lerobot/docs/source/rebot_b601.mdx

# reBot B601-DM

[reBot B601-DM](https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/rebot_arm_b601_dm_lerobot/) is an open-source, low-cost robot arm from Seeed Studio for embodied-AI and imitation learning. It comes as a **follower** arm (the `B601-DM`, a 6-DOF arm plus gripper driven by Damiao CAN motors) and a **leader** arm (the `StarArm102` / `reBot Arm 102`, driven by FashionStar UART smart servos) used to teleoperate it.

This page covers **calibration** and **teleoperation** for both single-arm and bimanual (dual-arm) setups.

<div style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;">
  <img
    src="https://files.seeedstudio.com/wiki/robotics/projects/lerobot/b601dm_zeroposition.jpg"
    alt="reBot B601-DM follower arm at its zero position"
    width="48%"
  />
  <img
    src="https://files.seeedstudio.com/wiki/robotics/projects/lerobot/102_zeroposition.jpg"
    alt="reBot Arm 102 leader arm at its zero position"
    width="48%"
  />
</div>

_Left: the B601-DM follower at its zero position. Right: the reBot Arm 102 leader at its zero position. Images courtesy of [Seeed Studio](https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/rebot_arm_b601_dm_lerobot/)._

## Install LeRobot 🤗

Follow our [Installation Guide](./installation), then install the reBot support:

```bash
pip install -e ".[rebot]"
```

This pulls in `motorbridge` (CAN motor control for the B601-DM follower) and `motorbridge-smart-servo` (FashionStar UART servos for the reBot Arm 102 leader).

## Registered device types

| Type                     | Kind                                         |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| `rebot_b601_follower`    | single-arm B601-DM follower robot            |
| `bi_rebot_b601_follower` | bimanual (dual-arm) follower robot           |
| `rebot_102_leader`       | single-arm reBot Arm 102 leader teleoperator |
| `bi_rebot_102_leader`    | bimanual (dual-arm) leader teleoperator      |

The bimanual types compose two single-arm instances and namespace each arm's
observation/action keys with a `left_` / `right_` prefix. Per-arm settings are
passed through nested `left_arm_config.*` / `right_arm_config.*` arguments.

## Find the USB ports

For each device, find the USB port associated with its motor bus using:

```bash
lerobot-find-port
```

<Tip warning={true}>
  On Linux, remove `brltty` (`sudo apt remove brltty`) so it does not hold the
  leader's USB serial port. You may also need to grant access to the serial
  devices: `sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM* /dev/ttyUSB*`.
</Tip>

## Calibration

Neither arm stores a persistent hardware calibration: every time it connects, the motors are re-zeroed against the pose the arm is physically holding. Calibration simply records that zero pose. When prompted, **manually move the arm to its zero position** (the default sit-down pose shown above, gripper fully closed) and press <kbd>ENTER</kbd>.

### Follower (B601-DM)

<hfoptions id="calibrate-follower">
<hfoption id="Single arm">

```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
    --robot.type=rebot_b601_follower \
    --robot.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
    --robot.id=follower \
    --robot.can_adapter=damiao
```

</hfoption>
<hfoption id="Dual arm">

Connect the bimanual follower; calibration runs for the left arm, then the right arm.

```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
    --robot.type=bi_rebot_b601_follower \
    --robot.id=bi_follower \
    --robot.left_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
    --robot.left_arm_config.can_adapter=damiao \
    --robot.right_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyACM1 \
    --robot.right_arm_config.can_adapter=damiao
```

Per-arm calibration files are saved with `_left` / `_right` suffixes on the id.

</hfoption>
</hfoptions>

### Leader (reBot Arm 102)

<hfoptions id="calibrate-leader">
<hfoption id="Single arm">

```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
    --teleop.type=rebot_102_leader \
    --teleop.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
    --teleop.id=leader
```

</hfoption>
<hfoption id="Dual arm">

```bash
lerobot-calibrate \
    --teleop.type=bi_rebot_102_leader \
    --teleop.id=bi_leader \
    --teleop.left_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
    --teleop.right_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyUSB1
```

</hfoption>
</hfoptions>

## Teleoperation

Once both arms are calibrated, drive the follower with the leader. The follower talks to its CAN bus through a Damiao serial bridge (`can_adapter=damiao`, the default) or a SocketCAN adapter (`can_adapter=socketcan`). See the [OpenArm page](./openarm) for more details on the SocketCAN adapter configuration.

<hfoptions id="teleoperate">
<hfoption id="Single arm">

```bash
lerobot-teleoperate \
    --robot.type=rebot_b601_follower \
    --robot.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
    --robot.id=follower \
    --robot.can_adapter=damiao \
    --teleop.type=rebot_102_leader \
    --teleop.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
    --teleop.id=leader
```

</hfoption>
<hfoption id="Dual arm">

The bimanual leader and follower reuse the single-arm classes; each arm is
configured through nested `left_arm_config.*` / `right_arm_config.*` arguments,
so a bimanual reBot Arm 102 leader drives a bimanual B601-DM follower.

```bash
lerobot-teleoperate \
    --robot.type=bi_rebot_b601_follower \
    --robot.id=bi_follower \
    --robot.left_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
    --robot.left_arm_config.can_adapter=damiao \
    --robot.right_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyACM1 \
    --robot.right_arm_config.can_adapter=damiao \
    --teleop.type=bi_rebot_102_leader \
    --teleop.id=bi_leader \
    --teleop.left_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
    --teleop.right_arm_config.port=/dev/ttyUSB1
```

</hfoption>
</hfoptions>

<Tip>
  The leader and follower share the same joint names (`shoulder_pan,
  shoulder_lift, elbow_flex, wrist_flex, wrist_yaw, wrist_roll, gripper`), so
  leader actions map directly onto the follower.
</Tip>

If the motion of a joint is reversed, flip its sign in the leader's `joint_directions` (the gripper also carries a scale to widen its range to the follower):

```bash
lerobot-teleoperate \
    --robot.type=rebot_b601_follower \
    --robot.port=/dev/ttyACM0 \
    --robot.can_adapter=damiao \
    --teleop.type=rebot_102_leader \
    --teleop.port=/dev/ttyUSB0 \
    --teleop.joint_directions='{"shoulder_pan":-1,"shoulder_lift":-1,"elbow_flex":1,"wrist_flex":1,"wrist_yaw":1,"wrist_roll":-1,"gripper":-6}'
```

## Recording datasets

Swap `lerobot-teleoperate` for `lerobot-record` (with the same `--robot.*` / `--teleop.*` arguments, plus `--dataset.*`) to record demonstrations for training. See [Imitation Learning for Robots](./il_robots) for the full workflow.

For hardware assembly and wiring, see the [Seeed Studio reBot wiki](https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/rebot_arm_b601_dm_lerobot/).