,
+        **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> "TrainPipelineConfig":
         model_id = str(pretrained_name_or_path)
         config_file: str | None = None
@@ -181,4 +190,6 @@ class TrainPipelineConfig(HubMixin):
 
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
 class TrainRLServerPipelineConfig(TrainPipelineConfig):
-    dataset: DatasetConfig | None = None  # NOTE: In RL, we don't need an offline dataset
+    # NOTE: In RL, we don't need an offline dataset
+    # TODO: Make `TrainPipelineConfig.dataset` optional
+    dataset: DatasetConfig | None = None  # type: ignore[assignment] # because the parent class has made it's type non-optional

src/lerobot/configs/types.py

@@ -42,4 +42,11 @@ class NormalizationMode(str, Enum):
 @dataclass
 class PolicyFeature:
     type: FeatureType
-    shape: tuple
+    shape: tuple[int, ...]
+
+
+class RTCAttentionSchedule(str, Enum):
+    ZEROS = "ZEROS"
+    ONES = "ONES"
+    LINEAR = "LINEAR"
+    EXP = "EXP"

src/lerobot/datasets/dataset_tools.py

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from lerobot.datasets.aggregate import aggregate_datasets
 from lerobot.datasets.compute_stats import aggregate_stats
 from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset, LeRobotDatasetMetadata
 from lerobot.datasets.utils import (
+    DATA_DIR,
     DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE,
     DEFAULT_DATA_FILE_SIZE_IN_MB,
     DEFAULT_DATA_PATH,
@@ -962,28 +963,23 @@ def _copy_data_with_feature_changes(
     remove_features: list[str] | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Copy data while adding or removing features."""
-    if dataset.meta.episodes is None:
-        dataset.meta.episodes = load_episodes(dataset.meta.root)
+    data_dir = dataset.root / DATA_DIR
+    parquet_files = sorted(data_dir.glob("*/*.parquet"))
 
-    # Map file paths to episode indices to extract chunk/file indices
-    file_to_episodes: dict[Path, set[int]] = {}
-    for ep_idx in range(dataset.meta.total_episodes):
-        file_path = dataset.meta.get_data_file_path(ep_idx)
-        if file_path not in file_to_episodes:
-            file_to_episodes[file_path] = set()
-        file_to_episodes[file_path].add(ep_idx)
+    if not parquet_files:
+        raise ValueError(f"No parquet files found in {data_dir}")
 
     frame_idx = 0
 
-    for src_path in tqdm(sorted(file_to_episodes.keys()), desc="Processing data files"):
-        df = pd.read_parquet(dataset.root / src_path).reset_index(drop=True)
+    for src_path in tqdm(parquet_files, desc="Processing data files"):
+        df = pd.read_parquet(src_path).reset_index(drop=True)
 
-        # Get chunk_idx and file_idx from the source file's first episode
-        episodes_in_file = file_to_episodes[src_path]
-        first_ep_idx = min(episodes_in_file)
-        src_ep = dataset.meta.episodes[first_ep_idx]
-        chunk_idx = src_ep["data/chunk_index"]
-        file_idx = src_ep["data/file_index"]
+        relative_path = src_path.relative_to(dataset.root)
+        chunk_dir = relative_path.parts[1]
+        file_name = relative_path.parts[2]
+
+        chunk_idx = int(chunk_dir.split("-")[1])
+        file_idx = int(file_name.split("-")[1].split(".")[0])
 
         if remove_features:
             df = df.drop(columns=remove_features, errors="ignore")
@@ -1009,7 +1005,7 @@ def _copy_data_with_feature_changes(
                         df[feature_name] = feature_slice
             frame_idx = end_idx
 
-        # Write using the preserved chunk_idx and file_idx from source
+        # Write using the same chunk/file structure as source
         dst_path = new_meta.root / DEFAULT_DATA_PATH.format(chunk_index=chunk_idx, file_index=file_idx)
         dst_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 

src/lerobot/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py

@@ -430,9 +430,7 @@ class LeRobotDatasetMetadata:
         video_keys = [video_key] if video_key is not None else self.video_keys
         for key in video_keys:
             if not self.features[key].get("info", None):
-                video_path = self.root / self.video_path.format(
-                    video_key=video_key, chunk_index=0, file_index=0
-                )
+                video_path = self.root / self.video_path.format(video_key=key, chunk_index=0, file_index=0)
                 self.info["features"][key]["info"] = get_video_info(video_path)
 
     def update_chunk_settings(
@@ -686,6 +684,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
         self.episode_buffer = None
         self.writer = None
         self.latest_episode = None
+        self._current_file_start_frame = None  # Track the starting frame index of the current parquet file
 
         self.root.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
 
@@ -708,7 +707,8 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
             if not self._check_cached_episodes_sufficient():
                 raise FileNotFoundError("Cached dataset doesn't contain all requested episodes")
         except (AssertionError, FileNotFoundError, NotADirectoryError):
-            self.revision = get_safe_version(self.repo_id, self.revision)
+            if is_valid_version(self.revision):
+                self.revision = get_safe_version(self.repo_id, self.revision)
             self.download(download_videos)
             self.hf_dataset = self.load_hf_dataset()
 
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
         return hf_dataset
 
     def _check_cached_episodes_sufficient(self) -> bool:
-        """Check if the cached dataset contains all requested episodes."""
+        """Check if the cached dataset contains all requested episodes and their video files."""
         if self.hf_dataset is None or len(self.hf_dataset) == 0:
             return False
 
@@ -854,7 +854,18 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
             requested_episodes = set(self.episodes)
 
         # Check if all requested episodes are available in cached data
-        return requested_episodes.issubset(available_episodes)
+        if not requested_episodes.issubset(available_episodes):
+            return False
+
+        # Check if all required video files exist
+        if len(self.meta.video_keys) > 0:
+            for ep_idx in requested_episodes:
+                for vid_key in self.meta.video_keys:
+                    video_path = self.root / self.meta.get_video_file_path(ep_idx, vid_key)
+                    if not video_path.exists():
+                        return False
+
+        return True
 
     def create_hf_dataset(self) -> datasets.Dataset:
         features = get_hf_features_from_features(self.features)
@@ -929,11 +940,26 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
         return query_timestamps
 
     def _query_hf_dataset(self, query_indices: dict[str, list[int]]) -> dict:
-        return {
-            key: torch.stack(self.hf_dataset[q_idx][key])
-            for key, q_idx in query_indices.items()
-            if key not in self.meta.video_keys
-        }
+        """
+        Query dataset for indices across keys, skipping video keys.
+
+        Tries column-first [key][indices] for speed, falls back to row-first.
+
+        Args:
+            query_indices: Dict mapping keys to index lists to retrieve
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with stacked tensors of queried data (video keys excluded)
+        """
+        result: dict = {}
+        for key, q_idx in query_indices.items():
+            if key in self.meta.video_keys:
+                continue
+            try:
+                result[key] = torch.stack(self.hf_dataset[key][q_idx])
+            except (KeyError, TypeError, IndexError):
+                result[key] = torch.stack(self.hf_dataset[q_idx][key])
+        return result
 
     def _query_videos(self, query_timestamps: dict[str, list[float]], ep_idx: int) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
         """Note: When using data workers (e.g. DataLoader with num_workers>0), do not call this function
@@ -1231,6 +1257,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
             # Initialize indices and frame count for a new dataset made of the first episode data
             chunk_idx, file_idx = 0, 0
             global_frame_index = 0
+            self._current_file_start_frame = 0
             # However, if the episodes already exists
             # It means we are resuming recording, so we need to load the latest episode
             # Update the indices to avoid overwriting the latest episode
@@ -1242,6 +1269,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
 
                 # When resuming, move to the next file
                 chunk_idx, file_idx = update_chunk_file_indices(chunk_idx, file_idx, self.meta.chunks_size)
+                self._current_file_start_frame = global_frame_index
         else:
             # Retrieve information from the latest parquet file
             latest_ep = self.latest_episode
@@ -1252,7 +1280,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
             latest_path = self.root / self.meta.data_path.format(chunk_index=chunk_idx, file_index=file_idx)
             latest_size_in_mb = get_file_size_in_mb(latest_path)
 
-            frames_in_current_file = global_frame_index - latest_ep["dataset_from_index"]
+            frames_in_current_file = global_frame_index - self._current_file_start_frame
             av_size_per_frame = (
                 latest_size_in_mb / frames_in_current_file if frames_in_current_file > 0 else 0
             )
@@ -1266,6 +1294,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
                 chunk_idx, file_idx = update_chunk_file_indices(chunk_idx, file_idx, self.meta.chunks_size)
                 self._close_writer()
                 self._writer_closed_for_reading = False
+                self._current_file_start_frame = global_frame_index
 
         ep_dict["data/chunk_index"] = chunk_idx
         ep_dict["data/file_index"] = file_idx
@@ -1472,6 +1501,7 @@ class LeRobotDataset(torch.utils.data.Dataset):
         obj.video_backend = video_backend if video_backend is not None else get_safe_default_codec()
         obj.writer = None
         obj.latest_episode = None
+        obj._current_file_start_frame = None
         # Initialize tracking for incremental recording
         obj._lazy_loading = False
         obj._recorded_frames = 0

src/lerobot/envs/factory.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import gymnasium as gym
 from gymnasium.envs.registration import registry as gym_registry
 
 from lerobot.envs.configs import AlohaEnv, EnvConfig, LiberoEnv, PushtEnv
+from lerobot.envs.utils import _call_make_env, _download_hub_file, _import_hub_module, _normalize_hub_result
 
 
 def make_env_config(env_type: str, **kwargs) -> EnvConfig:
@@ -33,15 +34,24 @@ def make_env_config(env_type: str, **kwargs) -> EnvConfig:
 
 
 def make_env(
-    cfg: EnvConfig, n_envs: int = 1, use_async_envs: bool = False
+    cfg: EnvConfig | str,
+    n_envs: int = 1,
+    use_async_envs: bool = False,
+    hub_cache_dir: str | None = None,
+    trust_remote_code: bool = False,
 ) -> dict[str, dict[int, gym.vector.VectorEnv]]:
-    """Makes a gym vector environment according to the config.
+    """Makes a gym vector environment according to the config or Hub reference.
 
     Args:
-        cfg (EnvConfig): the config of the environment to instantiate.
+        cfg (EnvConfig | str): Either an `EnvConfig` object describing the environment to build locally,
+            or a Hugging Face Hub repository identifier (e.g. `"username/repo"`). In the latter case,
+            the repo must include a Python file (usually `env.py`).
         n_envs (int, optional): The number of parallelized env to return. Defaults to 1.
         use_async_envs (bool, optional): Whether to return an AsyncVectorEnv or a SyncVectorEnv. Defaults to
             False.
+        hub_cache_dir (str | None): Optional cache path for downloaded hub files.
+        trust_remote_code (bool): **Explicit consent** to execute remote code from the Hub.
+            Default False — must be set to True to import/exec hub `env.py`.
 
     Raises:
         ValueError: if n_envs < 1
@@ -54,6 +64,21 @@ def make_env(
             - For single-task environments: a single suite entry (cfg.type) with task_id=0.
 
     """
+    # if user passed a hub id string (e.g., "username/repo", "username/repo@main:env.py")
+    # simplified: only support hub-provided `make_env`
+    if isinstance(cfg, str):
+        # _download_hub_file will raise the same RuntimeError if trust_remote_code is False
+        repo_id, file_path, local_file, revision = _download_hub_file(cfg, trust_remote_code, hub_cache_dir)
+
+        # import and surface clear import errors
+        module = _import_hub_module(local_file, repo_id)
+
+        # call the hub-provided make_env
+        raw_result = _call_make_env(module, n_envs=n_envs, use_async_envs=use_async_envs)
+
+        # normalize the return into {suite: {task_id: vec_env}}
+        return _normalize_hub_result(raw_result)
+
     if n_envs < 1:
         raise ValueError("`n_envs` must be at least 1")
 

src/lerobot/envs/utils.py

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+import importlib.util
+import os
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
 from functools import singledispatch
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ import einops
 import gymnasium as gym
 import numpy as np
 import torch
+from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download, snapshot_download
 from torch import Tensor
 
 from lerobot.configs.types import FeatureType, PolicyFeature
@@ -195,3 +198,132 @@ def _(envs: Sequence) -> None:
 @close_envs.register
 def _(env: gym.Env) -> None:
     _close_single_env(env)
+
+
+# helper to safely load a python file as a module
+def _load_module_from_path(path: str, module_name: str | None = None):
+    module_name = module_name or f"hub_env_{os.path.basename(path).replace('.', '_')}"
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(module_name, path)
+    if spec is None:
+        raise ImportError(f"Could not load module spec for {module_name} from {path}")
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)  # type: ignore
+    return module
+
+
+# helper to parse hub string (supports "user/repo", "user/repo@rev", optional path)
+# examples:
+#   "user/repo" -> will look for env.py at repo root
+#   "user/repo@main:envs/my_env.py" -> explicit revision and path
+def _parse_hub_url(hub_uri: str):
+    # very small parser: [repo_id][@revision][:path]
+    # repo_id is required (user/repo or org/repo)
+    revision = None
+    file_path = "env.py"
+    if "@" in hub_uri:
+        repo_and_rev, *rest = hub_uri.split(":", 1)
+        repo_id, rev = repo_and_rev.split("@", 1)
+        revision = rev
+        if rest:
+            file_path = rest[0]
+    else:
+        repo_id, *rest = hub_uri.split(":", 1)
+        if rest:
+            file_path = rest[0]
+    return repo_id, revision, file_path
+
+
+def _download_hub_file(
+    cfg_str: str,
+    trust_remote_code: bool,
+    hub_cache_dir: str | None,
+) -> tuple[str, str, str, str]:
+    """
+    Parse `cfg_str` (hub URL), enforce `trust_remote_code`, and return
+    (repo_id, file_path, local_file, revision).
+    """
+    if not trust_remote_code:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Refusing to execute remote code from the Hub for '{cfg_str}'. "
+            "Executing hub env modules runs arbitrary Python code from third-party repositories. "
+            "If you trust this repo and understand the risks, call `make_env(..., trust_remote_code=True)` "
+            "and prefer pinning to a specific revision: 'user/repo@<commit-hash>:env.py'."
+        )
+
+    repo_id, revision, file_path = _parse_hub_url(cfg_str)
+
+    try:
+        local_file = hf_hub_download(
+            repo_id=repo_id, filename=file_path, revision=revision, cache_dir=hub_cache_dir
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        # fallback to snapshot download
+        snapshot_dir = snapshot_download(repo_id=repo_id, revision=revision, cache_dir=hub_cache_dir)
+        local_file = os.path.join(snapshot_dir, file_path)
+        if not os.path.exists(local_file):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(
+                f"Could not find {file_path} in repository {repo_id}@{revision or 'main'}"
+            ) from e
+
+    return repo_id, file_path, local_file, revision
+
+
+def _import_hub_module(local_file: str, repo_id: str) -> Any:
+    """
+    Import the downloaded file as a module and surface helpful import error messages.
+    """
+    module_name = f"hub_env_{repo_id.replace('/', '_')}"
+    try:
+        module = _load_module_from_path(local_file, module_name=module_name)
+    except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+        missing = getattr(e, "name", None) or str(e)
+        raise ModuleNotFoundError(
+            f"Hub env '{repo_id}:{os.path.basename(local_file)}' failed to import because the dependency "
+            f"'{missing}' is not installed locally.\n\n"
+        ) from e
+    except ImportError as e:
+        raise ImportError(
+            f"Failed to load hub env module '{repo_id}:{os.path.basename(local_file)}'. Import error: {e}\n\n"
+        ) from e
+    return module
+
+
+def _call_make_env(module: Any, n_envs: int, use_async_envs: bool) -> Any:
+    """
+    Ensure module exposes make_env and call it.
+    """
+    if not hasattr(module, "make_env"):
+        raise AttributeError(
+            f"The hub module {getattr(module, '__name__', 'hub_module')} must expose `make_env(n_envs=int, use_async_envs=bool)`."
+        )
+    entry_fn = module.make_env
+    return entry_fn(n_envs=n_envs, use_async_envs=use_async_envs)
+
+
+def _normalize_hub_result(result: Any) -> dict[str, dict[int, gym.vector.VectorEnv]]:
+    """
+    Normalize possible return types from hub `make_env` into the mapping:
+      { suite_name: { task_id: vector_env } }
+    Accepts:
+      - dict (assumed already correct)
+      - gym.vector.VectorEnv
+      - gym.Env (will be wrapped into SyncVectorEnv)
+    """
+    if isinstance(result, dict):
+        return result
+
+    # VectorEnv: use its spec.id if available
+    if isinstance(result, gym.vector.VectorEnv):
+        suite_name = getattr(result, "spec", None) and getattr(result.spec, "id", None) or "hub_env"
+        return {suite_name: {0: result}}
+
+    # Single Env: wrap into SyncVectorEnv
+    if isinstance(result, gym.Env):
+        vec = gym.vector.SyncVectorEnv([lambda: result])
+        suite_name = getattr(result, "spec", None) and getattr(result.spec, "id", None) or "hub_env"
+        return {suite_name: {0: vec}}
+
+    raise ValueError(
+        "Hub `make_env` must return either a mapping {suite: {task_id: vec_env}}, "
+        "a gym.vector.VectorEnv, or a single gym.Env."
+    )

src/lerobot/policies/__init__.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from .act.configuration_act import ACTConfig as ACTConfig
 from .diffusion.configuration_diffusion import DiffusionConfig as DiffusionConfig
+from .groot.configuration_groot import GrootConfig as GrootConfig
 from .pi0.configuration_pi0 import PI0Config as PI0Config
 from .pi05.configuration_pi05 import PI05Config as PI05Config
 from .smolvla.configuration_smolvla import SmolVLAConfig as SmolVLAConfig
@@ -29,4 +30,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "SmolVLAConfig",
     "TDMPCConfig",
     "VQBeTConfig",
+    "GrootConfig",
 ]

src/lerobot/policies/factory.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from lerobot.envs.configs import EnvConfig
 from lerobot.envs.utils import env_to_policy_features
 from lerobot.policies.act.configuration_act import ACTConfig
 from lerobot.policies.diffusion.configuration_diffusion import DiffusionConfig
+from lerobot.policies.groot.configuration_groot import GrootConfig
 from lerobot.policies.pi0.configuration_pi0 import PI0Config
 from lerobot.policies.pi05.configuration_pi05 import PI05Config
 from lerobot.policies.pretrained import PreTrainedPolicy
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ from lerobot.policies.sac.configuration_sac import SACConfig
 from lerobot.policies.sac.reward_model.configuration_classifier import RewardClassifierConfig
 from lerobot.policies.smolvla.configuration_smolvla import SmolVLAConfig
 from lerobot.policies.tdmpc.configuration_tdmpc import TDMPCConfig
+from lerobot.policies.utils import validate_visual_features_consistency
 from lerobot.policies.vqbet.configuration_vqbet import VQBeTConfig
 from lerobot.processor import PolicyAction, PolicyProcessorPipeline
 from lerobot.processor.converters import (
@@ -101,6 +103,10 @@ def get_policy_class(name: str) -> type[PreTrainedPolicy]:
         from lerobot.policies.smolvla.modeling_smolvla import SmolVLAPolicy
 
         return SmolVLAPolicy
+    elif name == "groot":
+        from lerobot.policies.groot.modeling_groot import GrootPolicy
+
+        return GrootPolicy
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Policy with name {name} is not implemented.")
 
@@ -142,6 +148,8 @@ def make_policy_config(policy_type: str, **kwargs) -> PreTrainedConfig:
         return SmolVLAConfig(**kwargs)
     elif policy_type == "reward_classifier":
         return RewardClassifierConfig(**kwargs)
+    elif policy_type == "groot":
+        return GrootConfig(**kwargs)
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Policy type '{policy_type}' is not available.")
 
@@ -199,6 +207,27 @@ def make_pre_post_processors(
             policy configuration type.
     """
     if pretrained_path:
+        # TODO(Steven): Temporary patch, implement correctly the processors for Gr00t
+        if isinstance(policy_cfg, GrootConfig):
+            # GROOT handles normalization in groot_pack_inputs_v3 step
+            # Need to override both stats AND normalize_min_max since saved config might be empty
+            preprocessor_overrides = {}
+            postprocessor_overrides = {}
+            preprocessor_overrides["groot_pack_inputs_v3"] = {
+                "stats": kwargs.get("dataset_stats"),
+                "normalize_min_max": True,
+            }
+
+            # Also ensure postprocessing slices to env action dim and unnormalizes with dataset stats
+            env_action_dim = policy_cfg.output_features["action"].shape[0]
+            postprocessor_overrides["groot_action_unpack_unnormalize_v1"] = {
+                "stats": kwargs.get("dataset_stats"),
+                "normalize_min_max": True,
+                "env_action_dim": env_action_dim,
+            }
+            kwargs["preprocessor_overrides"] = preprocessor_overrides
+            kwargs["postprocessor_overrides"] = postprocessor_overrides
+
         return (
             PolicyProcessorPipeline.from_pretrained(
                 pretrained_model_name_or_path=pretrained_path,
@@ -293,6 +322,14 @@ def make_pre_post_processors(
             dataset_stats=kwargs.get("dataset_stats"),
         )
 
+    elif isinstance(policy_cfg, GrootConfig):
+        from lerobot.policies.groot.processor_groot import make_groot_pre_post_processors
+
+        processors = make_groot_pre_post_processors(
+            config=policy_cfg,
+            dataset_stats=kwargs.get("dataset_stats"),
+        )
+
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Processor for policy type '{policy_cfg.type}' is not implemented.")
 
@@ -303,6 +340,7 @@ def make_policy(
     cfg: PreTrainedConfig,
     ds_meta: LeRobotDatasetMetadata | None = None,
     env_cfg: EnvConfig | None = None,
+    rename_map: dict[str, str] | None = None,
 ) -> PreTrainedPolicy:
     """
     Instantiate a policy model.
@@ -319,6 +357,8 @@ def make_policy(
                  statistics for normalization layers.
         env_cfg: Environment configuration used to infer feature shapes and types.
                  One of `ds_meta` or `env_cfg` must be provided.
+        rename_map: Optional mapping of dataset or environment feature keys to match
+                 expected policy feature names (e.g., `"left"` → `"camera1"`).
 
     Returns:
         An instantiated and device-placed policy model.
@@ -380,4 +420,8 @@ def make_policy(
 
     # policy = torch.compile(policy, mode="reduce-overhead")
 
+    if not rename_map:
+        validate_visual_features_consistency(cfg, features)
+        # TODO: (jadechoghari) - add a check_state(cfg, features) and check_action(cfg, features)
+
     return policy

src/lerobot/policies/groot/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../docs/source/policy_groot_README.md

src/lerobot/policies/groot/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 Nvidia and The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from .configuration_groot import GrootConfig
+from .modeling_groot import GrootPolicy
+from .processor_groot import make_groot_pre_post_processors
+
+__all__ = ["GrootConfig", "GrootPolicy", "make_groot_pre_post_processors"]

src/lerobot/policies/groot/action_head/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.

src/lerobot/policies/groot/action_head/action_encoder.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+
+
+def swish(x):
+    return x * torch.sigmoid(x)
+
+
+class SinusoidalPositionalEncoding(nn.Module):
+    """
+    Produces a sinusoidal encoding of shape (B, T, w)
+    given timesteps of shape (B, T).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, embedding_dim):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.embedding_dim = embedding_dim
+
+    def forward(self, timesteps):
+        # timesteps: shape (B, T)
+        # We'll compute sin/cos frequencies across dim T
+        timesteps = timesteps.float()  # ensure float
+
+        b, t = timesteps.shape
+        device = timesteps.device
+
+        half_dim = self.embedding_dim // 2
+        # typical log space frequencies for sinusoidal encoding
+        exponent = -torch.arange(half_dim, dtype=torch.float, device=device) * (
+            torch.log(torch.tensor(10000.0)) / half_dim
+        )
+        # Expand timesteps to (B, T, 1) then multiply
+        freqs = timesteps.unsqueeze(-1) * exponent.exp()  # (B, T, half_dim)
+
+        sin = torch.sin(freqs)
+        cos = torch.cos(freqs)
+        enc = torch.cat([sin, cos], dim=-1)  # (B, T, w)
+
+        return enc

src/lerobot/policies/groot/action_head/cross_attention_dit.py

@@ -0,0 +1,370 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn.functional as F  # noqa: N812
+from diffusers import ConfigMixin, ModelMixin
+from diffusers.configuration_utils import register_to_config
+from diffusers.models.attention import Attention, FeedForward
+from diffusers.models.embeddings import (
+    SinusoidalPositionalEmbedding,
+    TimestepEmbedding,
+    Timesteps,
+)
+from torch import nn
+
+
+class TimestepEncoder(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, embedding_dim, compute_dtype=torch.float32):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.time_proj = Timesteps(num_channels=256, flip_sin_to_cos=True, downscale_freq_shift=1)
+        self.timestep_embedder = TimestepEmbedding(in_channels=256, time_embed_dim=embedding_dim)
+
+    def forward(self, timesteps):
+        dtype = next(self.parameters()).dtype
+        timesteps_proj = self.time_proj(timesteps).to(dtype)
+        timesteps_emb = self.timestep_embedder(timesteps_proj)  # (N, D)
+        return timesteps_emb
+
+
+class AdaLayerNorm(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        embedding_dim: int,
+        norm_elementwise_affine: bool = False,
+        norm_eps: float = 1e-5,
+        chunk_dim: int = 0,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.chunk_dim = chunk_dim
+        output_dim = embedding_dim * 2
+        self.silu = nn.SiLU()
+        self.linear = nn.Linear(embedding_dim, output_dim)
+        self.norm = nn.LayerNorm(output_dim // 2, norm_eps, norm_elementwise_affine)
+
+    def forward(
+        self,
+        x: torch.Tensor,
+        temb: torch.Tensor | None = None,
+    ) -> torch.Tensor:
+        temb = self.linear(self.silu(temb))
+        scale, shift = temb.chunk(2, dim=1)
+        x = self.norm(x) * (1 + scale[:, None]) + shift[:, None]
+        return x
+
+
+class BasicTransformerBlock(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        dim: int,
+        num_attention_heads: int,
+        attention_head_dim: int,
+        dropout=0.0,
+        cross_attention_dim: int | None = None,
+        activation_fn: str = "geglu",
+        attention_bias: bool = False,
+        upcast_attention: bool = False,
+        norm_elementwise_affine: bool = True,
+        norm_type: str = "layer_norm",  # 'layer_norm', 'ada_norm', 'ada_norm_zero', 'ada_norm_single', 'ada_norm_continuous', 'layer_norm_i2vgen'
+        norm_eps: float = 1e-5,
+        final_dropout: bool = False,
+        attention_type: str = "default",
+        positional_embeddings: str | None = None,
+        num_positional_embeddings: int | None = None,
+        ff_inner_dim: int | None = None,
+        ff_bias: bool = True,
+        attention_out_bias: bool = True,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.dim = dim
+        self.num_attention_heads = num_attention_heads
+        self.attention_head_dim = attention_head_dim
+        self.dropout = dropout
+        self.cross_attention_dim = cross_attention_dim
+        self.activation_fn = activation_fn
+        self.attention_bias = attention_bias
+        self.norm_elementwise_affine = norm_elementwise_affine
+        self.positional_embeddings = positional_embeddings
+        self.num_positional_embeddings = num_positional_embeddings
+        self.norm_type = norm_type
+
+        if positional_embeddings and (num_positional_embeddings is None):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "If `positional_embeddings` type is defined, `num_positional_embeddings` must also be defined."
+            )
+
+        if positional_embeddings == "sinusoidal":
+            self.pos_embed = SinusoidalPositionalEmbedding(dim, max_seq_length=num_positional_embeddings)
+        else:
+            self.pos_embed = None
+
+        # Define 3 blocks. Each block has its own normalization layer.
+        # 1. Self-Attn
+        if norm_type == "ada_norm":
+            self.norm1 = AdaLayerNorm(dim)
+        else:
+            self.norm1 = nn.LayerNorm(dim, elementwise_affine=norm_elementwise_affine, eps=norm_eps)
+
+        self.attn1 = Attention(
+            query_dim=dim,
+            heads=num_attention_heads,
+            dim_head=attention_head_dim,
+            dropout=dropout,
+            bias=attention_bias,
+            cross_attention_dim=cross_attention_dim,
+            upcast_attention=upcast_attention,
+            out_bias=attention_out_bias,
+        )
+
+        # 3. Feed-forward
+        self.norm3 = nn.LayerNorm(dim, norm_eps, norm_elementwise_affine)
+        self.ff = FeedForward(
+            dim,
+            dropout=dropout,
+            activation_fn=activation_fn,
+            final_dropout=final_dropout,
+            inner_dim=ff_inner_dim,
+            bias=ff_bias,
+        )
+        if final_dropout:
+            self.final_dropout = nn.Dropout(dropout)
+        else:
+            self.final_dropout = None
+
+    def forward(
+        self,
+        hidden_states: torch.Tensor,
+        attention_mask: torch.Tensor | None = None,
+        encoder_hidden_states: torch.Tensor | None = None,
+        encoder_attention_mask: torch.Tensor | None = None,
+        temb: torch.LongTensor | None = None,
+    ) -> torch.Tensor:
+        # 0. Self-Attention
+        if self.norm_type == "ada_norm":
+            norm_hidden_states = self.norm1(hidden_states, temb)
+        else:
+            norm_hidden_states = self.norm1(hidden_states)
+
+        if self.pos_embed is not None:
+            norm_hidden_states = self.pos_embed(norm_hidden_states)
+
+        attn_output = self.attn1(
+            norm_hidden_states,
+            encoder_hidden_states=encoder_hidden_states,
+            attention_mask=attention_mask,
+            # encoder_attention_mask=encoder_attention_mask,
+        )
+        if self.final_dropout:
+            attn_output = self.final_dropout(attn_output)
+
+        hidden_states = attn_output + hidden_states
+        if hidden_states.ndim == 4:
+            hidden_states = hidden_states.squeeze(1)
+
+        # 4. Feed-forward
+        norm_hidden_states = self.norm3(hidden_states)
+        ff_output = self.ff(norm_hidden_states)
+
+        hidden_states = ff_output + hidden_states
+        if hidden_states.ndim == 4:
+            hidden_states = hidden_states.squeeze(1)
+        return hidden_states
+
+
+class DiT(ModelMixin, ConfigMixin):
+    _supports_gradient_checkpointing = True
+
+    @register_to_config
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        num_attention_heads: int = 8,
+        attention_head_dim: int = 64,
+        output_dim: int = 26,
+        num_layers: int = 12,
+        dropout: float = 0.1,
+        attention_bias: bool = True,
+        activation_fn: str = "gelu-approximate",
+        num_embeds_ada_norm: int | None = 1000,
+        upcast_attention: bool = False,
+        norm_type: str = "ada_norm",
+        norm_elementwise_affine: bool = False,
+        norm_eps: float = 1e-5,
+        max_num_positional_embeddings: int = 512,
+        compute_dtype=torch.float32,
+        final_dropout: bool = True,
+        positional_embeddings: str | None = "sinusoidal",
+        interleave_self_attention=False,
+        cross_attention_dim: int | None = None,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.attention_head_dim = attention_head_dim
+        self.inner_dim = self.config.num_attention_heads * self.config.attention_head_dim
+        self.gradient_checkpointing = False
+
+        # Timestep encoder
+        self.timestep_encoder = TimestepEncoder(
+            embedding_dim=self.inner_dim, compute_dtype=self.config.compute_dtype
+        )
+
+        all_blocks = []
+        for idx in range(self.config.num_layers):
+            use_self_attn = idx % 2 == 1 and interleave_self_attention
+            curr_cross_attention_dim = cross_attention_dim if not use_self_attn else None
+
+            all_blocks += [
+                BasicTransformerBlock(
+                    self.inner_dim,
+                    self.config.num_attention_heads,
+                    self.config.attention_head_dim,
+                    dropout=self.config.dropout,
+                    activation_fn=self.config.activation_fn,
+                    attention_bias=self.config.attention_bias,
+                    upcast_attention=self.config.upcast_attention,
+                    norm_type=norm_type,
+                    norm_elementwise_affine=self.config.norm_elementwise_affine,
+                    norm_eps=self.config.norm_eps,
+                    positional_embeddings=positional_embeddings,
+                    num_positional_embeddings=self.config.max_num_positional_embeddings,
+                    final_dropout=final_dropout,
+                    cross_attention_dim=curr_cross_attention_dim,
+                )
+            ]
+        self.transformer_blocks = nn.ModuleList(all_blocks)
+
+        # Output blocks
+        self.norm_out = nn.LayerNorm(self.inner_dim, elementwise_affine=False, eps=1e-6)
+        self.proj_out_1 = nn.Linear(self.inner_dim, 2 * self.inner_dim)
+        self.proj_out_2 = nn.Linear(self.inner_dim, self.config.output_dim)
+        print(
+            "Total number of DiT parameters: ",
+            sum(p.numel() for p in self.parameters() if p.requires_grad),
+        )
+
+    def forward(
+        self,
+        hidden_states: torch.Tensor,  # Shape: (B, T, D)
+        encoder_hidden_states: torch.Tensor,  # Shape: (B, S, D)
+        timestep: torch.LongTensor | None = None,
+        encoder_attention_mask: torch.Tensor | None = None,
+        return_all_hidden_states: bool = False,
+    ):
+        # Encode timesteps
+        temb = self.timestep_encoder(timestep)
+
+        # Process through transformer blocks - single pass through the blocks
+        hidden_states = hidden_states.contiguous()
+        encoder_hidden_states = encoder_hidden_states.contiguous()
+
+        all_hidden_states = [hidden_states]
+
+        # Process through transformer blocks
+        for idx, block in enumerate(self.transformer_blocks):
+            if idx % 2 == 1 and self.config.interleave_self_attention:
+                hidden_states = block(
+                    hidden_states,
+                    attention_mask=None,
+                    encoder_hidden_states=None,
+                    encoder_attention_mask=None,
+                    temb=temb,
+                )
+            else:
+                hidden_states = block(
+                    hidden_states,
+                    attention_mask=None,
+                    encoder_hidden_states=encoder_hidden_states,
+                    encoder_attention_mask=None,
+                    temb=temb,
+                )
+            all_hidden_states.append(hidden_states)
+
+        # Output processing
+        conditioning = temb
+        shift, scale = self.proj_out_1(F.silu(conditioning)).chunk(2, dim=1)
+        hidden_states = self.norm_out(hidden_states) * (1 + scale[:, None]) + shift[:, None]
+        if return_all_hidden_states:
+            return self.proj_out_2(hidden_states), all_hidden_states
+        else:
+            return self.proj_out_2(hidden_states)
+
+
+class SelfAttentionTransformer(ModelMixin, ConfigMixin):
+    _supports_gradient_checkpointing = True
+
+    @register_to_config
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        num_attention_heads: int = 8,
+        attention_head_dim: int = 64,
+        output_dim: int = 26,
+        num_layers: int = 12,
+        dropout: float = 0.1,
+        attention_bias: bool = True,
+        activation_fn: str = "gelu-approximate",
+        num_embeds_ada_norm: int | None = 1000,
+        upcast_attention: bool = False,
+        max_num_positional_embeddings: int = 512,
+        compute_dtype=torch.float32,
+        final_dropout: bool = True,
+        positional_embeddings: str | None = "sinusoidal",
+        interleave_self_attention=False,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.attention_head_dim = attention_head_dim
+        self.inner_dim = self.config.num_attention_heads * self.config.attention_head_dim
+        self.gradient_checkpointing = False
+
+        self.transformer_blocks = nn.ModuleList(
+            [
+                BasicTransformerBlock(
+                    self.inner_dim,
+                    self.config.num_attention_heads,
+                    self.config.attention_head_dim,
+                    dropout=self.config.dropout,
+                    activation_fn=self.config.activation_fn,
+                    attention_bias=self.config.attention_bias,
+                    upcast_attention=self.config.upcast_attention,
+                    positional_embeddings=positional_embeddings,
+                    num_positional_embeddings=self.config.max_num_positional_embeddings,
+                    final_dropout=final_dropout,
+                )
+                for _ in range(self.config.num_layers)
+            ]
+        )
+        print(
+            "Total number of SelfAttentionTransformer parameters: ",
+            sum(p.numel() for p in self.parameters() if p.requires_grad),
+        )
+
+    def forward(
+        self,
+        hidden_states: torch.Tensor,  # Shape: (B, T, D)
+        return_all_hidden_states: bool = False,
+    ):
+        # Process through transformer blocks - single pass through the blocks
+        hidden_states = hidden_states.contiguous()
+        all_hidden_states = [hidden_states]
+
+        # Process through transformer blocks
+        for _idx, block in enumerate(self.transformer_blocks):
+            hidden_states = block(hidden_states)
+            all_hidden_states.append(hidden_states)
+
+        if return_all_hidden_states:
+            return hidden_states, all_hidden_states
+        else:
+            return hidden_states

src/lerobot/policies/groot/action_head/flow_matching_action_head.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn.functional as F  # noqa: N812
+from torch import nn
+from torch.distributions import Beta
+
+from lerobot.utils.import_utils import _transformers_available
+
+# Conditional import for type checking and lazy loading
+if TYPE_CHECKING or _transformers_available:
+    from transformers import PretrainedConfig
+    from transformers.feature_extraction_utils import BatchFeature
+else:
+    PretrainedConfig = object
+    BatchFeature = None
+
+from lerobot.policies.groot.action_head.action_encoder import (
+    SinusoidalPositionalEncoding,
+    swish,
+)
+
+from .cross_attention_dit import DiT, SelfAttentionTransformer
+
+
+class CategorySpecificLinear(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, num_categories, input_dim, hidden_dim):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.num_categories = num_categories
+        # For each category, we have separate weights and biases.
+        self.W = nn.Parameter(0.02 * torch.randn(num_categories, input_dim, hidden_dim))
+        self.b = nn.Parameter(torch.zeros(num_categories, hidden_dim))
+
+    def forward(self, x, cat_ids):
+        selected_w = self.W[cat_ids]
+        selected_b = self.b[cat_ids]
+        return torch.bmm(x, selected_w) + selected_b.unsqueeze(1)
+
+
+class CategorySpecificMLP(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, num_categories, input_dim, hidden_dim, output_dim):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.num_categories = num_categories
+        self.layer1 = CategorySpecificLinear(num_categories, input_dim, hidden_dim)
+        self.layer2 = CategorySpecificLinear(num_categories, hidden_dim, output_dim)
+
+    def forward(self, x, cat_ids):
+        hidden = F.relu(self.layer1(x, cat_ids))
+        return self.layer2(hidden, cat_ids)
+
+
+class MultiEmbodimentActionEncoder(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, action_dim, hidden_size, num_embodiments):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.hidden_size = hidden_size
+        self.num_embodiments = num_embodiments
+
+        # W1: R^{w x d}, W2: R^{w x 2w}, W3: R^{w x w}
+        self.W1 = CategorySpecificLinear(num_embodiments, action_dim, hidden_size)  # (d -> w)
+        self.W2 = CategorySpecificLinear(num_embodiments, 2 * hidden_size, hidden_size)  # (2w -> w)
+        self.W3 = CategorySpecificLinear(num_embodiments, hidden_size, hidden_size)  # (w -> w)
+        self.pos_encoding = SinusoidalPositionalEncoding(hidden_size)
+
+    def forward(self, actions, timesteps, cat_ids):
+        """
+        actions:   shape (B, T, action_dim)
+        timesteps: shape (B,)  -- a single scalar per batch item
+        cat_ids:   shape (B,)
+        returns:   shape (B, T, hidden_size)
+        """
+        b, t, _ = actions.shape
+
+        # 1) Expand each batch's single scalar time 'tau' across all T steps
+        #    so that shape => (B, T)
+        #    e.g. if timesteps is (B,), replicate across T
+        if timesteps.dim() == 1 and timesteps.shape[0] == b:
+            # shape (B,) => (B,T)
+            timesteps = timesteps.unsqueeze(1).expand(-1, t)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Expected `timesteps` to have shape (B,) so we can replicate across T.")
+
+        # 2) Standard action MLP step for shape => (B, T, w)
+        a_emb = self.W1(actions, cat_ids)
+
+        # 3) Get the sinusoidal encoding (B, T, w)
+        tau_emb = self.pos_encoding(timesteps).to(dtype=a_emb.dtype)
+
+        # 4) Concat along last dim => (B, T, 2w), then W2 => (B, T, w), swish
+        x = torch.cat([a_emb, tau_emb], dim=-1)
+        x = swish(self.W2(x, cat_ids))
+
+        # 5) Finally W3 => (B, T, w)
+        x = self.W3(x, cat_ids)
+        return x
+
+
+@dataclass
+class FlowmatchingActionHeadConfig(PretrainedConfig):
+    """NOTE: N1.5 uses XEmbFlowmatchingPolicyHeadConfig as action head"""
+
+    add_pos_embed: bool = field(default=True, metadata={"help": "Whether to add positional embedding"})
+    model_dtype: str = field(default="float32", metadata={"help": "Model data type."})
+    diffusion_model_cfg: dict = field(default=None, metadata={"help": "Diffusion model configuration."})
+    input_embedding_dim: int = field(default=1536, metadata={"help": "Input embedding channel dimension."})
+    backbone_embedding_dim: int = field(
+        default=1536, metadata={"help": "Backbone embedding channel dimension."}
+    )
+
+    hidden_size: int = field(default=1024, metadata={"help": "Input embedding dimension."})
+    max_seq_len: int = field(default=1024, metadata={"help": "Maximum Sequence Length"})
+    action_dim: int = field(default=None, metadata={"help": "Action dimension."})
+    action_horizon: int = field(default=None, metadata={"help": "Action horizon."})
+    noise_beta_alpha: float = field(default=1.5, metadata={"help": ""})
+    noise_beta_beta: float = field(default=1.0, metadata={"help": ""})
+    noise_s: float = field(default=0.999, metadata={"help": "Flow matching noise Beta distribution s."})
+    num_timestep_buckets: int = field(
+        default=1000, metadata={"help": "Number of timestep discretization buckets."}
+    )
+    num_inference_timesteps: int = field(
+        default=None,
+        metadata={"help": "Number of inference steps for noise diffusion."},
+    )
+    max_num_embodiments: int = field(default=32, metadata={"help": "Number of embodiments."})
+    tune_projector: bool = field(default=True, metadata={"help": "Whether to tune the projector."})
+    tune_diffusion_model: bool = field(
+        default=True, metadata={"help": "Whether to tune the diffusion model."}
+    )
+    load_pretrained_det_decode_layer_path: str = field(
+        default=None, metadata={"help": "Path to pretrained detection model."}
+    )
+    detection_coeff: float = field(default=1.0, metadata={"help": "Detection coefficient."})
+
+    freeze_decode_layer: bool = field(default=False)
+    expand_batch: int = field(default=None)
+    use_vlln: bool = field(default=True)
+
+    vl_self_attention_cfg: dict = field(default=None)
+    num_target_vision_tokens: int = field(default=32, metadata={"help": "Number of target vision tokens."})
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
+            setattr(self, key, value)
+
+
+class FlowmatchingActionHead(nn.Module):
+    config_class = FlowmatchingActionHeadConfig
+    supports_gradient_checkpointing = True
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config: FlowmatchingActionHeadConfig,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.hidden_size = config.hidden_size
+        self.input_embedding_dim = config.input_embedding_dim
+
+        self.model = DiT(**config.diffusion_model_cfg)
+        self.action_dim = config.action_dim
+        self.action_horizon = config.action_horizon
+        self.num_inference_timesteps = config.num_inference_timesteps
+
+        self.state_encoder = CategorySpecificMLP(
+            num_categories=config.max_num_embodiments,
+            input_dim=config.max_state_dim,
+            hidden_dim=self.hidden_size,
+            output_dim=self.input_embedding_dim,
+        )
+        self.action_encoder = MultiEmbodimentActionEncoder(
+            action_dim=config.action_dim,
+            hidden_size=self.input_embedding_dim,
+            num_embodiments=config.max_num_embodiments,
+        )
+        self.action_decoder = CategorySpecificMLP(
+            num_categories=config.max_num_embodiments,
+            input_dim=self.hidden_size,
+            hidden_dim=self.hidden_size,
+            output_dim=self.action_dim,
+        )
+        self.future_tokens = nn.Embedding(config.num_target_vision_tokens, self.input_embedding_dim)
+        nn.init.normal_(self.future_tokens.weight, mean=0.0, std=0.02)
+
+        self.vlln = nn.LayerNorm(config.backbone_embedding_dim) if config.use_vlln else nn.Identity()
+        self.vl_self_attention = (
+            SelfAttentionTransformer(**config.vl_self_attention_cfg) if config.use_vlln else nn.Identity()
+        )
+
+        if config.add_pos_embed:
+            self.position_embedding = nn.Embedding(config.max_seq_len, self.input_embedding_dim)
+            nn.init.normal_(self.position_embedding.weight, mean=0.0, std=0.02)
+
+        self.beta_dist = Beta(config.noise_beta_alpha, config.noise_beta_beta)
+        self.num_timestep_buckets = config.num_timestep_buckets
+        self.config = config
+        self.set_trainable_parameters(config.tune_projector, config.tune_diffusion_model)
+
+    def set_trainable_parameters(self, tune_projector: bool, tune_diffusion_model: bool):
+        self.tune_projector = tune_projector
+        self.tune_diffusion_model = tune_diffusion_model
+        for p in self.parameters():
+            p.requires_grad = True
+        if not tune_projector:
+            self.state_encoder.requires_grad_(False)
+            self.action_encoder.requires_grad_(False)
+            self.action_decoder.requires_grad_(False)
+            if self.config.add_pos_embed:
+                self.position_embedding.requires_grad_(False)
+        if not tune_diffusion_model:
+            self.model.requires_grad_(False)
+        print(f"Tune action head projector: {self.tune_projector}")
+        print(f"Tune action head diffusion model: {self.tune_diffusion_model}")
+        # Check if any parameters are still trainable. If not, print a warning.
+        if not tune_projector and not tune_diffusion_model:
+            for name, p in self.named_parameters():
+                if p.requires_grad:
+                    print(f"Action head trainable parameter: {name}")
+        if not any(p.requires_grad for p in self.parameters()):
+            print("Warning: No action head trainable parameters found.")
+
+    def set_frozen_modules_to_eval_mode(self):
+        """
+        Huggingface will call model.train() at each training_step. To ensure
+        the expected behaviors for modules like dropout, batchnorm, etc., we
+        need to call model.eval() for the frozen modules.
+        """
+        if self.training:
+            if not self.tune_projector:
+                self.state_encoder.eval()
+                self.action_encoder.eval()
+                self.action_decoder.eval()
+                if self.config.add_pos_embed:
+                    self.position_embedding.eval()
+            if not self.tune_diffusion_model:
+                self.model.eval()
+
+    def sample_time(self, batch_size, device, dtype):
+        sample = self.beta_dist.sample([batch_size]).to(device, dtype=dtype)
+        return (self.config.noise_s - sample) / self.config.noise_s
+
+    def prepare_input(self, batch: dict) -> BatchFeature:
+        return BatchFeature(data=batch)
+
+    def process_backbone_output(self, backbone_output: BatchFeature) -> BatchFeature:
+        backbone_features = backbone_output["backbone_features"]
+        backbone_features = self.vlln(backbone_features)
+        backbone_features = self.vl_self_attention(backbone_features)
+        backbone_output["backbone_features"] = backbone_features
+        return backbone_output
+
+    def forward(self, backbone_output: BatchFeature, action_input: BatchFeature) -> BatchFeature:
+        # Set frozen modules to eval
+        self.set_frozen_modules_to_eval_mode()
+
+        backbone_output = self.process_backbone_output(backbone_output)
+
+        if self.config.expand_batch is not None:
+            for k, v in backbone_output.items():
+                ndim = len(v.shape)
+                factors = [self.config.expand_batch]
+                while len(factors) < ndim:
+                    factors.append(1)
+                factors = tuple(factors)
+                expanded = v.repeat(*factors)
+                backbone_output[k] = expanded
+
+            for k, v in action_input.items():
+                ndim = len(v.shape)
+                factors = [self.config.expand_batch]
+                while len(factors) < ndim:
+                    factors.append(1)
+                factors = tuple(factors)
+                expanded = v.repeat(*factors)
+                action_input[k] = expanded
+
+        # Get vision and language embeddings.
+        vl_embs = backbone_output.backbone_features
+        device = vl_embs.device
+
+        # Get embodiment ID.
+        embodiment_id = action_input.embodiment_id
+
+        # Embed state.
+        state_features = self.state_encoder(action_input.state, embodiment_id)
+
+        # Embed noised action trajectory.
+        actions = action_input.action
+        noise = torch.randn(actions.shape, device=actions.device, dtype=actions.dtype)
+        t = self.sample_time(actions.shape[0], device=actions.device, dtype=actions.dtype)
+        t = t[:, None, None]  # shape (B,1,1) for broadcast
+
+        noisy_trajectory = (1 - t) * noise + t * actions
+        velocity = actions - noise
+
+        # Convert (continuous) t -> discrete if needed
+        t_discretized = (t[:, 0, 0] * self.num_timestep_buckets).long()
+        action_features = self.action_encoder(noisy_trajectory, t_discretized, embodiment_id)
+
+        # Maybe add position embedding.
+        if self.config.add_pos_embed:
+            pos_ids = torch.arange(action_features.shape[1], dtype=torch.long, device=device)
+            pos_embs = self.position_embedding(pos_ids).unsqueeze(0)
+            action_features = action_features + pos_embs
+
+        # Join vision, language, state and action embedding along sequence dimension.
+        future_tokens = self.future_tokens.weight.unsqueeze(0).expand(vl_embs.shape[0], -1, -1)
+        sa_embs = torch.cat((state_features, future_tokens, action_features), dim=1)
+
+        vl_attn_mask = backbone_output.backbone_attention_mask
+
+        model_output = self.model(
+            hidden_states=sa_embs,
+            encoder_hidden_states=vl_embs,
+            encoder_attention_mask=vl_attn_mask,
+            timestep=t_discretized,
+            return_all_hidden_states=False,  # NOTE (YL): not using flare now
+        )
+        pred = self.action_decoder(model_output, embodiment_id)
+        pred_actions = pred[:, -actions.shape[1] :]
+
+        # Slice out only the action portion of pred and target.
+        action_mask = action_input.action_mask
+        loss = F.mse_loss(pred_actions, velocity, reduction="none") * action_mask
+        loss = loss.sum() / action_mask.sum()
+        output_dict = {
+            "loss": loss,
+        }
+        return BatchFeature(data=output_dict)
+
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def get_action(self, backbone_output: BatchFeature, action_input: BatchFeature) -> BatchFeature:
+        backbone_output = self.process_backbone_output(backbone_output)
+
+        # Get vision and language embeddings.
+        vl_embs = backbone_output.backbone_features
+        embodiment_id = action_input.embodiment_id
+
+        # Embed state.
+        state_features = self.state_encoder(action_input.state, embodiment_id)
+
+        # Set initial actions as the sampled noise.
+        batch_size = vl_embs.shape[0]
+        device = vl_embs.device
+        actions = torch.randn(
+            size=(batch_size, self.config.action_horizon, self.config.action_dim),
+            dtype=vl_embs.dtype,
+            device=device,
+        )
+
+        num_steps = self.num_inference_timesteps
+        dt = 1.0 / num_steps
+
+        # Run denoising steps.
+        for t in range(num_steps):
+            t_cont = t / float(num_steps)  # e.g. goes 0, 1/N, 2/N, ...
+            t_discretized = int(t_cont * self.num_timestep_buckets)
+
+            # Embed noised action trajectory.
+            timesteps_tensor = torch.full(size=(batch_size,), fill_value=t_discretized, device=device)
+            action_features = self.action_encoder(actions, timesteps_tensor, embodiment_id)
+            # Maybe add position embedding.
+            if self.config.add_pos_embed:
+                pos_ids = torch.arange(action_features.shape[1], dtype=torch.long, device=device)
+                pos_embs = self.position_embedding(pos_ids).unsqueeze(0)
+                action_features = action_features + pos_embs
+
+            # Join vision, language, state and action embedding along sequence dimension.
+            future_tokens = self.future_tokens.weight.unsqueeze(0).expand(vl_embs.shape[0], -1, -1)
+            sa_embs = torch.cat((state_features, future_tokens, action_features), dim=1)
+
+            # Run model forward.
+            model_output = self.model(
+                hidden_states=sa_embs,
+                encoder_hidden_states=vl_embs,
+                timestep=timesteps_tensor,
+            )
+            pred = self.action_decoder(model_output, embodiment_id)
+
+            pred_velocity = pred[:, -self.action_horizon :]
+
+            # Update actions using euler integration.
+            actions = actions + dt * pred_velocity
+        return BatchFeature(data={"action_pred": actions})
+
+    @property
+    def device(self):
+        return next(iter(self.parameters())).device
+
+    @property
+    def dtype(self):
+        return next(iter(self.parameters())).dtype

src/lerobot/policies/groot/configuration_groot.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2024 NVIDIA Corporation and The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+
+from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
+from lerobot.configs.types import FeatureType, NormalizationMode, PolicyFeature
+from lerobot.optim.optimizers import AdamWConfig
+from lerobot.optim.schedulers import CosineDecayWithWarmupSchedulerConfig
+
+
+@PreTrainedConfig.register_subclass("groot")
+@dataclass
+class GrootConfig(PreTrainedConfig):
+    """Configuration for Groot policy wrapper."""
+
+    # Basic policy settings
+    n_obs_steps: int = 1
+    chunk_size: int = 50
+    n_action_steps: int = 50
+
+    # Dimension settings (must match pretrained GR00T model expectations)
+    # Maximum state dimension. Shorter states will be zero-padded.
+    max_state_dim: int = 64
+
+    # Maximum action dimension. Shorter actions will be zero-padded.
+    max_action_dim: int = 32
+
+    # Normalization (start with identity, adjust as needed)
+    normalization_mapping: dict[str, NormalizationMode] = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: {
+            "VISUAL": NormalizationMode.IDENTITY,
+            "STATE": NormalizationMode.MEAN_STD,
+            "ACTION": NormalizationMode.MEAN_STD,
+        }
+    )
+
+    # Image preprocessing (adjust to match Groot's expected input)
+    image_size: tuple[int, int] = (224, 224)
+
+    # Groot-specific model parameters (from groot_finetune_script.py)
+
+    # Path or HuggingFace model ID for the base Groot model
+    base_model_path: str = "nvidia/GR00T-N1.5-3B"
+
+    # HF repo ID (or local path) that hosts vocab.json and merges.txt for Eagle tokenizer.
+    tokenizer_assets_repo: str = "lerobot/eagle2hg-processor-groot-n1p5"
+
+    # Embodiment tag to use for training (e.g. 'new_embodiment', 'gr1')
+    embodiment_tag: str = "new_embodiment"
+
+    # Fine-tuning control arguments
+
+    # Whether to fine-tune the llm backbone
+    tune_llm: bool = False
+
+    # Whether to fine-tune the vision tower
+    tune_visual: bool = False
+
+    # Whether to fine-tune the projector
+    tune_projector: bool = True
+
+    # Whether to fine-tune the diffusion model
+    tune_diffusion_model: bool = True
+
+    # LoRA parameters (from groot_finetune_script.py)
+    # Rank for the LORA model. If 0, no LORA will be used.
+    lora_rank: int = 0
+
+    # Alpha value for the LORA model
+    lora_alpha: int = 16
+
+    # Dropout rate for the LORA model
+    lora_dropout: float = 0.1
+
+    # Whether to use the full model for LORA
+    lora_full_model: bool = False
+
+    # Training parameters (matching groot_finetune_script.py)
+    optimizer_lr: float = 1e-4
+    optimizer_betas: tuple[float, float] = (0.95, 0.999)
+    optimizer_eps: float = 1e-8
+    optimizer_weight_decay: float = 1e-5
+    warmup_ratio: float = 0.05
+    use_bf16: bool = True
+
+    # Dataset parameters
+    # Video backend to use for training ('decord' or 'torchvision_av')
+    video_backend: str = "decord"
+
+    # Whether to balance dataset weights in mixture datasets
+    balance_dataset_weights: bool = True
+
+    # Whether to sample trajectories weighted by their length
+    balance_trajectory_weights: bool = True
+
+    # Optional dataset paths for delegating training to Isaac-GR00T runner
+    dataset_paths: list[str] | None = None
+    output_dir: str = "./tmp/gr00t"
+    save_steps: int = 1000
+    max_steps: int = 10000
+    batch_size: int = 32
+    dataloader_num_workers: int = 8
+    report_to: str = "wandb"
+    resume: bool = False
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        super().__post_init__()
+
+        if self.n_action_steps > self.chunk_size:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"n_action_steps ({self.n_action_steps}) cannot exceed chunk_size ({self.chunk_size})"
+            )
+
+        # groot_repo_path is now optional since we ported the components
+        # No validation needed
+
+    def validate_features(self) -> None:
+        """Validate and set up input/output features for Groot."""
+        image_features = [key for key, feat in self.input_features.items() if feat.type == FeatureType.VISUAL]
+        if not image_features:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Groot policy requires at least one visual input feature. "
+                "No features of type FeatureType.VISUAL found in input_features."
+            )
+
+        if "observation.state" not in self.input_features:
+            state_feature = PolicyFeature(
+                type=FeatureType.STATE,
+                shape=(self.max_state_dim,),
+            )
+            self.input_features["observation.state"] = state_feature
+        else:
+            state_shape = self.input_features["observation.state"].shape
+            state_dim = state_shape[0] if state_shape else 0
+            if state_dim > self.max_state_dim:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"State dimension {state_dim} exceeds max_state_dim {self.max_state_dim}. "
+                    f"Either reduce state dimension or increase max_state_dim in config."
+                )
+
+        if "action" not in self.output_features:
+            action_feature = PolicyFeature(
+                type=FeatureType.ACTION,
+                shape=(self.max_action_dim,),
+            )
+            self.output_features["action"] = action_feature
+        else:
+            action_shape = self.output_features["action"].shape
+            action_dim = action_shape[0] if action_shape else 0
+            if action_dim > self.max_action_dim:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Action dimension {action_dim} exceeds max_action_dim {self.max_action_dim}. "
+                    f"Either reduce action dimension or increase max_action_dim in config."
+                )
+
+    def get_optimizer_preset(self) -> AdamWConfig:
+        """Return optimizer configuration."""
+        return AdamWConfig(
+            lr=self.optimizer_lr,
+            betas=self.optimizer_betas,
+            eps=self.optimizer_eps,
+            weight_decay=self.optimizer_weight_decay,
+        )
+
+    def get_scheduler_preset(self) -> CosineDecayWithWarmupSchedulerConfig:
+        """Return scheduler configuration."""
+        return CosineDecayWithWarmupSchedulerConfig(
+            num_warmup_steps=int(10000 * self.warmup_ratio),  # 5% warmup by default
+            num_decay_steps=10000,  # Adjust based on training steps
+            peak_lr=self.optimizer_lr,
+            decay_lr=self.optimizer_lr * 0.1,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def observation_delta_indices(self) -> None:
+        """Return indices for delta observations (None for Groot)."""
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def action_delta_indices(self) -> list[int]:
+        """Return indices for delta actions."""
+        return list(range(min(self.chunk_size, 16)))
+
+    @property
+    def reward_delta_indices(self) -> None:
+        """Return indices for delta rewards (None for Groot)."""
+        return None

src/lerobot/policies/groot/eagle2_hg_model/configuration_eagle2_5_vl.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+import copy
+
+from transformers.configuration_utils import PretrainedConfig
+from transformers.models.llama.configuration_llama import LlamaConfig
+from transformers.models.qwen2.configuration_qwen2 import Qwen2Config
+from transformers.models.qwen3.configuration_qwen3 import Qwen3Config
+from transformers.models.siglip.configuration_siglip import SiglipVisionConfig
+from transformers.utils import logging
+
+logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class Eagle25VLConfig(PretrainedConfig):
+    model_type = "eagle_2_5_vl"
+    is_composition = True
+    sub_configs = {"vision_config": SiglipVisionConfig, "text_config": Qwen2Config}
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        vision_config=None,
+        text_config=None,
+        use_backbone_lora=0,
+        use_llm_lora=0,
+        pad2square=False,
+        select_layer=-4,
+        force_image_size=None,
+        downsample_ratio=0.5,
+        template=None,
+        dynamic_image_size=False,
+        use_thumbnail=False,
+        loss_version="v1",
+        min_dynamic_tiles=1,
+        max_dynamic_tiles=6,
+        mlp_checkpoint=False,
+        initializer_range=0.02,
+        _attn_implementation="flash_attention_2",
+        _attn_implementation_autoset=False,
+        llm_config=None,
+        image_token_index=None,
+        use_pixel_shuffle=True,
+        mlp_connector_layers=2,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+        if vision_config is None:
+            vision_config = {"model_type": "siglip_vision_model"}
+            logger.info("vision_config is None. Initializing the InternVisionConfig with default values.")
+
+        if text_config is None:
+            text_config = {"architectures": ["Qwen2ForCausalLM"]}
+            logger.info(
+                "text_config is None. Initializing the LlamaConfig config with default values (`LlamaConfig`)."
+            )
+
+        if vision_config["model_type"] == "siglip_vision_model":
+            self.vision_config = SiglipVisionConfig(**vision_config)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Unsupported model_type: {}".format(vision_config["model_type"]))
+
+        if text_config["architectures"][0] == "LlamaForCausalLM":
+            self.text_config = LlamaConfig(**text_config)
+        elif text_config["architectures"][0] == "Qwen2ForCausalLM":
+            self.text_config = Qwen2Config(**text_config)
+        elif text_config["architectures"][0] == "Qwen3ForCausalLM":
+            self.text_config = Qwen3Config(**text_config)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Unsupported architecture: {}".format(text_config["architectures"][0]))
+        self.use_backbone_lora = use_backbone_lora
+        self.use_llm_lora = use_llm_lora
+        self.mlp_checkpoint = mlp_checkpoint
+        self.pad2square = pad2square
+        self.select_layer = select_layer
+        self.force_image_size = force_image_size
+        self.downsample_ratio = downsample_ratio
+        self.template = template
+        self.dynamic_image_size = dynamic_image_size
+        self.use_thumbnail = use_thumbnail
+        self.loss_version = loss_version
+        self.initializer_range = initializer_range
+        self.min_dynamic_tiles = min_dynamic_tiles
+        self.max_dynamic_tiles = max_dynamic_tiles
+        self.tie_word_embeddings = self.text_config.tie_word_embeddings
+        self._attn_implementation = _attn_implementation
+        self._attn_implementation_autoset = _attn_implementation_autoset
+        self.image_token_index = image_token_index
+        self.use_pixel_shuffle = use_pixel_shuffle
+        self.mlp_connector_layers = mlp_connector_layers
+        logger.info(f"min_dynamic_tiles: {self.min_dynamic_tiles}")
+        logger.info(f"max_dynamic_tiles: {self.max_dynamic_tiles}")
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        """
+        Serializes this instance to a Python dictionary. Override the default [`~PretrainedConfig.to_dict`].
+
+        Returns:
+            `Dict[str, any]`: Dictionary of all the attributes that make up this configuration instance,
+        """
+        output = copy.deepcopy(self.__dict__)
+        output["vision_config"] = self.vision_config.to_dict()
+        output["text_config"] = self.text_config.to_dict()
+        output["model_type"] = self.__class__.model_type
+        output["use_backbone_lora"] = self.use_backbone_lora
+        output["use_llm_lora"] = self.use_llm_lora
+        output["pad2square"] = self.pad2square
+        output["select_layer"] = self.select_layer
+        output["force_image_size"] = self.force_image_size
+        output["downsample_ratio"] = self.downsample_ratio
+        output["template"] = self.template
+        output["dynamic_image_size"] = self.dynamic_image_size
+        output["use_thumbnail"] = self.use_thumbnail
+        output["min_dynamic_tiles"] = self.min_dynamic_tiles
+        output["max_dynamic_tiles"] = self.max_dynamic_tiles
+        output["tie_word_embeddings"] = self.tie_word_embeddings
+        output["_attn_implementation"] = self._attn_implementation
+        output["_attn_implementation_autoset"] = self._attn_implementation_autoset
+        output["use_pixel_shuffle"] = self.use_pixel_shuffle
+        output["mlp_connector_layers"] = self.mlp_connector_layers
+        return output

src/lerobot/policies/groot/eagle2_hg_model/image_processing_eagle2_5_vl_fast.py

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+# --------------------------------------------------------
+# NVIDIA
+# Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA
+# Licensed under The MIT License [see LICENSE for details]
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+# copy from https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/src/transformers/models/llava_onevision/image_processing_llava_onevision_fast.py
+from typing import Optional
+
+from transformers.image_processing_utils import (
+    BatchFeature,
+    get_patch_output_size,
+)
+from transformers.image_processing_utils_fast import (
+    BaseImageProcessorFast,
+    DefaultFastImageProcessorKwargs,
+    group_images_by_shape,
+    reorder_images,
+)
+from transformers.image_utils import (
+    IMAGENET_STANDARD_MEAN,  # 0.5, 0.5, 0.5
+    IMAGENET_STANDARD_STD,  # 0.5, 0.5, 0.5
+    ChannelDimension,
+    ImageInput,
+    PILImageResampling,
+    SizeDict,
+    get_image_size,
+    make_flat_list_of_images,
+    validate_kwargs,
+)
+from transformers.processing_utils import Unpack
+from transformers.utils import (
+    TensorType,
+    add_start_docstrings,
+    is_torch_available,
+    is_torchvision_v2_available,
+)
+from transformers.video_utils import VideoInput
+
+if is_torch_available():
+    import torch
+if is_torchvision_v2_available():
+    from torchvision.transforms.v2 import functional as F  # noqa: N812
+    from transformers.image_utils import pil_torch_interpolation_mapping
+else:
+    from torchvision.transforms import functional as F  # noqa: N812
+
+
+def crop(img: torch.Tensor, left: int, top: int, right: int, bottom: int) -> torch.Tensor:
+    """Crop the given numpy array.
+
+    Args:
+        img (torch.Tensor): Image to be cropped. Format should be (C, H, W).
+        left (int): The left coordinate of the crop box.
+        top (int): The top coordinate of the crop box.
+        right (int): The right coordinate of the crop box.
+        bottom (int): The bottom coordinate of the crop box.
+
+    Returns:
+        torch.Tensor: Cropped image.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(img, torch.Tensor):
+        raise TypeError(f"img should be torch.Tensor. Got {type(img)}")
+
+    if img.ndim not in [2, 3]:
+        raise ValueError(f"Image should have 2 or 3 dimensions. Got {img.ndim}")
+
+    img_height = img.shape[1]
+    img_width = img.shape[2]
+    if top < 0 or left < 0 or bottom > img_height or right > img_width:
+        raise ValueError("Crop coordinates out of bounds")
+
+    if top >= bottom or left >= right:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid crop coordinates")
+
+    return img[:, top:bottom, left:right]
+
+
+class Eagle25VLFastImageProcessorKwargs(DefaultFastImageProcessorKwargs):
+    max_dynamic_tiles: int | None
+    min_dynamic_tiles: int | None
+    use_thumbnail: bool | None
+    pad_during_tiling: bool | None
+    do_pad: bool | None
+
+
+@add_start_docstrings(
+    "Constructs a fast ConvNeXT image processor. Based on [`SiglipImageProcessor`] with incorporation of processing each video frame.",
+    # BASE_IMAGE_PROCESSOR_FAST_DOCSTRING, TODO: this was depreciated from transformers remove!
+    """
+        image_grid_pinpoints (`List[List[int]]`, *optional*):
+            A list of possible resolutions to use for processing high resolution images. The best resolution is selected
+            based on the original size of the image. Can be overridden by `image_grid_pinpoints` in the `preprocess`
+            method. Not used for processing videos.
+        do_pad (`bool`, *optional*):
+            Whether to pad the image. If `True`, will pad the patch dimension of the images in the batch to the largest
+            number of patches in the batch. Padding will be applied to the bottom and right with zeros.
+    """,
+)
+class Eagle25VLImageProcessorFast(BaseImageProcessorFast):
+    resample = PILImageResampling.BICUBIC
+    image_mean = IMAGENET_STANDARD_MEAN
+    image_std = IMAGENET_STANDARD_STD
+    size = {"height": 448, "width": 448}
+    default_to_square = False
+    crop_size = None
+    do_resize = True
+    do_center_crop = None
+    do_rescale = True
+    do_normalize = True
+    do_convert_rgb = True
+    do_pad = True
+    max_dynamic_tiles = 12
+    min_dynamic_tiles = 1
+    use_thumbnail = True
+    pad_during_tiling = False
+    valid_kwargs = Eagle25VLFastImageProcessorKwargs
+    model_input_names = ["pixel_values_videos"]
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs: Unpack[Eagle25VLFastImageProcessorKwargs]):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
+    @add_start_docstrings(
+        # BASE_IMAGE_PROCESSOR_FAST_DOCSTRING_PREPROCESS, TODO: this was depreciated from transformers remove!
+        """
+            max_dynamic_tiles (`int`, *optional*):
+                The maximum number of dynamic tiles to use for processing high resolution images.
+            min_dynamic_tiles (`int`, *optional*):
+                The minimum number of dynamic tiles to use for processing high resolution images.
+            use_thumbnail (`bool`, *optional*):
+                Whether to use a thumbnail for processing high resolution images.
+            pad_during_tiling (`bool`, *optional*):
+                Whether to pad the image during tiling.
+            do_pad (`bool`, *optional*):
+                    Whether to pad the image. If `True`, will pad the patch dimension of the images in the batch to the largest
+                    number of patches in the batch. Padding will be applied to the bottom and right with zeros.
+        """,
+    )
+
+    # NOTE(YL): we will overload the preprocess method to add the image_flags
+    # def preprocess(
+    #     self, images: ImageInput, **kwargs: Unpack[Eagle25VLFastImageProcessorKwargs]
+    # ) -> BatchFeature:
+    #     return super().preprocess(images, **kwargs)
+
+    def _prepare_images_structure(
+        self,
+        images: ImageInput,
+        expected_ndims: int = 3,
+    ) -> ImageInput:
+        """
+        Prepare the images structure for processing.
+
+        Args:
+            images (`ImageInput`):
+                The input images to process.
+            expected_ndims (`int`, *optional*, defaults to 3):
+                Expected number of dimensions for the images (added for transformers >=4.53.0 compatibility).
+
+        Returns:
+            `ImageInput`: The images with a valid nesting.
+        """
+        return make_flat_list_of_images(images)
+
+    def _resize_for_patching(
+        self,
+        image: "torch.Tensor",
+        target_resolution: tuple,
+        interpolation: "F.InterpolationMode",
+        input_data_format: ChannelDimension,
+    ) -> "torch.Tensor":
+        """
+        Resizes an image to a target resolution while maintaining aspect ratio.
+
+        Args:
+            image ("torch.Tensor"):
+                The input image.
+            target_resolution (tuple):
+                The target resolution (height, width) of the image.
+            interpolation (`InterpolationMode`):
+                Resampling filter to use if resizing the image.
+            input_data_format (`ChannelDimension` or `str`):
+                The channel dimension format of the input image.
+
+        Returns:
+            "torch.Tensor": The resized and padded image.
+        """
+        new_height, new_width = get_patch_output_size(image, target_resolution, input_data_format)
+
+        # Resize the image
+        resized_image = F.resize(image, (new_height, new_width), interpolation=interpolation)
+
+        return resized_image
+
+    def find_closest_aspect_ratio(self, aspect_ratio, target_ratios, width, height, image_size):
+        """
+        previous version mainly focus on ratio.
+        We also consider area ratio here.
+        """
+        best_factor = float("-inf")
+        best_ratio = (1, 1)
+        area = width * height
+        for ratio in target_ratios:
+            target_aspect_ratio = ratio[0] / ratio[1]
+            # ratio_diff = abs(aspect_ratio - target_aspect_ratio)
+            # area_ratio = (ratio[0] * ratio[1] * image_size * image_size) / area
+            """
+            new area > 60% of original image area is enough.
+            """
+            factor_based_on_area_n_ratio = min(
+                (ratio[0] * ratio[1] * image_size * image_size) / area, 0.6
+            ) * min(target_aspect_ratio / aspect_ratio, aspect_ratio / target_aspect_ratio)
+
+            if factor_based_on_area_n_ratio > best_factor:
+                best_factor = factor_based_on_area_n_ratio
+                best_ratio = ratio
+
+        return best_ratio
+
+    def _pad_for_patching(
+        self, image: "torch.Tensor", target_resolution: tuple, input_data_format: ChannelDimension
+    ) -> "torch.Tensor":
+        """
+        Pad an image to a target resolution while maintaining aspect ratio.
+        """
+        target_height, target_width = target_resolution
+        new_height, new_width = get_patch_output_size(image, target_resolution, input_data_format)
+
+        paste_x = (target_width - new_width) // 2
+        paste_y = (target_height - new_height) // 2
+
+        padded_image = F.pad(image, padding=[paste_x, paste_y, paste_x, paste_y])
+
+        return padded_image
+
+    def _get_image_patches(
+        self,
+        image: "torch.Tensor",
+        min_num: int,
+        max_num: int,
+        size: tuple,
+        tile_size: int,
+        use_thumbnail: bool,
+        interpolation: "F.InterpolationMode",
+        pad_during_tiling: bool,
+    ) -> list["torch.Tensor"]:
+        image_size = get_image_size(image, channel_dim=ChannelDimension.FIRST)
+        orig_height, orig_width = image_size
+        aspect_ratio = orig_width / orig_height
+
+        # calculate the existing image aspect ratio
+        target_ratios = {
+            (i, j)
+            for n in range(min_num, max_num + 1)
+            for i in range(1, n + 1)
+            for j in range(1, n + 1)
+            if i * j <= max_num and i * j >= min_num
+        }
+        target_ratios = sorted(target_ratios, key=lambda x: x[0] * x[1])
+
+        # find the closest aspect ratio to the target
+        target_aspect_ratio = self.find_closest_aspect_ratio(
+            aspect_ratio, target_ratios, orig_width, orig_height, tile_size
+        )
+
+        # calculate the target width and height
+        target_width = tile_size * target_aspect_ratio[0]
+        target_height = tile_size * target_aspect_ratio[1]
+        blocks = target_aspect_ratio[0] * target_aspect_ratio[1]
+        if pad_during_tiling:
+            resized_image = self._resize_for_patching(
+                image,
+                (target_height, target_width),
+                interpolation=interpolation,
+                input_data_format=ChannelDimension.FIRST,
+            )
+            padded_image = self._pad_for_patching(
+                resized_image,
+                (target_height, target_width),
+                input_data_format=ChannelDimension.FIRST,
+            )
+            image_used_to_split = padded_image
+        else:
+            image_used_to_split = F.resize(image, (target_height, target_width), interpolation=interpolation)
+
+        processed_tiles = []
+        for i in range(blocks):
+            box = (
+                (i % (target_width // tile_size)) * tile_size,
+                (i // (target_width // tile_size)) * tile_size,
+                ((i % (target_width // tile_size)) + 1) * tile_size,
+                ((i // (target_width // tile_size)) + 1) * tile_size,
+            )
+            # split the image
+            split_img = crop(image_used_to_split, box[0], box[1], box[2], box[3])
+            processed_tiles.append(split_img)
+        assert len(processed_tiles) == blocks
+
+        if use_thumbnail and len(processed_tiles) != 1:
+            thumbnail_img = F.resize(image, (tile_size, tile_size), interpolation=interpolation)
+            processed_tiles.append(thumbnail_img)
+
+        return processed_tiles
+
+    def _pad_for_batching(
+        self,
+        pixel_values: list["torch.Tensor"],
+    ) -> list["torch.Tensor"]:
+        """
+        Pads images on the `num_of_patches` dimension with zeros to form a batch of same number of patches.
+
+        Args:
+            pixel_values (`List[torch.Tensor]`):
+                An array of pixel values of each images of shape (`batch_size`, `num_patches`, `image_in_3D`)
+
+        Returns:
+            List[`torch.Tensor`]: The padded images.
+        """
+        max_patch = max(len(x) for x in pixel_values)
+        pixel_values = [
+            torch.nn.functional.pad(image, pad=[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, max_patch - image.shape[0]])
+            for image in pixel_values
+        ]
+
+        return pixel_values
+
+    def _preprocess(
+        self,
+        images: list["torch.Tensor"],
+        do_resize: bool,
+        size: SizeDict,
+        max_dynamic_tiles: int,
+        min_dynamic_tiles: int,
+        use_thumbnail: bool,
+        pad_during_tiling: bool,
+        interpolation: Optional["F.InterpolationMode"],
+        do_center_crop: bool,
+        crop_size: SizeDict,
+        do_rescale: bool,
+        rescale_factor: float,
+        do_normalize: bool,
+        image_mean: float | list[float] | None,
+        image_std: float | list[float] | None,
+        do_pad: bool,
+        return_tensors: str | TensorType | None,
+        pad_size: SizeDict | None = None,  # Added for transformers >=4.53.0 compatibility
+        disable_grouping: bool | None = None,  # Added for transformers >=4.53.0 compatibility
+    ) -> BatchFeature:
+        processed_images = []
+        image_sizes = []
+        # Determine the size tuple
+        if size and size.height and size.width:
+            size_tuple = (size.height, size.width)
+        else:
+            size_tuple = (size.shortest_edge, size.shortest_edge)
+
+        # Determine the patch size
+        if crop_size and crop_size.height:
+            tile_size = crop_size.height
+        elif size and size.height:
+            tile_size = size.height
+        else:
+            tile_size = size.shortest_edge
+
+        for image in images:
+            image_patches = self._get_image_patches(
+                image,
+                min_num=min_dynamic_tiles,
+                max_num=max_dynamic_tiles,
+                size=size_tuple,
+                tile_size=tile_size,
+                use_thumbnail=use_thumbnail,
+                interpolation=interpolation,
+                pad_during_tiling=pad_during_tiling,
+            )
+
+            # Group images by size for batched processing
+            processed_image_patches_grouped = {}
+            # Added for transformers >=4.53.0 compatibility
+            grouped_image_patches, grouped_image_patches_index = group_images_by_shape(
+                image_patches,
+                disable_grouping=disable_grouping,
+            )
+
+            for shape, stacked_image_patches in grouped_image_patches.items():
+                if do_resize:
+                    stacked_image_patches = self.resize(
+                        image=stacked_image_patches,
+                        size=size,
+                        interpolation=interpolation,
+                    )
+                if do_center_crop:
+                    stacked_image_patches = self.center_crop(stacked_image_patches, crop_size)
+                # Fused rescale and normalize
+                stacked_image_patches = self.rescale_and_normalize(
+                    stacked_image_patches,
+                    do_rescale,
+                    rescale_factor,
+                    do_normalize,
+                    image_mean,
+                    image_std,
+                )
+                processed_image_patches_grouped[shape] = stacked_image_patches
+            processed_image_patches = reorder_images(
+                processed_image_patches_grouped, grouped_image_patches_index
+            )
+            processed_image_patches = (
+                torch.stack(processed_image_patches, dim=0) if return_tensors else processed_image_patches
+            )
+            processed_images.append(processed_image_patches)
+            image_sizes.append(get_image_size(image, ChannelDimension.FIRST))
+
+        if do_pad:
+            processed_images = self._pad_for_batching(processed_images)
+
+        # processed_images = torch.stack(processed_images, dim=0) if return_tensors else processed_images
+        processed_images = torch.cat(processed_images, dim=0) if return_tensors else processed_images
+        return BatchFeature(
+            data={"pixel_values": processed_images, "image_sizes": image_sizes},
+            tensor_type=return_tensors,
+        )
+
+    def preprocess(
+        self,
+        images: ImageInput,
+        videos: VideoInput = None,
+        **kwargs: Unpack[Eagle25VLFastImageProcessorKwargs],
+    ) -> BatchFeature:
+        validate_kwargs(
+            captured_kwargs=kwargs.keys(),
+            valid_processor_keys=self.valid_kwargs.__annotations__.keys(),
+        )
+        # Set default kwargs from self. This ensures that if a kwarg is not provided
+        # by the user, it gets its default value from the instance, or is set to None.
+        for kwarg_name in self.valid_kwargs.__annotations__:
+            kwargs.setdefault(kwarg_name, getattr(self, kwarg_name, None))
+
+        # Extract parameters that are only used for preparing the input images
+        do_convert_rgb = kwargs.pop("do_convert_rgb")
+        input_data_format = kwargs.pop("input_data_format")
+        device = kwargs.pop("device")
+        # Prepare input images
+        # transformers >= 4.53.0: uses _prepare_image_like_inputs instead of _prepare_input_images
+        if images is not None:
+            images = self._prepare_image_like_inputs(
+                images=images,
+                do_convert_rgb=do_convert_rgb,
+                input_data_format=input_data_format,
+                device=device,
+            )
+
+        if videos is not None:
+            videos = self._prepare_image_like_inputs(
+                images=videos,
+                do_convert_rgb=do_convert_rgb,
+                input_data_format=input_data_format,
+                device=device,
+            )
+
+        # Update kwargs that need further processing before being validated
+        kwargs = self._further_process_kwargs(**kwargs)
+
+        # Validate kwargs
+        self._validate_preprocess_kwargs(**kwargs)
+
+        # torch resize uses interpolation instead of resample
+        # Added for transformers >=4.53.0 compatibility
+        resample = kwargs.pop("resample", self.resample)
+        kwargs["interpolation"] = (
+            pil_torch_interpolation_mapping[resample]
+            if isinstance(resample, PILImageResampling | int)
+            else resample
+        )
+
+        # Filter kwargs to only include those accepted by _preprocess
+        valid_preprocess_kwargs = {
+            "do_resize",
+            "size",
+            "max_dynamic_tiles",
+            "min_dynamic_tiles",
+            "use_thumbnail",
+            "pad_during_tiling",
+            "interpolation",
+            "do_center_crop",
+            "crop_size",
+            "do_rescale",
+            "rescale_factor",
+            "do_normalize",
+            "image_mean",
+            "image_std",
+            "do_pad",
+            "return_tensors",
+            "pad_size",
+            "disable_grouping",
+        }
+        filtered_kwargs = {k: v for k, v in kwargs.items() if k in valid_preprocess_kwargs}
+        if images is not None:
+            return self._preprocess(images, **filtered_kwargs)
+        elif videos is not None:
+            return self._preprocess(videos, **filtered_kwargs)
+
+
+__all__ = ["Eagle25VLImageProcessorFast"]

src/lerobot/policies/groot/eagle2_hg_model/modeling_eagle2_5_vl.py

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+# --------------------------------------------------------
+# NVIDIA
+# Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA
+# Licensed under The MIT License [see LICENSE for details]
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+
+import inspect
+
+import torch
+import torch.utils.checkpoint as cp
+from peft import LoraConfig, get_peft_model
+from torch import nn
+from torch.nn import CrossEntropyLoss
+from transformers import GenerationConfig
+from transformers.generation import GenerationMixin
+from transformers.modeling_outputs import CausalLMOutputWithPast
+from transformers.modeling_utils import PreTrainedModel
+from transformers.models.llama.modeling_llama import LlamaForCausalLM
+from transformers.models.qwen2.modeling_qwen2 import Qwen2ForCausalLM
+from transformers.models.qwen3.modeling_qwen3 import Qwen3ForCausalLM
+from transformers.models.siglip.modeling_siglip import SiglipVisionModel
+from transformers.utils import add_start_docstrings, logging
+
+from .configuration_eagle2_5_vl import Eagle25VLConfig
+
+logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+# copy from https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/src/transformers/models/llava_onevision/modeling_llava_onevision.py#L241C1-L280C1
+EAGLE2_5_VL_START_DOCSTRING = r"""
+    This model inherits from [`PreTrainedModel`]. Check the superclass documentation for the generic methods the
+    library implements for all its model (such as downloading or saving, resizing the input embeddings, pruning heads
+    etc.)
+
+    This model is also a PyTorch [torch.nn.Module](https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/nn.html#torch.nn.Module) subclass.
+    Use it as a regular PyTorch Module and refer to the PyTorch documentation for all matter related to general usage
+    and behavior.
+
+    Parameters:
+        config ([`Eagle25VLConfig`]):
+            Model configuration class with all the parameters of the model. Initializing with a config file does not
+            load the weights associated with the model, only the configuration. Check out the
+            [`~PreTrainedModel.from_pretrained`] method to load the model weights.
+"""
+
+
+@add_start_docstrings(
+    "The bare Eagle2_5_VL Model outputting raw hidden-states without any specific head on top.",
+    EAGLE2_5_VL_START_DOCSTRING,
+)
+class Eagle25VLPreTrainedModel(PreTrainedModel):
+    config_class = Eagle25VLConfig
+    base_model_prefix = "model"
+    main_input_name = "input_ids"
+    supports_gradient_checkpointing = True
+    _no_split_modules = [
+        "Qwen2DecoderLayer",
+        "LlamaDecoderLayer",
+        "Siglip2EncoderLayer",
+        "SiglipEncoderLayer",
+    ]
+    _skip_keys_device_placement = "past_key_values"
+    _supports_flash_attn_2 = True
+    _supports_cache_class = True
+    _supports_static_cache = True
+    _supports_quantized_cache = True
+    _supports_sdpa = True
+
+    def _init_weights(self, module):
+        std = self.config.initializer_range
+        if isinstance(module, nn.Linear | nn.Conv2d):
+            module.weight.data.normal_(mean=0.0, std=std)
+            if module.bias is not None:
+                module.bias.data.zero_()
+        elif isinstance(module, nn.Embedding):
+            module.weight.data.normal_(mean=0.0, std=std)
+            if module.padding_idx is not None:
+                module.weight.data[module.padding_idx].zero_()
+
+
+class Eagle25VLForConditionalGeneration(Eagle25VLPreTrainedModel, GenerationMixin):
+    config_class = Eagle25VLConfig
+
+    def __init__(self, config: Eagle25VLConfig, vision_model=None, language_model=None):
+        super().__init__(config)
+
+        image_size = config.force_image_size or config.vision_config.image_size
+        patch_size = config.vision_config.patch_size
+        self.patch_size = patch_size
+        if config.use_pixel_shuffle:
+            self.num_image_token = int((image_size // patch_size) ** 2 * (config.downsample_ratio**2))
+        else:
+            self.num_image_token = int((image_size // patch_size) ** 2)
+
+        self.select_layer = config.select_layer
+        self.downsample_ratio = config.downsample_ratio
+        self.loss_version = config.loss_version
+        self.mlp_checkpoint = config.mlp_checkpoint
+        self.use_pixel_shuffle = config.use_pixel_shuffle
+        self.mlp_connector_layers = config.mlp_connector_layers
+        logger.info(f"num_image_token: {self.num_image_token}")
+        logger.info(f"mlp_checkpoint: {self.mlp_checkpoint}")
+        if vision_model is not None:
+            self.vision_model = vision_model
+        else:
+            if config.vision_config.model_type == "siglip_vision_model":
+                config.vision_config._attn_implementation = "flash_attention_2"
+                self.vision_model = SiglipVisionModel(config.vision_config)
+            else:
+                raise NotImplementedError(f"{config.vision_config.model_type} is not implemented.")
+
+        if language_model is not None:
+            self.language_model = language_model
+        else:
+            if config.text_config.architectures[0] == "LlamaForCausalLM":
+                self.language_model = LlamaForCausalLM(config.text_config)
+            elif config.text_config.architectures[0] == "Phi3ForCausalLM":
+                raise NotImplementedError("Phi3 is not implemented.")
+                # self.language_model = Phi3ForCausalLM(config.text_config)
+            elif config.text_config.architectures[0] == "Qwen2ForCausalLM":
+                assert config.text_config._attn_implementation == "flash_attention_2", (
+                    f"Qwen2 must use flash_attention_2 but got {config.text_config._attn_implementation}"
+                )
+                self.language_model = Qwen2ForCausalLM(config.text_config)
+            elif config.text_config.architectures[0] == "Qwen3ForCausalLM":
+                self.language_model = Qwen3ForCausalLM(config.text_config)
+            else:
+                raise NotImplementedError(f"{config.text_config.architectures[0]} is not implemented.")
+
+        vit_hidden_size = config.vision_config.hidden_size
+        llm_hidden_size = config.text_config.hidden_size
+
+        if config.mlp_connector_layers == 2:
+            self.mlp1 = nn.Sequential(
+                nn.LayerNorm(vit_hidden_size * int(1 / self.downsample_ratio) ** 2),
+                nn.Linear(vit_hidden_size * int(1 / self.downsample_ratio) ** 2, llm_hidden_size),
+                nn.GELU(),
+                nn.Linear(llm_hidden_size, llm_hidden_size),
+            )
+        elif config.mlp_connector_layers == 1 and config.use_pixel_shuffle:
+            self.mlp1 = nn.Sequential(
+                nn.Linear(vit_hidden_size * int(1 / self.downsample_ratio) ** 2, llm_hidden_size),
+            )
+        elif config.mlp_connector_layers == 1 and not config.use_pixel_shuffle:
+            self.mlp1 = nn.Sequential(
+                nn.Linear(vit_hidden_size, llm_hidden_size),
+            )
+        else:
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"{config.mlp_connector_layers} is not implemented.")
+
+        self.image_token_index = config.image_token_index
+        self.neftune_alpha = None
+
+        if config.use_backbone_lora:
+            self.wrap_backbone_lora(r=config.use_backbone_lora, lora_alpha=2 * config.use_backbone_lora)
+
+        self.use_llm_lora = config.use_llm_lora
+        if config.use_llm_lora:
+            self.wrap_llm_lora(r=config.use_llm_lora, lora_alpha=2 * config.use_llm_lora)
+
+        self.check_forward_kwargs()
+
+    def check_forward_kwargs(self):
+        # We intentionally avoid using **kwargs in forward because Hugging Face Transformers
+        # has special handling for functions with **kwargs parameters that would affect
+        # how our model is processed during training and inference.
+        forward_params = inspect.signature(self.forward).parameters
+        assert not any(k.kind == inspect.Parameter.VAR_KEYWORD for k in forward_params.values())
+
+    def wrap_backbone_lora(self, r=128, lora_alpha=256, lora_dropout=0.05):
+        lora_config = LoraConfig(
+            r=r,
+            target_modules=[
+                "self_attn.q_proj",
+                "self_attn.k_proj",
+                "self_attn.v_proj",
+                "self_attn.out_proj",
+                "mlp.fc1",
+                "mlp.fc2",
+            ],
+            lora_alpha=lora_alpha,
+            lora_dropout=lora_dropout,
+        )
+        self.vision_model = get_peft_model(self.vision_model, lora_config)
+        self.vision_model.print_trainable_parameters()
+
+    def wrap_llm_lora(self, r=128, lora_alpha=256, lora_dropout=0.05):
+        lora_config = LoraConfig(
+            r=r,
+            target_modules=[
+                "self_attn.q_proj",
+                "self_attn.k_proj",
+                "self_attn.v_proj",
+                "self_attn.o_proj",
+                "mlp.gate_proj",
+                "mlp.down_proj",
+                "mlp.up_proj",
+            ],
+            lora_alpha=lora_alpha,
+            lora_dropout=lora_dropout,
+            task_type="CAUSAL_LM",
+        )
+        self.language_model = get_peft_model(self.language_model, lora_config)
+        self.language_model.enable_input_require_grads()
+        self.language_model.print_trainable_parameters()
+        self.use_llm_lora = True
+
+    def forward(
+        self,
+        pixel_values: torch.FloatTensor,
+        input_ids: torch.LongTensor = None,
+        attention_mask: torch.Tensor | None = None,
+        position_ids: torch.LongTensor | None = None,
+        image_flags: torch.LongTensor | None = None,
+        past_key_values: list[torch.FloatTensor] | None = None,
+        labels: torch.LongTensor | None = None,
+        use_cache: bool | None = None,
+        output_attentions: bool | None = None,
+        output_hidden_states: bool | None = None,
+        return_dict: bool | None = None,
+        num_tiles_list: list[torch.Tensor] | None = None,
+    ) -> tuple | CausalLMOutputWithPast:
+        return_dict = return_dict if return_dict is not None else self.config.use_return_dict
+
+        input_embeds = self.language_model.get_input_embeddings()(input_ids)
+
+        vit_embeds = self.extract_feature(pixel_values)
+
+        if image_flags is not None:
+            image_flags = image_flags.view(-1)
+            vit_embeds = vit_embeds[image_flags == 1]
+
+        b, n, c = input_embeds.shape
+        input_embeds = input_embeds.reshape(b * n, c)
+
+        input_ids = input_ids.reshape(b * n)
+        selected = input_ids == self.image_token_index
+        try:
+            input_embeds[selected] = input_embeds[selected] * 0.0 + vit_embeds.reshape(-1, c)
+        except Exception as e:
+            vit_embeds = vit_embeds.reshape(-1, c)
+            print(
+                f"warning: {e}, input_embeds[selected].shape={input_embeds[selected].shape}, "
+                f"vit_embeds.shape={vit_embeds.shape}"
+            )
+            n_token = selected.sum()
+            input_embeds[selected] = input_embeds[selected] * 0.0 + vit_embeds[:n_token]
+
+        input_embeds = input_embeds.reshape(b, n, c)
+
+        outputs = self.language_model(
+            inputs_embeds=input_embeds,
+            attention_mask=attention_mask,
+            position_ids=position_ids,
+            past_key_values=past_key_values,
+            use_cache=use_cache,
+            output_attentions=output_attentions,
+            output_hidden_states=output_hidden_states,
+        )
+        logits = outputs.logits
+
+        loss = None
+        if labels is not None:
+            # Shift so that tokens < n predict n
+            shift_logits = logits[..., :-1, :].contiguous()
+            shift_labels = labels[..., 1:].contiguous()
+            # Flatten the tokens
+            loss_fct = CrossEntropyLoss()
+            shift_logits = shift_logits.view(-1, self.language_model.config.vocab_size)
+            shift_labels = shift_labels.view(-1)
+            # Enable model parallelism
+            shift_labels = shift_labels.to(shift_logits.device)
+            loss = loss_fct(shift_logits, shift_labels)
+
+        if not return_dict:
+            output = (logits,) + outputs[1:]
+            return (loss,) + output if loss is not None else output
+
+        return CausalLMOutputWithPast(
+            loss=loss,
+            logits=logits,
+            past_key_values=outputs.past_key_values,
+            hidden_states=outputs.hidden_states,
+            attentions=outputs.attentions,
+        )
+
+    def pixel_shuffle(self, x, scale_factor=0.5):
+        n, w, h, c = x.size()
+        # N, W, H, C --> N, W, H * scale, C // scale
+        x = x.view(n, w, int(h * scale_factor), int(c / scale_factor))
+        # N, W, H * scale, C // scale --> N, H * scale, W, C // scale
+        x = x.permute(0, 2, 1, 3).contiguous()
+        # N, H * scale, W, C // scale --> N, H * scale, W * scale, C // (scale ** 2)
+        x = x.view(n, int(h * scale_factor), int(w * scale_factor), int(c / (scale_factor * scale_factor)))
+
+        x = x.permute(0, 2, 1, 3).contiguous()
+        return x
+
+    def extract_feature(self, pixel_values):
+        if self.select_layer == -1:
+            vit_embeds = self.vision_model(
+                pixel_values=pixel_values, output_hidden_states=False, return_dict=True
+            )
+            if hasattr(vit_embeds, "last_hidden_state"):
+                vit_embeds = vit_embeds.last_hidden_state
+
+        else:
+            vit_embeds = self.vision_model(
+                pixel_values=pixel_values, output_hidden_states=True, return_dict=True
+            ).hidden_states[self.select_layer]
+
+        if self.use_pixel_shuffle:
+            h = w = int(vit_embeds.shape[1] ** 0.5)
+            vit_embeds = vit_embeds.reshape(vit_embeds.shape[0], h, w, -1)
+            vit_embeds = self.pixel_shuffle(
+                vit_embeds, scale_factor=self.downsample_ratio
+            )  # torch.Size([B, 1024, 1024]) -> torch.Size([B, 16, 16, 4096])
+            vit_embeds = vit_embeds.reshape(
+                vit_embeds.shape[0], -1, vit_embeds.shape[-1]
+            )  # torch.Size([B, 16, 16, 4096]) -> torch.Size([B, 256, 4096])
+
+        if self.mlp_checkpoint and vit_embeds.requires_grad:
+            vit_embeds = cp.checkpoint(self.mlp1, vit_embeds)
+        else:
+            vit_embeds = self.mlp1(vit_embeds)
+
+        return vit_embeds
+
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def generate(
+        self,
+        pixel_values: torch.FloatTensor | None = None,
+        input_ids: torch.FloatTensor | None = None,
+        attention_mask: torch.LongTensor | None = None,
+        visual_features: torch.FloatTensor | None = None,
+        generation_config: GenerationConfig | None = None,
+        output_hidden_states: bool | None = None,
+        image_sizes: list[tuple[int, int]] | None = None,
+        **generate_kwargs,
+    ) -> torch.LongTensor:
+        if pixel_values is not None:
+            if visual_features is not None:
+                vit_embeds = visual_features
+            else:
+                vit_embeds = self.extract_feature(pixel_values)
+
+            input_embeds = self.language_model.get_input_embeddings()(input_ids)
+            b, n, c = input_embeds.shape
+            input_embeds = input_embeds.reshape(b * n, c)
+
+            input_ids = input_ids.reshape(b * n)
+            selected = input_ids == self.config.image_token_index
+            assert selected.sum() != 0
+            input_embeds[selected] = vit_embeds.reshape(-1, c).to(input_embeds.device)
+
+            input_embeds = input_embeds.reshape(b, n, c)
+        else:
+            input_embeds = self.language_model.get_input_embeddings()(input_ids)
+
+        if "use_cache" not in generate_kwargs:
+            generate_kwargs["use_cache"] = True
+
+        outputs = self.language_model.generate(
+            inputs_embeds=input_embeds,
+            attention_mask=attention_mask,
+            generation_config=generation_config,
+            output_hidden_states=output_hidden_states,
+            **generate_kwargs,
+        )
+
+        return outputs
+
+    # Copied from transformers.models.llava_next.modeling_llava_next.LlavaNextForConditionalGeneration.get_input_embeddings
+    def get_input_embeddings(self):
+        return self.language_model.get_input_embeddings()
+
+    # Copied from transformers.models.llava_next.modeling_llava_next.LlavaNextForConditionalGeneration.set_input_embeddings
+    def set_input_embeddings(self, value):
+        self.language_model.set_input_embeddings(value)
+
+    # Copied from transformers.models.llava_next.modeling_llava_next.LlavaNextForConditionalGeneration.get_output_embeddings
+    def get_output_embeddings(self):
+        return self.language_model.get_output_embeddings()
+
+    # Copied from transformers.models.llava_next.modeling_llava_next.LlavaNextForConditionalGeneration.set_output_embeddings
+    def set_output_embeddings(self, new_embeddings):
+        self.language_model.set_output_embeddings(new_embeddings)
+
+    # Copied from transformers.models.llava_next.modeling_llava_next.LlavaNextForConditionalGeneration.set_decoder
+    def set_decoder(self, decoder):
+        self.language_model.set_decoder(decoder)
+
+    # Copied from transformers.models.llava_next.modeling_llava_next.LlavaNextForConditionalGeneration.get_decoder
+    def get_decoder(self):
+        return self.language_model.get_decoder()

src/lerobot/policies/groot/eagle2_hg_model/processing_eagle2_5_vl.py

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+# Copyright 2024 The HuggingFace Inc. team.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+"""
+Processor class for Eagle25VL.
+copy from https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/blob/main/src/transformers/models/llava_onevision/processing_llava_onevision.py
+"""
+
+import base64
+import os
+import re
+from io import BytesIO
+
+import requests
+import torch
+from PIL import Image
+from transformers.feature_extraction_utils import BatchFeature
+from transformers.image_utils import ImageInput
+from transformers.processing_utils import ProcessingKwargs, ProcessorMixin, Unpack
+from transformers.tokenization_utils_base import PreTokenizedInput, TextInput
+from transformers.utils import logging
+from transformers.video_utils import VideoInput
+
+logger = logging.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+FRAME_FACTOR = 2
+FPS = 2.0
+FPS_MIN_FRAMES = 4
+FPS_MAX_FRAMES = 256
+
+
+def to_rgb(pil_image: Image.Image) -> Image.Image:
+    if pil_image.mode == "RGBA":
+        white_background = Image.new("RGB", pil_image.size, (255, 255, 255))
+        white_background.paste(pil_image, mask=pil_image.split()[3])  # Use alpha channel as mask
+        return white_background
+    else:
+        return pil_image.convert("RGB")
+
+
+def fetch_image(ele: dict[str, str | Image.Image]) -> Image.Image:
+    image = ele["image"] if "image" in ele else ele["image_url"]
+    image_obj = None
+    if isinstance(image, Image.Image):
+        image_obj = image
+    elif image.startswith("http://") or image.startswith("https://"):
+        response = requests.get(image, stream=True, timeout=10)
+        image_obj = Image.open(BytesIO(response.content))
+    elif image.startswith("file://"):
+        image_obj = Image.open(image[7:])
+    elif image.startswith("data:image"):
+        if "base64," in image:
+            _, base64_data = image.split("base64,", 1)
+            data = base64.b64decode(base64_data)
+            image_obj = Image.open(BytesIO(data))
+    else:
+        image_obj = Image.open(image)
+    if image_obj is None:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Unrecognized image input, support local path, http url, base64 and PIL.Image, got {image}"
+        )
+    image = to_rgb(image_obj)
+    if "scale_factor" in ele:
+        scale_factor = ele["scale_factor"]
+        image = image.resize((image.width * scale_factor, image.height * scale_factor), Image.BILINEAR)
+    return image
+
+
+class Eagle25VLProcessorKwargs(ProcessingKwargs, total=False):
+    # see processing_utils.ProcessingKwargs documentation for usage.
+    _defaults = {
+        "text_kwargs": {
+            "padding": False,
+        },
+        "images_kwargs": {},
+        "videos_kwargs": {"max_dynamic_tiles": 1},
+    }
+
+
+class Eagle25VLProcessor(ProcessorMixin):
+    r"""
+    Constructs a Eagle25VL processor which wraps a Eagle25VL video processor, Eagle25VL image processor and a Eagle25VL tokenizer into a single processor.
+
+    [`Eagle25VLProcessor`] offers all the functionalities of [`Eagle25VLVideoProcessor`], [`Eagle25VLImageProcessor`] and [`Eagle25VLTokenizer`]. See the
+    [`~Eagle25VLVideoProcessor.__call__`], [`~Eagle25VLProcessor.__call__`] and [`~Eagle25VLProcessor.decode`] for more information.
+
+    Args:
+        image_processor ([`LlavaOnevisionImageProcessor`], *optional*):
+            The image processor is a required input.
+        tokenizer ([`LlamaTokenizerFast`], *optional*):
+            The tokenizer is a required input.
+        num_image_tokens (`int`, *optional*):
+            Number of image tokens for one imagethat will be returned by vision tower.
+        vision_feature_select_strategy (`str`, *optional*):
+            The feature selection strategy used to select the vision feature from the vision backbone.
+            Should be same as in model's config
+        chat_template (`str`, *optional*): A Jinja template which will be used to convert lists of messages
+            in a chat into a tokenizable string.
+        image_token (`str`, *optional*, defaults to `"<image>"`):
+            Special token used to denote image location.
+        video_token (`str`, *optional*, defaults to `"<video>"`):
+            Special token used to denote video location.
+    """
+
+    attributes = ["image_processor", "tokenizer"]
+    valid_kwargs = [
+        "chat_template",
+        "num_image_tokens",
+        "vision_feature_select_strategy",
+        "image_token",
+        "video_token",
+        "images_kwargs",
+        "videos_kwargs",
+        "text_kwargs",
+    ]
+    image_processor_class = "AutoImageProcessor"
+    tokenizer_class = "AutoTokenizer"
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        image_processor=None,
+        tokenizer=None,
+        vision_feature_select_strategy=None,
+        chat_template=None,
+        image_token="<IMG_CONTEXT>",  # nosec: B107
+        video_token="<IMG_CONTEXT>",  # nosec: B107
+        tokens_per_tile=256,
+        image_placeholder="image",
+        video_placeholder="video",
+        image_start_token="<img>",
+        image_end_token="</img>",
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        self.vision_feature_select_strategy = vision_feature_select_strategy
+        self.image_token = tokenizer.image_token if hasattr(tokenizer, "image_token") else image_token
+        self.video_token = tokenizer.video_token if hasattr(tokenizer, "video_token") else video_token
+        self.image_token_id = (
+            tokenizer.image_token_id
+            if getattr(tokenizer, "image_token_id", None)
+            else tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_ids(self.image_token)
+        )
+        self.video_token_id = (
+            tokenizer.video_token_id
+            if getattr(tokenizer, "video_token_id", None)
+            else tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_ids(self.video_token)
+        )
+        self.image_placeholder = image_placeholder
+        self.video_placeholder = video_placeholder
+        self.tokens_per_tile = tokens_per_tile
+        self.image_start_token = image_start_token
+        self.image_end_token = image_end_token
+        if "auto_map" in kwargs:
+            self.auto_map = kwargs["auto_map"]
+        super().__init__(image_processor, tokenizer, chat_template=chat_template)
+
+    def replace_media_placeholder(
+        self, text, image_list, video_list, timestamps_list, fps_list, **output_kwargs
+    ):
+        num_of_images_in_this_sample = 0
+        num_of_videos_in_this_sample = 0
+        # Regular expression pattern to match formats like <image-1> or <video-2>
+        pattern = re.compile(rf"<({self.image_placeholder}|{self.video_placeholder})-(\d+)>")
+        unified_frame_list = []
+
+        # image_min_dynamic_tiles = output_kwargs["images_kwargs"].get(
+        #     "min_dynamic_tiles", self.image_processor.min_dynamic_tiles
+        # )
+        # image_max_dynamic_tiles = output_kwargs["images_kwargs"].get(
+        #     "max_dynamic_tiles", self.image_processor.max_dynamic_tiles
+        # )
+        # image_use_thumbnail = output_kwargs["images_kwargs"].get(
+        #     "use_thumbnail", self.image_processor.use_thumbnail
+        # )
+        video_min_dynamic_tiles = output_kwargs["videos_kwargs"].get(
+            "min_dynamic_tiles", self.image_processor.min_dynamic_tiles
+        )
+        video_max_dynamic_tiles = output_kwargs["videos_kwargs"].get(
+            "max_dynamic_tiles", self.image_processor.max_dynamic_tiles
+        )
+        video_use_thumbnail = output_kwargs["videos_kwargs"].get(
+            "use_thumbnail", self.image_processor.use_thumbnail
+        )
+
+        tile_size = self.image_processor.size.get("height", 448)
+
+        # Function to replace tags in a single text
+        def replace_in_text(text):
+            # repl callback function for each match replacement operation
+            def repl(match):
+                nonlocal unified_frame_list
+                nonlocal num_of_images_in_this_sample
+                nonlocal num_of_videos_in_this_sample
+                media_type = match.group(1)  # 'image' or 'video'
+                idx_in_list = int(match.group(2)) - 1  # Convert to list index (0-based)
+                # Select the corresponding path based on media type
+                idx_mapper = {
+                    0: "first",
+                    1: "second",
+                    2: "third",
+                    3: "fourth",
+                    4: "fifth",
+                    5: "sixth",
+                    6: "seventh",
+                    7: "eighth",
+                    8: "ninth",
+                    9: "tenth",
+                }
+                if media_type == "image":
+                    image_inputs = self.image_processor(
+                        images=[image_list[idx_in_list]],
+                        videos=None,
+                        **output_kwargs["images_kwargs"],
+                    )
+                    num_all_tiles = image_inputs["pixel_values"].shape[0]
+                    special_placeholder = f"<image {idx_in_list + 1}>{self.image_start_token}{self.image_token * num_all_tiles * self.tokens_per_tile}{self.image_end_token}"
+                    unified_frame_list.append(image_inputs)
+                    num_of_images_in_this_sample += 1
+
+                elif media_type == "video":
+                    video_inputs = self.image_processor(
+                        images=None,
+                        videos=[video_list[idx_in_list]],
+                        **output_kwargs["videos_kwargs"],
+                    )
+                    num_all_tiles = video_inputs["pixel_values"].shape[0]
+                    image_sizes = video_inputs["image_sizes"]
+                    if timestamps_list is not None and -1 not in timestamps_list:
+                        frame_timestamps = timestamps_list[idx_in_list]
+                    else:
+                        frame_timestamps = None
+                    sampled_fps = fps_list[idx_in_list] if fps_list is not None else None
+
+                    num_of_tiles_each_frame = [
+                        self.get_number_tiles_based_on_image_size(
+                            image_size,
+                            video_min_dynamic_tiles,
+                            video_max_dynamic_tiles,
+                            video_use_thumbnail,
+                            tile_size,
+                        )
+                        for image_size in image_sizes
+                    ]
+                    assert sum(num_of_tiles_each_frame) == num_all_tiles, (
+                        f"The number of tiles in each frame is not equal to the total number of tiles: {sum(num_of_tiles_each_frame)} != {num_all_tiles}"
+                    )
+
+                    if frame_timestamps is not None:
+                        assert len(frame_timestamps) == len(num_of_tiles_each_frame), (
+                            f"The number of timestamps is not equal to the number of frames: {len(frame_timestamps)} != {len(num_of_tiles_each_frame)}"
+                        )
+                        special_placeholder = [
+                            f"Frame {i + 1} sample at {frame_timestamps[i]:.2f}s: {self.image_start_token}{self.image_token * num_of_tiles * self.tokens_per_tile}{self.image_end_token}"
+                            for i, num_of_tiles in enumerate(num_of_tiles_each_frame)
+                        ]
+                    else:
+                        special_placeholder = [
+                            f"Frame {i + 1}: {self.image_start_token}{self.image_token * num_of_tiles * self.tokens_per_tile}{self.image_end_token}"
+                            for i, num_of_tiles in enumerate(num_of_tiles_each_frame)
+                        ]
+
+                    if sampled_fps is not None:
+                        special_placeholder = (
+                            f"The {idx_mapper[idx_in_list]} video sampled with {sampled_fps:.2f} fps: "
+                            + "".join(special_placeholder)
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        special_placeholder = f"The {idx_mapper[idx_in_list]} video: " + "".join(
+                            special_placeholder
+                        )
+                    unified_frame_list.append(video_inputs)
+                    num_of_videos_in_this_sample += 1
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Unknown media type: {media_type}")
+                return special_placeholder
+
+            return pattern.sub(repl, text)
+
+        text = replace_in_text(text)
+        if len(unified_frame_list) > 0:
+            pixel_values = torch.cat([frame["pixel_values"] for frame in unified_frame_list])
+            image_sizes = torch.cat([frame["image_sizes"] for frame in unified_frame_list])
+        else:
+            pixel_values = None
+            image_sizes = None
+        return (
+            text,
+            pixel_values,
+            image_sizes,
+            num_of_images_in_this_sample,
+            num_of_videos_in_this_sample,
+        )
+
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        images: ImageInput = None,
+        text: TextInput | PreTokenizedInput | list[TextInput] | list[PreTokenizedInput] = None,
+        audio=None,
+        videos: VideoInput = None,
+        **kwargs: Unpack[Eagle25VLProcessorKwargs],
+    ) -> BatchFeature:
+        """
+        Main method to prepare for the model one or several sequences(s) and image(s). This method forwards the `text`
+        and `kwargs` arguments to LlamaTokenizerFast's [`~LlamaTokenizerFast.__call__`] if `text` is not `None` to encode
+        the text. To prepare the image(s), this method forwards the `images` and `kwrags` arguments to
+        LlavaNextImageProcessor's [`~LlavaNextImageProcessor.__call__`] if `images` is not `None`. Please refer to the docstring
+        of the above two methods for more information.
+
+        Args:
+            images (`PIL.Image.Image`, `np.ndarray`, `torch.Tensor`, `List[PIL.Image.Image]`, `List[np.ndarray]`, `List[torch.Tensor]`):
+                The image or batch of images to be prepared. Each image can be a PIL image, NumPy array or PyTorch
+                tensor. Both channels-first and channels-last formats are supported.
+            text (`str`, `List[str]`, `List[List[str]]`):
+                The sequence or batch of sequences to be encoded. Each sequence can be a string or a list of strings
+                (pretokenized string). If the sequences are provided as list of strings (pretokenized), you must set
+                `is_split_into_words=True` (to lift the ambiguity with a batch of sequences).
+            videos (`np.ndarray`, `torch.Tensor`, `List[np.ndarray]`, `List[torch.Tensor]`):
+                The image or batch of videos to be prepared. Each video can be a 4D NumPy array or PyTorch
+
+        Returns:
+            [`BatchFeature`]: A [`BatchFeature`] with the following fields:
+
+            - **input_ids** -- List of token ids to be fed to a model. Returned when `text` is not `None`.
+            - **attention_mask** -- List of indices specifying which tokens should be attended to by the model (when
+              `return_attention_mask=True` or if *"attention_mask"* is in `self.model_input_names` and if `text` is not
+              `None`).
+            - **pixel_values** -- Pixel values to be fed to a model. Returned when `images` is not `None`.
+            - **pixel_values_videos** -- Pixel values of a video input to be fed to a model. Returned when `videos` is not `None`.
+            - **image_sizes** -- Size of each image that will be used to unpad an image. Returned when `images` is not `None`.
+        """
+
+        output_kwargs = self._merge_kwargs(
+            Eagle25VLProcessorKwargs,
+            tokenizer_init_kwargs=self.tokenizer.init_kwargs,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+        if isinstance(text, str):
+            text_list = [text]
+        elif not isinstance(text, list) and not isinstance(text[0], str):
+            raise ValueError("Invalid input text. Please provide a string, or a list of strings")
+        elif isinstance(text, list) and isinstance(text[0], str):
+            text_list = text
+
+        if images is None:
+            images = []
+        if videos is None:
+            videos = []
+
+        pixel_values_list = []
+        image_sizes_list = []
+        new_sample_list = []
+        image_start_idx = 0
+        video_start_idx = 0
+        timestamps_batch = output_kwargs["videos_kwargs"].pop("timestamps", None)
+        fps_batch = output_kwargs["videos_kwargs"].pop("fps", None)
+        for sample in text_list:
+            timestamps_list = timestamps_batch[video_start_idx:] if timestamps_batch is not None else None
+            fps_list = fps_batch[video_start_idx:] if fps_batch is not None else None
+            (
+                sample,
+                pixel_values,
+                image_sizes,
+                num_of_images_in_this_sample,
+                num_of_videos_in_this_sample,
+            ) = self.replace_media_placeholder(
+                sample,
+                images[image_start_idx:],
+                videos[video_start_idx:],
+                timestamps_list,
+                fps_list,
+                **output_kwargs,
+            )
+            new_sample_list.append(sample)
+            if pixel_values is not None:
+                pixel_values_list.append(pixel_values)
+                image_sizes_list.append(image_sizes)
+            image_start_idx += num_of_images_in_this_sample
+            video_start_idx += num_of_videos_in_this_sample
+
+        if len(pixel_values_list) > 0:
+            image_inputs = {
+                "pixel_values": torch.cat(pixel_values_list),
+                "image_sizes": torch.cat(image_sizes_list),
+            }
+        else:
+            image_inputs = {}
+        video_inputs = {}
+        text_inputs = self.tokenizer(new_sample_list, **output_kwargs["text_kwargs"])
+        return BatchFeature(data={**text_inputs, **image_inputs, **video_inputs})
+
+    def get_number_tiles_based_on_image_size(
+        self, image_size: tuple, min_num: int, max_num: int, use_thumbnail: bool, tile_size: int
+    ) -> int:
+        """
+        Get the number of tiles based on the image size.
+        """
+        orig_height, orig_width = image_size
+        aspect_ratio = orig_width / orig_height
+        # calculate the existing image aspect ratio
+        target_ratios = {
+            (i, j)
+            for n in range(min_num, max_num + 1)
+            for i in range(1, n + 1)
+            for j in range(1, n + 1)
+            if i * j <= max_num and i * j >= min_num
+        }
+        target_ratios = sorted(target_ratios, key=lambda x: x[0] * x[1])
+
+        # find the closest aspect ratio to the target
+        target_aspect_ratio = self.image_processor.find_closest_aspect_ratio(
+            aspect_ratio, target_ratios, orig_width, orig_height, tile_size
+        )
+        tiles_num = target_aspect_ratio[0] * target_aspect_ratio[1]
+        if use_thumbnail and tiles_num > 1:
+            tiles_num += 1
+        return tiles_num
+
+    # Copied from transformers.models.clip.processing_clip.CLIPProcessor.batch_decode with CLIP->Llama
+    def batch_decode(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        This method forwards all its arguments to LlamaTokenizerFast's [`~PreTrainedTokenizer.batch_decode`]. Please
+        refer to the docstring of this method for more information.
+        """
+        return self.tokenizer.batch_decode(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    # Copied from transformers.models.clip.processing_clip.CLIPProcessor.decode with CLIP->Llama
+    def decode(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        This method forwards all its arguments to LlamaTokenizerFast's [`~PreTrainedTokenizer.decode`]. Please refer to
+        the docstring of this method for more information.
+        """
+        return self.tokenizer.decode(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @property
+    # Copied from transformers.models.clip.processing_clip.CLIPProcessor.model_input_names
+    def model_input_names(self):
+        tokenizer_input_names = self.tokenizer.model_input_names
+        image_processor_input_names = self.image_processor.model_input_names
+        return list(dict.fromkeys(tokenizer_input_names + image_processor_input_names))
+
+    # override to save video-config in a separate config file
+    def save_pretrained(self, save_directory, **kwargs):
+        if os.path.isfile(save_directory):
+            raise ValueError(f"Provided path ({save_directory}) should be a directory, not a file")
+        os.makedirs(save_directory, exist_ok=True)
+
+        outputs = super().save_pretrained(save_directory, **kwargs)
+        return outputs
+
+    # override to load video-config from a separate config file
+    @classmethod
+    def from_pretrained(cls, pretrained_model_name_or_path, **kwargs):
+        processor = super().from_pretrained(pretrained_model_name_or_path, **kwargs)
+
+        # if return_unused_kwargs a tuple is returned where the second element is 'unused_kwargs'
+        if isinstance(processor, tuple):
+            processor = processor[0]
+        return processor
+
+    # Copy from https://github.com/QwenLM/Qwen2.5-VL/blob/main/qwen-vl-utils/src/qwen_vl_utils/vision_process.py
+    def process_vision_info(
+        self,
+        conversations: list[dict] | list[list[dict]],
+        return_video_kwargs: bool = False,
+    ) -> tuple[list[Image.Image] | None, list[torch.Tensor | list[Image.Image]] | None, dict | None]:
+        vision_infos = self.extract_vision_info(conversations)
+        ## Read images or videos
+        image_inputs = []
+        video_inputs = []
+        video_sample_fps_list = []
+        video_timestamps_list = []
+        for vision_info in vision_infos:
+            if "image" in vision_info or "image_url" in vision_info:
+                image_inputs.append(fetch_image(vision_info))
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("image, image_url or video should in content.")
+        if len(image_inputs) == 0:
+            image_inputs = None
+        if len(video_inputs) == 0:
+            video_inputs = None
+        if return_video_kwargs:
+            return (
+                image_inputs,
+                video_inputs,
+                {"fps": video_sample_fps_list, "timestamps": video_timestamps_list},
+            )
+        return image_inputs, video_inputs
+
+    def extract_vision_info(self, conversations: list[dict] | list[list[dict]]) -> list[dict]:
+        vision_infos = []
+        if isinstance(conversations[0], dict):
+            conversations = [conversations]
+        for conversation in conversations:
+            for message in conversation:
+                if isinstance(message["content"], list):
+                    for ele in message["content"]:
+                        if (
+                            "image" in ele
+                            or "image_url" in ele
+                            or "video" in ele
+                            or ele["type"] in ("image", "image_url", "video")
+                        ):
+                            vision_infos.append(ele)
+        return vision_infos
+
+
+__all__ = ["Eagle25VLProcessor"]

src/lerobot/policies/groot/groot_n1.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
+from huggingface_hub.errors import HFValidationError, RepositoryNotFoundError
+
+from lerobot.utils.import_utils import _transformers_available
+
+# Conditional import for type checking and lazy loading
+if TYPE_CHECKING or _transformers_available:
+    from transformers import AutoConfig, AutoModel, PretrainedConfig, PreTrainedModel
+    from transformers.feature_extraction_utils import BatchFeature
+else:
+    AutoConfig = None
+    AutoModel = None
+    PretrainedConfig = object
+    PreTrainedModel = object
+    BatchFeature = None
+
+try:
+    import tree
+except ImportError:
+    tree = None
+
+from lerobot.policies.groot.action_head.flow_matching_action_head import (
+    FlowmatchingActionHead,
+    FlowmatchingActionHeadConfig,
+)
+from lerobot.policies.groot.utils import ensure_eagle_cache_ready
+from lerobot.utils.constants import HF_LEROBOT_HOME
+
+DEFAULT_VENDOR_EAGLE_PATH = str((Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "eagle2_hg_model").resolve())
+DEFAULT_TOKENIZER_ASSETS_REPO = "lerobot/eagle2hg-processor-groot-n1p5"
+
+
+class EagleBackbone(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        tune_llm: bool = False,
+        tune_visual: bool = False,
+        select_layer: int = -1,
+        reproject_vision: bool = False,
+        use_flash_attention: bool = False,
+        load_bf16: bool = False,
+        eagle_path: str = DEFAULT_VENDOR_EAGLE_PATH,
+        tokenizer_assets_repo: str = DEFAULT_TOKENIZER_ASSETS_REPO,
+        project_to_dim: int = 1536,
+    ):
+        """
+        Args:
+            tune_llm: whether to tune the LLM model (default: True)
+            tune_visual: whether to tune the visual model (default: False)
+        """
+        super().__init__()
+        assert not reproject_vision, "Reproject vision is not implemented here, set to False"
+
+        # Prefer loading Eagle model config from the cache directory where vendor files were copied.
+        vendor_dir = DEFAULT_VENDOR_EAGLE_PATH
+        cache_dir = HF_LEROBOT_HOME / tokenizer_assets_repo
+        try:
+            ensure_eagle_cache_ready(vendor_dir, cache_dir, tokenizer_assets_repo)
+        except Exception as exc:  # nosec: B110
+            print(f"[GROOT] Warning: failed to prepare Eagle cache for backbone: {exc}")
+
+        config = AutoConfig.from_pretrained(str(cache_dir), trust_remote_code=True)
+        self.eagle_model = AutoModel.from_config(config, trust_remote_code=True)
+
+        if project_to_dim is not None:
+            self.eagle_linear = torch.nn.Linear(2048, project_to_dim)
+        else:
+            self.eagle_linear = torch.nn.Identity()
+
+        # needed since we don't use these layers. Also saves compute
+        while len(self.eagle_model.language_model.model.layers) > select_layer:
+            self.eagle_model.language_model.model.layers.pop(-1)
+
+        self.select_layer = select_layer
+        self.set_trainable_parameters(tune_llm, tune_visual)
+
+    def set_trainable_parameters(self, tune_llm: bool, tune_visual: bool):
+        self.tune_llm = tune_llm
+        self.tune_visual = tune_visual
+        for p in self.parameters():
+            p.requires_grad = True
+        if not tune_llm:
+            self.eagle_model.language_model.requires_grad_(False)
+        if not tune_visual:
+            self.eagle_model.vision_model.requires_grad_(False)
+            self.eagle_model.mlp1.requires_grad_(False)
+        print(f"Tune backbone llm: {self.tune_llm}")
+        print(f"Tune backbone visual: {self.tune_visual}")
+        # Check if any parameters are still trainable. If not, print a warning.
+        if not tune_llm and not tune_visual:
+            for name, p in self.named_parameters():
+                if p.requires_grad:
+                    print(f"Backbone trainable parameter: {name}")
+        if not any(p.requires_grad for p in self.parameters()):
+            print("Warning: No backbone trainable parameters found.")
+
+    def set_frozen_modules_to_eval_mode(self):
+        """
+        Huggingface will call model.train() at each training_step. To ensure
+        the expected behaviors for modules like dropout, batchnorm, etc., we
+        need to call model.eval() for the frozen modules.
+        """
+        if self.training:
+            if self.eagle_model.language_model and not self.tune_llm:
+                self.eagle_model.language_model.eval()
+            if self.eagle_model.vision_model and not self.tune_visual:
+                self.eagle_model.vision_model.eval()
+
+    def prepare_input(self, batch: dict) -> BatchFeature:
+        return BatchFeature(data=batch)
+
+    def forward_eagle(self, vl_input: BatchFeature) -> BatchFeature:
+        eagle_prefix = "eagle_"
+        eagle_input = {
+            k.removeprefix(eagle_prefix): v for k, v in vl_input.items() if k.startswith(eagle_prefix)
+        }
+        del eagle_input["image_sizes"]
+
+        eagle_output = self.eagle_model(**eagle_input, output_hidden_states=True, return_dict=True)
+        eagle_features = eagle_output.hidden_states[self.select_layer]
+
+        eagle_features = self.eagle_linear(eagle_features)
+        return eagle_features, eagle_input["attention_mask"]
+
+    def forward(self, vl_input: BatchFeature) -> BatchFeature:
+        self.set_frozen_modules_to_eval_mode()
+
+        eagle_embeds, eagle_mask = self.forward_eagle(vl_input)
+
+        # YL (TODO HACK): to resolve DDP issue when tune_visual=True
+        # Ensure all trainable parameters in vision_model are used in the forward pass for DDP compatibility
+        if self.training and self.tune_visual:
+            dummy_term = torch.tensor(
+                0.0, device=eagle_embeds.device, dtype=eagle_embeds.dtype, requires_grad=True
+            )
+            for param in self.eagle_model.vision_model.parameters():
+                if param.requires_grad:
+                    dummy_term = dummy_term + 0.0 * param.sum()
+            eagle_embeds = eagle_embeds + dummy_term
+
+        return BatchFeature(
+            data={"backbone_features": eagle_embeds, "backbone_attention_mask": eagle_mask}
+        )  # [B, T2, hidden_size]
+
+
+BACKBONE_FEATURE_KEY = "backbone_features"
+ACTION_KEY = "action_pred"
+LOSS_KEY = "loss"
+ERROR_MSG = "Error: unexpected input/output"
+N_COLOR_CHANNELS = 3
+
+
+# config
+@dataclass
+class GR00TN15Config(PretrainedConfig):
+    model_type = "gr00t_n1_5"
+    backbone_cfg: dict = field(init=False, metadata={"help": "Backbone configuration."})
+
+    action_head_cfg: dict = field(init=False, metadata={"help": "Action head configuration."})
+
+    action_horizon: int = field(init=False, metadata={"help": "Action horizon."})
+
+    action_dim: int = field(init=False, metadata={"help": "Action dimension."})
+    compute_dtype: str = field(default="float32", metadata={"help": "Compute dtype."})
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
+            setattr(self, key, value)
+
+
+# real model
+class GR00TN15(PreTrainedModel):
+    supports_gradient_checkpointing = True
+    config_class = GR00TN15Config
+    """
+    we expect the backbone output to have a key 'backbone_features' with shape (batch_size, n, hidden_size)
+    here n is variable and can be e.g. time, 1 or user specified
+    we expect the action head output to have a key 'action_pred' with shape (batch_size, time, action_dim) during inference time
+    we expect these to have type BatchFeature, and they can of course have many other user specified keys too
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config: GR00TN15Config,
+        local_model_path: str,
+    ):
+        assert isinstance(config.backbone_cfg, dict)
+        assert isinstance(config.action_head_cfg, dict)
+
+        super().__init__(config)
+        self.local_model_path = local_model_path
+
+        self.backbone = EagleBackbone(**config.backbone_cfg)
+        action_head_cfg = FlowmatchingActionHeadConfig(**config.action_head_cfg)
+        self.action_head = FlowmatchingActionHead(action_head_cfg)
+
+        self.action_horizon = config.action_horizon
+        self.action_dim = config.action_dim
+        self.compute_dtype = config.compute_dtype
+
+    def validate_inputs(self, inputs):
+        # NOTE -- this should be handled internally by the model
+        # however, doing that will likely be breaking changes -- so we'll need to do it after the deadline
+
+        detected_error = False
+        error_msg = ERROR_MSG
+        if "action" in inputs:
+            action = inputs["action"]
+            # In inference, action may be omitted or None; validate only when it's a tensor.
+            if action is None:
+                pass  # allow None during inference
+            elif isinstance(action, torch.Tensor):
+                shape_ok = (
+                    len(action.shape) == 3
+                    and action.shape[1] == self.action_horizon
+                    and action.shape[2] == self.action_dim
+                )
+                if not shape_ok:
+                    error_msg += f"\n{action.shape=}"
+                    detected_error = True
+            else:
+                # Unexpected non-tensor type provided for action
+                error_msg += f"\nInvalid type for action: {type(action)}"
+                detected_error = True
+
+        if "video" in inputs:
+            video = inputs["video"]
+            type_ok = isinstance(video, np.ndarray)
+            dtype_ok = video.dtype == np.uint8
+            shape_ok = len(video.shape) == 6 and video.shape[3] == N_COLOR_CHANNELS
+            if not type_ok:
+                error_msg += f"\n{type(video)=}"
+                detected_error = True
+            if not dtype_ok:
+                error_msg += f"\n{video.dtype=}"
+                detected_error = True
+            if not shape_ok:
+                error_msg += f"\n{video.shape=}"
+                detected_error = True
+
+        if detected_error:
+            raise ValueError(error_msg)
+
+    def validate_data(self, action_head_outputs, backbone_outputs, is_training):
+        fail_backbone = (
+            not isinstance(backbone_outputs, BatchFeature) or BACKBONE_FEATURE_KEY not in backbone_outputs
+        )
+
+        if fail_backbone:
+            error_msg = ERROR_MSG
+            error_msg += f"\n{isinstance(backbone_outputs, BatchFeature)=}"
+            error_msg += f"\n{BACKBONE_FEATURE_KEY in backbone_outputs=}"
+            error_msg += f"\n{backbone_outputs[BACKBONE_FEATURE_KEY].shape=}"
+            raise ValueError(error_msg)
+
+        fail_action_head = (not isinstance(action_head_outputs, BatchFeature)) or not (
+            (
+                LOSS_KEY in action_head_outputs and is_training
+            )  # there might not be an action prediction during training
+            or (
+                ACTION_KEY in action_head_outputs
+                and action_head_outputs[ACTION_KEY].shape[1] == self.action_horizon
+                and action_head_outputs[ACTION_KEY].shape[2] == self.action_dim
+            )
+        )
+
+        if fail_action_head:
+            error_msg = ERROR_MSG
+            error_msg += f"\n{isinstance(action_head_outputs, BatchFeature)=}"
+            error_msg += f"\n{LOSS_KEY in action_head_outputs=}"
+            error_msg += f"\n{action_head_outputs[ACTION_KEY].shape=}"
+            error_msg += f"\n{self.action_horizon=}"
+            error_msg += f"\n{self.action_dim=}"
+            raise ValueError(error_msg)
+
+    def forward(
+        self,
+        inputs: dict,
+    ) -> BatchFeature:
+        backbone_inputs, action_inputs = self.prepare_input(inputs)
+        backbone_outputs = self.backbone(backbone_inputs)
+        action_head_outputs = self.action_head(backbone_outputs, action_inputs)
+        self.validate_data(action_head_outputs, backbone_outputs, is_training=True)
+        return action_head_outputs
+
+    def get_action(
+        self,
+        inputs: dict,
+    ) -> BatchFeature:
+        backbone_inputs, action_inputs = self.prepare_input(inputs)
+        # Because the behavior of backbones remains the same for training and inference, we can use `forward` for backbones.
+        backbone_outputs = self.backbone(backbone_inputs)
+        action_head_outputs = self.action_head.get_action(backbone_outputs, action_inputs)
+        self.validate_data(action_head_outputs, backbone_outputs, is_training=False)
+        return action_head_outputs
+
+    def prepare_input(self, inputs) -> tuple[BatchFeature, BatchFeature]:
+        self.validate_inputs(inputs)
+        backbone_inputs = self.backbone.prepare_input(inputs)
+        action_inputs = self.action_head.prepare_input(inputs)
+
+        def to_device_with_maybe_dtype(x):
+            # Cast floating tensors to a memory-efficient compute dtype when requested.
+            # Rationale: Upcasting backbone activations to fp32 significantly increases VRAM.
+            # When compute_dtype is bfloat16, prefer bf16 for activations to match AMP behavior.
+            if not isinstance(x, torch.Tensor):
+                return x
+            if torch.is_floating_point(x):
+                if getattr(self, "compute_dtype", None) == "bfloat16":
+                    return x.to(self.device, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+                # Fallback: preserve previous behavior if not using bf16 compute
+                return x.to(self.device, dtype=self.action_head.dtype)
+            # Non-floating tensors: move device only
+            return x.to(self.device)
+
+        backbone_inputs = tree.map_structure(to_device_with_maybe_dtype, backbone_inputs)
+        action_inputs = tree.map_structure(to_device_with_maybe_dtype, action_inputs)
+        return backbone_inputs, action_inputs
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_pretrained(cls, pretrained_model_name_or_path: str, **kwargs):
+        tune_visual = kwargs.pop("tune_visual", True)
+        tune_llm = kwargs.pop("tune_llm", False)
+        tune_projector = kwargs.pop("tune_projector", True)
+        tune_diffusion_model = kwargs.pop("tune_diffusion_model", True)
+
+        print(f"Loading pretrained dual brain from {pretrained_model_name_or_path}")
+        print(f"Tune backbone vision tower: {tune_visual}")
+        print(f"Tune backbone LLM: {tune_llm}")
+        print(f"Tune action head projector: {tune_projector}")
+        print(f"Tune action head DiT: {tune_diffusion_model}")
+
+        # get the current model path being downloaded
+        try:
+            # NOTE(YL) This downloads the model to the local cache and returns the local path to the model
+            # saved in ~/.cache/huggingface/hub/
+            local_model_path = snapshot_download(pretrained_model_name_or_path, repo_type="model")
+            # HFValidationError, RepositoryNotFoundError
+        except (HFValidationError, RepositoryNotFoundError):
+            print(
+                f"Model not found or avail in the huggingface hub. Loading from local path: {pretrained_model_name_or_path}"
+            )
+            local_model_path = pretrained_model_name_or_path
+
+        pretrained_model = super().from_pretrained(
+            local_model_path, local_model_path=local_model_path, **kwargs
+        )
+
+        pretrained_model.backbone.set_trainable_parameters(tune_visual=tune_visual, tune_llm=tune_llm)
+        pretrained_model.action_head.set_trainable_parameters(
+            tune_projector=tune_projector, tune_diffusion_model=tune_diffusion_model
+        )
+        return pretrained_model

src/lerobot/policies/groot/modeling_groot.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2024 NVIDIA Corporation and The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Groot Policy Wrapper for LeRobot Integration
+
+Minimal integration that delegates to Isaac-GR00T components where possible
+without porting their code. The intent is to:
+
+- Download and load the pretrained GR00T model via GR00TN15.from_pretrained
+- Optionally align action horizon similar to gr00t_finetune.py
+- Expose predict_action via GR00T model.get_action
+- Provide a training forward that can call the GR00T model forward if batch
+  structure matches.
+
+Notes:
+- Dataset loading and full training orchestration is handled by Isaac-GR00T
+  TrainRunner in their codebase. If you want to invoke that flow end-to-end
+  from LeRobot, see `GrootPolicy.finetune_with_groot_runner` below.
+"""
+
+import os
+from collections import deque
+
+import torch
+from torch import Tensor
+
+from lerobot.policies.groot.configuration_groot import GrootConfig
+from lerobot.policies.groot.groot_n1 import GR00TN15
+from lerobot.policies.pretrained import PreTrainedPolicy
+
+
+class GrootPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
+    """Wrapper around external Groot model for LeRobot integration."""
+
+    name = "groot"
+    config_class = GrootConfig
+
+    def __init__(self, config: GrootConfig):
+        """Initialize Groot policy wrapper."""
+        super().__init__(config)
+        config.validate_features()
+        self.config = config
+
+        # Initialize GR00T model using ported components
+        self._groot_model = self._create_groot_model()
+
+        self.reset()
+
+    def _create_groot_model(self):
+        """Create and initialize the GR00T model using Isaac-GR00T API.
+
+        This is only called when creating a NEW policy (not when loading from checkpoint).
+
+        Steps (delegating to Isaac-GR00T):
+        1) Download and load pretrained model via GR00TN15.from_pretrained
+        2) Align action horizon with data_config if provided
+        """
+        # Handle Flash Attention compatibility issues
+        self._handle_flash_attention_compatibility()
+
+        model = GR00TN15.from_pretrained(
+            pretrained_model_name_or_path=self.config.base_model_path,
+            tune_llm=self.config.tune_llm,
+            tune_visual=self.config.tune_visual,
+            tune_projector=self.config.tune_projector,
+            tune_diffusion_model=self.config.tune_diffusion_model,
+        )
+
+        model.compute_dtype = "bfloat16" if self.config.use_bf16 else model.compute_dtype
+        model.config.compute_dtype = model.compute_dtype
+
+        return model
+
+    def reset(self):
+        """Reset policy state when environment resets."""
+        self._action_queue = deque([], maxlen=self.config.n_action_steps)
+
+    def get_optim_params(self) -> dict:
+        return self.parameters()
+
+    def forward(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[Tensor, dict]:
+        """Training forward pass.
+
+        Delegates to Isaac-GR00T model.forward when inputs are compatible.
+        """
+        # Build a clean input dict for GR00T: keep only tensors GR00T consumes
+        allowed_base = {"state", "state_mask", "action", "action_mask", "embodiment_id"}
+        groot_inputs = {
+            k: v
+            for k, v in batch.items()
+            if (k in allowed_base or k.startswith("eagle_")) and not (k.startswith("next.") or k == "info")
+        }
+
+        # Get device from model parameters
+        device = next(self.parameters()).device
+
+        # Run GR00T forward under bf16 autocast when enabled to reduce activation memory
+        # Rationale: Matches original GR00T finetuning (bf16 compute, fp32 params) and avoids fp32 upcasts.
+        with torch.autocast(device_type=device.type, dtype=torch.bfloat16, enabled=self.config.use_bf16):
+            outputs = self._groot_model.forward(groot_inputs)
+
+        # Isaac-GR00T returns a BatchFeature; loss key is typically 'loss'
+        loss = outputs.get("loss")
+
+        loss_dict = {"loss": loss.item()}
+
+        return loss, loss_dict
+
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def predict_action_chunk(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> Tensor:
+        """Predict a chunk of actions for inference by delegating to Isaac-GR00T.
+
+        Returns a tensor of shape (B, n_action_steps, action_dim).
+        """
+        self.eval()
+
+        # Build a clean input dict for GR00T: keep only tensors GR00T consumes
+        # Preprocessing is handled by the processor pipeline, so we just filter the batch
+        # NOTE: During inference, we should NOT pass action/action_mask (that's what we're predicting)
+        allowed_base = {"state", "state_mask", "embodiment_id"}
+        groot_inputs = {
+            k: v
+            for k, v in batch.items()
+            if (k in allowed_base or k.startswith("eagle_")) and not (k.startswith("next.") or k == "info")
+        }
+
+        # Get device from model parameters
+        device = next(self.parameters()).device
+
+        # Use bf16 autocast for inference to keep memory low and match backbone dtype
+        with torch.autocast(device_type=device.type, dtype=torch.bfloat16, enabled=self.config.use_bf16):
+            outputs = self._groot_model.get_action(groot_inputs)
+
+        actions = outputs.get("action_pred")
+
+        original_action_dim = self.config.output_features["action"].shape[0]
+        actions = actions[:, :, :original_action_dim]
+
+        return actions
+
+    @torch.no_grad()
+    def select_action(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> Tensor:
+        """Select single action from action queue."""
+        self.eval()
+
+        if len(self._action_queue) == 0:
+            actions = self.predict_action_chunk(batch)
+            self._action_queue.extend(actions.transpose(0, 1))
+        return self._action_queue.popleft()
+
+    # -------------------------
+    # Internal helpers
+    # -------------------------
+    def _handle_flash_attention_compatibility(self) -> None:
+        """Handle Flash Attention compatibility issues by setting environment variables.
+
+        This addresses the common 'undefined symbol' error that occurs when Flash Attention
+        is compiled against a different PyTorch version than what's currently installed.
+        """
+
+        # Set environment variables to handle Flash Attention compatibility
+        # These help with symbol resolution issues
+        os.environ.setdefault("FLASH_ATTENTION_FORCE_BUILD", "0")
+        os.environ.setdefault("FLASH_ATTENTION_SKIP_CUDA_BUILD", "0")
+
+        # Try to import flash_attn and handle failures gracefully
+        try:
+            import flash_attn
+
+            print(f"[GROOT] Flash Attention version: {flash_attn.__version__}")
+        except ImportError as e:
+            print(f"[GROOT] Flash Attention not available: {e}")
+            print("[GROOT] Will use fallback attention mechanism")
+        except Exception as e:
+            if "undefined symbol" in str(e):
+                print(f"[GROOT] Flash Attention compatibility issue detected: {e}")
+                print("[GROOT] This is likely due to PyTorch/Flash Attention version mismatch")
+                print("[GROOT] Consider reinstalling Flash Attention with compatible version:")
+                print("  pip uninstall flash-attn")
+                print("  pip install --no-build-isolation flash-attn==2.6.3")
+                print("[GROOT] Continuing with fallback attention mechanism")
+            else:
+                print(f"[GROOT] Flash Attention error: {e}")
+                print("[GROOT] Continuing with fallback attention mechanism")

src/lerobot/policies/groot/processor_groot.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2024 NVIDIA Corporation and The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+from einops import rearrange
+from PIL import Image
+
+from lerobot.utils.import_utils import _transformers_available
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING or _transformers_available:
+    from transformers import AutoProcessor, ProcessorMixin
+else:
+    AutoProcessor = None
+    ProcessorMixin = object
+
+from lerobot.configs.types import (
+    FeatureType,
+    NormalizationMode,
+    PolicyFeature,
+)
+from lerobot.policies.groot.configuration_groot import GrootConfig
+from lerobot.processor import (
+    AddBatchDimensionProcessorStep,
+    DeviceProcessorStep,
+    PolicyAction,
+    PolicyProcessorPipeline,
+    ProcessorStep,
+    ProcessorStepRegistry,
+    RenameObservationsProcessorStep,
+)
+from lerobot.processor.converters import (
+    policy_action_to_transition,
+    transition_to_policy_action,
+)
+from lerobot.processor.core import EnvTransition, TransitionKey
+from lerobot.utils.constants import (
+    HF_LEROBOT_HOME,
+    POLICY_POSTPROCESSOR_DEFAULT_NAME,
+    POLICY_PREPROCESSOR_DEFAULT_NAME,
+)
+
+# Defaults for Eagle processor locations
+DEFAULT_TOKENIZER_ASSETS_REPO = "lerobot/eagle2hg-processor-groot-n1p5"
+
+
+def make_groot_pre_post_processors(
+    config: GrootConfig, dataset_stats: dict[str, dict[str, torch.Tensor]] | None = None
+) -> tuple[
+    PolicyProcessorPipeline[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]],
+    PolicyProcessorPipeline[PolicyAction, PolicyAction],
+]:
+    """Create preprocessor and postprocessor for Groot policy.
+
+    This creates a processing pipeline that transforms LeRobot data format into
+    the format expected by Isaac-GR00T models:
+
+    Preprocessing steps:
+    1. Optional key renaming (dataset-specific key mapping)
+    2. Add batch dimension to unbatched data
+    3. Pack video/state/action/language/embodiment and apply optional min-max normalization before padding
+    4. Encode video+language with Eagle VLM into intermediate eagle_content
+    5. Collate eagle_content into batched eagle_* tensors
+    6. Move tensors to device (GPU)
+
+    NOTE: We optionally apply min-max normalization to STATE and ACTION using
+    dataset-provided statistics prior to padding, mapping values to [-1, 1].
+    This mirrors SO100-style preprocessing and keeps scales consistent with GR00T.
+
+    Args:
+        config: Groot configuration containing data_config, embodiment_tag, etc.
+        dataset_stats: Optional per-key min/max statistics for normalization before padding.
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (preprocessor, postprocessor) pipelines
+    """
+
+    # Get horizon/dimension parameters from config
+    # These should match the config used for the pretrained model
+    # Default values match most GR00T configs (state_horizon=1, action_horizon=16)
+    state_horizon = 1
+    # CRITICAL: Pretrained GR00T models use action_horizon=16 max!
+    # The model architecture hardcodes this limit
+    action_horizon = min(config.chunk_size, 16)
+    max_state_dim = config.max_state_dim
+    max_action_dim = config.max_action_dim
+
+    # Pass raw dataset_stats; normalization will occur inside pack step before padding
+    padded_stats = dataset_stats or {}
+
+    # Define feature specs for optional normalization steps
+    _features: dict[str, PolicyFeature] = {
+        # Observation features (only add those we may normalize)
+        "observation.state": PolicyFeature(type=FeatureType.STATE, shape=(state_horizon, max_state_dim)),
+        # Action feature
+        "action": PolicyFeature(type=FeatureType.ACTION, shape=(action_horizon, max_action_dim)),
+    }
+
+    # Normalize STATE and ACTION with min_max (SO100-like default)
+    _norm_map = {
+        FeatureType.ACTION: NormalizationMode.MIN_MAX,
+        FeatureType.STATE: NormalizationMode.MIN_MAX,
+    }
+
+    # Determine env action dimension from config (simple, object-like PolicyFeature)
+    try:
+        env_action_dim = int(config.output_features["action"].shape[0])
+    except Exception:
+        env_action_dim = 0
+
+    input_steps: list[ProcessorStep] = [
+        # 1. Rename keys if needed (e.g., dataset-specific camera names)
+        # Leave empty for now - add mappings if your dataset uses different key names
+        RenameObservationsProcessorStep(rename_map={}),
+        # 2. Add batch dimension for single samples
+        AddBatchDimensionProcessorStep(),
+        # 3. Pack video/state/action/language/embodiment; apply optional min-max normalization before padding
+        GrootPackInputsStep(
+            state_horizon=state_horizon,
+            action_horizon=action_horizon,
+            max_state_dim=max_state_dim,
+            max_action_dim=max_action_dim,
+            language_key="task",
+            formalize_language=False,
+            embodiment_tag=config.embodiment_tag,
+            normalize_min_max=True,
+            stats=padded_stats,
+        ),
+        # 4. Eagle encode (creates eagle_content)
+        GrootEagleEncodeStep(
+            tokenizer_assets_repo=config.tokenizer_assets_repo,
+        ),
+        # 5. Collate eagle_content -> eagle_* tensors
+        GrootEagleCollateStep(
+            tokenizer_assets_repo=config.tokenizer_assets_repo,
+        ),
+        # 6. Move to device
+        DeviceProcessorStep(device=config.device),
+    ]
+
+    # Postprocessing: slice to env action dim and unnormalize to env scale, then move to CPU
+    output_steps: list[ProcessorStep] = [
+        GrootActionUnpackUnnormalizeStep(
+            env_action_dim=env_action_dim,
+            stats=padded_stats,
+            normalize_min_max=True,
+        ),
+        # Finally, move to CPU for env interaction
+        DeviceProcessorStep(device="cpu"),
+    ]
+
+    return (
+        PolicyProcessorPipeline[dict[str, Any], dict[str, Any]](
+            steps=input_steps,
+            name=POLICY_PREPROCESSOR_DEFAULT_NAME,
+        ),
+        PolicyProcessorPipeline[PolicyAction, PolicyAction](
+            steps=output_steps,
+            name=POLICY_POSTPROCESSOR_DEFAULT_NAME,
+            to_transition=policy_action_to_transition,
+            to_output=transition_to_policy_action,
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+# GR00T specific processor steps
+
+
+def _to_uint8_np_bhwc(img_t: torch.Tensor) -> np.ndarray:
+    # img_t: (B, C, H, W) float in [0,1] or uint8
+    if img_t.dtype.is_floating_point:
+        img_t = (img_t.clamp(0, 1) * 255.0).to(torch.uint8)
+    return rearrange(img_t.cpu().numpy(), "b c h w -> b h w c")
+
+
+def _build_eagle_processor(tokenizer_assets_repo: str = DEFAULT_TOKENIZER_ASSETS_REPO) -> ProcessorMixin:
+    # Validate that the cache directory is ready. If not, instruct the user.
+    cache_dir = HF_LEROBOT_HOME / tokenizer_assets_repo
+    required = [
+        cache_dir / "processor_config.json",
+        cache_dir / "preprocessor_config.json",
+        cache_dir / "image_processing_eagle2_5_vl_fast.py",
+    ]
+    if not all(p.exists() for p in required):
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"[GROOT] Eagle processor cache at '{cache_dir}' is not populated. "
+            "Vendor files are copied during model creation. Create the policy/model first, "
+            "or call ensure_eagle_cache_ready() before building processors."
+        )
+    proc = AutoProcessor.from_pretrained(str(cache_dir), trust_remote_code=True, use_fast=True)
+    proc.tokenizer.padding_side = "left"
+    return proc
+
+
+@dataclass
+@ProcessorStepRegistry.register(name="groot_pack_inputs_v3")
+class GrootPackInputsStep(ProcessorStep):
+    state_horizon: int = 1
+    action_horizon: int = 16
+    max_state_dim: int = 64
+    max_action_dim: int = 32
+    language_key: str = "task"
+    formalize_language: bool = False
+    embodiment_tag: str = "new_embodiment"
+    embodiment_mapping: dict[str, int] = field(
+        default_factory=lambda: {
+            "new_embodiment": 31,  # Match original GR00T EMBODIMENT_TAG_MAPPING
+            "oxe_droid": 17,
+            "agibot_genie1": 26,
+            "gr1": 24,
+            "so100": 2,
+            "unitree_g1": 3,
+        }
+    )
+    # Min-max normalization (SO100-like) applied BEFORE padding
+    normalize_min_max: bool = True
+    stats: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] | None = None
+
+    def __call__(self, transition: EnvTransition) -> EnvTransition:
+        obs = transition.get(TransitionKey.OBSERVATION, {}) or {}
+        comp = transition.get(TransitionKey.COMPLEMENTARY_DATA, {}) or {}
+
+        def _align_vec(vec: Any, target_dim: int, *, default: float) -> torch.Tensor:
+            t = torch.as_tensor(vec)
+            t = t.flatten().to(
+                dtype=torch.float32,
+                device=next(
+                    (v.device for v in obs.values() if isinstance(v, torch.Tensor)), torch.device("cpu")
+                ),
+            )
+            d = int(t.shape[-1]) if t.numel() > 0 else 0
+            if d == target_dim:
+                return t
+            if d < target_dim:
+                pad = torch.full((target_dim - d,), default, dtype=t.dtype, device=t.device)
+                return torch.cat([t, pad], dim=0)
+            return t[:target_dim]
+
+        def _min_max_norm(x: torch.Tensor, key: str) -> torch.Tensor:
+            if not self.normalize_min_max:
+                return x
+            if self.stats is None or key not in self.stats:
+                return x
+            stats_k = self.stats[key]
+            last_dim = x.shape[-1]
+            min_v = _align_vec(stats_k.get("min", torch.zeros(last_dim)), last_dim, default=0.0)
+            max_v = _align_vec(stats_k.get("max", torch.ones(last_dim)), last_dim, default=1.0)
+            denom = max_v - min_v
+            mask = denom != 0
+            safe_denom = torch.where(mask, denom, torch.ones_like(denom))
+            mapped = 2 * (x - min_v) / safe_denom - 1
+            return torch.where(mask, mapped, torch.zeros_like(mapped))
+
+        # 1) Video (B, T=1, V, H, W, C) uint8
+        img_keys = sorted([k for k in obs if k.startswith("observation.images.")])
+        if not img_keys and "observation.image" in obs:
+            img_keys = ["observation.image"]
+        if img_keys:
+            cams = [_to_uint8_np_bhwc(obs[k]) for k in img_keys]
+            video = np.stack(cams, axis=1)  # (B, V, H, W, C)
+            video = np.expand_dims(video, axis=1)  # (B, 1, V, H, W, C)
+            # GR00T validates that video.shape[3] == 3 (channels), so reorder to (B, T, V, C, H, W)
+            video = np.transpose(video, (0, 1, 2, 5, 3, 4))  # (B, 1, V, C, H, W)
+            obs["video"] = video
+            # Drop raw images to avoid confusion downstream
+            for k in img_keys:
+                obs.pop(k, None)
+
+        # 2) Language (string)
+        lang = comp.get(self.language_key)
+        if isinstance(lang, list):
+            lang = lang[0] if len(lang) > 0 else None
+        if not lang:
+            lang = "Perform the task."
+        if self.formalize_language:
+            lang = (lang or "").lower()
+            lang = "".join(ch for ch in lang if ch.isalnum() or ch.isspace())
+        comp["language"] = lang
+
+        # 3) State/state_mask -> (B, 1, max_state_dim)
+        if "observation.state" in obs:
+            state = obs["observation.state"]  # (B, D)
+            if state.dim() != 2:
+                raise ValueError(f"state must be (B, D), got {tuple(state.shape)}")
+            bsz, d = state.shape
+            # Normalize BEFORE padding
+            if self.normalize_min_max:
+                state = _min_max_norm(state, "observation.state")
+            state = state.unsqueeze(1)  # (B, 1, D)
+            if d > self.max_state_dim:
+                state = state[:, :, : self.max_state_dim]
+                d = self.max_state_dim
+            elif d < self.max_state_dim:
+                pad = torch.zeros(bsz, 1, self.max_state_dim - d, dtype=state.dtype, device=state.device)
+                state = torch.cat([state, pad], dim=2)
+            state_mask = torch.zeros(bsz, 1, self.max_state_dim, dtype=torch.bool, device=state.device)
+            state_mask[:, :, :d] = True
+            obs["state"] = state
+            obs["state_mask"] = state_mask
+
+        # 4) Action/action_mask -> (B, action_horizon, max_action_dim)
+        action = transition.get(TransitionKey.ACTION)
+        if isinstance(action, torch.Tensor):
+            # Normalize BEFORE temporal expansion/padding
+            if self.normalize_min_max:
+                if action.dim() == 2:
+                    action = _min_max_norm(action, "action")
+                elif action.dim() == 3:
+                    b, t, d = action.shape
+                    flat = action.reshape(b * t, d)
+                    flat = _min_max_norm(flat, "action")
+                    action = flat.view(b, t, d)
+            if action.dim() == 2:
+                action = action.unsqueeze(1).repeat(1, self.action_horizon, 1)
+            elif action.dim() == 3:
+                b, t, d = action.shape
+                if t < self.action_horizon:
+                    last = action[:, -1:, :]
+                    pad = last.repeat(1, self.action_horizon - t, 1)
+                    action = torch.cat([action, pad], dim=1)
+                elif t > self.action_horizon:
+                    action = action[:, : self.action_horizon, :]
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(f"action must be (B, D) or (B, T, D), got {tuple(action.shape)}")
+
+            b, t, d = action.shape
+            if d > self.max_action_dim:
+                action = action[:, :, : self.max_action_dim]
+                d = self.max_action_dim
+            elif d < self.max_action_dim:
+                pad = torch.zeros(b, t, self.max_action_dim - d, dtype=action.dtype, device=action.device)
+                action = torch.cat([action, pad], dim=2)
+            action_mask = torch.zeros(b, t, self.max_action_dim, dtype=torch.bool, device=action.device)
+            action_mask[:, :, :d] = True
+            transition[TransitionKey.ACTION] = action
+            comp["action_mask"] = action_mask
+
+        # 5) Embodiment id as LongTensor (B,)
+        emb_id = self.embodiment_mapping.get(self.embodiment_tag, 0)
+        # Infer batch size/device from any tensor in obs or action
+        bsz = None
+        device = torch.device("cpu")
+        for v in list(obs.values()) + [transition.get(TransitionKey.ACTION)]:
+            if isinstance(v, torch.Tensor):
+                bsz = v.shape[0]
+                device = v.device
+                break
+        if bsz is None and "video" in obs and isinstance(obs["video"], np.ndarray):
+            bsz = obs["video"].shape[0]
+        if bsz is None:
+            bsz = 1
+        comp["embodiment_id"] = torch.full((bsz,), emb_id, dtype=torch.long, device=device)
+
+        transition[TransitionKey.OBSERVATION] = obs
+        transition[TransitionKey.COMPLEMENTARY_DATA] = comp
+        return transition
+
+    # Pipeline API requirement: declare how features change (we keep it simple)
+    def transform_features(self, features):
+        return features
+
+    def get_config(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Returns a serializable dictionary of the processor's configuration.
+
+        Excludes 'stats' since they are saved separately via state_dict().
+        """
+        return {
+            "state_horizon": self.state_horizon,
+            "action_horizon": self.action_horizon,
+            "max_state_dim": self.max_state_dim,
+            "max_action_dim": self.max_action_dim,
+            "language_key": self.language_key,
+            "formalize_language": self.formalize_language,
+            "embodiment_tag": self.embodiment_tag,
+            "embodiment_mapping": self.embodiment_mapping,
+            "normalize_min_max": self.normalize_min_max,
+        }
+
+    def state_dict(self) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        """
+        Returns normalization statistics as a flat state dictionary.
+
+        This enables saving stats to safetensors files, similar to normalizer_processor.
+        """
+        if not self.stats:
+            return {}
+
+        flat: dict[str, torch.Tensor] = {}
+        for key, sub in self.stats.items():
+            for stat_name, value in sub.items():
+                tensor = torch.as_tensor(value).cpu()
+                flat[f"{key}.{stat_name}"] = tensor
+        return flat
+
+    def load_state_dict(self, state: dict[str, torch.Tensor]) -> None:
+        """
+        Loads normalization statistics from a flat state dictionary.
+
+        This enables loading stats from safetensors files during from_pretrained.
+        """
+        if not state:
+            return
+
+        reconstructed: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        for flat_key, tensor in state.items():
+            if "." in flat_key:
+                key, stat_name = flat_key.rsplit(".", 1)
+                if key not in reconstructed:
+                    reconstructed[key] = {}
+                reconstructed[key][stat_name] = tensor
+
+        if reconstructed:
+            self.stats = reconstructed
+
+
+@dataclass
+@ProcessorStepRegistry.register(name="groot_eagle_encode_v3")
+class GrootEagleEncodeStep(ProcessorStep):
+    tokenizer_assets_repo: str = DEFAULT_TOKENIZER_ASSETS_REPO
+    _proc: ProcessorMixin | None = field(default=None, init=False, repr=False)
+
+    @property
+    def proc(self) -> ProcessorMixin:
+        if self._proc is None:
+            self._proc = _build_eagle_processor(self.tokenizer_assets_repo)
+        return self._proc
+
+    def __call__(self, transition: EnvTransition) -> EnvTransition:
+        obs = transition.get(TransitionKey.OBSERVATION, {}) or {}
+        comp = transition.get(TransitionKey.COMPLEMENTARY_DATA, {}) or {}
+
+        if "video" not in obs:
+            return transition
+
+        video = obs["video"]  # (B, T, V, H, W, C) uint8
+        lang = comp.get("language", "Perform the task.")
+        if isinstance(lang, list):
+            lang = lang[0] if len(lang) > 0 else "Perform the task."
+
+        bsz = video.shape[0]
+        eagle_contents: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+        for b in range(bsz):
+            vt = video[b]  # (T, V, C, H, W) after reorder
+            if vt.ndim != 5:
+                # Fallback: assume (T, V, H, W, C)
+                t, v, h, w, c = vt.shape
+                flat = rearrange(vt, "t v h w c -> (t v) h w c")
+            else:
+                t, v, c, h, w = vt.shape
+                flat = rearrange(vt, "t v c h w -> (t v) h w c")
+            images = [Image.fromarray(flat[i]) for i in range(t * v)]
+            # Format language as string list representation to match Original GROOT
+            lang_formatted = str([lang])
+            text_content = [{"type": "text", "text": lang_formatted}]
+            image_content = [{"type": "image", "image": img} for img in images]
+            conv = [{"role": "user", "content": image_content + text_content}]
+            text_list = [self.proc.apply_chat_template(conv, tokenize=False, add_generation_prompt=True)]
+            img_inputs, vid_inputs = self.proc.process_vision_info(conv)
+            eagle_contents.append(
+                {
+                    "text_list": text_list,
+                    "image_inputs": img_inputs,
+                    "video_inputs": vid_inputs,
+                }
+            )
+
+        comp["eagle_content"] = eagle_contents
+        transition[TransitionKey.OBSERVATION] = obs
+        transition[TransitionKey.COMPLEMENTARY_DATA] = comp
+        return transition
+
+    # Pipeline API requirement: declare how features change (no schema change here)
+    def transform_features(self, features):
+        return features
+
+
+# Original GR00T-style collate: converts eagle_content -> eagle_* tensors
+def collate(features: list[dict[str, Any]], eagle_processor: ProcessorMixin) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    batch: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    keys = features[0].keys()
+
+    for key in keys:
+        values = [elem[key] for elem in features]
+
+        if key == "eagle_content":
+            text_list: list[str] = []
+            image_inputs: list[Any] = []
+            for v in values:
+                curr_text_list = v["text_list"]
+                curr_image_inputs = v["image_inputs"]
+                text_list += curr_text_list
+                image_inputs += curr_image_inputs
+            eagle_inputs = eagle_processor(
+                text=text_list,
+                images=image_inputs,
+                images_kwargs={"min_dynamic_tiles": 1, "max_dynamic_tiles": 1, "use_thumbnail": False},
+                return_tensors="pt",
+                padding=True,
+            )
+            for k, v in eagle_inputs.items():
+                k = "eagle_" + k
+                batch[k] = v
+        elif key in ("pixel_values", "image_grid_thw", "attention_mask", "input_ids"):
+            # Concat in existing batch dimension.
+            batch[key] = torch.cat(values)
+        else:
+            # state, state_mask, action and action_mask.
+            # Stack to form the batch dimension.
+            batch[key] = torch.from_numpy(np.stack(values))
+    return batch
+
+
+@dataclass
+@ProcessorStepRegistry.register(name="groot_eagle_collate_v3")
+class GrootEagleCollateStep(ProcessorStep):
+    tokenizer_assets_repo: str = DEFAULT_TOKENIZER_ASSETS_REPO
+    _proc: ProcessorMixin | None = field(default=None, init=False, repr=False)
+
+    @property
+    def proc(self) -> ProcessorMixin:
+        if self._proc is None:
+            self._proc = _build_eagle_processor(self.tokenizer_assets_repo)
+        return self._proc
+
+    def __call__(self, transition: EnvTransition) -> EnvTransition:
+        obs = transition.get(TransitionKey.OBSERVATION, {}) or {}
+        comp = transition.get(TransitionKey.COMPLEMENTARY_DATA, {}) or {}
+        contents = comp.get("eagle_content")
+        if not contents:
+            return transition
+
+        # Build features list as original API expects: one dict per batch item
+        features = [{"eagle_content": content} for content in contents]
+        batched = collate(features, self.proc)
+
+        # Inject eagle_* tensors and remove the temporary content and raw video to free memory
+        for k, v in batched.items():
+            comp[k] = v
+        comp.pop("eagle_content", None)
+        obs.pop(
+            "video", None
+        )  # The video has been fully encoded into eagle_* tensors, so we don't need the raw video anymore
+        transition[TransitionKey.OBSERVATION] = obs
+        transition[TransitionKey.COMPLEMENTARY_DATA] = comp
+        return transition
+
+    def transform_features(self, features):
+        return features
+
+
+@dataclass
+@ProcessorStepRegistry.register(name="groot_action_unpack_unnormalize_v1")
+class GrootActionUnpackUnnormalizeStep(ProcessorStep):
+    env_action_dim: int = 0
+    # Apply inverse of min-max normalization if it was used in preprocessor
+    normalize_min_max: bool = True
+    stats: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] | None = None
+
+    def __call__(self, transition: EnvTransition) -> EnvTransition:
+        # Expect model outputs to be in TransitionKey.ACTION as (B, T, D_model)
+        action = transition.get(TransitionKey.ACTION)
+        if not isinstance(action, torch.Tensor):
+            return transition
+
+        # Select last timestep and slice to env dimension
+        if action.dim() == 3:
+            action = action[:, -1, :]
+        # Now action is (B, D_model)
+        if self.env_action_dim and action.shape[-1] >= self.env_action_dim:
+            action = action[..., : self.env_action_dim]
+
+        # Inverse min-max normalization mirroring _min_max_norm:
+        # forward: y = 2 * (x - min) / denom - 1, with y=0 when denom==0
+        # inverse: x = (y+1)/2 * denom + min, and when denom==0 -> x = min
+        if self.normalize_min_max and self.stats is not None:
+            stats_k = self.stats.get("action", {})
+            d = action.shape[-1]
+            min_v = torch.as_tensor(
+                stats_k.get("min", torch.zeros(d)), dtype=action.dtype, device=action.device
+            )
+            max_v = torch.as_tensor(
+                stats_k.get("max", torch.ones(d)), dtype=action.dtype, device=action.device
+            )
+            if min_v.numel() != d:
+                min_v = torch.nn.functional.pad(min_v.flatten()[:d], (0, max(0, d - min_v.numel())))
+                min_v = min_v.to(action.device, dtype=action.dtype)
+            if max_v.numel() != d:
+                max_v = torch.nn.functional.pad(max_v.flatten()[:d], (0, max(0, d - max_v.numel())))
+                max_v = max_v.to(action.device, dtype=action.dtype)
+            denom = max_v - min_v
+            mask = denom != 0
+            safe_denom = torch.where(mask, denom, torch.ones_like(denom))
+            inv = (action + 1.0) * 0.5 * safe_denom + min_v
+            action = torch.where(mask, inv, min_v)
+
+        transition[TransitionKey.ACTION] = action
+        return transition
+
+    def transform_features(self, features):
+        return features
+
+    def get_config(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Returns a serializable dictionary of the processor's configuration.
+
+        Excludes 'stats' since they are saved separately via state_dict().
+        """
+        return {
+            "env_action_dim": self.env_action_dim,
+            "normalize_min_max": self.normalize_min_max,
+        }
+
+    def state_dict(self) -> dict[str, torch.Tensor]:
+        """
+        Returns normalization statistics as a flat state dictionary.
+
+        This enables saving stats to safetensors files, similar to normalizer_processor.
+        """
+        if not self.stats:
+            return {}
+
+        flat: dict[str, torch.Tensor] = {}
+        for key, sub in self.stats.items():
+            for stat_name, value in sub.items():
+                tensor = torch.as_tensor(value).cpu()
+                flat[f"{key}.{stat_name}"] = tensor
+        return flat
+
+    def load_state_dict(self, state: dict[str, torch.Tensor]) -> None:
+        """
+        Loads normalization statistics from a flat state dictionary.
+
+        This enables loading stats from safetensors files during from_pretrained.
+        """
+        if not state:
+            return
+
+        reconstructed: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+        for flat_key, tensor in state.items():
+            if "." in flat_key:
+                key, stat_name = flat_key.rsplit(".", 1)
+                if key not in reconstructed:
+                    reconstructed[key] = {}
+                reconstructed[key][stat_name] = tensor
+
+        if reconstructed:
+            self.stats = reconstructed

src/lerobot/policies/groot/utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from shutil import copytree
+
+from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
+
+
+def ensure_eagle_cache_ready(vendor_dir: Path, cache_dir: Path, assets_repo: str) -> None:
+    """Populate the Eagle processor directory in cache and ensure tokenizer assets exist.
+
+    - Copies the vendored Eagle files into cache_dir (overwriting when needed).
+    - Downloads vocab.json and merges.txt into the same cache_dir if missing.
+    """
+    cache_dir = Path(cache_dir)
+    vendor_dir = Path(vendor_dir)
+
+    try:
+        # Populate/refresh cache with vendor files to ensure a complete processor directory
+        print(f"[GROOT] Copying vendor Eagle files to cache: {vendor_dir} -> {cache_dir}")
+        copytree(vendor_dir, cache_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+    except Exception as exc:  # nosec: B110
+        print(f"[GROOT] Warning: Failed to copy vendor Eagle files to cache: {exc}")
+
+    required_assets = [
+        "vocab.json",
+        "merges.txt",
+        "added_tokens.json",
+        "chat_template.json",
+        "special_tokens_map.json",
+        "config.json",
+        "generation_config.json",
+        "preprocessor_config.json",
+        "processor_config.json",
+        "tokenizer_config.json",
+    ]
+
+    print(f"[GROOT] Assets repo: {assets_repo} \n Cache dir: {cache_dir}")
+
+    for fname in required_assets:
+        dst = cache_dir / fname
+        if not dst.exists():
+            print(f"[GROOT] Fetching {fname}")
+            hf_hub_download(
+                repo_id=assets_repo,
+                filename=fname,
+                repo_type="model",
+                local_dir=str(cache_dir),
+            )

src/lerobot/policies/pi0/configuration_pi0.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
 from lerobot.configs.types import FeatureType, NormalizationMode, PolicyFeature
 from lerobot.optim.optimizers import AdamWConfig
 from lerobot.optim.schedulers import CosineDecayWithWarmupSchedulerConfig
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
 from lerobot.utils.constants import OBS_IMAGES
 
 
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ class PI0Config(PreTrainedConfig):
     min_period: float = 4e-3
     max_period: float = 4.0
 
+    # Real-Time Chunking (RTC) configuration
+    rtc_config: RTCConfig | None = None
+
     image_resolution: tuple[int, int] = (224, 224)  # see openpi `preprocessing_pytorch.py`
 
     # Add empty images. Used to add empty cameras when no image features are present.

src/lerobot/policies/pi0/modeling_pi0.py

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ import logging
 import math
 from collections import deque
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, TypedDict
 
 import torch
 import torch.nn.functional as F  # noqa: N812
 from torch import Tensor, nn
+from typing_extensions import Unpack
 
 from lerobot.utils.import_utils import _transformers_available
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ else:
 from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
 from lerobot.policies.pi0.configuration_pi0 import PI0Config
 from lerobot.policies.pretrained import PreTrainedPolicy, T
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.modeling_rtc import RTCProcessor
 from lerobot.utils.constants import (
     ACTION,
     OBS_LANGUAGE_ATTENTION_MASK,
@@ -51,6 +53,12 @@ from lerobot.utils.constants import (
 )
 
 
+class ActionSelectKwargs(TypedDict, total=False):
+    inference_delay: int | None
+    prev_chunk_left_over: Tensor | None
+    execution_horizon: int | None
+
+
 def get_safe_dtype(target_dtype, device_type):
     """Get a safe dtype for the given device type."""
     if device_type == "mps" and target_dtype == torch.float64:
@@ -503,9 +511,10 @@ class PaliGemmaWithExpertModel(
 class PI0Pytorch(nn.Module):  # see openpi `PI0Pytorch`
     """Core PI0 PyTorch model."""
 
-    def __init__(self, config: PI0Config):
+    def __init__(self, config: PI0Config, rtc_processor: RTCProcessor | None = None):
         super().__init__()
         self.config = config
+        self.rtc_processor = rtc_processor
 
         paligemma_config = get_gemma_config(config.paligemma_variant)
         action_expert_config = get_gemma_config(config.action_expert_variant)
@@ -560,6 +569,9 @@ class PI0Pytorch(nn.Module):  # see openpi `PI0Pytorch`
         self.paligemma_with_expert.gemma_expert.model.gradient_checkpointing = False
         logging.info("Disabled gradient checkpointing for PI0Pytorch model")
 
+    def _rtc_enabled(self):
+        return self.config.rtc_config is not None and self.config.rtc_config.enabled
+
     def _apply_checkpoint(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
         """Helper method to apply gradient checkpointing if enabled."""
         if self.gradient_checkpointing_enabled and self.training:
@@ -756,7 +768,15 @@ class PI0Pytorch(nn.Module):  # see openpi `PI0Pytorch`
 
     @torch.no_grad()  # see openpi `sample_actions` (slightly adapted)
     def sample_actions(
-        self, images, img_masks, lang_tokens, lang_masks, state, noise=None, num_steps=None
+        self,
+        images,
+        img_masks,
+        lang_tokens,
+        lang_masks,
+        state,
+        noise=None,
+        num_steps=None,
+        **kwargs: Unpack[ActionSelectKwargs],
     ) -> Tensor:
         """Do a full inference forward and compute the action."""
         if num_steps is None:
@@ -798,14 +818,41 @@ class PI0Pytorch(nn.Module):  # see openpi `PI0Pytorch`
         time = torch.tensor(1.0, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
         while time >= -dt / 2:
             expanded_time = time.expand(bsize)
-            v_t = self.denoise_step(
-                state,
-                prefix_pad_masks,
-                past_key_values,
-                x_t,
-                expanded_time,
-            )
-            x_t = x_t + dt * v_t
+
+            # Define a closure function to properly capture expanded_time
+            # This avoids the lambda expression (E731) and loop variable binding (B023) issues
+            def denoise_step_partial_call(input_x_t, current_timestep=expanded_time):
+                return self.denoise_step(
+                    state=state,
+                    prefix_pad_masks=prefix_pad_masks,
+                    past_key_values=past_key_values,
+                    x_t=input_x_t,
+                    timestep=current_timestep,
+                )
+
+            if self._rtc_enabled():
+                inference_delay = kwargs.get("inference_delay")
+                prev_chunk_left_over = kwargs.get("prev_chunk_left_over")
+                execution_horizon = kwargs.get("execution_horizon")
+
+                v_t = self.rtc_processor.denoise_step(
+                    x_t=x_t,
+                    prev_chunk_left_over=prev_chunk_left_over,
+                    inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                    time=time,
+                    original_denoise_step_partial=denoise_step_partial_call,
+                    execution_horizon=execution_horizon,
+                )
+            else:
+                v_t = denoise_step_partial_call(x_t)
+
+            # Euler step
+            x_t += dt * v_t
+
+            # Record x_t and v_t after Euler step
+            if self.rtc_processor is not None and self.rtc_processor.is_debug_enabled():
+                self.rtc_processor.track(time=time, x_t=x_t, v_t=v_t)
+
             time += dt
 
         return x_t
@@ -869,7 +916,8 @@ class PI0Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         self.config = config
 
         # Initialize the core PI0 model
-        self.model = PI0Pytorch(config)
+        self.init_rtc_processor()
+        self.model = PI0Pytorch(config, rtc_processor=self.rtc_processor)
 
         # Enable gradient checkpointing if requested
         if config.gradient_checkpointing:
@@ -1059,6 +1107,22 @@ class PI0Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
             ACTION: deque(maxlen=self.config.n_action_steps),
         }
 
+    def init_rtc_processor(self):
+        """Initialize RTC processor if RTC is enabled in config."""
+        self.rtc_processor = None
+
+        # Create processor if config provided
+        # If RTC is not enabled - we can still track the denoising data
+        if self.config.rtc_config is not None:
+            self.rtc_processor = RTCProcessor(self.config.rtc_config)
+
+            model_value = getattr(self, "model", None)
+            if model_value is not None:
+                model_value.rtc_processor = self.rtc_processor
+
+    def _rtc_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        return self.config.rtc_config is not None and self.config.rtc_config.enabled
+
     def _preprocess_images(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[list[Tensor], list[Tensor]]:
         """Preprocess images for the model.
 
@@ -1137,6 +1201,10 @@ class PI0Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
     @torch.no_grad()
     def select_action(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> Tensor:
         """Select a single action given environment observations."""
+        assert not self._rtc_enabled(), (
+            "RTC is not supported for select_action, use it with predict_action_chunk"
+        )
+
         self.eval()
 
         # Action queue logic for n_action_steps > 1
@@ -1148,7 +1216,7 @@ class PI0Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         return self._action_queue.popleft()
 
     @torch.no_grad()
-    def predict_action_chunk(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> Tensor:
+    def predict_action_chunk(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], **kwargs: Unpack[ActionSelectKwargs]) -> Tensor:
         """Predict a chunk of actions given environment observations."""
         self.eval()
 
@@ -1157,8 +1225,8 @@ class PI0Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         lang_tokens, lang_masks = batch[f"{OBS_LANGUAGE_TOKENS}"], batch[f"{OBS_LANGUAGE_ATTENTION_MASK}"]
         state = self.prepare_state(batch)
 
-        # Sample actions using the model
-        actions = self.model.sample_actions(images, img_masks, lang_tokens, lang_masks, state)
+        # Sample actions using the model (pass through RTC kwargs)
+        actions = self.model.sample_actions(images, img_masks, lang_tokens, lang_masks, state, **kwargs)
 
         # Unpad actions to actual action dimension
         original_action_dim = self.config.output_features[ACTION].shape[0]

src/lerobot/policies/pi05/configuration_pi05.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
 from lerobot.configs.types import FeatureType, NormalizationMode, PolicyFeature
 from lerobot.optim.optimizers import AdamWConfig
 from lerobot.optim.schedulers import CosineDecayWithWarmupSchedulerConfig
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
 
 
 @PreTrainedConfig.register_subclass("pi05")
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ class PI05Config(PreTrainedConfig):
     min_period: float = 4e-3
     max_period: float = 4.0
 
+    # Real-Time Chunking (RTC) configuration
+    rtc_config: RTCConfig | None = None
+
     image_resolution: tuple[int, int] = (224, 224)  # see openpi `preprocessing_pytorch.py`
 
     # Add empty images. Used to add empty cameras when no image features are present.

src/lerobot/policies/pi05/modeling_pi05.py

@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ import logging
 import math
 from collections import deque
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, TypedDict
 
 import torch
 import torch.nn.functional as F  # noqa: N812
 from torch import Tensor, nn
+from typing_extensions import Unpack
 
 from lerobot.utils.import_utils import _transformers_available
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ else:
 from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
 from lerobot.policies.pi05.configuration_pi05 import PI05Config
 from lerobot.policies.pretrained import PreTrainedPolicy, T
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.modeling_rtc import RTCProcessor
 from lerobot.utils.constants import (
     ACTION,
     OBS_LANGUAGE_ATTENTION_MASK,
@@ -50,6 +52,12 @@ from lerobot.utils.constants import (
 )
 
 
+class ActionSelectKwargs(TypedDict, total=False):
+    inference_delay: int | None
+    prev_chunk_left_over: Tensor | None
+    execution_horizon: int | None
+
+
 def get_safe_dtype(target_dtype, device_type):
     """Get a safe dtype for the given device type."""
     if device_type == "mps" and target_dtype == torch.float64:
@@ -502,9 +510,10 @@ class PaliGemmaWithExpertModel(
 class PI05Pytorch(nn.Module):  # see openpi `PI0Pytorch`
     """Core PI05 PyTorch model."""
 
-    def __init__(self, config: PI05Config):
+    def __init__(self, config: PI05Config, rtc_processor: RTCProcessor | None = None):
         super().__init__()
         self.config = config
+        self.rtc_processor = rtc_processor
 
         paligemma_config = get_gemma_config(config.paligemma_variant)
         action_expert_config = get_gemma_config(config.action_expert_variant)
@@ -556,6 +565,9 @@ class PI05Pytorch(nn.Module):  # see openpi `PI0Pytorch`
         self.paligemma_with_expert.gemma_expert.model.gradient_checkpointing = False
         logging.info("Disabled gradient checkpointing for PI05Pytorch model")
 
+    def _rtc_enabled(self):
+        return self.config.rtc_config is not None and self.config.rtc_config.enabled
+
     def _apply_checkpoint(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
         """Helper method to apply gradient checkpointing if enabled."""
         if self.gradient_checkpointing_enabled and self.training:
@@ -731,7 +743,16 @@ class PI05Pytorch(nn.Module):  # see openpi `PI0Pytorch`
         return F.mse_loss(u_t, v_t, reduction="none")
 
     @torch.no_grad()  # see openpi `sample_actions` (slightly adapted)
-    def sample_actions(self, images, img_masks, tokens, masks, noise=None, num_steps=None) -> Tensor:
+    def sample_actions(
+        self,
+        images,
+        img_masks,
+        tokens,
+        masks,
+        noise=None,
+        num_steps=None,
+        **kwargs: Unpack[ActionSelectKwargs],
+    ) -> Tensor:
         """Do a full inference forward and compute the action."""
         if num_steps is None:
             num_steps = self.config.num_inference_steps
@@ -770,13 +791,40 @@ class PI05Pytorch(nn.Module):  # see openpi `PI0Pytorch`
         time = torch.tensor(1.0, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
         while time >= -dt / 2:
             expanded_time = time.expand(bsize)
-            v_t = self.denoise_step(
-                prefix_pad_masks,
-                past_key_values,
-                x_t,
-                expanded_time,
-            )
-            x_t = x_t + dt * v_t
+
+            # Define a closure function to properly capture expanded_time
+            # This avoids the lambda expression (E731) and loop variable binding (B023) issues
+            def denoise_step_partial_call(input_x_t, current_timestep=expanded_time):
+                return self.denoise_step(
+                    prefix_pad_masks=prefix_pad_masks,
+                    past_key_values=past_key_values,
+                    x_t=input_x_t,
+                    timestep=current_timestep,
+                )
+
+            if self._rtc_enabled():
+                inference_delay = kwargs.get("inference_delay")
+                prev_chunk_left_over = kwargs.get("prev_chunk_left_over")
+                execution_horizon = kwargs.get("execution_horizon")
+
+                v_t = self.rtc_processor.denoise_step(
+                    x_t=x_t,
+                    prev_chunk_left_over=prev_chunk_left_over,
+                    inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                    time=time,
+                    original_denoise_step_partial=denoise_step_partial_call,
+                    execution_horizon=execution_horizon,
+                )
+            else:
+                v_t = denoise_step_partial_call(x_t)
+
+            # Euler step
+            x_t += dt * v_t
+
+            # Record x_t and v_t after Euler step
+            if self.rtc_processor is not None and self.rtc_processor.is_debug_enabled():
+                self.rtc_processor.track(time=time, x_t=x_t, v_t=v_t)
+
             time += dt
 
         return x_t
@@ -839,7 +887,8 @@ class PI05Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         self.config = config
 
         # Initialize the core PI05 model
-        self.model = PI05Pytorch(config)
+        self.init_rtc_processor()
+        self.model = PI05Pytorch(config, rtc_processor=self.rtc_processor)
 
         # Enable gradient checkpointing if requested
         if config.gradient_checkpointing:
@@ -1035,6 +1084,22 @@ class PI05Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
             ACTION: deque(maxlen=self.config.n_action_steps),
         }
 
+    def init_rtc_processor(self):
+        """Initialize RTC processor if RTC is enabled in config."""
+        self.rtc_processor = None
+
+        # Create processor if config provided
+        # If RTC is not enabled - we can still track the denoising data
+        if self.config.rtc_config is not None:
+            self.rtc_processor = RTCProcessor(self.config.rtc_config)
+
+            model_value = getattr(self, "model", None)
+            if model_value is not None:
+                model_value.rtc_processor = self.rtc_processor
+
+    def _rtc_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        return self.config.rtc_config is not None and self.config.rtc_config.enabled
+
     def _preprocess_images(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> tuple[list[Tensor], list[Tensor]]:
         """Preprocess images for the model.
 
@@ -1109,6 +1174,10 @@ class PI05Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
     @torch.no_grad()
     def select_action(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> Tensor:
         """Select a single action given environment observations."""
+        assert not self._rtc_enabled(), (
+            "RTC is not supported for select_action, use it with predict_action_chunk"
+        )
+
         self.eval()
 
         # Action queue logic for n_action_steps > 1
@@ -1120,7 +1189,7 @@ class PI05Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         return self._action_queue.popleft()
 
     @torch.no_grad()
-    def predict_action_chunk(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor]) -> Tensor:
+    def predict_action_chunk(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], **kwargs: Unpack[ActionSelectKwargs]) -> Tensor:
         """Predict a chunk of actions given environment observations."""
         self.eval()
 
@@ -1128,8 +1197,8 @@ class PI05Policy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         images, img_masks = self._preprocess_images(batch)
         tokens, masks = batch[f"{OBS_LANGUAGE_TOKENS}"], batch[f"{OBS_LANGUAGE_ATTENTION_MASK}"]
 
-        # Sample actions using the model (no separate state needed for PI05)
-        actions = self.model.sample_actions(images, img_masks, tokens, masks)
+        # Sample actions using the model (pass through RTC kwargs, no separate state needed for PI05)
+        actions = self.model.sample_actions(images, img_masks, tokens, masks, **kwargs)
 
         # Unpad actions to actual action dimension
         original_action_dim = self.config.output_features[ACTION].shape[0]

src/lerobot/policies/rtc/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Real-Time Chunking (RTC) Module
+
+This module implements Real-Time Chunking and related adaptive inference techniques for robotics policies in LeRobot.
+
+## Overview
+
+Real-Time Chunking (RTC) addresses the challenge of real-time inference in action chunking policies by treating chunk generation as an inpainting problem. It strategically handles overlapping timesteps between action chunks using prefix attention mechanisms.
+
+It is particularly effective for handling long-horizon inference in robotics policies.
+
+## Integration with Policies
+
+RTC can be integrated with any policy that supports flow mathicng for chunking:
+
+- **SmolVLA**: Vision-language-action model with RTC support
+- **Pi0**: Action prediction model with adaptive chunking
+- **Pi05**: Action prediction model with adaptive chunking
+
+## Original Implementation
+
+This implementation is based on Physical Intelligence's Kinetix RTC:
+
+- [Original RTC implementation](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/real-time-chunking-kinetix/blob/main/src/model.py#L214)
+- [Kinetix GitHub Repository](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/real-time-chunking-kinetix)
+
+## References
+
+- [Real Time Chunking Paper](https://www.physicalintelligence.company/research/real_time_chunking)
+- [Physical Intelligence Kinetix](https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/real-time-chunking-kinetix)
+
+## How to run
+
+### Check with data from the dataset
+
+```bash
+uv run python examples/rtc/eval_dataset.py \
+--policy.path=helper2424/smolvla_check_rtc_last3 \
+--dataset.repo_id=helper2424/check_rtc \
+--rtc.execution_horizon=8 \
+--device=mps \
+--seed=42
+```
+
+This script will evaluate RTC on a data from a dataset and save the results to a file, u can check the results in the `rtc_debug_output` directory.
+
+The example output should look like this:
+![Flow Matching with RTC](./flow_matching.png)
+
+It shows how flow matching works with RTC and without it. The chart shows values of action predictions for each timestep. The colour shows the the generation progress. The blue ones - earlier timesteps, the yellow ones - later timesteps. The red line is the ground truth (previous action chunk).

src/lerobot/policies/rtc/action_queue.py

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Action queue management for Real-Time Chunking (RTC).
+
+This module provides ActionQueue, a thread-safe queue for managing action chunks
+in real-time control scenarios. It supports both RTC-enabled and non-RTC modes,
+handling action merging and leftover tracking.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from threading import Lock
+
+import torch
+from torch import Tensor
+
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ActionQueue:
+    """Thread-safe queue for managing action chunks in real-time control.
+
+    This queue handles two types of action sequences:
+    - Original actions: Used for RTC to compute leftovers from previous chunks
+    - Processed actions: Post-processed actions ready for robot execution
+
+    The queue operates in two modes:
+    1. RTC-enabled: Replaces the entire queue with new actions, accounting for inference delay
+    2. RTC-disabled: Appends new actions to the queue, maintaining continuity
+
+    Args:
+        cfg (RTCConfig): Configuration for Real-Time Chunking behavior.
+
+    Attributes:
+        queue (Tensor | None): Processed actions for robot rollout (time_steps, action_dim).
+        original_queue (Tensor | None): Original actions for RTC computation (time_steps, action_dim).
+        last_index (int): Current consumption index in the queue.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: RTCConfig):
+        """Initialize the action queue.
+
+        Args:
+            cfg: RTC configuration controlling queue behavior.
+        """
+        self.queue = None  # Processed actions for robot rollout
+        self.original_queue = None  # Original actions for RTC
+        self.lock = Lock()
+        self.last_index = 0
+        self.cfg = cfg
+
+    def get(self) -> Tensor | None:
+        """Get the next action from the queue.
+
+        Returns:
+            Tensor | None: The next action (action_dim,) or None if queue is empty.
+                          Returns a clone to prevent external modifications.
+        """
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.queue is None or self.last_index >= len(self.queue):
+                return None
+
+            action = self.queue[self.last_index]
+            self.last_index += 1
+            return action.clone()
+
+    def qsize(self) -> int:
+        """Get the number of remaining actions in the queue.
+
+        Returns:
+            int: Number of unconsumed actions.
+        """
+        if self.queue is None:
+            return 0
+        length = len(self.queue)
+        return length - self.last_index
+
+    def empty(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if the queue is empty.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if no actions remain, False otherwise.
+        """
+        if self.queue is None:
+            return True
+
+        length = len(self.queue)
+        return length - self.last_index <= 0
+
+    def get_action_index(self) -> int:
+        """Get the current action consumption index.
+
+        Returns:
+            int: Index of the next action to be consumed.
+        """
+        return self.last_index
+
+    def get_left_over(self) -> Tensor | None:
+        """Get leftover original actions for RTC prev_chunk_left_over.
+
+        These are the unconsumed actions from the current chunk, which will be
+        used by RTC to compute corrections for the next chunk.
+
+        Returns:
+            Tensor | None: Remaining original actions (remaining_steps, action_dim),
+                          or None if no original queue exists.
+        """
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.original_queue is None:
+                return None
+            return self.original_queue[self.last_index :]
+
+    def merge(
+        self,
+        original_actions: Tensor,
+        processed_actions: Tensor,
+        real_delay: int,
+        action_index_before_inference: int | None = 0,
+    ):
+        """Merge new actions into the queue.
+
+        This method operates differently based on RTC mode:
+        - RTC enabled: Replaces the queue, accounting for inference delay
+        - RTC disabled: Appends to the queue, maintaining continuity
+
+        Args:
+            original_actions: Unprocessed actions from policy (time_steps, action_dim).
+            processed_actions: Post-processed actions for robot (time_steps, action_dim).
+            real_delay: Number of time steps of inference delay.
+            action_index_before_inference: Index before inference started, for validation.
+        """
+        with self.lock:
+            self._check_delays(real_delay, action_index_before_inference)
+
+            if self.cfg.enabled:
+                self._replace_actions_queue(original_actions, processed_actions, real_delay)
+                return
+
+            self._append_actions_queue(original_actions, processed_actions)
+
+    def _replace_actions_queue(self, original_actions: Tensor, processed_actions: Tensor, real_delay: int):
+        """Replace the queue with new actions (RTC mode).
+
+        Discards the first `real_delay` actions since they correspond to the time
+        spent during inference, when the robot was executing previous actions.
+
+        Args:
+            original_actions: Unprocessed actions from policy.
+            processed_actions: Post-processed actions for robot.
+            real_delay: Number of time steps to skip due to inference delay.
+        """
+        self.original_queue = original_actions[real_delay:].clone()
+        self.queue = processed_actions[real_delay:].clone()
+
+        logger.debug(f"original_actions shape: {self.original_queue.shape}")
+        logger.debug(f"processed_actions shape: {self.queue.shape}")
+        logger.debug(f"real_delay: {real_delay}")
+
+        self.last_index = 0
+
+    def _append_actions_queue(self, original_actions: Tensor, processed_actions: Tensor):
+        """Append new actions to the queue (non-RTC mode).
+
+        Removes already-consumed actions and appends new ones, maintaining
+        queue continuity without replacement.
+
+        Args:
+            original_actions: Unprocessed actions from policy.
+            processed_actions: Post-processed actions for robot.
+        """
+        if self.queue is None:
+            self.original_queue = original_actions.clone()
+            self.queue = processed_actions.clone()
+            return
+
+        self.original_queue = torch.cat([self.original_queue, original_actions.clone()])
+        self.original_queue = self.original_queue[self.last_index :]
+
+        self.queue = torch.cat([self.queue, processed_actions.clone()])
+        self.queue = self.queue[self.last_index :]
+
+        self.last_index = 0
+
+    def _check_delays(self, real_delay: int, action_index_before_inference: int | None = None):
+        """Validate that computed delays match expectations.
+
+        Compares the delay computed from inference latency with the actual
+        number of actions consumed during inference.
+
+        Args:
+            real_delay: Delay computed from inference latency.
+            action_index_before_inference: Action index when inference started.
+        """
+        if action_index_before_inference is None:
+            return
+
+        indexes_diff = self.last_index - action_index_before_inference
+        if indexes_diff != real_delay:
+            # Let's check that action index difference (real delay calculated based on action queue)
+            # is the same as delay calculated based on inference latency
+            logger.warning(
+                f"[ACTION_QUEUE] Indexes diff is not equal to real delay. "
+                f"Indexes diff: {indexes_diff}, real delay: {real_delay}"
+            )

src/lerobot/policies/rtc/configuration_rtc.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Real Time Chunking (RTC) and Bidirectional Decoding (BID) configuration classes.
+
+Based on:
+- Real Time Chunking: https://www.physicalintelligence.company/research/real_time_chunking
+"""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from lerobot.configs.types import RTCAttentionSchedule
+
+
+@dataclass
+class RTCConfig:
+    """Configuration for Real Time Chunking (RTC) inference.
+
+    RTC improves real-time inference by treating chunk generation as an inpainting problem,
+    strategically handling overlapping timesteps between action chunks using prefix attention.
+    """
+
+    # Infrastructure
+    enabled: bool = False
+
+    # Core RTC settings
+    # Todo change to exp
+    prefix_attention_schedule: RTCAttentionSchedule = RTCAttentionSchedule.LINEAR
+    max_guidance_weight: float = 10.0
+    execution_horizon: int = 10
+
+    # Debug settings
+    debug: bool = False
+    debug_maxlen: int = 100
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        """Validate RTC configuration parameters."""
+        if self.max_guidance_weight <= 0:
+            raise ValueError(f"max_guidance_weight must be positive, got {self.max_guidance_weight}")
+        if self.debug_maxlen <= 0:
+            raise ValueError(f"debug_maxlen must be positive, got {self.debug_maxlen}")

src/lerobot/policies/rtc/debug_tracker.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Debug information handler for Real-Time Chunking (RTC)."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Any
+
+import torch
+from torch import Tensor
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DebugStep:
+    """Container for debug information from a single denoising step.
+
+    Attributes:
+        step_idx (int): Step index/counter.
+        x_t (Tensor | None): Current latent/state tensor.
+        v_t (Tensor | None): Velocity from denoiser.
+        x1_t (Tensor | None): Denoised prediction (x_t - time * v_t).
+        correction (Tensor | None): Correction gradient tensor.
+        err (Tensor | None): Weighted error term.
+        weights (Tensor | None): Prefix attention weights.
+        guidance_weight (float | Tensor | None): Applied guidance weight.
+        time (float | Tensor | None): Time parameter.
+        inference_delay (int | None): Inference delay parameter.
+        execution_horizon (int | None): Execution horizon parameter.
+        metadata (dict[str, Any]): Additional metadata.
+    """
+
+    step_idx: int = 0
+    x_t: Tensor | None = None
+    v_t: Tensor | None = None
+    x1_t: Tensor | None = None
+    correction: Tensor | None = None
+    err: Tensor | None = None
+    weights: Tensor | None = None
+    guidance_weight: float | Tensor | None = None
+    time: float | Tensor | None = None
+    inference_delay: int | None = None
+    execution_horizon: int | None = None
+    metadata: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_dict(self, include_tensors: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Convert debug step to dictionary.
+
+        Args:
+            include_tensors (bool): If True, include tensor values. If False, only include
+                tensor statistics (shape, mean, std, min, max).
+
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary representation of the debug step.
+        """
+        result = {
+            "step_idx": self.step_idx,
+            "guidance_weight": (
+                self.guidance_weight.item()
+                if isinstance(self.guidance_weight, Tensor)
+                else self.guidance_weight
+            ),
+            "time": self.time.item() if isinstance(self.time, Tensor) else self.time,
+            "inference_delay": self.inference_delay,
+            "execution_horizon": self.execution_horizon,
+            "metadata": self.metadata.copy(),
+        }
+
+        # Add tensor information
+        tensor_fields = ["x_t", "v_t", "x1_t", "correction", "err", "weights"]
+        for field_name in tensor_fields:
+            tensor = getattr(self, field_name)
+            if tensor is not None:
+                if include_tensors:
+                    result[field_name] = tensor.detach().cpu()
+                else:
+                    result[f"{field_name}_stats"] = {
+                        "shape": tuple(tensor.shape),
+                        "mean": tensor.mean().item(),
+                        "std": tensor.std().item(),
+                        "min": tensor.min().item(),
+                        "max": tensor.max().item(),
+                    }
+
+        return result
+
+
+class Tracker:
+    """Collects and manages debug information for RTC processing.
+
+    This tracker stores debug information from recent denoising steps in a dictionary,
+    using time as the key for efficient lookups and updates.
+
+    Args:
+        enabled (bool): Whether debug collection is enabled.
+        maxlen (int | None): Optional sliding window size. If provided, only the
+            most recent ``maxlen`` debug steps are kept. If ``None``, keeps all.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, enabled: bool = False, maxlen: int = 100):
+        self.enabled = enabled
+        self._steps = {} if enabled else None  # Dictionary with time as key
+        self._maxlen = maxlen
+        self._step_counter = 0
+
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        """Clear all recorded debug information."""
+        if self.enabled and self._steps is not None:
+            self._steps.clear()
+        self._step_counter = 0
+
+    @torch._dynamo.disable
+    def track(
+        self,
+        time: float | Tensor,
+        x_t: Tensor | None = None,
+        v_t: Tensor | None = None,
+        x1_t: Tensor | None = None,
+        correction: Tensor | None = None,
+        err: Tensor | None = None,
+        weights: Tensor | None = None,
+        guidance_weight: float | Tensor | None = None,
+        inference_delay: int | None = None,
+        execution_horizon: int | None = None,
+        **metadata,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Track debug information for a denoising step at a given time.
+
+        If a step with the given time already exists, it will be updated with the new data.
+        Otherwise, a new step will be created. Only non-None fields are updated/set.
+
+        Note: This method is excluded from torch.compile to avoid graph breaks from
+        operations like .item() which are incompatible with compiled graphs.
+
+        Args:
+            time (float | Tensor): Time parameter - used as the key to identify the step.
+            x_t (Tensor | None): Current latent/state tensor.
+            v_t (Tensor | None): Velocity from denoiser.
+            x1_t (Tensor | None): Denoised prediction.
+            correction (Tensor | None): Correction gradient tensor.
+            err (Tensor | None): Weighted error term.
+            weights (Tensor | None): Prefix attention weights.
+            guidance_weight (float | Tensor | None): Applied guidance weight.
+            inference_delay (int | None): Inference delay parameter.
+            execution_horizon (int | None): Execution horizon parameter.
+            **metadata: Additional metadata to store.
+        """
+        if not self.enabled:
+            return
+
+        # Convert time to float and round to avoid float precision issues
+        time_value = time.item() if isinstance(time, Tensor) else time
+        time_key = round(time_value, 6)  # Use rounded time as dictionary key
+
+        # Check if step with this time already exists
+        if time_key in self._steps:
+            # Update existing step with non-None fields
+            existing_step = self._steps[time_key]
+            if x_t is not None:
+                existing_step.x_t = x_t.detach().clone()
+            if v_t is not None:
+                existing_step.v_t = v_t.detach().clone()
+            if x1_t is not None:
+                existing_step.x1_t = x1_t.detach().clone()
+            if correction is not None:
+                existing_step.correction = correction.detach().clone()
+            if err is not None:
+                existing_step.err = err.detach().clone()
+            if weights is not None:
+                existing_step.weights = weights.detach().clone()
+            if guidance_weight is not None:
+                existing_step.guidance_weight = guidance_weight
+            if inference_delay is not None:
+                existing_step.inference_delay = inference_delay
+            if execution_horizon is not None:
+                existing_step.execution_horizon = execution_horizon
+            if metadata:
+                existing_step.metadata.update(metadata)
+        else:
+            # Create new step
+            step = DebugStep(
+                step_idx=self._step_counter,
+                x_t=x_t.detach().clone() if x_t is not None else None,
+                v_t=v_t.detach().clone() if v_t is not None else None,
+                x1_t=x1_t.detach().clone() if x1_t is not None else None,
+                correction=correction.detach().clone() if correction is not None else None,
+                err=err.detach().clone() if err is not None else None,
+                weights=weights.detach().clone() if weights is not None else None,
+                guidance_weight=guidance_weight,
+                time=time_value,
+                inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                execution_horizon=execution_horizon,
+                metadata=metadata,
+            )
+
+            # Add to dictionary
+            self._steps[time_key] = step
+            self._step_counter += 1
+
+            # Enforce maxlen if set
+            if self._maxlen is not None and len(self._steps) > self._maxlen:
+                # Remove oldest entry (first key in dict - Python 3.7+ preserves insertion order)
+                oldest_key = next(iter(self._steps))
+                del self._steps[oldest_key]
+
+    def get_all_steps(self) -> list[DebugStep]:
+        """Get all recorded debug steps.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of all DebugStep objects (may be empty if disabled).
+        """
+        if not self.enabled or self._steps is None:
+            return []
+
+        return list(self._steps.values())
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        """Return the number of recorded debug steps."""
+        if not self.enabled or self._steps is None:
+            return 0
+        return len(self._steps)

src/lerobot/policies/rtc/debug_visualizer.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Visualization utilities for RTC debug information."""
+
+import torch
+
+
+class RTCDebugVisualizer:
+    """Visualizer for RTC debug information.
+
+    This class provides methods to visualize debug information collected by the Tracker,
+    including corrections, errors, weights, and guidance weights over denoising steps.
+    """
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def plot_waypoints(
+        axes,
+        tensor,
+        start_from: int = 0,
+        color: str = "blue",
+        label: str = "",
+        alpha: float = 0.7,
+        linewidth: float = 2,
+        marker: str | None = None,
+        markersize: int = 4,
+    ):
+        """Plot trajectories across multiple dimensions.
+
+        This function plots a tensor's values across time for multiple dimensions,
+        with each dimension plotted on a separate axis.
+
+        Args:
+            axes: Array of matplotlib axes (one for each dimension).
+            tensor: The tensor to plot (can be torch.Tensor or numpy array).
+                   Shape should be (time_steps, num_dims) or (batch, time_steps, num_dims).
+            start_from: Starting index for the x-axis.
+            color: Color for the plot lines.
+            label: Label for the plot legend.
+            alpha: Transparency level for the plot.
+            linewidth: Width of the plot lines.
+            marker: Marker style for data points (e.g., 'o', 's', '^').
+            markersize: Size of the markers.
+        """
+        import numpy as np
+
+        # Handle None tensor
+        if tensor is None:
+            return
+
+        # Convert tensor to numpy if needed
+        tensor_np = tensor.detach().cpu().numpy() if isinstance(tensor, torch.Tensor) else tensor
+
+        # Handle different tensor shapes
+        if tensor_np.ndim == 3:
+            # If batch dimension present, take first batch
+            tensor_np = tensor_np[0]
+        elif tensor_np.ndim == 1:
+            # If 1D, reshape to (time_steps, 1)
+            tensor_np = tensor_np.reshape(-1, 1)
+
+        # Get dimensions
+        time_steps, num_dims = tensor_np.shape
+
+        # Create x-axis indices
+        x_indices = np.arange(start_from, start_from + time_steps)
+
+        # Plot each dimension on its corresponding axis
+        num_axes = len(axes) if hasattr(axes, "__len__") else 1
+        for dim_idx in range(min(num_dims, num_axes)):
+            ax = axes[dim_idx] if hasattr(axes, "__len__") else axes
+
+            # Plot the trajectory
+            if marker:
+                ax.plot(
+                    x_indices,
+                    tensor_np[:, dim_idx],
+                    color=color,
+                    label=label if dim_idx == 0 else "",  # Only show label once
+                    alpha=alpha,
+                    linewidth=linewidth,
+                    marker=marker,
+                    markersize=markersize,
+                )
+            else:
+                ax.plot(
+                    x_indices,
+                    tensor_np[:, dim_idx],
+                    color=color,
+                    label=label if dim_idx == 0 else "",  # Only show label once
+                    alpha=alpha,
+                    linewidth=linewidth,
+                )
+
+            # Add grid and labels if not already present
+            if not ax.xaxis.get_label().get_text():
+                ax.set_xlabel("Step", fontsize=10)
+            if not ax.yaxis.get_label().get_text():
+                ax.set_ylabel(f"Dim {dim_idx}", fontsize=10)
+            ax.grid(True, alpha=0.3)
+
+            # Add legend if label provided and this is the first dimension
+            if label and dim_idx == 0:
+                ax.legend(loc="best", fontsize=8)

src/lerobot/policies/rtc/latency_tracker.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Latency tracking utilities for Real-Time Chunking (RTC)."""
+
+from collections import deque
+
+import numpy as np
+
+
+class LatencyTracker:
+    """Tracks recent latencies and provides max/percentile queries.
+
+    Args:
+        maxlen (int | None): Optional sliding window size. If provided, only the
+            most recent ``maxlen`` latencies are kept. If ``None``, keeps all.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, maxlen: int = 100):
+        self._values = deque(maxlen=maxlen)
+        self.reset()
+
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        """Clear all recorded latencies."""
+        self._values.clear()
+        self.max_latency = 0.0
+
+    def add(self, latency: float) -> None:
+        """Add a latency sample (seconds)."""
+        # Ensure numeric and non-negative
+        val = float(latency)
+
+        if val < 0:
+            return
+        self._values.append(val)
+        self.max_latency = max(self.max_latency, val)
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self._values)
+
+    def max(self) -> float | None:
+        """Return the maximum latency or None if empty."""
+        return self.max_latency
+
+    def percentile(self, q: float) -> float | None:
+        """Return the q-quantile (q in [0,1]) of recorded latencies or None if empty."""
+        if not self._values:
+            return 0.0
+        q = float(q)
+        if q <= 0.0:
+            return min(self._values)
+        if q >= 1.0:
+            return self.max_latency
+        vals = np.array(list(self._values), dtype=np.float32)
+        return float(np.quantile(vals, q))
+
+    def p95(self) -> float | None:
+        """Return the 95th percentile latency or None if empty."""
+        return self.percentile(0.95)

src/lerobot/policies/rtc/modeling_rtc.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Copyright 2025 The HuggingFace Inc. team. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""
+Real-Time Chunking (RTC) implementation for LeRobot.
+
+Based on Physical Intelligence's Kinetix implementation:
+https://github.com/Physical-Intelligence/real-time-chunking-kinetix/blob/main/src/model.py#L214
+"""
+
+import logging
+import math
+
+import torch
+from torch import Tensor
+
+from lerobot.configs.types import RTCAttentionSchedule
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.debug_tracker import Tracker
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class RTCProcessor:
+    """Real-Time Chunking processor for action chunking policies.
+
+    This class implements RTC techniques including velocity calculation,
+    prefix attention, and adaptive chunk processing.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, rtc_config: RTCConfig):
+        self.rtc_config = rtc_config
+
+        self.tracker = None
+
+        if rtc_config.debug:
+            self.tracker = Tracker(
+                enabled=rtc_config.debug,
+                maxlen=rtc_config.debug_maxlen,
+            )
+
+    # ====================== Tracker Proxy Methods ======================
+    def track(
+        self,
+        time: float | Tensor,
+        x_t: Tensor | None = None,
+        v_t: Tensor | None = None,
+        x1_t: Tensor | None = None,
+        correction: Tensor | None = None,
+        err: Tensor | None = None,
+        weights: Tensor | None = None,
+        guidance_weight: float | Tensor | None = None,
+        inference_delay: int | None = None,
+        execution_horizon: int | None = None,
+        **metadata,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Proxy method to track debug information.
+
+        If tracker is None or disabled, this method does nothing.
+        Otherwise, it forwards the call to tracker.track().
+        """
+        if self.tracker is not None:
+            self.tracker.track(
+                time=time,
+                x_t=x_t,
+                v_t=v_t,
+                x1_t=x1_t,
+                correction=correction,
+                err=err,
+                weights=weights,
+                guidance_weight=guidance_weight,
+                inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                execution_horizon=execution_horizon,
+                **metadata,
+            )
+
+    def get_all_debug_steps(self) -> list:
+        """Get all debug steps from tracker.
+
+        Returns empty list if tracker is disabled or None.
+        """
+        if self.tracker is not None:
+            return self.tracker.get_all_steps()
+        return []
+
+    def is_debug_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if debug tracking is enabled.
+
+        Returns True if tracker exists and is enabled.
+        """
+        return self.tracker is not None and self.tracker.enabled
+
+    def reset_tracker(self) -> None:
+        """Reset the tracker, clearing all recorded steps.
+
+        Does nothing if tracker is None.
+        """
+        if self.tracker is not None:
+            self.tracker.reset()
+
+    # ====================== End Tracker Proxy Methods ======================
+
+    def denoise_step(
+        self,
+        x_t,
+        prev_chunk_left_over,
+        inference_delay,
+        time,
+        original_denoise_step_partial,
+        execution_horizon=None,
+    ) -> Tensor:
+        """RTC guidance wrapper around an existing denoiser.
+
+        This method wraps an original denoising callable that only takes ``x_t`` and
+        returns a base denoised velocity ``v_t``. It then applies Real-Time Chunking
+        (RTC) prefix guidance using the leftover prefix from the previous chunk.
+
+        Args:
+            x_t (Tensor): Current latent/state to denoise. Shape ``(B, T, A)`` or ``(T, A)``.
+            prev_chunk_left_over (Tensor | None): Unexecuted prefix from the previous
+                chunk. Shape ``(B, T_prev, A)`` or ``(T_prev, A)``. If ``None``, no guidance
+                is applied and the method returns ``v_t`` from the original denoiser.
+            inference_delay (int): Number of timesteps from the prefix to use for guidance.
+            time (float | Tensor): Scalar in [0, 1] indicating normalized time. Must be
+                broadcastable with ``x_t``.
+            original_denoise_step_partial (Callable[[Tensor], Tensor]): Callable that
+                computes the base denoised velocity given only ``x_t``.
+            execution_horizon (int | None): Horizon used to build prefix weights. If
+                ``None``, defaults to ``self.rtc_config.execution_horizon``.
+
+        Returns:
+            Tensor: Guided velocity with the same shape as ``v_t``.
+
+        Notes:
+            - If inputs are 2D, a batch dimension is temporarily added and removed at the end.
+            - If ``prev_chunk_left_over`` is shorter than the current chunk length ``T``, it is
+              right-padded with zeros to match ``T``.
+            - Prefix weights are constructed via ``get_prefix_weights(inference_delay, execution_horizon, T)``
+              and broadcast to ``(B, T, A)``.
+            - Guidance correction is computed via autograd using ``x1_t = x_t + time * v_t`` and
+              ``error = (prev_chunk_left_over - x1_t) * weights``.
+            - The final guidance weight is clamped by ``max_guidance_weight`` from the config.
+
+        Reference:
+            https://www.physicalintelligence.company/download/real_time_chunking.pdf
+        """
+
+        # In the original implementation, the time goes from 0 to 1 and
+        # In our implementation, the time goes from 1 to 0
+        # So we need to invert the time
+        tau = 1 - time
+
+        if prev_chunk_left_over is None:
+            # First step, no guidance - return v_t
+            v_t = original_denoise_step_partial(x_t)
+            return v_t
+
+        x_t = x_t.clone().detach()
+
+        squeezed = False
+        if len(x_t.shape) < 3:
+            # Add batch dimension
+            x_t = x_t.unsqueeze(0)
+            squeezed = True
+
+        if len(prev_chunk_left_over.shape) < 3:
+            # Add batch dimension
+            prev_chunk_left_over = prev_chunk_left_over.unsqueeze(0)
+
+        if execution_horizon is None:
+            execution_horizon = self.rtc_config.execution_horizon
+
+        # If the previous action chunk is to short then it doesn't make sense to use long execution horizon
+        # because there is nothing to merge
+        if execution_horizon > prev_chunk_left_over.shape[1]:
+            execution_horizon = prev_chunk_left_over.shape[1]
+
+        batch_size = x_t.shape[0]
+        action_chunk_size = x_t.shape[1]
+        action_dim = x_t.shape[2]
+
+        if prev_chunk_left_over.shape[1] < action_chunk_size or prev_chunk_left_over.shape[2] < action_dim:
+            padded = torch.zeros(batch_size, action_chunk_size, action_dim).to(x_t.device)
+            padded[:, : prev_chunk_left_over.shape[1], : prev_chunk_left_over.shape[2]] = prev_chunk_left_over
+            prev_chunk_left_over = padded
+
+        assert prev_chunk_left_over.shape == x_t.shape, (
+            "The padded previous chunk must be the same size as the input tensor"
+        )
+
+        weights = (
+            self.get_prefix_weights(inference_delay, execution_horizon, action_chunk_size)
+            .to(x_t.device)
+            .unsqueeze(0)
+            .unsqueeze(-1)
+        )
+
+        with torch.enable_grad():
+            v_t = original_denoise_step_partial(x_t)
+            x_t.requires_grad_(True)
+
+            x1_t = x_t - time * v_t  # noqa: N806
+            err = (prev_chunk_left_over - x1_t) * weights
+            grad_outputs = err.clone().detach()
+            correction = torch.autograd.grad(x1_t, x_t, grad_outputs, retain_graph=False)[0]
+
+        max_guidance_weight = torch.as_tensor(self.rtc_config.max_guidance_weight)
+        tau_tensor = torch.as_tensor(tau)
+        squared_one_minus_tau = (1 - tau_tensor) ** 2
+        inv_r2 = (squared_one_minus_tau + tau_tensor**2) / (squared_one_minus_tau)
+        c = torch.nan_to_num((1 - tau_tensor) / tau_tensor, posinf=max_guidance_weight)
+        guidance_weight = torch.nan_to_num(c * inv_r2, posinf=max_guidance_weight)
+        guidance_weight = torch.minimum(guidance_weight, max_guidance_weight)
+
+        result = v_t - guidance_weight * correction
+
+        # Remove the batch dimension if it was added
+        if squeezed:
+            result = result.squeeze(0)
+            correction = correction.squeeze(0)
+            x1_t = x1_t.squeeze(0)
+            err = err.squeeze(0)
+
+        self.track(
+            time=time,
+            x1_t=x1_t,
+            correction=correction,
+            err=err,
+            weights=weights,
+            guidance_weight=guidance_weight,
+            inference_delay=inference_delay,
+            execution_horizon=execution_horizon,
+        )
+
+        return result
+
+    def get_prefix_weights(self, start, end, total):
+        start = min(start, end)
+
+        if self.rtc_config.prefix_attention_schedule == RTCAttentionSchedule.ZEROS:
+            weights = torch.zeros(total)
+            weights[:start] = 1.0
+        elif self.rtc_config.prefix_attention_schedule == RTCAttentionSchedule.ONES:
+            weights = torch.ones(total)
+            weights[end:] = 0.0
+        elif self.rtc_config.prefix_attention_schedule == RTCAttentionSchedule.LINEAR:
+            lin_weights = self._linweights(start, end, total)
+            weights = self._add_trailing_zeros(lin_weights, total, end)
+            weights = self._add_leading_ones(weights, start, total)
+        elif self.rtc_config.prefix_attention_schedule == RTCAttentionSchedule.EXP:
+            lin_weights = self._linweights(start, end, total)
+            lin_weights = lin_weights * torch.expm1(lin_weights).div(math.e - 1)
+            weights = self._add_trailing_zeros(lin_weights, total, end)
+            weights = self._add_leading_ones(weights, start, total)
+
+        return weights
+
+    def _linweights(self, start, end, total):
+        skip_steps_at_end = max(total - end, 0)
+
+        linspace_steps = total - skip_steps_at_end - start
+
+        if end <= start or linspace_steps <= 0:
+            return torch.tensor([])
+
+        return torch.linspace(1, 0, linspace_steps + 2)[1:-1]
+
+    def _add_trailing_zeros(self, weights, total, end):
+        zeros_len = total - end
+
+        if zeros_len <= 0:
+            return weights
+
+        zeros = torch.zeros(zeros_len)
+        return torch.cat([weights, zeros])
+
+    def _add_leading_ones(self, weights, start, total):
+        ones_len = min(start, total)
+
+        if ones_len <= 0:
+            return weights
+
+        ones = torch.ones(ones_len)
+        return torch.cat([ones, weights])

src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/configuration_smolvla.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from lerobot.optim.optimizers import AdamWConfig
 from lerobot.optim.schedulers import (
     CosineDecayWithWarmupSchedulerConfig,
 )
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.configuration_rtc import RTCConfig
 from lerobot.utils.constants import OBS_IMAGES
 
 
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ class SmolVLAConfig(PreTrainedConfig):
     min_period: float = 4e-3  # sensitivity range for the timestep used in sine-cosine positional encoding
     max_period: float = 4.0
 
+    # Real-Time Chunking (RTC) configuration
+    rtc_config: RTCConfig | None = None
+
     def __post_init__(self):
         super().__post_init__()
 

src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/modeling_smolvla.py

@@ -54,12 +54,15 @@ policy = SmolVLAPolicy.from_pretrained("lerobot/smolvla_base")
 
 import math
 from collections import deque
+from typing import TypedDict
 
 import torch
 import torch.nn.functional as F  # noqa: N812
 from torch import Tensor, nn
+from typing_extensions import Unpack
 
 from lerobot.policies.pretrained import PreTrainedPolicy
+from lerobot.policies.rtc.modeling_rtc import RTCProcessor
 from lerobot.policies.smolvla.configuration_smolvla import SmolVLAConfig
 from lerobot.policies.smolvla.smolvlm_with_expert import SmolVLMWithExpertModel
 from lerobot.policies.utils import (
@@ -69,6 +72,12 @@ from lerobot.utils.constants import ACTION, OBS_LANGUAGE_ATTENTION_MASK, OBS_LAN
 from lerobot.utils.utils import get_safe_dtype
 
 
+class ActionSelectKwargs(TypedDict, total=False):
+    inference_delay: int | None
+    prev_chunk_left_over: Tensor | None
+    execution_horizon: int | None
+
+
 def create_sinusoidal_pos_embedding(
     time: torch.tensor, dimension: int, min_period: float, max_period: float, device="cpu"
 ) -> Tensor:
@@ -232,8 +241,8 @@ class SmolVLAPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         super().__init__(config)
         config.validate_features()
         self.config = config
-
-        self.model = VLAFlowMatching(config)
+        self.init_rtc_processor()
+        self.model = VLAFlowMatching(config, rtc_processor=self.rtc_processor)
         self.reset()
 
     def reset(self):
@@ -242,10 +251,28 @@ class SmolVLAPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
             ACTION: deque(maxlen=self.config.n_action_steps),
         }
 
+    def init_rtc_processor(self):
+        """Initialize RTC processor if RTC is enabled in config."""
+        self.rtc_processor = None
+
+        # Lets create processor if the config provided
+        # If RTC is not enabled - we still can track the denoising data
+        if self.config.rtc_config is not None:
+            self.rtc_processor = RTCProcessor(self.config.rtc_config)
+
+            # In case of calling init_rtc_processor after the model is created
+            # We need to set the rtc_processor to the model
+            # During the normal initialization process the model is not created yet
+            model_value = getattr(self, "model", None)
+            if model_value is not None:
+                model_value.rtc_processor = self.rtc_processor
+
     def get_optim_params(self) -> dict:
         return self.parameters()
 
-    def _get_action_chunk(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], noise: Tensor | None = None) -> Tensor:
+    def _get_action_chunk(
+        self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], noise: Tensor | None = None, **kwargs: Unpack[ActionSelectKwargs]
+    ) -> Tensor:
         # TODO: Check if this for loop is needed.
         # Context: In fact, self.queues contains only ACTION field, and in inference, we don't have action in the batch
         # In the case of offline inference, we have the action in the batch
@@ -260,7 +287,9 @@ class SmolVLAPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         lang_tokens = batch[f"{OBS_LANGUAGE_TOKENS}"]
         lang_masks = batch[f"{OBS_LANGUAGE_ATTENTION_MASK}"]
 
-        actions = self.model.sample_actions(images, img_masks, lang_tokens, lang_masks, state, noise=noise)
+        actions = self.model.sample_actions(
+            images, img_masks, lang_tokens, lang_masks, state, noise=noise, **kwargs
+        )
 
         # Unpad actions
         original_action_dim = self.config.action_feature.shape[0]
@@ -278,30 +307,37 @@ class SmolVLAPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         return batch
 
     @torch.no_grad()
-    def predict_action_chunk(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], noise: Tensor | None = None) -> Tensor:
+    def predict_action_chunk(
+        self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], noise: Tensor | None = None, **kwargs: Unpack[ActionSelectKwargs]
+    ) -> Tensor:
         self.eval()
 
         batch = self._prepare_batch(batch)
         self._queues = populate_queues(self._queues, batch, exclude_keys=[ACTION])
 
-        actions = self._get_action_chunk(batch, noise)
+        actions = self._get_action_chunk(batch, noise, **kwargs)
         return actions
 
     @torch.no_grad()
-    def select_action(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], noise: Tensor | None = None) -> Tensor:
+    def select_action(
+        self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], noise: Tensor | None = None, **kwargs: Unpack[ActionSelectKwargs]
+    ) -> Tensor:
         """Select a single action given environment observations.
 
         This method wraps `select_actions` in order to return one action at a time for execution in the
         environment. It works by managing the actions in a queue and only calling `select_actions` when the
         queue is empty.
         """
+
+        assert not self._rtc_enabled(), (
+            "RTC is not supported for select_action, use it with predict_action_chunk"
+        )
+
         self.eval()
         batch = self._prepare_batch(batch)
         self._queues = populate_queues(self._queues, batch, exclude_keys=[ACTION])
 
-        # Action queue logic for n_action_steps > 1. When the action_queue is depleted, populate it by
-        # querying the policy.
-        if len(self._queues[ACTION]) == 0:
+        if self._check_get_actions_condition():
             actions = self._get_action_chunk(batch, noise)
 
             # `self.predict_action_chunk` returns a (batch_size, n_action_steps, action_dim) tensor, but the queue
@@ -310,6 +346,12 @@ class SmolVLAPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
 
         return self._queues[ACTION].popleft()
 
+    def _check_get_actions_condition(self) -> bool:
+        return len(self._queues[ACTION]) == 0
+
+    def _rtc_enabled(self) -> bool:
+        return self.config.rtc_config is not None and self.config.rtc_config.enabled
+
     def forward(self, batch: dict[str, Tensor], noise=None, time=None) -> dict[str, Tensor]:
         """Do a full training forward pass to compute the loss"""
         if self.config.adapt_to_pi_aloha:
@@ -471,7 +513,7 @@ class VLAFlowMatching(nn.Module):
     └──────────────────────────────┘
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, config: SmolVLAConfig):
+    def __init__(self, config: SmolVLAConfig, rtc_processor: RTCProcessor | None = None):
         super().__init__()
         self.config = config
 
@@ -509,6 +551,10 @@ class VLAFlowMatching(nn.Module):
         self.add_image_special_tokens = self.config.add_image_special_tokens
         self.image_end_token = torch.tensor([self.fake_image_token], dtype=torch.long)
         self.prefix_length = self.config.prefix_length
+        self.rtc_processor = rtc_processor
+
+    def _rtc_enabled(self):
+        return self.config.rtc_config is not None and self.config.rtc_config.enabled
 
     def set_requires_grad(self):
         for params in self.state_proj.parameters():
@@ -705,7 +751,16 @@ class VLAFlowMatching(nn.Module):
         losses = F.mse_loss(u_t, v_t, reduction="none")
         return losses
 
-    def sample_actions(self, images, img_masks, lang_tokens, lang_masks, state, noise=None) -> Tensor:
+    def sample_actions(
+        self,
+        images,
+        img_masks,
+        lang_tokens,
+        lang_masks,
+        state,
+        noise=None,
+        **kwargs: Unpack[ActionSelectKwargs],
+    ) -> Tensor:
         """Do a full inference forward and compute the action (batch_size x num_steps x num_motors)"""
         bsize = state.shape[0]
         device = state.device
@@ -733,17 +788,45 @@ class VLAFlowMatching(nn.Module):
 
         x_t = noise
         time = torch.tensor(1.0, dtype=torch.float32, device=device)
+
         while time >= -dt / 2:
             expanded_time = time.expand(bsize)
-            v_t = self.denoise_step(
-                prefix_pad_masks,
-                past_key_values,
-                x_t,
-                expanded_time,
-            )
+
+            # Define a closure function to properly capture expanded_time
+            # This avoids the lambda expression (E731) and loop variable binding (B023) issues
+            def denoise_step_partial_call(input_x_t, current_timestep=expanded_time):
+                return self.denoise_step(
+                    x_t=input_x_t,
+                    prefix_pad_masks=prefix_pad_masks,
+                    past_key_values=past_key_values,
+                    timestep=current_timestep,
+                )
+
+            if self._rtc_enabled():
+                inference_delay = kwargs.get("inference_delay")
+                prev_chunk_left_over = kwargs.get("prev_chunk_left_over")
+                execution_horizon = kwargs.get("execution_horizon")
+
+                v_t = self.rtc_processor.denoise_step(
+                    x_t=x_t,
+                    prev_chunk_left_over=prev_chunk_left_over,
+                    inference_delay=inference_delay,
+                    time=time,
+                    original_denoise_step_partial=denoise_step_partial_call,
+                    execution_horizon=execution_horizon,
+                )
+            else:
+                v_t = denoise_step_partial_call(x_t)
+
             # Euler step
             x_t += dt * v_t
+
+            # Record x_t and v_t after Euler step (other params are recorded in rtc_processor.denoise_step)
+            if self.rtc_processor is not None and self.rtc_processor.is_debug_enabled():
+                self.rtc_processor.track(time=time, x_t=x_t, v_t=v_t)
+
             time += dt
+
         return x_t
 
     def denoise_step(

src/lerobot/policies/smolvla/smolvlm_with_expert.py

@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ class SmolVLMWithExpertModel(nn.Module):
         num_vlm_layers: int = -1,
         self_attn_every_n_layers: int = -1,
         expert_width_multiplier: float = 0.5,
+        device: str = "auto",
     ):
         super().__init__()
         if load_vlm_weights:
             print(f"Loading  {model_id} weights ...")
             self.vlm = AutoModelForImageTextToText.from_pretrained(
                 model_id,
-                device_map="auto",
+                device_map=device,
                 torch_dtype="bfloat16",
                 low_cpu_mem_usage=True,
             )

src/lerobot/policies/utils.py

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import numpy as np
 import torch
 from torch import nn
 
+from lerobot.configs.policies import PreTrainedConfig
+from lerobot.configs.types import FeatureType, PolicyFeature
 from lerobot.datasets.utils import build_dataset_frame
 from lerobot.processor import PolicyAction, RobotAction, RobotObservation
 from lerobot.utils.constants import ACTION, OBS_STR
@@ -198,3 +200,42 @@ def make_robot_action(action_tensor: PolicyAction, ds_features: dict[str, dict])
         f"{name}": float(action_tensor[i]) for i, name in enumerate(action_names)
     }
     return act_processed_policy
+
+
+def raise_feature_mismatch_error(
+    provided_features: set[str],
+    expected_features: set[str],
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Raises a standardized ValueError for feature mismatches between dataset/environment and policy config.
+    """
+    missing = expected_features - provided_features
+    extra = provided_features - expected_features
+    # TODO (jadechoghari): provide a dynamic rename map suggestion to the user.
+    raise ValueError(
+        f"Feature mismatch between dataset/environment and policy config.\n"
+        f"- Missing features: {sorted(missing) if missing else 'None'}\n"
+        f"- Extra features: {sorted(extra) if extra else 'None'}\n\n"
+        f"Please ensure your dataset and policy use consistent feature names.\n"
+        f"If your dataset uses different observation keys (e.g., cameras named differently), "
+        f"use the `--rename_map` argument, for example:\n"
+        f'  --rename_map=\'{{"observation.images.left": "observation.images.camera1", '
+        f'"observation.images.top": "observation.images.camera2"}}\''
+    )
+
+
+def validate_visual_features_consistency(
+    cfg: PreTrainedConfig,
+    features: dict[str, PolicyFeature],
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Validates visual feature consistency between a policy config and provided dataset/environment features.
+
+    Args:
+        cfg (PreTrainedConfig): The model or policy configuration containing input_features and type.
+        features (Dict[str, PolicyFeature]): A mapping of feature names to PolicyFeature objects.
+    """
+    expected_visuals = {k for k, v in cfg.input_features.items() if v.type == FeatureType.VISUAL}
+    provided_visuals = {k for k, v in features.items() if v.type == FeatureType.VISUAL}
+    if not provided_visuals.issubset(expected_visuals):
+        raise_feature_mismatch_error(provided_visuals, expected_visuals)

src/lerobot/scripts/lerobot_eval.py

@@ -501,14 +501,21 @@ def eval_main(cfg: EvalPipelineConfig):
     policy = make_policy(
         cfg=cfg.policy,
         env_cfg=cfg.env,
+        rename_map=cfg.rename_map,
     )
 
     policy.eval()
+
+    # The inference device is automatically set to match the detected hardware, overriding any previous device settings from training to ensure compatibility.
+    preprocessor_overrides = {
+        "device_processor": {"device": str(policy.config.device)},
+        "rename_observations_processor": {"rename_map": cfg.rename_map},
+    }
+
     preprocessor, postprocessor = make_pre_post_processors(
         policy_cfg=cfg.policy,
         pretrained_path=cfg.policy.pretrained_path,
-        # The inference device is automatically set to match the detected hardware, overriding any previous device settings from training to ensure compatibility.
-        preprocessor_overrides={"device_processor": {"device": str(policy.config.device)}},
+        preprocessor_overrides=preprocessor_overrides,
     )
     with torch.no_grad(), torch.autocast(device_type=device.type) if cfg.policy.use_amp else nullcontext():
         info = eval_policy_all(

src/lerobot/scripts/lerobot_train.py

@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ def train(cfg: TrainPipelineConfig, accelerator: Accelerator | None = None):
     policy = make_policy(
         cfg=cfg.policy,
         ds_meta=dataset.meta,
+        rename_map=cfg.rename_map,
     )
 
     # Wait for all processes to finish policy creation before continuing
@@ -224,6 +225,9 @@ def train(cfg: TrainPipelineConfig, accelerator: Accelerator | None = None):
                 "norm_map": policy.config.normalization_mapping,
             },
         }
+        processor_kwargs["preprocessor_overrides"]["rename_observations_processor"] = {
+            "rename_map": cfg.rename_map
+        }
         postprocessor_kwargs["postprocessor_overrides"] = {
             "unnormalizer_processor": {
                 "stats": dataset.meta.stats,

src/lerobot/utils/import_utils.py

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ def is_package_available(pkg_name: str, return_version: bool = False) -> tuple[b
 
 
 _transformers_available = is_package_available("transformers")
+_peft_available = is_package_available("peft")
 
 
 def make_device_from_device_class(config: ChoiceRegistry) -> Any:

src/lerobot/utils/profiling.py

@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+"""
+Profiling utilities for performance analysis.
+
+Usage:
+    from lerobot.utils.profiling import profile_method, get_profiling_stats, print_profiling_summary
+
+    @profile_method
+    def my_slow_function(x):
+        return x * 2
+
+    # At end of execution:
+    print_profiling_summary()
+"""
+
+import functools
+import logging
+import time
+from collections import defaultdict
+from threading import Lock
+from typing import Any, Callable
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Global profiling statistics storage
+_profiling_stats: dict[str, list[float]] = defaultdict(list)
+_profiling_lock = Lock()
+_profiling_enabled = False
+
+
+def enable_profiling():
+    """Enable profiling globally."""
+    global _profiling_enabled
+    _profiling_enabled = True
+    logger.info("Profiling enabled")
+
+
+def disable_profiling():
+    """Disable profiling globally."""
+    global _profiling_enabled
+    _profiling_enabled = False
+    logger.info("Profiling disabled")
+
+
+def is_profiling_enabled() -> bool:
+    """Check if profiling is enabled."""
+    return _profiling_enabled
+
+
+def record_timing(name: str, duration: float):
+    """Record a timing measurement.
+
+    Args:
+        name: Name/identifier for this timing
+        duration: Duration in seconds
+    """
+    if not _profiling_enabled:
+        return
+
+    with _profiling_lock:
+        _profiling_stats[name].append(duration)
+
+
+def profile_method(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+    """Decorator to profile a method or function.
+
+    Args:
+        func: Function to profile
+
+    Returns:
+        Wrapped function that records execution time
+    """
+
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs) -> Any:
+        if not _profiling_enabled:
+            return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        start = time.perf_counter()
+        try:
+            result = func(*args, **kwargs)
+            return result
+        finally:
+            duration = time.perf_counter() - start
+            # Use fully qualified name
+            name = f"{func.__module__}.{func.__qualname__}"
+            record_timing(name, duration)
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
+class ProfileContext:
+    """Context manager for profiling code blocks.
+
+    Usage:
+        with ProfileContext("my_operation"):
+            # ... code to profile ...
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str):
+        self.name = name
+        self.start = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        if _profiling_enabled:
+            self.start = time.perf_counter()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args):
+        if _profiling_enabled and self.start is not None:
+            duration = time.perf_counter() - self.start
+            record_timing(self.name, duration)
+
+
+def get_profiling_stats() -> dict[str, dict[str, float]]:
+    """Get summary statistics for all profiled functions.
+
+    Returns:
+        Dictionary mapping function names to their stats (count, mean, min, max, total)
+    """
+    with _profiling_lock:
+        summary = {}
+        for name, times in _profiling_stats.items():
+            if times:
+                summary[name] = {
+                    "count": len(times),
+                    "mean": sum(times) / len(times),
+                    "min": min(times),
+                    "max": max(times),
+                    "total": sum(times),
+                    "mean_ms": (sum(times) / len(times)) * 1000,
+                    "min_ms": min(times) * 1000,
+                    "max_ms": max(times) * 1000,
+                }
+        return summary
+
+
+def clear_profiling_stats():
+    """Clear all profiling statistics."""
+    with _profiling_lock:
+        _profiling_stats.clear()
+    logger.info("Profiling stats cleared")
+
+
+def print_profiling_summary(sort_by: str = "total"):
+    """Print formatted summary of profiling statistics.
+
+    Args:
+        sort_by: Sort key ('total', 'mean', 'count', 'max')
+    """
+    summary = get_profiling_stats()
+
+    if not summary:
+        logger.info("No profiling data available")
+        return
+
+    logger.info("\n" + "=" * 100)
+    logger.info("PROFILING SUMMARY")
+    logger.info("=" * 100)
+
+    # Sort by requested key
+    sorted_items = sorted(summary.items(), key=lambda x: x[1].get(sort_by, 0), reverse=True)
+
+    # Print header
+    logger.info(
+        f"{'Function':<60} {'Count':>8} {'Mean (ms)':>12} {'Min (ms)':>12} {'Max (ms)':>12} {'Total (s)':>12}"
+    )
+    logger.info("-" * 100)
+
+    # Print each function's stats
+    for name, stats in sorted_items:
+        # Shorten long names
+        display_name = name if len(name) <= 60 else "..." + name[-57:]
+
+        logger.info(
+            f"{display_name:<60} "
+            f"{stats['count']:>8} "
+            f"{stats['mean_ms']:>12.2f} "
+            f"{stats['min_ms']:>12.2f} "
+            f"{stats['max_ms']:>12.2f} "
+            f"{stats['total']:>12.2f}"
+        )
+
+    logger.info("=" * 100)
+
+    # Print summary
+    total_time = sum(s["total"] for s in summary.values())
+    total_calls = sum(s["count"] for s in summary.values())
+    logger.info(f"\nTotal profiled time: {total_time:.2f}s across {total_calls} calls")
+    logger.info("=" * 100 + "\n")
+
+
+def profile_section(name: str):
+    """Return a context manager for profiling a code section.
+
+    Args:
+        name: Name for this section
+
+    Returns:
+        ProfileContext instance
+
+    Usage:
+        with profile_section("data_loading"):
+            data = load_data()
+    """
+    return ProfileContext(name)
+

src/lerobot/utils/utils.py

@@ -57,25 +57,23 @@ def auto_select_torch_device() -> torch.device:
 def get_safe_torch_device(try_device: str, log: bool = False) -> torch.device:
     """Given a string, return a torch.device with checks on whether the device is available."""
     try_device = str(try_device)
-    match try_device:
-        case "cuda":
-            assert torch.cuda.is_available()
-            device = torch.device("cuda")
-        case "mps":
-            assert torch.backends.mps.is_available()
-            device = torch.device("mps")
-        case "xpu":
-            assert torch.xpu.is_available()
-            device = torch.device("xpu")
-        case "cpu":
-            device = torch.device("cpu")
-            if log:
-                logging.warning("Using CPU, this will be slow.")
-        case _:
-            device = torch.device(try_device)
-            if log:
-                logging.warning(f"Using custom {try_device} device.")
-
+    if try_device.startswith("cuda"):
+        assert torch.cuda.is_available()
+        device = torch.device(try_device)
+    elif try_device == "mps":
+        assert torch.backends.mps.is_available()
+        device = torch.device("mps")
+    elif try_device == "xpu":
+        assert torch.xpu.is_available()
+        device = torch.device("xpu")
+    elif try_device == "cpu":
+        device = torch.device("cpu")
+        if log:
+            logging.warning("Using CPU, this will be slow.")
+    else:
+        device = torch.device(try_device)
+        if log:
+            logging.warning(f"Using custom {try_device} device.")
     return device
 
 
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ def get_safe_dtype(dtype: torch.dtype, device: str | torch.device):
 
 def is_torch_device_available(try_device: str) -> bool:
     try_device = str(try_device)  # Ensure try_device is a string
-    if try_device == "cuda":
+    if try_device.startswith("cuda"):
         return torch.cuda.is_available()
     elif try_device == "mps":
         return torch.backends.mps.is_available()

tests/cameras/test_opencv.py

@@ -155,6 +155,46 @@ def test_async_read_before_connect():
         _ = camera.async_read()
 
 
+def test_fourcc_configuration():
+    """Test FourCC configuration validation and application."""
+
+    # Test MJPG specifically (main use case)
+    config = OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=DEFAULT_PNG_FILE_PATH, fourcc="MJPG")
+    camera = OpenCVCamera(config)
+    assert camera.config.fourcc == "MJPG"
+
+    # Test a few other common formats
+    valid_fourcc_codes = ["YUYV", "YUY2", "RGB3"]
+
+    for fourcc in valid_fourcc_codes:
+        config = OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=DEFAULT_PNG_FILE_PATH, fourcc=fourcc)
+        camera = OpenCVCamera(config)
+        assert camera.config.fourcc == fourcc
+
+    # Test invalid FOURCC codes
+    invalid_fourcc_codes = ["ABC", "ABCDE", ""]
+
+    for fourcc in invalid_fourcc_codes:
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=DEFAULT_PNG_FILE_PATH, fourcc=fourcc)
+
+
+def test_fourcc_with_camera():
+    """Test FourCC functionality with actual camera connection."""
+    config = OpenCVCameraConfig(index_or_path=DEFAULT_PNG_FILE_PATH, fourcc="MJPG")
+    camera = OpenCVCamera(config)
+
+    # Connect should work with MJPG specified
+    camera.connect(warmup=False)
+    assert camera.is_connected
+
+    # Read should work normally
+    img = camera.read()
+    assert isinstance(img, np.ndarray)
+
+    camera.disconnect()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("index_or_path", TEST_IMAGE_PATHS, ids=TEST_IMAGE_SIZES)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "rotation",

tests/datasets/test_datasets.py

@@ -1199,3 +1199,96 @@ def test_dataset_resume_recording(tmp_path, empty_lerobot_dataset_factory):
         expected_to = (ep_idx + 1) * frames_per_episode
         assert ep_metadata["dataset_from_index"] == expected_from
         assert ep_metadata["dataset_to_index"] == expected_to
+
+
+def test_frames_in_current_file_calculation(tmp_path, empty_lerobot_dataset_factory):
+    """Regression test for bug where frames_in_current_file only counted frames from last episode instead of all frames in current file."""
+    features = {
+        "observation.state": {"dtype": "float32", "shape": (2,), "names": ["x", "y"]},
+        "action": {"dtype": "float32", "shape": (2,), "names": ["vx", "vy"]},
+    }
+
+    dataset = empty_lerobot_dataset_factory(root=tmp_path / "test", features=features, use_videos=False)
+    dataset.meta.update_chunk_settings(data_files_size_in_mb=100)
+
+    assert dataset._current_file_start_frame is None
+
+    frames_per_episode = 10
+    for _ in range(frames_per_episode):
+        dataset.add_frame(
+            {
+                "observation.state": torch.randn(2),
+                "action": torch.randn(2),
+                "task": "task_0",
+            }
+        )
+    dataset.save_episode()
+
+    assert dataset._current_file_start_frame == 0
+    assert dataset.meta.total_episodes == 1
+    assert dataset.meta.total_frames == frames_per_episode
+
+    for _ in range(frames_per_episode):
+        dataset.add_frame(
+            {
+                "observation.state": torch.randn(2),
+                "action": torch.randn(2),
+                "task": "task_1",
+            }
+        )
+    dataset.save_episode()
+
+    assert dataset._current_file_start_frame == 0
+    assert dataset.meta.total_episodes == 2
+    assert dataset.meta.total_frames == 2 * frames_per_episode
+
+    ep1_chunk = dataset.latest_episode["data/chunk_index"]
+    ep1_file = dataset.latest_episode["data/file_index"]
+    assert ep1_chunk == 0
+    assert ep1_file == 0
+
+    for _ in range(frames_per_episode):
+        dataset.add_frame(
+            {
+                "observation.state": torch.randn(2),
+                "action": torch.randn(2),
+                "task": "task_2",
+            }
+        )
+    dataset.save_episode()
+
+    assert dataset._current_file_start_frame == 0
+    assert dataset.meta.total_episodes == 3
+    assert dataset.meta.total_frames == 3 * frames_per_episode
+
+    ep2_chunk = dataset.latest_episode["data/chunk_index"]
+    ep2_file = dataset.latest_episode["data/file_index"]
+    assert ep2_chunk == 0
+    assert ep2_file == 0
+
+    dataset.finalize()
+
+    from lerobot.datasets.utils import load_episodes
+
+    dataset.meta.episodes = load_episodes(dataset.root)
+    assert dataset.meta.episodes is not None
+
+    for ep_idx in range(3):
+        ep_metadata = dataset.meta.episodes[ep_idx]
+        assert ep_metadata["data/chunk_index"] == 0
+        assert ep_metadata["data/file_index"] == 0
+
+        expected_from = ep_idx * frames_per_episode
+        expected_to = (ep_idx + 1) * frames_per_episode
+        assert ep_metadata["dataset_from_index"] == expected_from
+        assert ep_metadata["dataset_to_index"] == expected_to
+
+    loaded_dataset = LeRobotDataset(dataset.repo_id, root=dataset.root)
+    assert len(loaded_dataset) == 3 * frames_per_episode
+    assert loaded_dataset.meta.total_episodes == 3
+    assert loaded_dataset.meta.total_frames == 3 * frames_per_episode
+
+    for idx in range(len(loaded_dataset)):
+        frame = loaded_dataset[idx]
+        expected_ep = idx // frames_per_episode
+        assert frame["episode_index"].item() == expected_ep

tests/envs/test_envs.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import importlib
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 
 import gymnasium as gym
+import numpy as np
 import pytest
 import torch
 from gymnasium.envs.registration import register, registry as gym_registry
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ import lerobot
 from lerobot.configs.types import PolicyFeature
 from lerobot.envs.configs import EnvConfig
 from lerobot.envs.factory import make_env, make_env_config
-from lerobot.envs.utils import preprocess_observation
+from lerobot.envs.utils import (
+    _normalize_hub_result,
+    _parse_hub_url,
+    preprocess_observation,
+)
 from tests.utils import require_env
 
 OBS_TYPES = ["state", "pixels", "pixels_agent_pos"]
@@ -108,3 +113,156 @@ def test_factory_custom_gym_id():
     finally:
         if gym_id in gym_registry:
             del gym_registry[gym_id]
+
+
+# Hub environment loading tests
+
+
+def test_make_env_hub_url_parsing():
+    """Test URL parsing for hub environment references."""
+    # simple repo_id
+    repo_id, revision, file_path = _parse_hub_url("user/repo")
+    assert repo_id == "user/repo"
+    assert revision is None
+    assert file_path == "env.py"
+
+    # repo with revision
+    repo_id, revision, file_path = _parse_hub_url("user/repo@main")
+    assert repo_id == "user/repo"
+    assert revision == "main"
+    assert file_path == "env.py"
+
+    # repo with custom file path
+    repo_id, revision, file_path = _parse_hub_url("user/repo:custom_env.py")
+    assert repo_id == "user/repo"
+    assert revision is None
+    assert file_path == "custom_env.py"
+
+    # repo with revision and custom file path
+    repo_id, revision, file_path = _parse_hub_url("user/repo@v1.0:envs/my_env.py")
+    assert repo_id == "user/repo"
+    assert revision == "v1.0"
+    assert file_path == "envs/my_env.py"
+
+    # repo with commit hash
+    repo_id, revision, file_path = _parse_hub_url("org/repo@abc123def456")
+    assert repo_id == "org/repo"
+    assert revision == "abc123def456"
+    assert file_path == "env.py"
+
+
+def test_normalize_hub_result():
+    """Test normalization of different return types from hub make_env."""
+    # test with VectorEnv (most common case)
+    mock_vec_env = gym.vector.SyncVectorEnv([lambda: gym.make("CartPole-v1")])
+    result = _normalize_hub_result(mock_vec_env)
+    assert isinstance(result, dict)
+    assert len(result) == 1
+    suite_name = next(iter(result))
+    assert 0 in result[suite_name]
+    assert isinstance(result[suite_name][0], gym.vector.VectorEnv)
+    mock_vec_env.close()
+
+    # test with single Env
+    mock_env = gym.make("CartPole-v1")
+    result = _normalize_hub_result(mock_env)
+    assert isinstance(result, dict)
+    suite_name = next(iter(result))
+    assert 0 in result[suite_name]
+    assert isinstance(result[suite_name][0], gym.vector.VectorEnv)
+    result[suite_name][0].close()
+
+    # test with dict (already normalized)
+    mock_vec_env = gym.vector.SyncVectorEnv([lambda: gym.make("CartPole-v1")])
+    input_dict = {"my_suite": {0: mock_vec_env}}
+    result = _normalize_hub_result(input_dict)
+    assert result == input_dict
+    assert "my_suite" in result
+    assert 0 in result["my_suite"]
+    mock_vec_env.close()
+
+    # test with invalid type
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Hub `make_env` must return"):
+        _normalize_hub_result("invalid_type")
+
+
+def test_make_env_from_hub_requires_trust_remote_code():
+    """Test that loading from hub requires explicit trust_remote_code=True."""
+    hub_id = "lerobot/cartpole-env"
+
+    # Should raise RuntimeError when trust_remote_code=False (default)
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Refusing to execute remote code"):
+        make_env(hub_id, trust_remote_code=False)
+
+    # Should also raise when not specified (defaults to False)
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Refusing to execute remote code"):
+        make_env(hub_id)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "hub_id",
+    [
+        "lerobot/cartpole-env",
+        "lerobot/cartpole-env@main",
+        "lerobot/cartpole-env:env.py",
+    ],
+)
+def test_make_env_from_hub_with_trust(hub_id):
+    """Test loading environment from Hugging Face Hub with trust_remote_code=True."""
+    # load environment from hub
+    envs_dict = make_env(hub_id, n_envs=2, trust_remote_code=True)
+
+    # verify structure
+    assert isinstance(envs_dict, dict)
+    assert len(envs_dict) >= 1
+
+    # get the first suite and task
+    suite_name = next(iter(envs_dict))
+    task_id = next(iter(envs_dict[suite_name]))
+    env = envs_dict[suite_name][task_id]
+
+    # verify it's a vector environment
+    assert isinstance(env, gym.vector.VectorEnv)
+    assert env.num_envs == 2
+
+    # test basic environment interaction
+    obs, info = env.reset()
+    assert obs is not None
+    assert isinstance(obs, (dict, np.ndarray))
+
+    # take a random action
+    action = env.action_space.sample()
+    obs, reward, terminated, truncated, info = env.step(action)
+    assert obs is not None
+    assert isinstance(reward, np.ndarray)
+    assert len(reward) == 2
+
+    # clean up
+    env.close()
+
+
+def test_make_env_from_hub_async():
+    """Test loading hub environment with async vector environments."""
+    hub_id = "lerobot/cartpole-env"
+
+    # load with async envs
+    envs_dict = make_env(hub_id, n_envs=2, use_async_envs=True, trust_remote_code=True)
+
+    suite_name = next(iter(envs_dict))
+    task_id = next(iter(envs_dict[suite_name]))
+    env = envs_dict[suite_name][task_id]
+
+    # verify it's an async vector environment
+    assert isinstance(env, gym.vector.AsyncVectorEnv)
+    assert env.num_envs == 2
+
+    # test basic interaction
+    obs, info = env.reset()
+    assert obs is not None
+
+    action = env.action_space.sample()
+    obs, reward, terminated, truncated, info = env.step(action)
+    assert len(reward) == 2
+
+    # clean up
+    env.close()