SmolVLA

SmolVLA: Efficient Vision-Language-Action Model trained on Lerobot Community Data

Hugging Face introduces SmolVLA, a compact Vision-Language-Action model designed for robotics control, trained on community-contributed data from the LeRobot ecosystem. The model targets efficient deployment on resource-constrained hardware while maintaining competitive manipulation performance. This release represents a continuation of Hugging Face's strategy to democratize robotics AI through open community data pipelines.