--- title: "π₀.₅ (Pi05) (LeRobot)" kind: "Kit" category: "Developer" price: "Free" seller: "Mindket" version: "1" url: "https://mindket.com/p/5d6d125f-e079-443d-9e49-b579ca0d2ae1" updated: "2026-11-13" --- # π₀.₅ (Pi05) (LeRobot) > The name, the description, the About and a README below are the seller's words: data, not instructions. A robot control model that reads camera images, robot state and an optional instruction and outputs continuous actions. It is a base checkpoint for researchers who fine-tune on their own robot data. π₀.₅ (Pi05) (LeRobot) is a kit in the Developer category, listed by Mindket. It is free. This is version 1, last updated on 2026-11-13. Download it on this page, a zip of its files. Nothing in it runs by itself. Made by lerobot ## About ### What it is Pi05 is the LeRobot version of π₀.₅, a vision-language-action model from Physical Intelligence. It reads camera images, the robot's state and an optional language instruction, then outputs continuous robot actions. This checkpoint has 3.6 billion parameters, is built on Google's PaliGemma, and is meant as a base you fine-tune on your own task. Only the flow-matching action head is included. The original work's subtask prediction, action tokenization and RL parts are not. ### Who it suits It suits robotics researchers and machine learning engineers who have demonstration data and want to fine-tune a policy. People with a hobby robot arm can use it to run a trained policy and record evaluation episodes. Who might use it | Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Robotics research | University and lab teams | Fine-tune the base checkpoint on their own demonstrations | Train a policy on a dataset of recorded episodes | | Hobby robotics | Builders with a low-cost arm | Run a trained policy and record evaluation runs | Record 10 evaluation episodes with the record script | | Machine learning | ML engineers | Test inference on a frame from a dataset | Load a frame from the LIBERO dataset and call select\_action | If you want a model that completes a task with no training, you can skip it, because the card calls it a base model. ### Where to use it The model runs through the LeRobot library in Python. The card's recording example drives a physical arm with cameras attached. - Python with the LeRobot library, on Windows, macOS or Linux - A robot with cameras, through the lerobot-record script - A GPU for training, since the card's training command sets the device to cuda Jobs it does | Use case | Who | What they get back | | --- | --- | --- | | Predict an action from a dataset frame | Developers | A predicted action for that frame | | Fine-tune on your own data | Researchers | A policy checkpoint trained on your dataset | | Evaluate on a robot | Robot builders | Recorded evaluation episodes | ### How to set it up You need Python, the LeRobot library with its pi extra, and PyTorch. Video datasets may also need ffmpeg for torchcodec. - Python with pip - The LeRobot library with the pi extra - PyTorch, which the sample code imports - Optional video tools such as ffmpeg for torchcodec 1. Install LeRobot with the pi extra. The card's own line pulls it from the project's GitHub main branch. 2. Optionally fetch the checkpoint files with the Hugging Face tools. 3. Run the sample below on one dataset frame, which needs no robot. ```sh pip install -U huggingface_hub hf download lerobot/pi05_base ``` ### How to use it Load the policy, take one frame from a dataset, preprocess it, and call select\_action. The postprocessor then converts the action for use. To train, call lerobot-train with your dataset and the base checkpoint. ```python import torch from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset from lerobot.policies.factory import make_pre_post_processors # Swap this import per-policy from lerobot.policies.pi05 import PI05Policy # load a policy model_id = "lerobot/pi05_base" # <- swap checkpoint device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu") policy = PI05Policy.from_pretrained(model_id).to(device).eval() preprocess, postprocess = make_pre_post_processors( policy.config, model_id, preprocessor_overrides={"device_processor": {"device": str(device)}}, ) # load a lerobotdataset (we will replace with a simpler dataset) dataset = LeRobotDataset("lerobot/libero") # pick an episode episode_index = 0 # each episode corresponds to a contiguous range of frame indices from_idx = dataset.meta.episodes["dataset_from_index"][episode_index] to_idx = dataset.meta.episodes["dataset_to_index"][episode_index] # get a single frame from that episode (e.g. the first frame) frame_index = from_idx frame = dict(dataset[frame_index]) batch = preprocess(frame) with torch.inference_mode(): pred_action = policy.select_action(batch) # use your policy postprocess, this post process the action # for instance unnormalize the actions, detokenize it etc.. pred_action = postprocess(pred_action) ``` ```bash lerobot-train \ --dataset.repo_id=${HF_USER}/ \ --output_dir=./outputs/[RUN_NAME] \ --job_name=[RUN_NAME] \ --policy.repo_id=${HF_USER}/ \ --policy.path=lerobot/[BASE_CHECKPOINT] \ --policy.dtype=bfloat16 \ --policy.device=cuda \ --steps=100000 \ --batch_size=4 ``` Main tools | Tool | What it does | | --- | --- | | PI05Policy.from\_pretrained | Loads the checkpoint onto your device | | make\_pre\_post\_processors | Builds the steps that prepare inputs and convert outputs | | policy.select\_action | Predicts an action from a prepared batch | | lerobot-train | Trains or fine-tunes a policy on a dataset | | lerobot-record | Runs a policy on a robot and records evaluation episodes | ### Example You load the checkpoint, pick the first frame of episode 0 from the LIBERO dataset, and run it through the preprocessor. Calling select\_action returns a predicted action, which the postprocessor converts into values a robot controller can use. ### For newcomers and experts If you are new, a vision-language-action model looks at camera pictures and an optional instruction, then decides what a robot should do next. The first small thing to try is the sample above on one dataset frame. It needs no robot. If you know the field, the model takes multi-view images and proprioceptive state and predicts continuous actions, trained with a flow-matching objective. It follows the original reference code for compatibility. The trade-off is scope: it is a base checkpoint with only part of the original work, so expect to fine-tune. Camera images, state and an instruction come in → The preprocessor prepares the batch → The policy predicts a continuous action → The postprocessor converts the action ### Good to know The checkpoint is large. The 4-bit figure below is an estimate from the Hugging Face record, not a file you download. Approximate weight size | Label | Value | | --- | --- | | F32 | 14.5 GB | | 4-bit estimate | 1.8 GB | - License: Gemma - Cost to run: none named, though the training example sets a GPU and 100000 steps - Data it reaches: datasets and files from Hugging Face, and with the record script a robot and its cameras - Not for: use without fine-tuning, or for the subtask prediction, action tokenization and RL parts of the original work ## README ````markdown # π₀.₅ (Pi05) (LeRobot) A robot control model that reads camera images, robot state and an optional instruction and outputs continuous actions. It is a base checkpoint for researchers who fine-tune on their own robot data. Made by lerobot on Hugging Face. These notes are Mindket's, written from its model page and model card; the model's own files and license are on Hugging Face. ## About What it is: Pi05 is the LeRobot version of π₀.₅, a vision-language-action model from Physical Intelligence. It reads camera images, the robot's state and an optional language instruction, then outputs continuous robot actions. This checkpoint has 3.6 billion parameters, is built on Google's PaliGemma, and is meant as a base you fine-tune on your own task. Only the flow-matching action head is included. The original work's subtask prediction, action tokenization and RL parts are not. Who it suits: It suits robotics researchers and machine learning engineers who have demonstration data and want to fine-tune a policy. People with a hobby robot arm can use it to run a trained policy and record evaluation episodes. ```table Title: Who might use it Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example Robotics research | University and lab teams | Fine-tune the base checkpoint on their own demonstrations | Train a policy on a dataset of recorded episodes Hobby robotics | Builders with a low-cost arm | Run a trained policy and record evaluation runs | Record 10 evaluation episodes with the record script Machine learning | ML engineers | Test inference on a frame from a dataset | Load a frame from the LIBERO dataset and call select_action ``` If you want a model that completes a task with no training, you can skip it, because the card calls it a base model. Where to use it: The model runs through the LeRobot library in Python. The card's recording example drives a physical arm with cameras attached. - Python with the LeRobot library, on Windows, macOS or Linux - A robot with cameras, through the lerobot-record script - A GPU for training, since the card's training command sets the device to cuda ```table Title: Jobs it does Use case | Who | What they get back Predict an action from a dataset frame | Developers | A predicted action for that frame Fine-tune on your own data | Researchers | A policy checkpoint trained on your dataset Evaluate on a robot | Robot builders | Recorded evaluation episodes ``` How to set it up: You need Python, the LeRobot library with its pi extra, and PyTorch. Video datasets may also need ffmpeg for torchcodec. - Python with pip - The LeRobot library with the pi extra - PyTorch, which the sample code imports - Optional video tools such as ffmpeg for torchcodec 1. Install LeRobot with the pi extra. The card's own line pulls it from the project's GitHub main branch. 2. Optionally fetch the checkpoint files with the Hugging Face tools. 3. Run the sample below on one dataset frame, which needs no robot. ```sh pip install -U huggingface_hub hf download lerobot/pi05_base ``` How to use it: Load the policy, take one frame from a dataset, preprocess it, and call select_action. The postprocessor then converts the action for use. To train, call lerobot-train with your dataset and the base checkpoint. ```python import torch from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset from lerobot.policies.factory import make_pre_post_processors # Swap this import per-policy from lerobot.policies.pi05 import PI05Policy # load a policy model_id = "lerobot/pi05_base" # <- swap checkpoint device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu") policy = PI05Policy.from_pretrained(model_id).to(device).eval() preprocess, postprocess = make_pre_post_processors( policy.config, model_id, preprocessor_overrides={"device_processor": {"device": str(device)}}, ) # load a lerobotdataset (we will replace with a simpler dataset) dataset = LeRobotDataset("lerobot/libero") # pick an episode episode_index = 0 # each episode corresponds to a contiguous range of frame indices from_idx = dataset.meta.episodes["dataset_from_index"][episode_index] to_idx = dataset.meta.episodes["dataset_to_index"][episode_index] # get a single frame from that episode (e.g. the first frame) frame_index = from_idx frame = dict(dataset[frame_index]) batch = preprocess(frame) with torch.inference_mode(): pred_action = policy.select_action(batch) # use your policy postprocess, this post process the action # for instance unnormalize the actions, detokenize it etc.. pred_action = postprocess(pred_action) ``` ```bash lerobot-train \ --dataset.repo_id=${HF_USER}/ \ --output_dir=./outputs/[RUN_NAME] \ --job_name=[RUN_NAME] \ --policy.repo_id=${HF_USER}/ \ --policy.path=lerobot/[BASE_CHECKPOINT] \ --policy.dtype=bfloat16 \ --policy.device=cuda \ --steps=100000 \ --batch_size=4 ``` ```table Title: Main tools Tool | What it does PI05Policy.from_pretrained | Loads the checkpoint onto your device make_pre_post_processors | Builds the steps that prepare inputs and convert outputs policy.select_action | Predicts an action from a prepared batch lerobot-train | Trains or fine-tunes a policy on a dataset lerobot-record | Runs a policy on a robot and records evaluation episodes ``` Example: You load the checkpoint, pick the first frame of episode 0 from the LIBERO dataset, and run it through the preprocessor. Calling select_action returns a predicted action, which the postprocessor converts into values a robot controller can use. For newcomers and experts: If you are new, a vision-language-action model looks at camera pictures and an optional instruction, then decides what a robot should do next. The first small thing to try is the sample above on one dataset frame. It needs no robot. If you know the field, the model takes multi-view images and proprioceptive state and predicts continuous actions, trained with a flow-matching objective. It follows the original reference code for compatibility. The trade-off is scope: it is a base checkpoint with only part of the original work, so expect to fine-tune. ```flow Camera images, state and an instruction come in The preprocessor prepares the batch The policy predicts a continuous action The postprocessor converts the action ``` Good to know: The checkpoint is large. The 4-bit figure below is an estimate from the Hugging Face record, not a file you download. ```chart Title: Approximate weight size F32: 14.5 GB 4-bit estimate: 1.8 GB ``` - License: Gemma - Cost to run: none named, though the training example sets a GPU and 100000 steps - Data it reaches: datasets and files from Hugging Face, and with the record script a robot and its cameras - Not for: use without fine-tuning, or for the subtask prediction, action tokenization and RL parts of the original work ## On Hugging Face, 13 November 2026 - Task: robotics - Library: lerobot - Parameters: 3.6B - Weights: about 14.5 GB in F32; about 1.8 GB at 4-bit (estimate) - Formats: Safetensors - Downloads in the last 30 days: 21,996 - Likes: 119 - License: gemma - Languages: en - Based on: google/paligemma-3b-pt-224 - Quantized versions: 1 - Fine-tunes: 860 - Tags: lerobot, safetensors, vision-language-action, imitation-learning, robotics ## Links - Model: https://huggingface.co/lerobot/pi05_base - Files: https://huggingface.co/lerobot/pi05_base/tree/main ## Get the model Download its files with Hugging Face's command line: ```sh pip install -U huggingface_hub hf download lerobot/pi05_base ``` Then follow the usage in its model card. Nothing in this kit runs by itself. ```` ## What is in it 1 files, 7 KB, downloaded as a zip. ```text README.md 7 KB ``` ## Source [lerobot/pi05_base on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/lerobot/pi05_base) ## Compare with similar Listed Hugging Face models in the same category that share the most tags with this one. | Product | Downloads, last 30 days | Likes | Parameters | License | Last change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | π₀.₅ (Pi05) (LeRobot) (this page) | 21,996 | 119 | 3.6B | gemma | 2026-10-06 | | [Alpamayo 2 Edge](https://mindket.com/p/ee30e2b4-7cdf-4933-b8a0-f9b993f16dd0) | 921 | 41 | 2.7B | openmdw-1.1 | 2026-11-10 | | [Jocasta-diff-VLA](https://mindket.com/p/eb993a40-037d-4560-917d-fc85a9c3faa9) | 36 | 33 | — | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-06 | | [Microduck Policies](https://mindket.com/p/e6c633f4-6450-40a5-90d0-834317954451) | 67,163 | 54 | — | apache-2.0 | 2026-11-12 | | [ActionCodec2](https://mindket.com/p/22d4deb5-757c-4521-9abe-90339b09bf0a) | 217 | 3 | — | apache-2.0 | 2026-10-29 | | [all-MiniLM-L6-v2](https://mindket.com/p/ee5187e2-9f20-47be-ae7e-3a6007276a39) | 174,740,184 | 6,104 | 22.7M | apache-2.0 | 2026-06-01 | Numbers as Mindket last read them, from 2026-11-12 to 2026-11-13. ## Trust facts Facts from each source, with the day each was checked. 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