---
license: apache-2.0
task_categories:
- robotics
tags:
- vla
- vision-language-action
- lerobot
- manipulation
- smolvla
size_categories:
- n<1K
---

# SmolVLA Base

**SmolVLA** — A compact Vision-Language-Action model from Hugging Face for robot manipulation. Takes images + language instructions, outputs robot actions.

## Model Details

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| **License** | Apache 2.0 (commercial use ✅) |
| **Input** | Multi-view images (256×256) + language instruction + proprioception |
| **Output** | Robot actions |
| **Framework** | LeRobot / PyTorch |
| **Format** | Safetensors |

## Quick Start

```python
from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
from lerobot.policies.smolvla.modeling_smolvla import SmolVLA

# Download model
snapshot_download(repo_id="BlackCatRoboticsAI/smolvla-base", local_dir="./smolvla")

# Load policy
policy = SmolVLA.from_pretrained("./smolvla")
```

## Use Cases

- Pick-and-place manipulation
- Object sorting
- Assembly tasks
- Language-driven control

## Citation

```bibtex
@misc{lerobot2025smolvla,
  title={SmolVLA: Small Vision-Language-Action Model},
  author={Hugging Face},
  year={2025},
  publisher={Hugging Face}
}
```