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Generate high-quality 3D human and humanoid robot motions using Kimodo, a kinematic motion diffusion model controlled via text prompts and kinematic constraints.
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# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/nv-tlabs/kimodo.git
cd kimodo
# Install with pip (creates kimodo_gen and kimodo_demo CLI commands)
pip install -e .
# Or with Docker (recommended for Windows or clean environments)
docker build -t kimodo .
docker run --gpus all -p 7860:7860 kimodo| Model | Skeleton | Dataset | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMA (human) | Bones Rigplay 1 (700h) | General human motion |
| Unitree G1 (robot) | Bones Rigplay 1 (700h) | Humanoid robot motion |
| SOMA | BONES-SEED (288h) | Benchmarking |
| Unitree G1 | BONES-SEED (288h) | Benchmarking |
| SMPL-X | Bones Rigplay 1 (700h) | Retargeting/AMASS export |
kimodo_gen# Generate a single motion with a text prompt (uses SOMA model by default)
kimodo_gen "a person walks forward at a moderate pace"
# Specify duration and number of samples
kimodo_gen "a person jogs in a circle" --duration 5.0 --num_samples 3
# Use the G1 robot model
kimodo_gen "a robot walks forward" --model Kimodo-G1-RP-v1 --duration 4.0
# Use SMPL-X model (for AMASS-compatible export)
kimodo_gen "a person waves their right hand" --model Kimodo-SMPLX-RP-v1
# Set a seed for reproducibility
kimodo_gen "a person sits down slowly" --seed 42
# Control diffusion steps (more = slower but higher quality)
kimodo_gen "a person does a jumping jack" --diffusion_steps 50# Default: saves NPZ file compatible with web demo
kimodo_gen "a person walks" --output ./outputs/walk.npz
# G1 robot: save MuJoCo qpos CSV
kimodo_gen "robot walks forward" --model Kimodo-G1-RP-v1 --output ./outputs/walk.csv
# SMPL-X: saves AMASS-compatible NPZ (stem_amass.npz)
kimodo_gen "a person waves" --model Kimodo-SMPLX-RP-v1 --output ./outputs/wave.npz
# Also writes: ./outputs/wave_amass.npz
# Disable post-processing (foot skate correction, constraint cleanup)
kimodo_gen "a person walks" --no-postprocess# Sequence of text prompts for transitions
kimodo_gen "a person stands still" "a person walks forward" "a person stops and turns"
# With timing control per segment
kimodo_gen "a person jogs" "a person slows to a walk" "a person stops" \
--duration 8.0 --num_samples 2# Load constraints saved from the interactive demo
kimodo_gen "a person walks to a table and picks something up" \
--constraints ./my_constraints.json
# Combine text and constraints
kimodo_gen "a person performs a complex motion" \
--constraints ./keyframe_constraints.json \
--model Kimodo-SOMA-RP-v1 \
--num_samples 5# Launch the web-based demo at http://127.0.0.1:7860
kimodo_demo
# Access remotely (server setup)
kimodo_demo --server-name 0.0.0.0 --server-port 7860from kimodo.model import Kimodo
# Initialize model (downloads automatically)
model = Kimodo(model_name="Kimodo-SOMA-RP-v1")
# Simple text-to-motion generation
result = model(
prompts=["a person walks forward at a moderate pace"],
duration=4.0,
num_samples=1,
seed=42,
)
# Result contains posed joints, rotation matrices, foot contacts
print(result["posed_joints"].shape) # [T, J, 3]
print(result["global_rot_mats"].shape) # [T, J, 3, 3]
print(result["local_rot_mats"].shape) # [T, J, 3, 3]
print(result["foot_contacts"].shape) # [T, 4]
print(result["root_positions"].shape) # [T, 3]from kimodo.model import Kimodo
import numpy as np
model = Kimodo(model_name="Kimodo-SOMA-RP-v1")
# Multi-prompt with classifier-free guidance control
result = model(
prompts=["a person stands", "a person walks forward", "a person sits"],
duration=9.0,
num_samples=3,
diffusion_steps=50,
guidance_scale=7.5, # classifier-free guidance weight
seed=0,
)
# Access per-sample results
for i in range(3):
joints = result["posed_joints"][i] # [T, J, 3]
print(f"Sample {i}: {joints.shape}")from kimodo.model import Kimodo
from kimodo.constraints import ConstraintSet, FullBodyKeyframe, EndEffectorConstraint
import numpy as np
model = Kimodo(model_name="Kimodo-SOMA-RP-v1")
# Create constraint set
constraints = ConstraintSet()
# Add a full-body keyframe at frame 30 (1 second at 30fps)
# keyframe_pose: [J, 3] joint positions
keyframe_pose = np.zeros((model.num_joints, 3)) # replace with actual pose
constraints.add_full_body_keyframe(frame=30, joint_positions=keyframe_pose)
# Add end-effector constraints for right hand
constraints.add_end_effector(
joint_name="right_hand",
frame_start=45,
frame_end=60,
position=np.array([0.5, 1.2, 0.3]), # [x, y, z] in meters
rotation=None, # optional rotation matrix [3,3]
)
# Add 2D waypoints for root path
constraints.add_root_waypoints(
waypoints=np.array([[0, 0], [1, 0], [1, 1], [0, 1]]), # [N, 2] in meters
)
# Generate with constraints
result = model(
prompts=["a person walks in a square"],
duration=6.0,
constraints=constraints,
num_samples=2,
)from kimodo.model import Kimodo
from kimodo.constraints import ConstraintSet
import json
model = Kimodo(model_name="Kimodo-SOMA-RP-v1")
# Load constraints saved from web demo
with open("constraints.json") as f:
constraint_data = json.load(f)
constraints = ConstraintSet.from_dict(constraint_data)
result = model(
prompts=["a person performs a choreographed sequence"],
duration=8.0,
constraints=constraints,
)import numpy as np
# Save result
result = model(prompts=["a person walks"], duration=4.0)
np.savez("walk_motion.npz", **result)
# Load and inspect saved motion
data = np.load("walk_motion.npz")
posed_joints = data["posed_joints"] # [T, J, 3] global joint positions
global_rot_mats = data["global_rot_mats"] # [T, J, 3, 3]
local_rot_mats = data["local_rot_mats"] # [T, J, 3, 3]
foot_contacts = data["foot_contacts"] # [T, 4] [L-heel, L-toe, R-heel, R-toe]
root_positions = data["root_positions"] # [T, 3] actual root joint trajectory
smooth_root_pos = data["smooth_root_pos"] # [T, 3] smoothed root from model
global_root_heading = data["global_root_heading"] # [T, 2] heading direction# Generate G1 motion and save as MuJoCo qpos CSV
kimodo_gen "a robot walks forward and waves" \
--model Kimodo-G1-RP-v1 \
--output ./robot_walk.csv \
--duration 5.0
# Visualize in MuJoCo (edit script to point to your CSV)
python -m kimodo.scripts.mujoco_load# mujoco_load.py customization pattern
import mujoco
import numpy as np
# Edit these paths in the script
CSV_PATH = "./robot_walk.csv"
MJCF_PATH = "./assets/g1/g1.xml" # path to G1 MuJoCo model
# Load qpos data
qpos_data = np.loadtxt(CSV_PATH, delimiter=",")
# Standard MuJoCo playback loop
model = mujoco.MjModel.from_xml_path(MJCF_PATH)
data = mujoco.MjData(model)
with mujoco.viewer.launch_passive(model, data) as viewer:
for frame_qpos in qpos_data:
data.qpos[:] = frame_qpos
mujoco.mj_forward(model, data)
viewer.sync()# Generate motion with Kimodo
kimodo_gen "a person runs and jumps" --model Kimodo-SOMA-RP-v1 \
--output ./run_jump.npz --duration 5.0
# Then follow ProtoMotions docs to import:
# https://github.com/NVlabs/ProtoMotions#motion-authoring-with-kimodo# Generate SMPL-X motion (saves stem_amass.npz automatically)
kimodo_gen "a person performs a cartwheel" \
--model Kimodo-SMPLX-RP-v1 \
--output ./cartwheel.npz
# Use cartwheel_amass.npz with GMR for retargeting
# https://github.com/YanjieZe/GMR| Key | Shape | Description |
|---|---|---|
| | Global joint positions in meters |
| | Global joint rotation matrices |
| | Parent-relative joint rotation matrices |
| | Contact labels: [L-heel, L-toe, R-heel, R-toe] |
| | Smoothed root trajectory from model |
| | Actual root joint (pelvis) trajectory |
| | Heading direction (2D unit vector) |
TJ# Direct script execution (alternative to CLI)
python scripts/generate.py "a person walks" --duration 4.0
# MuJoCo visualization for G1 outputs
python -m kimodo.scripts.mujoco_load
# All kimodo_gen flags
kimodo_gen --helpfrom kimodo.model import Kimodo
import numpy as np
from pathlib import Path
model = Kimodo(model_name="Kimodo-SOMA-RP-v1")
output_dir = Path("./batch_outputs")
output_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
prompts = [
"a person walks forward",
"a person runs",
"a person jumps in place",
"a person sits down",
"a person picks up an object from the floor",
]
for i, prompt in enumerate(prompts):
result = model(
prompts=[prompt],
duration=4.0,
num_samples=1,
seed=i,
)
out_path = output_dir / f"motion_{i:03d}.npz"
np.savez(str(out_path), **result)
print(f"Saved: {out_path}")from kimodo.model import Kimodo
import numpy as np
prompt = "a person walks forward"
models = ["Kimodo-SOMA-RP-v1", "Kimodo-SOMA-SEED-v1"]
results = {}
for model_name in models:
model = Kimodo(model_name=model_name)
results[model_name] = model(
prompts=[prompt],
duration=4.0,
seed=0,
)
print(f"{model_name}: joints shape = {results[model_name]['posed_joints'].shape}")# Check available VRAM
nvidia-smi
# Use fewer samples to reduce peak VRAM
kimodo_gen "a person walks" --num_samples 1
# Reduce diffusion steps to speed up (less quality)
kimodo_gen "a person walks" --diffusion_steps 20# Models download from Hugging Face automatically
# If behind a proxy, set:
export HF_ENDPOINT=https://huggingface.co
export HUGGINGFACE_HUB_VERBOSITY=debug
# Or manually specify cache directory
export HF_HOME=/path/to/your/cache--diffusion_steps--num_samples 5# Post-processing is enabled by default; only disable for debugging
kimodo_gen "a person walks" # post-processing ON (default)
kimodo_gen "a person walks" --no-postprocess # post-processing OFF# Ensure port 7860 is available
lsof -i :7860
# Launch on a different port
kimodo_demo --server-port 7861
# For remote server access
kimodo_demo --server-name 0.0.0.0 --server-port 7860
# Then use SSH port forwarding: ssh -L 7860:localhost:7860 user@server