What is this?
Project SuperDex is a unified simulation platform for dexterous manipulation research from Meta, combining a contact-first physics engine, robotics authoring tools, and a reinforcement learning interface, with VR-based teleoperation planned for Q4 2026.
Project SuperDex is a unified simulation platform for dexterous manipulation research from Meta, combining a contact-first physics engine, robotics authoring tools, and a reinforcement learning interface, with VR-based teleoperation planned for Q4 2026.Is this one tool or several modules bundled together?It is four building blocks under one platform: SuperDex Physics (the physics engine), SuperDex Robotics (the robot SDK), SuperDex Studio (a desktop GUI for authoring assets), and SuperDex Lab (the RL/MPC simulation harness).
It is four building blocks under one platform: SuperDex Physics (the physics engine), SuperDex Robotics (the robot SDK), SuperDex Studio (a desktop GUI for authoring assets), and SuperDex Lab (the RL/MPC simulation harness).How do I get it running?Install uv, then run 'uv venv' to create a virtual environment and 'uv pip install superdex' to pull the PyPI wheels; after that you can run the bundled physics, robotics, or SuperDex Studio examples with 'uv run --no-project'.
Install uv, then run 'uv venv' to create a virtual environment and 'uv pip install superdex' to pull the PyPI wheels; after that you can run the bundled physics, robotics, or SuperDex Studio examples with 'uv run --no-project'.What do I need installed before trying this?You need Python 3.12 since pre-built wheels only target that version right now, plus the uv package manager; building from source additionally needs CMake 3.25+, Ninja, and a platform compiler (Clang on Linux, Xcode tools on macOS, MSVC Build Tools on Windows).
You need Python 3.12 since pre-built wheels only target that version right now, plus the uv package manager; building from source additionally needs CMake 3.25+, Ninja, and a platform compiler (Clang on Linux, Xcode tools on macOS, MSVC Build Tools on Windows).Is SuperDex Lab ready for serious RL work yet?SuperDex Lab, the Gymnasium-style RL interface, is explicitly in early preview and expected to change substantially; the VR teleoperation module isn't available at all yet and is slated for Q4 2026.
SuperDex Lab, the Gymnasium-style RL interface, is explicitly in early preview and expected to change substantially; the VR teleoperation module isn't available at all yet and is slated for Q4 2026.Which operating systems does it actually support?Only Linux x86_64, Windows x86_64, and macOS on Apple Silicon (ARM) are supported; there's no Intel Mac support.
Only Linux x86_64, Windows x86_64, and macOS on Apple Silicon (ARM) are supported; there's no Intel Mac support.Is the whole repo under one simple license?First-party SuperDex code is Apache-2.0 and assets/docs are CC-BY-4.0, but the bundled mesh-processing CLI tool is GPLv3 because it uses OCCT and CGAL, and some third-party dependencies and assets are restricted to non-commercial or academic use only.
First-party SuperDex code is Apache-2.0 and assets/docs are CC-BY-4.0, but the bundled mesh-processing CLI tool is GPLv3 because it uses OCCT and CGAL, and some third-party dependencies and assets are restricted to non-commercial or academic use only.What is SuperDex Teleop and when does it arrive?SuperDex Teleop is the upcoming VR teleoperation module, due in Q4 2026, built in pure C++ for low-latency real-time control. It runs natively on-device on a Quest 3 headset with no remote PC or streaming required, and supports hand tracking, controllers, and mixed mode.
SuperDex Teleop is the upcoming VR teleoperation module, due in Q4 2026, built in pure C++ for low-latency real-time control. It runs natively on-device on a Quest 3 headset with no remote PC or streaming required, and supports hand tracking, controllers, and mixed mode.What does SuperDex Studio actually do?SuperDex Studio is a lightweight desktop GUI app for creating, editing, and validating simulation assets like robots, meshes, task prefabs, and scenes before they're used in SuperDex Physics or Lab.
SuperDex Studio is a lightweight desktop GUI app for creating, editing, and validating simulation assets like robots, meshes, task prefabs, and scenes before they're used in SuperDex Physics or Lab.Can I run the simulation in double precision?Yes. Single precision is the default, but setting the environment variable SUPERDEXPRECISION=double switches Python examples to float64; building with --extra double compiles the double-precision bindings.
Yes. Single precision is the default, but setting the environment variable SUPERDEXPRECISION=double switches Python examples to float64; building with --extra double compiles the double-precision bindings.What does SuperDex Lab give you for RL training?It exposes a Gymnasium-style API that abstracts the underlying Markov decision process and dynamics-constrained optimization, so it can back reinforcement learning, MPC, and system identification workflows.
It exposes a Gymnasium-style API that abstracts the underlying Markov decision process and dynamics-constrained optimization, so it can back reinforcement learning, MPC, and system identification workflows.What are similar projects?bullet3, genesis-world, AirSim, GR00T-WholeBodyControl, cadence, carla, jumper, Zetta-Embodiment
bullet3, genesis-world, AirSim, GR00T-WholeBodyControl, cadence, carla, jumper, Zetta-EmbodimentWhich topics is it in?physics-engine, virtual-reality, facebook, unreal-engine, embodied-ai, cmake, robotics, simulation, python-library, reinforcement-learning, academic-research, sdk
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