01 · Overview
See. Think. Move.
Lightweight modular Vision–Language–Action for robotics. Not one giant transformer: specialized modules talk through a World Model.
Pipeline
Instruction and perception feed a persistent world model; policy and control close the loop with feedback.
Instruction → Language → Planner → World Model
Vision / sensors → Scene → World Model
World Model + subtask → Policy → Control → Robot
↑____________ feedback ___________|Quick start
Requires Python 3.10+ (CI and primary dev: 3.11).
Public source for Kinetic is not on GitHub yet. Use the docs on this site for architecture and backends; CLI examples below describe the intended install path once the package is published.
# Once published: # pip install kinetic[dev,sim] # Hero path (60 seconds) kinetic demo pick # always works (mock) # or physics + 3D window: kinetic demo mujoco # needs MuJoCo + display # Interactive CLI kinetic
# More kinetic demo list kinetic run -i "Pick up the bottle" kinetic train-bc # demos → MLP → eval kinetic eval --seeds 5 kinetic vla-bench --trials 5 pytest -q
Optional backends via config: control.ik_backend: dls, scene.backend: yolo, policy.backend: lerobot (SmolVLA/ACT). See Backends.
What this is / isn't
| This is | This is not |
|---|---|
| Modular VLA software stack (sim-first) | A single 7B end-to-end OpenVLA clone |
| Event-driven language + world model | LLM joint commands every control tick |
| Mock + MuJoCo demos you can run today | Turnkey industrial robot product |
| Interfaces for ROS2 / real arms | Certified safety controller |
| Latency + literature VLA comparison | LIBERO leaderboard without trained policies |
| BC-trained sim policy + multi-task eval | A frontier foundation model (yet) |
Support matrix
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10/11 (primary), Ubuntu (CI) |
| Python | 3.10+ · 3.11 recommended / CI |
| Mock sim | Always |
| MuJoCo | Optional: pip install -e ".[sim]" |
| BitNet LLM | Optional local install |
| ROS2 arm | Dry-run adapter; live when rclpy + config |
| Real Franka/UR5 | Adapter pattern ready; drivers not bundled |
See the roadmap for the honest gaps list. Kinetic source is not public yet, docs on this site are the source of truth.