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IsaacLab

Isaac Lab — NVIDIA's unified framework for robot learning, with 30+ environments and multi-physics simulation.

★ 8.3k stars⑂ 3.9k forksBSD-3-Clauseupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

IsaacLab is an open-source ai agents project by isaac-sim (isaac-sim/IsaacLab on GitHub). It has 8,299 GitHub stars and 3,940 forks, is released under the BSD-3-Clause license, and was last updated on GitHub on 8 October 2026.

GitHub stars
8,299
Forks
3,940
License
BSD-3-Clause
Last updated on GitHub
8 October 2026
Category
AI Agents
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Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Confirm your Isaac Sim version matches the Isaac Lab release, and pick a robot and environment that match your learning problem.

  2. Get the project

    Clone isaac-sim/IsaacLab from GitHub (or use the install path in the run steps below) and skim its README for the parts relevant to your goal.

  3. Install and configure

    Install Isaac Sim first, then install Isaac Lab following the official documentation for your Isaac Sim version.

  4. Run your first task

    Launch one of the ready-to-train environments, run a short training pass with your chosen RL framework, and view the robot in the simulator.

// features

Why people love it

16+ robot models

A diverse collection from manipulators and quadrupeds to humanoids, ready to drop into learning environments.

30+ ready-to-train environments

Implementations you can train directly with RSL RL, SKRL, RL Games or Stable Baselines, including multi-agent RL support.

Multi-physics simulation

Rigid bodies, articulated systems and deformable objects, so contact-rich tasks can be modelled.

Rich sensor suite

RGB, depth and segmentation cameras with annotations, IMU, contact sensors and ray casters for perception-driven policies.

Built on Isaac Sim

Runs as part of the Isaac Sim / Omniverse ecosystem, with multi-physics and multi-renderer support.

Performance dashboard

The project publishes a performance dashboard so you can gauge throughput for environments before committing hardware.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Get the source from the official GitHub repository for IsaacLab.

    git clone https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacLab.git
    cd IsaacLab
  2. Install Isaac Lab

    Install Isaac Sim for your platform, then follow the Isaac Lab installation documentation matched to that Isaac Sim version.

    # Install Isaac Sim first, then Isaac Lab per https://isaac-sim.github.io/IsaacLab — see README
  3. Train an environment

    Pick a ready-to-train environment and start training with one of the supported RL frameworks, following the docs' getting-started guide.

    # Launch a documented training example for your chosen environment and RL framework — see README docs
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains IsaacLab?

The isaac-sim project (NVIDIA's Isaac Sim ecosystem), through the isaac-sim/IsaacLab repository, with docs at isaac-sim.github.io/IsaacLab.

Is IsaacLab free to use?

Yes — the project is open source under the BSD-3-Clause license as recorded for this listing. See the license terms for any conditions on redistribution.

Does IsaacLab need a paid API key?

Isaac Lab is free and BSD-3-Clause licensed, but it requires NVIDIA Isaac Sim and suitable GPU hardware; there is no API key, though Isaac Sim has its own install and system requirements.

How does Isaac Lab compare to a general physics simulator with custom environments?

A general simulator makes you build robots, environments and sensor plumbing yourself. Isaac Lab ships the robots, 30+ environments and RL-framework wiring on top of Isaac Sim — you start from training, at the cost of living in NVIDIA's ecosystem.

How do I get started with IsaacLab?

Clone the repository (or use the documented installer), follow the install and configure steps on this page, and run the smallest real task first — launch one of the ready-to-train environments, run a short training pass with your chosen RL framework, and view the robot in the simulator.

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