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- Matterport3D based task datasets and trained models are distributed with [Matterport3D Terms of Use](http://kaldir.vc.in.tum.de/matterport/MP_TOS.pdf) and under [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/).
- Gibson based task datasets, the code for generating such datasets, and trained models are distributed with [Gibson Terms of Use](https://storage.googleapis.com/gibson_material/Agreement%20GDS%2006-04-18.pdf) and under [CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/).


## ❓ FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

### What is Habitat-lab?

Habitat-lab is a platform for developing AI agents that can navigate and interact with 3D environments. Built by Facebook AI Research (FAIR) for embodied AI research. Supports simulation-to-real transfer.

### Key Features

| Feature | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| **3D Simulation** | High-fidelity indoor environment simulation |
| **Embodied AI** | Agents with vision, navigation, interaction |
| **Sim-to-Real** | Transfer learned skills to real robots |
| **Multi-Agent** | Support for collaborative agent scenarios |
| **Benchmark Suite** | Habitat Challenge benchmarks included |

### Core Components

| Component | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| **Habitat-Sim** | High-performance 3D simulator |
| **Habitat-API** | Task and agent abstractions |
| **Habitat-Baselines** | RL algorithms and agents |
| **Dataset Integration** | Matterport3D, Gibson, HM3D datasets |

### Getting Started

```bash
# Install habitat-lab
pip install habitat-lab

# Install habitat-sim with bullet
pip install habitat-sim-with-bullet

# Run navigation example
python examples/navigation_example.py
```

### Supported Tasks

| Task | Description |
|------|-------------|
| **PointNav** | Navigate to coordinates |
| **ObjectNav** | Find specific objects |
| **ImageNav** | Navigate to image goal |
| **Interaction** | Object manipulation tasks |

### Use Cases

| Use Case | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| **Robot Navigation** | Real-world robot path planning |
| **Embodied AI Research** | Train agents in simulation |
| **VR Applications** | Virtual environment exploration |
| **Smart Home** | Home assistant navigation |

### License

MIT License - Free for research and commercial use.

### Help & Resources

- **Documentation**: https://aihabitat.org/docs/
- **Paper**: https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.01201
- **Datasets**: https://aihabitat.org/datasets/