Allow dataset creation without robot

lerobot/common/datasets/image_writer.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ImageWriter:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, write_dir: Path, num_processes: int = 0, num_threads: int = 1):
-        self.dir = write_dir / "images"
+        self.dir = write_dir
         self.dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         self.image_path = DEFAULT_IMAGE_PATH
         self.num_processes = num_processes

lerobot/common/datasets/lerobot_dataset.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     INFO_PATH,
     STATS_PATH,
     TASKS_PATH,
+    _get_info_from_robot,
     append_jsonl,
     check_delta_timestamps,
     check_timestamps_sync,
@@ -683,7 +684,7 @@ def start_image_writter(self, num_processes: int = 0, num_threads: int = 1) -> N
             )
 
         self.image_writer = ImageWriter(
-            write_dir=self.root,
+            write_dir=self.root / "images",
             num_processes=num_processes,
             num_threads=num_threads,
         )
@@ -734,6 +735,7 @@ def consolidate(self, run_compute_stats: bool = True, keep_image_files: bool = F
             )
 
         # TODO(aliberts)
+        # - [ ] add video info in info.json
         # Sanity checks:
         # - [ ] shapes
         # - [ ] ep_lenghts
@@ -744,8 +746,14 @@ def create(
         cls,
         repo_id: str,
         fps: int,
-        robot: Robot,
         root: Path | None = None,
+        robot: Robot | None = None,
+        robot_type: str | None = None,
+        keys: list[str] | None = None,
+        image_keys: list[str] | None = None,
+        video_keys: list[str] = None,
+        shapes: dict | None = None,
+        names: dict | None = None,
         tolerance_s: float = 1e-4,
         image_writer_processes: int = 0,
         image_writer_threads_per_camera: int = 0,
@@ -757,26 +765,41 @@ def create(
         obj.repo_id = repo_id
         obj.root = root if root is not None else LEROBOT_HOME / repo_id
         obj.tolerance_s = tolerance_s
+        obj.image_writer = None
 
-        if not all(cam.fps == fps for cam in robot.cameras.values()):
-            logging.warning(
-                f"Some cameras in your {robot.robot_type} robot don't have an fps matching the fps of your dataset."
-                "In this case, frames from lower fps cameras will be repeated to fill in the blanks"
-            )
+        if robot is not None:
+            robot_type, keys, image_keys, video_keys, shapes, names = _get_info_from_robot(robot, use_videos)
+            if not all(cam.fps == fps for cam in robot.cameras.values()):
+                logging.warning(
+                    f"Some cameras in your {robot.robot_type} robot don't have an fps matching the fps of your dataset."
+                    "In this case, frames from lower fps cameras will be repeated to fill in the blanks"
+                )
+            if len(robot.cameras) > 0 and (image_writer_processes or image_writer_threads_per_camera):
+                obj.start_image_writter(
+                    image_writer_processes, image_writer_threads_per_camera * robot.num_cameras
+                )
+        elif (
+            robot_type is None
+            or keys is None
+            or image_keys is None
+            or video_keys is None
+            or shapes is None
+            or names is None
+        ):
+            raise ValueError()
+
+        if len(video_keys) > 0 and not use_videos:
+            raise ValueError
 
         obj.tasks, obj.stats, obj.episode_dicts = {}, {}, []
-        obj.info = create_empty_dataset_info(CODEBASE_VERSION, fps, robot, use_videos)
+        obj.info = create_empty_dataset_info(
+            CODEBASE_VERSION, fps, robot_type, keys, image_keys, video_keys, shapes, names
+        )
         write_json(obj.info, obj.root / INFO_PATH)
 
         # TODO(aliberts, rcadene, alexander-soare): Merge this with OnlineBuffer/DataBuffer
         obj.episode_buffer = obj._create_episode_buffer()
 
-        obj.image_writer = None
-        if len(robot.cameras) > 0 and (image_writer_processes or image_writer_threads_per_camera):
-            obj.start_image_writter(
-                image_writer_processes, image_writer_threads_per_camera * robot.num_cameras
-            )
-
         # This bool indicates that the current LeRobotDataset instance is in sync with the files on disk. It
         # is used to know when certain operations are need (for instance, computing dataset statistics). In
         # order to be able to push the dataset to the hub, it needs to be consolidated first by calling

lerobot/common/datasets/utils.py

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def load_episode_dicts(local_dir: Path) -> dict:
         return list(reader)
 
 
-def create_empty_dataset_info(codebase_version: str, fps: int, robot: Robot, use_videos: bool = True) -> dict:
+def _get_info_from_robot(robot: Robot, use_videos: bool) -> tuple[list | dict]:
     shapes = {key: len(names) for key, names in robot.names.items()}
     camera_shapes = {}
     for key, cam in robot.cameras.items():
@@ -203,10 +203,30 @@ def create_empty_dataset_info(codebase_version: str, fps: int, robot: Robot, use
             "height": cam.height,
             "channels": cam.channels,
         }
+    keys = list(robot.names)
+    image_keys = [] if use_videos else list(camera_shapes)
+    video_keys = list(camera_shapes) if use_videos else []
+    shapes = {**shapes, **camera_shapes}
+    names = robot.names
+    robot_type = robot.robot_type
+
+    return robot_type, keys, image_keys, video_keys, shapes, names
+
+
+def create_empty_dataset_info(
+    codebase_version: str,
+    fps: int,
+    robot_type: str,
+    keys: list[str],
+    image_keys: list[str],
+    video_keys: list[str],
+    shapes: dict,
+    names: dict,
+) -> dict:
     return {
         "codebase_version": codebase_version,
         "data_path": DEFAULT_PARQUET_PATH,
-        "robot_type": robot.robot_type,
+        "robot_type": robot_type,
         "total_episodes": 0,
         "total_frames": 0,
         "total_tasks": 0,
@@ -215,12 +235,12 @@ def create_empty_dataset_info(codebase_version: str, fps: int, robot: Robot, use
         "chunks_size": DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE,
         "fps": fps,
         "splits": {},
-        "keys": list(robot.names),
-        "video_keys": list(camera_shapes) if use_videos else [],
-        "image_keys": [] if use_videos else list(camera_shapes),
-        "shapes": {**shapes, **camera_shapes},
-        "names": robot.names,
-        "videos": {"videos_path": DEFAULT_VIDEO_PATH} if use_videos else None,
+        "keys": keys,
+        "video_keys": video_keys,
+        "image_keys": image_keys,
+        "shapes": shapes,
+        "names": names,
+        "videos": {"videos_path": DEFAULT_VIDEO_PATH} if len(video_keys) > 0 else None,
     }