Workshop Materials
Workshop Slides
1. Robot Setup & Control
Learn to find ports, calibrate your arms, and take direct control via teleoperation.
2. Prompt Engineering
Discover how to write effective text prompts to command Vision-Language-Action models like SmolVLA.
3. Imitation Learning
Teach the robot by showing it what to do. The record, visualize, and train workflow.
4. Reinforcement Learning
Go beyond imitation. Fine-tune your policies with the HIL-SERL workflow.
5. Hacker's Toolkit
Learn to use AI assistants like Cursor, ChatGPT, and Gemini to accelerate your work.
Key Links & Official Docs
LeRobot Official Documentation
Your primary source of truth for all commands and concepts.
LeRobot GitHub Repository
The source code, issues, and latest updates for the framework.
SmolVLA Blog Post
Learn about the efficient Vision-Language-Action model you'll be using.
Project GR00T Paper
Read about the state-of-the-art foundation models for humanoid robots.
SO-ARM100/101 Hardware Repository
Bill of materials, 3D printing files, and assembly guides for the robot arms.
Core Technologies & Tools
PyTorch
The core deep learning library for LeRobot.
Hugging Face Hub
Find models, datasets, and more.
Miniconda
Recommended for managing your Python environment.
Cursor
The AI-first code editor from the toolkit session.
ChatGPT
Web UI for general-purpose AI assistance.
Gemini
Web UI for general-purpose AI assistance.