mjlab: A Lightweight Framework for GPU-Accelerated Robot Learning

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Authors: Kevin Zakka, Qiayuan Liao, Brent Yi, Louis Le Lay, Koushil Sreenath, Pieter Abbeel
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Abstract

We present mjlab, a lightweight, open-source framework for robot learning that combines GPU-accelerated simulation with composable environments and minimal setup friction. mjlab adopts the manager-based API introduced by Isaac Lab, where users compose modular building blocks for observations, rewards, and events, and pairs it with MuJoCo Warp for GPU-accelerated physics. The result is a framework installable with a single command, requiring minimal dependencies, and providing direct access to native MuJoCo data structures. mjlab ships with reference implementations of velocity tracking, motion imitation, and manipulation tasks.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Robot Manipulation and Learning Educational Robotics and Engineering

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
29 January 2026
Document type
Preprint