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LinkerBot O6: From Setup to Data Collection

The complete LinkerBot O6 learning path. In ~10 hours go from hardware setup to recording and training your first imitation learning policy. Beginner-intermediate track.

A structured, sequential path that takes you from O6 unboxing to recording training data and deploying your first imitation learning policy. Designed for beginners to robotics with Python and Linux basics.

Total Time ~10 hours

Difficulty Beginner-Intermediate

Hardware LinkerBot O6 + CAN adapter

Prerequisites Linux basics, Python basics

Simulation Option Yes — fake hardware mode

You Will Build A pick-and-place policy trained on your own data

Before You Start — Prerequisites

  • Comfortable with a Linux terminal (cd, ls, pip install)
  • Python 3.10 or higher installed
  • Access to a LinkerBot O6 or a simulation environment
  • A machine running Ubuntu 22.04 (native install for hardware work)
  • About 10 hours of total time across two or three sessions

Not sure if you qualify? Start with Unit 0 — it answers this question before you unbox anything.

Your Path at a Glance

Complete the units in order. Each unit has a completion check. Do not skip ahead.

Orientation: What You NeedRequiredHardware checklist, CAN bus overview, time estimates, and support resources. No technical content — just orientation.~20 min · No code
Hardware SetupRequiredUnbox, mount, wire CAN bus, bring up SocketCAN interface, and verify motor heartbeat. Physical setup complete.~1.5 hours
Software & SDKRequiredInstall the SDK, configure ROS2 controllers, run fake hardware mode, and confirm live joint state reading from real hardware.~1.5 hours
First TeleoperationRequiredSet up leader-follower teleoperation, calibrate, and complete a 5-minute continuous session. Record your first episode.~2 hours
Data CollectionRequiredRecord 50 clean pick-and-place episodes in LeRobot format. Quality filtering workflow and dataset upload to HuggingFace Hub.~2 hours
Train & DeployRequiredTrain an ACT or Diffusion Policy on your dataset. Deploy to the real O6. Target: >60% success rate on your task.~3 hours

Time Breakdown

Unit Topic Time
Unit 0 Orientation ~20 min
Unit 1 Hardware Setup ~1.5 h
Unit 2 Software & SDK ~1.5 h
Unit 3 First Teleoperation ~2 h
Unit 4 Data Collection ~2 h
Unit 5 Train & Deploy ~3 h
Total ~10 h 20 min

Start Unit 0 — Orientation →

Takes about 20 minutes. No technical content — just makes sure you have everything before the path begins.