README.md

---
base_model: lerobot/smolvla_base
datasets: ulasZoi/SO-101_cupeToCup_20260620_104459
library_name: lerobot
license: apache-2.0
model_name: smolvla
pipeline_tag: robotics
tags:
- robotics
- lerobot
- smolvla
---

# Model Card for smolvla

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[SmolVLA](https://huggingface.co/papers/2506.01844) is a compact, efficient vision-language-action model that achieves competitive performance at reduced computational costs and can be deployed on consumer-grade hardware.



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This policy has been trained and pushed to the Hub using [LeRobot](https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot).

Learn how to train and run it in the [LeRobot smolvla guide](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/main/en/smolvla), or browse the [full documentation](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/index).


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## Model Details

- **License:** apache-2.0
- **Fine-tuned from:** [lerobot/smolvla_base](https://huggingface.co/lerobot/smolvla_base)
- **Robot type:** `so_follower`
- **Cameras:** `so101_head_cam`


## Inputs & Outputs

The policy consumes these observation features and produces these action features.

**Inputs**

| Feature | Type | Shape |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `observation.state` | STATE | `(6,)` |
| `observation.images.so101_head_cam` | VISUAL | `(3, 480, 640)` |

**Outputs**

| Feature | Type | Shape |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `action` | ACTION | `(6,)` |


## Training Dataset

- **Repository:** [ulasZoi/SO-101_cupeToCup_20260620_104459](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulasZoi/SO-101_cupeToCup_20260620_104459)
- **Episodes:** 62
- **Frames:** 28243
- **Frame rate:** 30 FPS
- **Task(s):** "pick up the blue mini cube and put it into the blue cup"

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## Training Configuration

| Setting | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Training steps | 20000 |
| Batch size | 64 |
| Optimizer | adamw |
| Learning rate | 0.0001 |
| Seed | 1000 |
| LeRobot version | 0.5.2 |

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## How to Get Started with the Model

New to LeRobot? These guides cover the full workflow:

- **[Install LeRobot](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/main/en/installation)** — set up the `lerobot` package.
- **[Hardware setup](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/main/en/hardware_guide)** — assemble, wire, and calibrate your robot and cameras.
- **[Record data & train a policy](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/en/il_robots)** — the end-to-end imitation-learning walkthrough.
- **[CLI cheat-sheet](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/main/en/cheat-sheet)** — quick reference for the `lerobot-*` commands.

The short version to run and train this policy:

### Run the policy on your robot

```bash
lerobot-rollout \
  --strategy.type=base \
  --robot.type=so_follower \
  --robot.port=<your_robot_port> \
  --robot.cameras="{ <camera_1>: {type: opencv, index_or_path: <index_or_path>, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}, <camera_2>: {type: opencv, index_or_path: <index_or_path>, width: 640, height: 480, fps: 30}}" \
  --policy.path=ulasgenc/smolvla_cupeToCup \
  --task="pick up the blue mini cube and put it into the blue cup" \
  --duration=60
```

Replace the remaining `<...>` placeholders with your own values: `--robot.port` and the camera names/indices are specific to your machine, and the camera names must match the observation keys this policy was trained on.

When `--strategy.type=base` is used the script doesn't record the episodes. Skipping duration will make the policy run indefinitely. For more information look at [rollout documentation](https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot/main/en/inference).

### Train your own policy

This policy type is usually fine-tuned from the pretrained base model [lerobot/smolvla_base](https://huggingface.co/lerobot/smolvla_base):

```bash
lerobot-train \
  --dataset.repo_id=${HF_USER}/<dataset> \
  --policy.path=lerobot/smolvla_base \
  --output_dir=outputs/train/<policy_repo_id> \
  --job_name=lerobot_training \
  --policy.device=cuda \
  --policy.repo_id=${HF_USER}/<policy_repo_id> \
  --wandb.enable=true
```

_Writes checkpoints to `outputs/train/<policy_repo_id>/checkpoints/`._

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## Evaluation

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| Task | Trials | Successes | Success rate |
| ---- | ------ | --------- | ------------ |
| pick the lego brick | 10 | 8 | 80% |

Also worth noting: anything that affects difficulty (new object positions, lighting,
distractors, a different robot of the same type, ...).
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_No evaluation results have been provided for this policy yet._

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## Citation

If you use this policy, please cite the method linked in the description above, along with LeRobot:

```bibtex
@misc{cadene2024lerobot,
    author = {Cadene, Remi and Alibert, Simon and Soare, Alexander and Gallouedec, Quentin and Zouitine, Adil and Palma, Steven and Kooijmans, Pepijn and Aractingi, Michel and Shukor, Mustafa and Aubakirova, Dana and Russi, Martino and Capuano, Francesco and Pascal, Caroline and Choghari, Jade and Moss, Jess and Wolf, Thomas},
    title = {LeRobot: State-of-the-art Machine Learning for Real-World Robotics in Pytorch},
    howpublished = "\url{https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot}",
    year = {2024}
}
```