# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved. # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 # isort: skip_file """ Run a gripper-toggle episode against any registered task. Holds the arm at its current joint positions while toggling the gripper between open and closed every `--toggle-every` steps. Useful for sanity- checking the gripper action path on a new robot/scene. Usage: Basic usage (default task: BananaInBowlTask): $ python examples/run_gripper_toggle.py Specific task: $ python examples/run_gripper_toggle.py --task RubiksCubeTask Headless (no viewer, no on-screen rendering): $ python examples/run_gripper_toggle.py --task RubiksCubeTask --headless Output: Per-env videos saved to output/run_gripper_toggle//[_envN][_viewport].mp4 fps follows env_cfg.sim render rate. """ import argparse import cv2 # noqa: F401 must be imported before isaaclab import os import sys import traceback from isaaclab.app import AppLauncher parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run gripper-toggle episode on a registered task.") parser.add_argument("--num_envs", type=int, default=1, help="Number of environments to spawn.") AppLauncher.add_app_launcher_args(parser) parser.add_argument("--task", nargs="+", default=None, help="List of tasks to run on (default: all registered).") parser.add_argument("--tag", nargs="+", default=None, help="List of tags of tasks to run on.") parser.add_argument("--num-steps", type=int, default=100, help="Number of steps per episode.") parser.add_argument("--toggle-every", type=int, default=15, help="Toggle gripper every N steps.") parser.add_argument("--video-mode", "--video_mode", type=str, default="all", choices=["all", "viewport", "sensor", "none"], help="Which videos to save: 'all' (sensor + viewport), 'viewport' only, " "'sensor' only, or 'none' (default: all)") args_cli, _ = parser.parse_known_args() args_cli.enable_cameras = True args_cli.save_videos = args_cli.video_mode != "none" app_launcher = AppLauncher(args_cli) simulation_app = app_launcher.app from robolab.constants import PACKAGE_DIR, set_output_dir # noqa: E402 from episodes import run_gripper_toggle_episode # noqa: E402 from robolab.core.environments.runtime import create_env, end_episode # noqa: E402 from robolab.registrations.droid.auto_env_registrations_jointpos import auto_register_droid_envs # noqa: E402 from robolab.core.environments.factory import get_envs # noqa: E402 auto_register_droid_envs() def main(): output_dir = os.path.join(PACKAGE_DIR, "output", "run_gripper_toggle") os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True) if args_cli.task: task_envs = get_envs(task=args_cli.task) elif args_cli.tag: task_envs = get_envs(tag=args_cli.tag) else: task_envs = get_envs(task="BananaInBowlTask") print(f"Running gripper toggle on {len(task_envs)} environments: {task_envs}") for task_env in task_envs: scene_output_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, task_env) os.makedirs(scene_output_dir, exist_ok=True) set_output_dir(scene_output_dir) env, env_cfg = create_env(task_env, device=args_cli.device, num_envs=args_cli.num_envs, use_fabric=True) try: print(f"Running {task_env}: '{env_cfg.instruction}'") run_gripper_toggle_episode( env, env_cfg, save_videos=args_cli.save_videos, video_mode=args_cli.video_mode, headless=args_cli.headless, num_steps=args_cli.num_steps, toggle_every=args_cli.toggle_every, ) end_episode(env) finally: env.close() simulation_app.close() if __name__ == "__main__": try: main() except Exception as e: print(f"Terminated with error: {e}") traceback.print_exc() simulation_app.close() sys.exit(1)