fix: Solve SmolVLA meta tensor error by removing device_map #2492
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Fixes meta tensor copy issue in factory.py:418.
What this does
This PR fixes a
NotImplementedError: Cannot copy out of meta tensorthat occurs when training the SmolVLA policy withload_vlm_weights=True.The error happened because
device_map=devicein SmolVLMWithExpertModel causedaccelerateto place some parameters on the meta device. LeRobot's factory later attempts to move the entire policy using.to(), which fails for meta tensors.Changes:
device_mapparameter from VLM model loading to prevent automatic meta device placement.torch_dtypefrom string"bfloat16"totorch.bfloat16object..to(device)calls after initialization to ensure the model andlm_expertare correctly placed on the target device.This resolves
NotImplementedErrorwhen training SmolVLA policy.How it was tested
Tested locally with the LibERO dataset (
libero_10task).How to checkout & try? (for the reviewer)