LeRobot Project Runtime Environment Setup Guide

1.1 Install NVIDIA Graphics Drivers

Linux Users:
Refer to: Linux Ubuntu OS Install NVIDIA Driver Guide

Windows Users:
Download from official website: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/

1.2 Install NVIDIA CUDA

Linux Users:
Refer to: Linux Ubuntu OS Install NVIDIA CUDA Guide

Windows Users:

1. Verify driver version compatibility via official documentation:
   https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-toolkit-release-notes/index.html
2. Download corresponding version:
   https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads

1.3 Install Anaconda Python Environment

Linux Users:
Refer to: Linux Ubuntu Install Anaconda Guide

Windows Users:
Download from official website: https://www.anaconda.com/download

2.1 Clone LeRobot Repository

Repository: https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot

Method 1: Git Clone

git clone https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot.git

Method 2: Download ZIP Archive

2.2 Create Python Virtual Environment

1. Create conda environment:

conda create -y -n lerobot python=3.10

2. Activate environment:

conda activate lerobot

3. Install dependencies:

pip install --no-binary=av -e ".[feetech]"

Common Error

error: subprocess-exited-with-error

Solution

Install compilation dependencies:

sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg libavformat-dev libavcodec-dev libavdevice-dev libavutil-dev libavfilter-dev libswscale-dev libswresample-dev

Retry installation:

pip install --no-binary=av -e ".[feetech]"

2.3 Environment Verification

Test port detection script:

# It's okay if drivers are not connected; just test if it can run.
python lerobot/scripts/find_motors_bus_port.py

Accept result: