strands-robots 0.3.8

Robot Control with LeRobot Integration for Strands Agents

Strands Robots

Robot Control for Strands Agents

Strands Docs ◆ NVIDIA GR00T ◆ LeRobot ◆ Jetson Containers

Control robots with natural language through Strands Agents. Integrates NVIDIA Isaac GR00T for vision-language-action policies and LeRobot for universal robot support.

How It Works

graph LR
    A[Natural Language<br/>'Pick up the red block'] --> B[Strands Agent]
    B --> C[Robot Tool]
    C --> D[Policy Provider<br/>GR00T/Mock]
    C --> E[LeRobot<br/>Hardware Abstraction]
    D --> F[Action Chunk<br/>16 timesteps]
    F --> E
    E --> G[Robot Hardware<br/>SO-101/GR-1/G1]

    classDef input fill:#2ea44f,stroke:#1b7735,color:#fff
    classDef agent fill:#0969da,stroke:#044289,color:#fff
    classDef policy fill:#8250df,stroke:#5a32a3,color:#fff
    classDef hardware fill:#bf8700,stroke:#875e00,color:#fff

    class A input
    class B,C agent
    class D,F policy
    class E,G hardware

Architecture

flowchart TB
    subgraph Agent["🤖 Strands Agent"]
        NL[Natural Language Input]
        Tools[Tool Registry]
    end

    subgraph RobotTool["🦾 Robot Tool"]
        direction TB
        RT[Robot Class]
        TM[Task Manager]
        AS[Async Executor]
    end

    subgraph Policy["🧠 Policy Layer"]
        direction TB
        PA[Policy Abstraction]
        GP[GR00T Policy]
        MP[Mock Policy]
        CP[Custom Policy]
    end

    subgraph Inference["⚡ Inference Service"]
        direction TB
        DC[Docker Container]
        ZMQ[ZMQ Server :5555]
        TRT[TensorRT Engine]
    end

    subgraph Hardware["🔧 Hardware Layer"]
        direction TB
        LR[LeRobot]
        CAM[Cameras]
        SERVO[Feetech Servos]
    end

    NL --> Tools
    Tools --> RT
    RT --> TM
    TM --> AS
    AS --> PA
    PA --> GP
    PA --> MP
    PA --> CP
    GP --> ZMQ
    ZMQ --> TRT
    TRT --> DC
    AS --> LR
    LR --> CAM
    LR --> SERVO

    classDef agentStyle fill:#0969da,stroke:#044289,color:#fff
    classDef robotStyle fill:#2ea44f,stroke:#1b7735,color:#fff
    classDef policyStyle fill:#8250df,stroke:#5a32a3,color:#fff
    classDef infraStyle fill:#bf8700,stroke:#875e00,color:#fff
    classDef hwStyle fill:#d73a49,stroke:#a72b3a,color:#fff

    class NL,Tools agentStyle
    class RT,TM,AS robotStyle
    class PA,GP,MP,CP policyStyle
    class DC,ZMQ,TRT infraStyle
    class LR,CAM,SERVO hwStyle

Quick Start

from strands import Agent
from strands_robots import Robot, gr00t_inference

# Create robot with cameras
robot = Robot(
    tool_name="my_arm",
    robot="so101_follower",
    cameras={
        "front": {"type": "opencv", "index_or_path": "/dev/video0", "fps": 30},
        "wrist": {"type": "opencv", "index_or_path": "/dev/video2", "fps": 30}
    },
    port="/dev/ttyACM0",
    data_config="so100_dualcam"
)

# Create agent with robot tool
agent = Agent(tools=[robot, gr00t_inference])

# Start GR00T inference service
agent.tool.gr00t_inference(
    action="start",
    checkpoint_path="/data/checkpoints/model",
    port=8000,
    data_config="so100_dualcam"
)

# Control robot with natural language
agent("Use my_arm to pick up the red block using GR00T policy on port 8000")

Installation

pip install strands-robots

From source:

git clone https://github.com/strands-labs/robots
cd robots
pip install -e .

🐳 Jetson Container Setup (Required for GR00T Inference)

GR00T inference requires the Isaac-GR00T Docker container on Jetson platforms:

# Clone jetson-containers
git clone https://github.com/dusty-nv/jetson-containers
cd jetson-containers

# Run Isaac GR00T container (background)
jetson-containers run $(autotag isaac-gr00t) &

# Container exposes inference service on port 5555 (ZMQ) or 8000 (HTTP)

Tested Hardware:

• NVIDIA Thor Dev Kit (Jetpack 7.0)
• NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin (Jetpack 6.x)

See Jetson Deployment Guide for TensorRT optimization.

Robot Control Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant Agent as Strands Agent
    participant Robot as Robot Tool
    participant Policy as GR00T Policy
    participant HW as Hardware

    User->>Agent: "Pick up the red block"
    Agent->>Robot: execute(instruction, policy_port)
    
    loop Control Loop @ 50Hz
        Robot->>HW: get_observation()
        HW-->>Robot: {cameras, joint_states}
        Robot->>Policy: get_actions(obs, instruction)
        Policy-->>Robot: action_chunk[16]
        
        loop Action Horizon
            Robot->>HW: send_action(action)
            Note over Robot,HW: 20ms sleep (50Hz)
        end
    end
    
    Robot-->>Agent: Task completed
    Agent-->>User: "✅ Picked up red block"

Tools Reference

Robot Tool

The Robot class is a Strands AgentTool that provides async robot control with real-time status reporting.

Action	Parameters	Description	Example
execute	instruction, policy_port, duration	Blocking execution until complete	"Pick up the cube"
start	instruction, policy_port, duration	Non-blocking async start	"Wave your arm"
status	-	Get current task status	Check progress
stop	-	Interrupt running task	Emergency stop

Natural Language Examples:

# Blocking execution (waits for completion)
agent("Use my_arm to pick up the red block using GR00T policy on port 8000")

# Async execution (returns immediately)
agent("Start my_arm waving using GR00T on port 8000, then check status")

# Stop running task
agent("Stop my_arm immediately")

Robot Constructor Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
tool_name	str	required	Name for this robot tool
robot	str|RobotConfig	required	Robot type or config
cameras	Dict	None	Camera configuration
port	str	None	Serial port for robot
data_config	str	None	GR00T data config name
control_frequency	float	50.0	Control loop Hz
action_horizon	int	8	Actions per inference

---

GR00T Inference Tool

Manages GR00T policy inference services running in Docker containers.

Action	Parameters	Description	Example
start	checkpoint_path, port, data_config	Start inference service	"Start GR00T on port 8000"
stop	port	Stop service on port	"Stop GR00T on port 8000"
status	port	Check service status	"Is GR00T running?"
list	-	List all running services	"List inference services"
find_containers	-	Find GR00T containers	"Find available containers"

TensorRT Acceleration:

agent.tool.gr00t_inference(
    action="start",
    checkpoint_path="/data/checkpoints/model",
    port=8000,
    use_tensorrt=True,
    trt_engine_path="gr00t_engine",
    vit_dtype="fp8",    # ViT: fp16 or fp8
    llm_dtype="nvfp4",  # LLM: fp16, nvfp4, or fp8
    dit_dtype="fp8"     # DiT: fp16 or fp8
)

---

Camera Tool

LeRobot-based camera management with OpenCV and RealSense support.

Action	Parameters	Description	Example
discover	-	Find all cameras	"Discover cameras"
capture	camera_id, save_path	Single image capture	"Capture from /dev/video0"
capture_batch	camera_ids, async_mode	Multi-camera capture	"Capture from all cameras"
record	camera_id, capture_duration	Record video	"Record 10s video"
preview	camera_id, preview_duration	Live preview	"Preview camera 0"
test	camera_id	Performance test	"Test camera speed"

---

Serial Tool

Low-level serial communication for Feetech servos and custom protocols.

Action	Parameters	Description	Example
list_ports	-	Discover serial ports	"List serial ports"
feetech_position	port, motor_id, position	Move servo	"Move motor 1 to center"
feetech_ping	port, motor_id	Ping servo	"Ping motor 1"
send	port, data/hex_data	Send raw data	"Send FF FF to robot"
monitor	port	Monitor serial data	"Monitor /dev/ttyACM0"

---

Teleoperation Tool

Record demonstrations for imitation learning with LeRobot.

Action	Parameters	Description	Example
start	robot_type, teleop_type	Start teleoperation	"Start teleoperation"
stop	session_name	Stop session	"Stop recording"
list	-	List active sessions	"List teleop sessions"
replay	dataset_repo_id, replay_episode	Replay episode	"Replay episode 5"

---

Pose Tool

Store, retrieve, and execute named robot poses.

Action	Parameters	Description	Example
store_pose	pose_name	Save current position	"Save as 'home'"
load_pose	pose_name	Move to saved pose	"Go to home pose"
list_poses	-	List all poses	"List saved poses"
move_motor	motor_name, position	Move single motor	"Move gripper to 50%"
incremental_move	motor_name, delta	Small movement	"Move elbow +5°"
reset_to_home	-	Safe home position	"Reset to home"

---

Supported Robots

Robot	Config	Cameras	Description
SO-100/SO-101	so100, so100_dualcam, so100_4cam	1-4	Single arm desktop robot
Fourier GR-1	fourier_gr1_arms_only	1	Bimanual humanoid arms
Bimanual Panda	bimanual_panda_gripper	3	Dual Franka Emika arms
Unitree G1	unitree_g1	1	Humanoid robot platform

GR00T Data Configurations

Config	Video Keys	State Keys	Description
so100	video.webcam	state.single_arm, state.gripper	Single camera
so100_dualcam	video.front, video.wrist	state.single_arm, state.gripper	Front + wrist
so100_4cam	video.front, video.wrist, video.top, video.side	state.single_arm, state.gripper	Quad camera
fourier_gr1_arms_only	video.ego_view	state.left_arm, state.right_arm, state.left_hand, state.right_hand	Humanoid arms
bimanual_panda_gripper	video.right_wrist_view, video.left_wrist_view, video.front_view	EEF pos/quat + gripper	Dual arm EEF
unitree_g1	video.rs_view	state.left_arm, state.right_arm, state.left_hand, state.right_hand	G1 humanoid

Policy Providers

classDiagram
    class Policy {
        <<abstract>>
        +get_actions(observation, instruction)
        +set_robot_state_keys(keys)
        +provider_name
    }

    class Gr00tPolicy {
        +data_config
        +policy_client: ZMQ
        +get_actions()
    }

    class MockPolicy {
        +get_actions()
        Returns random actions
    }

    class CustomPolicy {
        +get_actions()
        Your implementation
    }

    Policy <|-- Gr00tPolicy
    Policy <|-- MockPolicy
    Policy <|-- CustomPolicy

from strands_robots import create_policy

# GR00T policy (requires inference server)
policy = create_policy(
    provider="groot",
    data_config="so100_dualcam",
    host="localhost",
    port=8000
)

# Mock policy (for testing)
policy = create_policy(provider="mock")

Project Structure

strands-robots/
├── strands_robots/
│   ├── __init__.py              # Package exports
│   ├── robot.py                 # Universal Robot class (AgentTool)
│   ├── policies/
│   │   ├── __init__.py          # Policy ABC + factory
│   │   └── groot/
│   │       ├── __init__.py      # Gr00tPolicy implementation
│   │       ├── client.py        # ZMQ inference client
│   │       └── data_config.py   # Robot embodiment configurations
│   └── tools/
│       ├── gr00t_inference.py   # Docker service manager
│       ├── lerobot_camera.py    # Camera operations
│       ├── lerobot_calibrate.py # Calibration management
│       ├── lerobot_teleoperate.py # Recording/replay
│       ├── pose_tool.py         # Pose management
│       └── serial_tool.py       # Serial communication
├── test.py                      # Integration example
└── pyproject.toml               # Package configuration

Example: Complete Workflow

#!/usr/bin/env python3
from strands import Agent
from strands_robots import Robot, gr00t_inference, lerobot_camera, pose_tool

# 1. Create robot with dual cameras
robot = Robot(
    tool_name="orange_arm",
    robot="so101_follower",
    cameras={
        "wrist": {"type": "opencv", "index_or_path": "/dev/video0", "fps": 15},
        "front": {"type": "opencv", "index_or_path": "/dev/video2", "fps": 15},
    },
    port="/dev/ttyACM0",
    data_config="so100_dualcam",
)

# 2. Create agent with all robot tools
agent = Agent(
    tools=[robot, gr00t_inference, lerobot_camera, pose_tool]
)

# 3. Start inference service
agent.tool.gr00t_inference(
    action="start",
    checkpoint_path="/data/checkpoints/gr00t-wave/checkpoint-300000",
    port=8000,
    data_config="so100_dualcam",
)

# 4. Interactive control loop
while True:
    user_input = input("\n🤖 > ")
    if user_input.lower() in ["exit", "quit"]:
        break
    agent(user_input)

# 5. Cleanup
agent.tool.gr00t_inference(action="stop", port=8000)

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see:

• GitHub Issues for bug reports
• Pull Requests for contributions

License

Apache-2.0 - see LICENSE file.

Links

GitHub ◆ PyPI ◆ NVIDIA GR00T ◆ LeRobot ◆ Strands Docs