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HEXFELLOW Mujoco Driver

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HEXFELLOW MUJOCO DRIVER

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📖 Overview

What is hex_driver_mujoco

hex_driver_mujoco is a Python library for MuJoCo robot simulation with a unified interface. It supports the E3 Desktop (dual‑arm) and Archer Y6 (6‑DOF arm) robot models. The library runs each simulation in a separate process, streams robot states and camera images via shared‑memory ring buffers, and provides simple get_*_motor/get_*_color_img/get_*_depth_img APIs.

What problem it solves

  • Unified simulation interface: Use the same API for different robot models (E3 Desktop, Archer Y6).
  • Background simulation: Each simulation runs in its own process; the main thread only reads the latest state when needed.
  • Low‑latency sharing: States and images are passed through shared‑memory ring buffers, avoiding serialization overhead.
  • Real‑time control: Supports position and MIT (motor‑impedance‑torque) control modes with configurable gains.

Target users

  • Robotics researchers prototyping manipulation pipelines with MuJoCo simulations.
  • Developers who need a simple, consistent way to interface with simulated robots.
  • Anyone who wants to switch between different robot models without changing client code.

📦 Installation

Requirements

  • Python ≥ 3.10
  • OS: Linux (macOS/Windows may work but are less tested)
  • Core dependencies:
    • hex_util_runtime ≥ 0.0.0, < 0.1.0
    • opencv-python ≥ 4.10.0
    • mujoco ≥ 3.3.0

Install from PyPI

pip install hex_driver_mujoco

Install from Source

For those who need examples, you can install the package from source code with examples.

Note: We use uv to manage the Python environment. Please install it first.

  1. Clone and install in editable mode. The venv.sh script expects uv.

    git clone https://github.com/hexfellow/hex_driver_mujoco.git
    cd hex_driver_mujoco
    ./venv.sh
    
    • ./venv.sh — creates .venv, installs hex_driver_mujoco with example dependencies.
    • ./venv.sh --min — installs the core package only (without example dependencies). Some examples will not run.
    • ./venv.sh --pkg-only — installs the package only, skips example-related dependencies.
  2. Activate before running examples:

    source .venv/bin/activate
    

📑 API

See API for details of all Mujoco driver classes and parameters.

💡 Example

See Example for usage examples of each robot model.

📚 Citation

If you want to cite this project in your work, you can use the following BibTeX entry:

@software{hex_zmq_servers,
  author    = {Dong, Zhaorui and Chen, Zejun},
  title     = {Hex ZMQ Servers: A ZeroMQ-Based Embodied AI Communication Framework},
  year      = {2025},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  version   = {v1.0.0},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.18309960},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18309960}
}

📄 License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.

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