LeRobot Installation Guide

Install LeRobot

On your computer:

1. Install Miniconda:

   We use Miniconda to manage Python environments and dependencies. To install Miniconda, download the installer for your Linux operating system from the Miniconda Installation Guide.

2. Create and activate a fresh Conda environment for LeRobot:

   conda create -y -n lerobot python=3.10 && conda activate lerobot
   

3. Clone LeRobot:

   git clone -b trossen-ai https://github.com/Interbotix/lerobot.git ~/lerobot
   

4. Install LeRobot with dependencies for the Trossen AI arms (trossen-arm) and cameras (intelrealsense):

   cd ~/lerobot && pip install --no-binary=av -e ".[trossen_ai]"
   

5. For Linux only (not Mac), install extra dependencies for recording datasets:

   conda install -y -c conda-forge 'ffmpeg>=7.0'
   

Note

Installing ffmpeg>=7.0 using the above command usually provides ffmpeg 7.X compiled with the libsvtav1 encoder. If libsvtav1 is not available on your system (you can verify by running ffmpeg -encoders), you have two options:

• Any platform: Install a specific version of FFmpeg with conda:

  conda install ffmpeg=7.1.1 -c conda-forge
  

• Linux only: Manually install FFmpeg build dependencies and compile FFmpeg from source with libsvtav1 support:

  Refer to the official guides below:

  • FFmpeg build dependencies

  • Compile FFmpeg with libsvtav1

After installation, confirm you’re using the correct FFmpeg binary with:

which ffmpeg