LeRobot: Democratizing Robotics

Learn about how LeRobot aims to lower the barrier of entry to robotics, and how you can get started! This talk discusses the evolution of robotics from traditional industrial robots to the capabilities enabled by generative AI. It highlights how techniques like diffusion models are transforming robotics by enabling robots to learn complex behaviors from human demonstrations. The presentation also introduces LeRobot, an open-source project by Hugging Face designed to democratize robotics development, making it more accessible to everyone. The goal is to foster a community-driven approach to training foundational models for robotics, similar to advancements in natural language processing.