Distributed real-robot demonstration dataset

DROID Dataset

DROID provides manipulation demonstrations collected with a common portable robot platform across varied real environments.

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DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

droid-dataset/droid official repository

droid-dataset · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

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Role in the stack

The project uses a Franka Panda setup with camera observations and teleoperation. A common platform helps align collection while still retaining variation in scenes, tasks and operators.

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DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

droid-dataset/droid official repository

droid-dataset · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Integration decision

The repository covers hardware and collection tooling; that code is not itself the dataset. DROID-specific model checkpoints and RoboArena evaluation use distinct protocols despite sharing the platform.

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Sources 2
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

droid-dataset/droid official repository

droid-dataset · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Operational and reuse limits

Dataset reuse licensing was not verified in this inspection. No trajectories, media or downloaded data are redistributed.

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Sources 2
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

droid-dataset/droid official repository

droid-dataset · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Infrastructure profile

Developer
DROID research collaboration
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Sources 1
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

Category
Distributed real-robot demonstration dataset
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Sources 1
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

Exact version / scope
Not publicly disclosed
Environment
Not publicly disclosed
Access model
Public dataset and collection software resources
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Sources 1
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

License
Not publicly disclosed

Engineering fit

Task scope
Not publicly disclosed
Compute
Not publicly disclosed
Integrations
Not publicly disclosed
Pricing / access
Not publicly disclosed

Additional disclosed fields

Inputs
Teleoperated manipulation with robot and camera observations
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Sources 1
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

Outputs
Real-robot demonstration trajectories
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DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

Trajectory Count
76000
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Sources 1
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

Embodiment
Franka Panda with the DROID collection platform
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Sources 1
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

What this evidence does not establish

  • Dataset reuse licensing was not verified in this inspection. No trajectories, media or downloaded data are redistributed.

Relationships & deployments

Related reading is an editorial crosslink. Sourced connections describe relationships reported in the cited material. A link to a versioned profile does not establish compatibility with that version unless the connection note explicitly identifies it.

uses
RoboArena → DROID Dataset
Sources 1
robo-arena/roboarena official repository

robo-arena · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

compatible with
OpenPI → DROID Dataset
Sources 1
Physical-Intelligence/openpi official repository

Physical-Intelligence · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

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Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

Record history & verified changes

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Inspect the evidence

Sources & evidence

md-droid-project
DROID dataset project

DROID research team · Official spec · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

Public dataset description inspected. Dataset reuse license was not verified; no data is redistributed.

md-droid
droid-dataset/droid official repository

droid-dataset · Repository · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

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robo-arena/roboarena official repository

robo-arena · Repository · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

License: MIT code. Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

md-openpi
Physical-Intelligence/openpi official repository

Physical-Intelligence · Repository · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

License: Apache-2.0 code; Gemma and other component terms apply separately. Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.