Open Source
OpenVLA
OpenVLA: An open-source vision-language-action model for robotic manipulation.
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About OpenVLA
OpenVLA is an open-source vision-language-action model that enables robots to perform manipulation tasks by interpreting visual inputs and natural language commands. It combines a vision encoder, a language model, and an action decoder to output control signals. The model is designed to be fine-tuned for specific robots and environments.
Best for
Robotics researchers and developers building custom vision-language-action policies for manipulation
Use cases
- Controlling robotic arms with natural language instructions
- Fine-tuning the model for custom manipulation tasks or datasets
- Research into generalist robot policies and imitation learning
Notes
6,322 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-03-23. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Open-source and community-driven, reducing vendor lock-in
- Supports fine-tuning for task-specific adaptation
- Large and growing ecosystem (6.3k+ GitHub stars)
Cons
- Requires significant GPU memory and compute for inference and training
- Model performance depends heavily on training data quality and task similarity
- Not yet production-tested for safety-critical or high-reliability deployments
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 593
- GitHub forks
- 871
- GitHub stars
- 7,272
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 183.3
- Open issues
- 101
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 0
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Stars and usage
How OpenVLA is growing
6,322 to 7,272
Health and security
Is OpenVLA looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
19 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 0 of 30 | Last push 593 days ago |
| Releases | 0 of 15 | 0 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 0 of 20 | First reply in 183.3 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 15 of 15 | Owned by an organisation |
| Official source | Not counted | MCP servers only |
Sources
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- GitHubRegistry
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