Robotics Tools & Simulators
The simulators, datasets, and software stacks we use for robot learning and evaluation.
Isaac Sim
NVIDIA Isaac Sim explained: RTX rendering, USD scenes, PhysX, ROS bridge, synthetic data. When to use Isaac Sim vs Isaac Lab, with Ubuntu setup.
LeRobot
LeRobot tool reference: PyTorch framework for robot learning, ACT and SmolVLA policies, Hugging Face Hub integration. Official links, docs, and code.
MuJoCo
MuJoCo: Physics engine for robotics. Fast, accurate. RoboSuite, Gymnasium. DeepMind. Free, open source. RCSV.
RLDS
RLDS: Robot Learning Dataset format. TFDS, episode structure. Open X-Embodiment standard. RCSV.
RoboMimic
Step-by-step RoboMimic guide covering BC, DAgger, and MimicGen workflows. Includes hardware requirements, dataset formatting, and integration with OpenArm and Mobile ALOHA.
RoboSuite
How to use RoboSuite for manipulation research: environment setup, MuJoCo integration, and task benchmarking with LIBERO and MetaWorld. Includes real-to-sim transfer workflow.
Robot Deployment Cost Calculator
Estimate the cost of your robot deployment — hardware, data collection, training, and integration. Interactive calculator for robotics teams.
VLA Models Comparison 2026: Octo, OpenVLA, Pi0, GR00T, SmolVLA, and OpenPI
Compare vision-language-action (VLA) models for robot learning: Octo, OpenVLA, Pi0, GR00T, SmolVLA. Architecture, training data, inference speed, hardware compatibility, and real-robot performance.