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"""
SmolVLA Attention Visualizer β End-to-End
==========================================
What this does:
Loads a pretrained SmolVLA model and a real-world LeRobot dataset,
runs inference on sample frames, and extracts attention heatmaps from
the SigLIP vision encoder to show exactly which pixels drive the
model's action predictions.
Architecture recap:
SmolVLA = SigLIP (vision encoder) + SmolLM2 (language decoder) + Action Expert
SigLIP is a Vision Transformer. It splits each image into 14x14 pixel patches,
then runs self-attention across all patches. The attention weights tell us
which patches "look at" which other patches.
We extract the attention from the LAST layer of SigLIP, average across all
heads, and compute the mean attention each patch receives from all others
to produce a spatial heatmap over the original image. (SigLIP has no CLS
token β it is a pure patch-based encoder with no special classification token.)
Usage:
pip install lerobot[smolvla] matplotlib numpy Pillow
python smolvla_attention_viz.py
# Or with options:
python smolvla_attention_viz.py \
--model lerobot/smolvla_base \
--dataset lerobot/svla_so101_pickplace \
--episode 0 \
--num-frames 8 \
--output-dir ./attention_maps \
--device cpu
Output:
Saves PNG files showing original frames with attention heatmap overlays,
plus a grid summary image. Each heatmap shows which image regions the
vision encoder attends to most strongly.
Interpreting results:
- GOOD policy: Attention concentrated on gripper, target object, and goal
- OVERFITTING: Attention spread across background (shelves, cables, table grain)
- This is the "smoking gun" for the background distribution shift problem
"""
import argparse
import logging
import math
import os
import sys
import warnings
from pathlib import Path
# Preload Homebrew FFmpeg 6 libavdevice so PyAV/av doesn't load its bundled copy;
# avoids "Class AVFFrameReceiver is implemented in both..." duplicate symbol warning.
_ffmpeg6_lib = "/opt/homebrew/opt/ffmpeg@6/lib"
if os.path.isdir(_ffmpeg6_lib):
_libavdevice = os.path.join(_ffmpeg6_lib, "libavdevice.60.dylib")
if os.path.isfile(_libavdevice):
try:
import ctypes
ctypes.CDLL(_libavdevice)
except OSError:
pass
import numpy as np
import torch
import torch.nn.functional as F
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use("Agg") # Non-interactive backend for saving files
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.gridspec as gridspec
from PIL import Image
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
_CYAN_CMAP = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list("cyan", ["black", "cyan", "white"])
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 1. Attention hook β intercepts SigLIP's self-attention weights
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class SigLIPAttentionCapture:
"""
Registers forward hooks on the SigLIP vision encoder's attention layers
to capture attention weights during inference.
SigLIP uses torch.nn.MultiheadAttention, which can return attn weights
when called with need_weights=True. Since the LeRobot/transformers code
may not pass that flag, we hook into the module and monkey-patch the
forward call to force weight capture.
"""
def __init__(self):
self.attention_maps = [] # List of (layer_idx, attn_weights) tuples
self.hooks = []
def _make_hook(self, layer_idx):
"""Create a hook closure for a specific layer."""
def hook_fn(module, input_args, output):
"""
torch.nn.MultiheadAttention.forward returns:
(attn_output, attn_output_weights) when need_weights=True
(attn_output, None) when need_weights=False
We intercept the output. If weights are None, we re-run the
attention computation to get them.
"""
if isinstance(output, tuple) and len(output) == 2:
attn_output, attn_weights = output
if attn_weights is not None:
self.attention_maps.append((layer_idx, attn_weights.detach().cpu()))
return output
# Weights not available β eager attention is forced so this
# should not happen. Log a warning instead of attempting a
# manual computation that would ignore multi-head reshaping.
print(f" WARNING: Could not capture attention weights at layer {layer_idx}")
return output
return hook_fn
def register_hooks(self, vision_encoder):
"""
Walk the vision encoder module tree and hook into all
MultiheadAttention or equivalent attention modules.
"""
self.clear()
# Strategy 1: Look for nn.MultiheadAttention modules
found_mha = False
for name, module in vision_encoder.named_modules():
if isinstance(module, torch.nn.MultiheadAttention):
layer_idx = len(self.hooks)
hook = module.register_forward_hook(self._make_hook(layer_idx))
self.hooks.append(hook)
found_mha = True
if found_mha:
print(f" Hooked into {len(self.hooks)} MultiheadAttention layers")
return
# Strategy 2: Look for attention modules by name pattern
# (transformers-style SiglipAttention or similar)
for name, module in vision_encoder.named_modules():
module_type = type(module).__name__.lower()
if "attention" in module_type and "embed" not in module_type:
layer_idx = len(self.hooks)
hook = module.register_forward_hook(self._make_hook(layer_idx))
self.hooks.append(hook)
if self.hooks:
print(f" Hooked into {len(self.hooks)} attention modules (by name)")
else:
print(" WARNING: No attention modules found. Will use gradient-based fallback.")
def clear(self):
"""Remove all hooks and clear captured maps."""
for h in self.hooks:
h.remove()
self.hooks = []
self.attention_maps = []
def reset_maps(self):
"""Clear captured maps but keep hooks registered."""
self.attention_maps = []
def get_last_layer_attention(self):
"""
Return attention weights from the last encoder layer.
Shape: (batch, num_patches, num_patches) or (batch, heads, patches, patches)
"""
if not self.attention_maps:
return None
# Sort by layer index, take last
sorted_maps = sorted(self.attention_maps, key=lambda x: x[0])
_, attn = sorted_maps[-1]
return attn
def get_all_layer_attentions(self):
"""Return attention weights from all layers, sorted by layer index."""
if not self.attention_maps:
return []
return sorted(self.attention_maps, key=lambda x: x[0])
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 1b. Cross-attention hook β action expert attending to vision tokens
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class ActionVisionAttentionCapture:
"""
Captures how the action expert's queries attend to vision tokens in
the VLM prefix.
SmolVLA has no explicit cross-attention *layers*. Instead the VLM
builds a KV cache from the prefix (vision + language + state tokens)
and the action expert queries that cache inside
``forward_cross_attn_layer()``. All attention goes through a single
``eager_attention_forward()`` method.
We monkey-patch that method to intercept the softmax probabilities
whenever expert queries (suffix) attend to prefix keys
(detected by Q seq-len != K seq-len).
After capture the caller selects just the columns corresponding to
vision tokens and reshapes into a spatial heatmap.
"""
def __init__(self):
self.cross_attn_weights = [] # (layer_call_idx, probs) probs: (B, heads, q_len, k_len)
self._original_fn = None
self._patched_obj = None
self._call_idx = 0
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# patch / unpatch
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def register(self, vlm_with_expert):
"""Wrap ``eager_attention_forward`` on *vlm_with_expert*."""
import types
self.clear()
self._original_fn = vlm_with_expert.eager_attention_forward
self._patched_obj = vlm_with_expert
capture = self
def _wrapped(self_model, attention_mask, batch_size, head_dim,
query_states, key_states, value_states):
# Ensure boolean mask (some code paths produce Long 0/1 masks)
if attention_mask.dtype != torch.bool:
attention_mask = attention_mask.bool()
# ---------- original computation ----------
output = capture._original_fn(
attention_mask, batch_size, head_dim,
query_states, key_states, value_states,
)
# ---------- detect cross-attention ----------
q_len = query_states.shape[1]
k_len = key_states.shape[1]
if q_len != k_len:
# Re-derive attention probs (mirrors eager_attention_forward)
num_att_heads = self_model.num_attention_heads
num_kv_heads = self_model.num_key_value_heads
num_kv_groups = num_att_heads // num_kv_heads
seq_len_k = key_states.shape[1]
ks = key_states[:, :, :, None, :].expand(
batch_size, seq_len_k, num_kv_heads, num_kv_groups, head_dim
).reshape(batch_size, seq_len_k, num_kv_heads * num_kv_groups, head_dim)
q = query_states.to(dtype=torch.float32).transpose(1, 2)
k = ks.to(dtype=torch.float32).transpose(1, 2)
scores = torch.matmul(q, k.transpose(2, 3)) * (head_dim ** -0.5)
big_neg = torch.finfo(scores.dtype).min
scores = torch.where(
attention_mask[:, None, :, :], scores, big_neg
)
probs = F.softmax(scores, dim=-1)
capture.cross_attn_weights.append(
(capture._call_idx, probs.detach().cpu())
)
capture._call_idx += 1
return output
vlm_with_expert.eager_attention_forward = types.MethodType(
_wrapped, vlm_with_expert
)
def clear(self):
"""Remove the monkey-patch and discard captured data."""
if self._original_fn is not None and self._patched_obj is not None:
self._patched_obj.eager_attention_forward = self._original_fn
self._original_fn = None
self._patched_obj = None
self.cross_attn_weights = []
self._call_idx = 0
def reset_maps(self):
self.cross_attn_weights = []
self._call_idx = 0
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# helpers
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_vision_token_range(self, policy):
"""
Return ``(start, end)`` β the column indices in the prefix KV
cache that correspond to vision tokens (one image, no special
tokens by default).
"""
add_special = getattr(policy.config, "add_image_special_tokens", False)
# Run the connector on a dummy image to get the token count
vlm_with_expert = policy.model.vlm_with_expert
vision_model = vlm_with_expert.get_vlm_model().vision_model
img_size = getattr(
getattr(vision_model, "config", None), "image_size", 384
)
dummy = torch.zeros(1, 3, img_size, img_size,
device=next(vision_model.parameters()).device,
dtype=next(vision_model.parameters()).dtype)
with torch.no_grad():
hidden = vision_model(pixel_values=dummy).last_hidden_state
after_connector = vlm_with_expert.get_vlm_model().connector(hidden)
n_vision = after_connector.shape[1]
start = 1 if add_special else 0
end = start + n_vision
return start, end, n_vision
def get_mean_cross_attention(self, vision_start, vision_end):
"""
Average captured cross-attention over all layers and heads,
then select only the vision-token columns.
Returns:
Tensor of shape ``(n_vision_tokens,)`` or *None*.
"""
if not self.cross_attn_weights:
return None
accum = None
count = 0
for _idx, probs in self.cross_attn_weights:
# probs: (B, heads, q_len, k_len)
# Average over batch, heads, and query tokens
avg = probs[0].mean(dim=0).mean(dim=0) # (k_len,)
vision_avg = avg[vision_start:vision_end]
if accum is None:
accum = vision_avg
else:
accum = accum + vision_avg
count += 1
if count == 0:
return None
return accum / count
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2. Gradient-based attention fallback (GradCAM-style)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class GradCAMFallback:
"""
If we can't extract attention weights directly (e.g., because the
attention implementation doesn't expose them), we use GradCAM on
the last convolutional/linear layer of the vision encoder.
GradCAM: Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping
- Forward pass through the model
- Backward pass from the action output w.r.t. vision features
- Weight the feature maps by their gradient importance
- Produces a heatmap showing which spatial regions influenced the output
"""
def __init__(self):
self.features = None
self.gradients = None
self.hook_f = None
self.hook_b = None
def register(self, target_layer):
"""Register forward and backward hooks on a target layer."""
def forward_hook(module, input, output):
if isinstance(output, tuple):
self.features = output[0].detach()
else:
self.features = output.detach()
def backward_hook(module, grad_input, grad_output):
self.gradients = grad_output[0].detach()
self.hook_f = target_layer.register_forward_hook(forward_hook)
self.hook_b = target_layer.register_full_backward_hook(backward_hook)
def compute_cam(self):
"""Compute GradCAM heatmap from stored features and gradients."""
if self.features is None or self.gradients is None:
return None
# Global average pooling of gradients β channel weights
weights = self.gradients.mean(dim=-1, keepdim=True) # (B, T, 1) or (B, C, 1, 1)
# Weighted combination of feature maps
cam = (weights * self.features).sum(dim=-1) # (B, T) or (B, C)
cam = F.relu(cam) # Only positive contributions
# Normalize
if cam.max() > 0:
cam = cam / cam.max()
return cam.cpu()
def clear(self):
if self.hook_f:
self.hook_f.remove()
if self.hook_b:
self.hook_b.remove()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 3. Attention-to-heatmap conversion
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def attention_to_heatmap(attn_weights, grid_size, image_size):
"""
Convert attention weights from patch-space to pixel-space heatmap.
Args:
attn_weights: Tensor of shape (num_patches,) or (H_patches, W_patches)
representing per-patch attention scores
grid_size: (H_patches, W_patches) β the patch grid dimensions
image_size: (H_pixels, W_pixels) β the original image dimensions
Returns:
heatmap: numpy array of shape (H_pixels, W_pixels) normalized to [0, 1]
"""
h_patches, w_patches = grid_size
h_img, w_img = image_size
# Reshape to 2D grid if flat
if attn_weights.dim() == 1:
expected = h_patches * w_patches
if attn_weights.shape[0] != expected:
# Try to infer square grid
side = int(math.sqrt(attn_weights.shape[0]))
if side * side == attn_weights.shape[0]:
h_patches, w_patches = side, side
else:
# Truncate or pad
attn_weights = attn_weights[:expected]
attn_2d = attn_weights.reshape(h_patches, w_patches)
else:
attn_2d = attn_weights
# Upsample to image resolution using bilinear interpolation
attn_2d = attn_2d.float().unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(0) # (1, 1, H, W)
heatmap = F.interpolate(attn_2d, size=(h_img, w_img), mode="bilinear", align_corners=False)
heatmap = heatmap.squeeze().numpy()
# Normalize to [0, 1]
hmin, hmax = heatmap.min(), heatmap.max()
if hmax > hmin:
heatmap = (heatmap - hmin) / (hmax - hmin)
return heatmap
def compute_patch_attention_scores(attn_weights, method="mean"):
"""
Reduce full attention matrix to per-patch importance scores.
SigLIP is a pure patch encoder with no CLS token, so we use
column-wise mean attention (how much attention each patch receives
from all other patches) as the default aggregation.
Args:
attn_weights: Tensor, typically (num_patches, num_patches) or
(heads, num_patches, num_patches)
method: How to aggregate:
- "mean": Average attention each patch receives from all others
Returns:
scores: Tensor of shape (num_patches,)
"""
# If multi-head, average across heads first
if attn_weights.dim() == 3:
attn_weights = attn_weights.mean(dim=0) # (patches, patches)
if attn_weights.dim() == 1:
return attn_weights # Already reduced
# Column-wise mean = how much attention each patch receives
scores = attn_weights.mean(dim=0)
return scores
def compute_attention_rollout(all_layer_attentions):
"""
Combine attention across all encoder layers using attention rollout.
The method accounts for residual connections by mixing each layer's
attention with an identity matrix (the residual stream keeps a copy of
each token unchanged):
rollout = I
for A in layers:
A_hat = 0.5 * I + 0.5 * A # residual connection
rollout = rollout @ A_hat
normalize each row to sum to 1
Args:
all_layer_attentions: list of (layer_idx, attn_weights) tuples.
Each attn_weights tensor has shape (batch, heads, patches, patches)
or (heads, patches, patches) or (patches, patches).
Returns:
rollout: Tensor of shape (patches, patches) β the accumulated
attention from input patches to output patches.
"""
matrices = []
for _layer_idx, attn in sorted(all_layer_attentions, key=lambda x: x[0]):
# Reduce to (patches, patches)
while attn.dim() > 3:
attn = attn[0] # drop batch
if attn.dim() == 3:
attn = attn.mean(dim=0) # average heads
matrices.append(attn.float())
if not matrices:
return None
n = matrices[0].shape[0]
eye = torch.eye(n)
rollout = eye.clone()
for A in matrices:
A_hat = 0.5 * eye + 0.5 * A
rollout = rollout @ A_hat
# Row-normalise so each row sums to 1
rollout = rollout / (rollout.sum(dim=-1, keepdim=True) + 1e-8)
return rollout
def compute_positional_baseline(vision_encoder, attn_capture, device, method):
"""
Compute the attention pattern produced by a content-free (mean-gray)
image. This captures the fixed positional component of attention so
it can be subtracted from real frames to reveal the content-dependent
signal.
Args:
vision_encoder: The SigLIP vision encoder module.
attn_capture: A ``SigLIPAttentionCapture`` instance with hooks
already registered on *vision_encoder*.
device: Torch device.
method: ``"last-layer"`` or ``"rollout"`` β same aggregation used
for real frames so the baseline is comparable.
Returns:
Tensor of shape ``(num_patches,)`` β per-patch baseline scores.
"""
# Build a mean-gray image at the encoder's expected resolution
img_size = getattr(
getattr(vision_encoder, "config", None), "image_size", None,
) or getattr(vision_encoder, "image_size", 384)
gray = torch.full((1, 3, img_size, img_size), 0.5, device=device)
try:
enc_dtype = next(vision_encoder.parameters()).dtype
gray = gray.to(enc_dtype)
except StopIteration:
pass
patch_size = getattr(vision_encoder, "patch_size", None) or getattr(
getattr(vision_encoder, "config", None), "patch_size", 14,
)
n_patches_h = img_size // patch_size
n_patches_w = img_size // patch_size
patch_mask = torch.ones(1, n_patches_h, n_patches_w, dtype=torch.bool, device=device)
# Forward pass through the vision encoder
attn_capture.reset_maps()
with torch.no_grad():
try:
if hasattr(vision_encoder, "embeddings") and hasattr(vision_encoder, "encoder"):
embeddings = vision_encoder.embeddings(gray, patch_mask)
vision_encoder.encoder(embeddings)
elif hasattr(vision_encoder, "forward"):
vision_encoder(gray)
else:
vision_encoder(pixel_values=gray, patch_attention_mask=patch_mask)
except Exception as e:
print(f" WARNING: Baseline forward pass failed ({e}), skipping correction")
return None
# Reduce captured attention using the same method as real frames
if method == "rollout":
all_layers = attn_capture.get_all_layer_attentions()
rollout_mat = compute_attention_rollout(all_layers)
if rollout_mat is None:
return None
baseline_scores = rollout_mat.mean(dim=0)
else:
# "last-layer" or "all-layers" both use last-layer for the summary
attn = attn_capture.get_last_layer_attention()
if attn is None:
return None
while attn.dim() > 3:
attn = attn[0]
if attn.dim() == 3:
attn = attn.mean(dim=0)
baseline_scores = compute_patch_attention_scores(attn, method="mean")
attn_capture.reset_maps()
return baseline_scores
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 4. Visualization
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def overlay_heatmap(image_np, heatmap, alpha=0.5, colormap="jet"):
"""
Overlay a heatmap on an image.
Args:
image_np: numpy array (H, W, 3) in [0, 255] uint8 or [0, 1] float
heatmap: numpy array (H, W) in [0, 1]
alpha: blend factor (0 = only image, 1 = only heatmap)
colormap: matplotlib colormap name
Returns:
blended: numpy array (H, W, 3) uint8
"""
if image_np.dtype == np.float32 or image_np.dtype == np.float64:
if image_np.max() <= 1.0:
image_np = (image_np * 255).astype(np.uint8)
cmap = plt.get_cmap(colormap)
heatmap_colored = cmap(heatmap)[:, :, :3] # (H, W, 3) float in [0, 1]
heatmap_colored = (heatmap_colored * 255).astype(np.uint8)
blended = (
(1 - alpha) * image_np.astype(np.float32) +
alpha * heatmap_colored.astype(np.float32)
).astype(np.uint8)
return blended
def _resize_heatmap(heatmap, h, w):
"""Resize a heatmap to (h, w) if necessary."""
if heatmap.shape[0] != h or heatmap.shape[1] != w:
return np.array(
Image.fromarray((heatmap * 255).astype(np.uint8)).resize((w, h))
) / 255.0
return heatmap
def _frame_to_np(frame):
"""Convert a frame tensor or array to uint8 numpy (H, W, 3)."""
if isinstance(frame, torch.Tensor):
frame_np = frame.permute(1, 2, 0).numpy()
if frame_np.max() <= 1.0:
frame_np = (frame_np * 255).astype(np.uint8)
else:
frame_np = frame_np.astype(np.uint8)
else:
frame_np = np.array(frame)
return frame_np
def create_visualization_grid(frames, heatmaps, actions=None,
cross_attn_heatmaps=None,
episode_idx=0, output_path="attention_grid.png"):
"""
Create a grid visualization showing original frames, heatmaps, and overlays.
Layout per frame:
Row 1: Original image
Row 2: Vision encoder self-attention heatmap (colorized)
Row 3: Overlay (image + self-attention heatmap blended)
When *cross_attn_heatmaps* is provided two extra rows are added:
Row 4: ActionβVision cross-attention heatmap
Row 5: Dual-color overlay (self-attn blue, cross-attn red)
"""
n_frames = len(frames)
has_cross = cross_attn_heatmaps is not None and len(cross_attn_heatmaps) == n_frames
n_rows = 5 if has_cross else 3
fig = plt.figure(figsize=(4 * n_frames, 4 * n_rows))
gs = gridspec.GridSpec(n_rows, n_frames, hspace=0.3, wspace=0.05)
for i, (frame, heatmap) in enumerate(zip(frames, heatmaps)):
frame_np = _frame_to_np(frame)
h, w = frame_np.shape[:2]
heatmap_resized = _resize_heatmap(heatmap, h, w)
overlay = overlay_heatmap(frame_np, heatmap_resized, alpha=0.45)
# Row 1: Original
ax1 = fig.add_subplot(gs[0, i])
ax1.imshow(frame_np)
ax1.set_title(f"Frame {i}", fontsize=10)
ax1.axis("off")
if i == 0:
ax1.set_ylabel("Original", fontsize=11, rotation=0, labelpad=60, va="center")
# Row 2: Self-attention heatmap
ax2 = fig.add_subplot(gs[1, i])
ax2.imshow(heatmap_resized, cmap="jet", vmin=0, vmax=1)
ax2.axis("off")
if i == 0:
ax2.set_ylabel("SigLIP\nself-attn", fontsize=11, rotation=0, labelpad=60, va="center")
# Row 3: Self-attention overlay
ax3 = fig.add_subplot(gs[2, i])
ax3.imshow(overlay)
ax3.axis("off")
if i == 0:
ax3.set_ylabel("Self-attn\noverlay", fontsize=11, rotation=0, labelpad=60, va="center")
if has_cross:
cross_hm = _resize_heatmap(cross_attn_heatmaps[i], h, w)
# Row 4: Cross-attention heatmap
ax4 = fig.add_subplot(gs[3, i])
ax4.imshow(cross_hm, cmap="Greens", vmin=0, vmax=1)
ax4.axis("off")
if i == 0:
ax4.set_ylabel("Action\ncross-attn", fontsize=11, rotation=0, labelpad=60, va="center")
# Row 5: Co-attention overlay (self-attn Γ cross-attn)
co_attn = heatmap_resized * cross_hm # element-wise product
co_attn = co_attn / (co_attn.max() + 1e-8) # renormalize to [0, 1]
co_overlay = frame_np.copy()
co_overlay = (0.5 * co_overlay.astype(np.float32)
+ 0.5 * _CYAN_CMAP(co_attn)[:, :, :3] * 255)
co_overlay = np.clip(co_overlay, 0, 255).astype(np.uint8)
ax5 = fig.add_subplot(gs[4, i])
ax5.imshow(co_overlay)
ax5.axis("off")
if i == 0:
ax5.set_ylabel("Co-attention\noverlay", fontsize=11, rotation=0, labelpad=60, va="center")
if has_cross:
legend = ("Row 1: Original | Row 2: SigLIP self-attn heatmap | Row 3: Self-attn overlay | "
"Row 4: Action cross-attn heatmap | Row 5: Co-attention (self Γ cross)")
dual_legend = "Co-attention: self-attn Γ cross-attn β bright regions are both visually salient and action-relevant"
else:
legend = "Row 1: Original | Row 2: SigLIP self-attn heatmap | Row 3: Overlay (heatmap on frame)"
dual_legend = None
if dual_legend:
title = (
f"SmolVLA Attention β Episode {episode_idx}\n\n"
f"{legend}\n\n"
f"{dual_legend}"
)
else:
title = (
f"SmolVLA Attention β Episode {episode_idx}\n\n"
f"{legend}"
)
fig.suptitle(title, fontsize=14, fontweight="bold", y=0.98)
plt.savefig(output_path, dpi=150, bbox_inches="tight", facecolor="white")
plt.close()
print(f" Saved grid: {output_path}")
def save_individual_frames(frames, heatmaps, output_dir, episode_idx=0):
"""Save each frame's overlay as a separate high-res PNG."""
os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
for i, (frame, heatmap) in enumerate(zip(frames, heatmaps)):
if isinstance(frame, torch.Tensor):
frame_np = frame.permute(1, 2, 0).numpy()
if frame_np.max() <= 1.0:
frame_np = (frame_np * 255).astype(np.uint8)
else:
frame_np = frame_np.astype(np.uint8)
else:
frame_np = np.array(frame)
h, w = frame_np.shape[:2]
if heatmap.shape[0] != h or heatmap.shape[1] != w:
heatmap_resized = np.array(
Image.fromarray((heatmap * 255).astype(np.uint8)).resize((w, h))
) / 255.0
else:
heatmap_resized = heatmap
overlay = overlay_heatmap(frame_np, heatmap_resized, alpha=0.45)
# Save overlay
path = os.path.join(output_dir, f"ep{episode_idx:03d}_frame{i:04d}_overlay.png")
Image.fromarray(overlay).save(path)
# Save raw heatmap
path_hm = os.path.join(output_dir, f"ep{episode_idx:03d}_frame{i:04d}_heatmap.png")
fig_hm, ax_hm = plt.subplots(figsize=(6, 6))
ax_hm.imshow(heatmap_resized, cmap="jet")
ax_hm.axis("off")
fig_hm.savefig(path_hm, dpi=100, bbox_inches="tight")
plt.close(fig_hm)
print(f" Saved {len(frames)} individual frames to {output_dir}/")
def create_per_head_grid(frame, attn_weights, grid_size, image_size,
output_path="per_head_attention.png"):
"""
Visualise each attention head's pattern individually for a single
frame. Useful for identifying specialised heads (e.g. one tracking
the gripper, another tracking the object).
Args:
frame: image tensor (C, H, W) or numpy (H, W, 3)
attn_weights: Tensor of shape ``(heads, patches, patches)`` β
one attention matrix per head (not yet averaged).
grid_size: ``(H_patches, W_patches)``
image_size: ``(H_pixels, W_pixels)``
output_path: where to save the PNG
"""
if isinstance(frame, torch.Tensor):
frame_np = frame.permute(1, 2, 0).numpy()
if frame_np.max() <= 1.0:
frame_np = (frame_np * 255).astype(np.uint8)
else:
frame_np = frame_np.astype(np.uint8)
else:
frame_np = np.array(frame)
n_heads = attn_weights.shape[0]
cols = min(n_heads, 8)
rows = math.ceil(n_heads / cols)
fig, axes = plt.subplots(rows, cols, figsize=(3 * cols, 3 * rows))
if rows == 1 and cols == 1:
axes = np.array([[axes]])
elif rows == 1 or cols == 1:
axes = axes.reshape(rows, cols)
for h in range(n_heads):
r, c = divmod(h, cols)
head_attn = attn_weights[h] # (patches, patches)
scores = head_attn.mean(dim=0) # per-patch importance
hmap = attention_to_heatmap(scores, grid_size, image_size)
blended = overlay_heatmap(frame_np.copy(), hmap, alpha=0.5)
axes[r, c].imshow(blended)
axes[r, c].set_title(f"Head {h}", fontsize=9)
axes[r, c].axis("off")
# Turn off unused subplots
for idx in range(n_heads, rows * cols):
r, c = divmod(idx, cols)
axes[r, c].axis("off")
fig.suptitle("SigLIP vision encoder per-head self-attention", fontsize=13, fontweight="bold")
plt.savefig(output_path, dpi=120, bbox_inches="tight", facecolor="white")
plt.close()
print(f" Saved per-head grid: {output_path}")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 5. Model and dataset loading
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def find_vision_encoder(policy):
"""
Navigate the SmolVLA model hierarchy to find the SigLIP vision encoder.
SmolVLA structure (typical):
policy.model
.vlm_model (or .model)
.vision_model (or .vision_encoder)
.encoder
.layers[0..N]
.self_attn β this is what we hook into
"""
model = policy
# Traverse known paths
search_paths = [
# SmolVLA (LeRobot): policy.model.vlm_with_expert.vlm.model.vision_model
"model.vlm_with_expert.vlm.model.vision_model",
# SmolVLA / other VLM wrapping
"model.vlm.vision_model",
"model.vlm.model.vision_model",
"model.vlm_model.vision_model",
"model.vlm_model.model.vision_model",
# Direct transformers-style
"model.vision_model",
"model.model.vision_model",
# Idefics3-style (SmolVLM uses same impl)
"model.vlm.model.vision_model.encoder",
"model.vlm_model.model.vision_model.encoder",
]
for path in search_paths:
obj = model
parts = path.split(".")
try:
for part in parts:
obj = getattr(obj, part)
print(f" Found vision encoder at: policy.{path}")
return obj
except AttributeError:
continue
# Fallback: search by module type name (SigLIP, SmolVLM vision, etc.)
print(" Searching for vision encoder by module type...")
for name, module in model.named_modules():
type_name = type(module).__name__.lower()
if "visionencoder" in type_name or "siglip" in type_name:
print(f" Found vision encoder: {name} ({type(module).__name__})")
return module
if "visionmodel" in type_name and "text" not in type_name:
print(f" Found vision model: {name} ({type(module).__name__})")
return module
return None
def find_image_keys(dataset):
"""Find observation image keys in the dataset."""
sample = dataset[0]
image_keys = [k for k in sample.keys() if "image" in k.lower()]
if not image_keys:
image_keys = [k for k in sample.keys() if "pixel" in k.lower()]
if not image_keys:
image_keys = [k for k in sample.keys() if isinstance(sample[k], torch.Tensor) and sample[k].dim() == 3 and sample[k].shape[0] == 3]
return image_keys
_image_key_warning_shown = False
def _match_image_keys(policy_img_keys, dataset_img_keys):
"""
Match dataset image keys to policy image keys.
Strategy (in priority order):
1. Exact match β dataset key exists in policy keys
2. Suffix match β last segment matches (e.g. both end in 'wrist')
3. Positional fallback β pair by sorted order (with warning)
Returns:
List of ``(dataset_key, policy_key)`` pairs.
"""
global _image_key_warning_shown
mapping = []
unmatched_pkeys = list(policy_img_keys)
unmatched_dkeys = list(dataset_img_keys)
# Pass 1: exact match
for dkey in list(unmatched_dkeys):
if dkey in unmatched_pkeys:
mapping.append((dkey, dkey))
unmatched_pkeys.remove(dkey)
unmatched_dkeys.remove(dkey)
# Pass 2: suffix match (last dotted segment, e.g. "camera1" or "wrist")
for dkey in list(unmatched_dkeys):
d_suffix = dkey.rsplit(".", 1)[-1]
for pkey in list(unmatched_pkeys):
p_suffix = pkey.rsplit(".", 1)[-1]
if d_suffix == p_suffix:
mapping.append((dkey, pkey))
unmatched_pkeys.remove(pkey)
unmatched_dkeys.remove(dkey)
break
# Pass 3: positional fallback
if unmatched_dkeys and unmatched_pkeys:
positional = list(zip(sorted(unmatched_dkeys), sorted(unmatched_pkeys)))
for dkey, pkey in positional:
mapping.append((dkey, pkey))
unmatched_pkeys.remove(pkey)
unmatched_dkeys.remove(dkey)
if not _image_key_warning_shown:
pairs = ", ".join(f"'{d}' -> '{p}'" for d, p in positional)
print(f" WARNING: No name match for images β mapping by position: {pairs}. "
f"Use --image-key if this is wrong.")
_image_key_warning_shown = True
return mapping
def _resolve_task_string(sample, dataset=None):
"""
Get the task/language instruction for a sample.
Priority:
1. ``sample["task"]`` β always present in LeRobot datasets
2. ``dataset.meta.tasks`` β first task in the dataset metadata
3. Generic fallback
"""
task = sample.get("task")
if task is not None:
if isinstance(task, list):
task = task[0]
return task
# Try dataset metadata
if dataset is not None:
try:
tasks_df = dataset.meta.tasks
if len(tasks_df) > 0:
return tasks_df.iloc[0].name
except (AttributeError, IndexError):
pass
return "manipulate object"
def build_policy_batch_from_sample(sample, policy, device, batch_size=1,
image_key_for_grad=None, dataset=None):
"""
Build a batch dict that matches the policy's expected keys (e.g. observation.images.camera1),
by mapping from the dataset sample keys (e.g. observation.images.up, observation.images.side).
Policy expects config.image_features keys; dataset may use different names (up/side vs camera1/2/3).
Also tokenizes the task string into ``observation.language.tokens`` and
``observation.language.attention_mask`` which ``select_action()`` requires.
"""
policy_img_keys = list(getattr(policy.config, "image_features", {}))
if not policy_img_keys:
# Policy has no image_features config; use sample keys as-is
batch = {}
for key in sample:
val = sample[key]
if isinstance(val, torch.Tensor):
batch[key] = val.unsqueeze(0).to(device) if batch_size == 1 else val.to(device)
elif isinstance(val, str):
batch[key] = [val]
else:
batch[key] = val
return batch, None
dataset_img_keys = sorted([k for k in sample.keys() if "image" in k.lower() and isinstance(sample.get(k), torch.Tensor)])
if not dataset_img_keys:
dataset_img_keys = sorted([k for k in sample.keys() if isinstance(sample.get(k), torch.Tensor) and sample[k].dim() >= 3 and sample[k].shape[0] == 3])
batch = {}
for key in sample:
if key in dataset_img_keys:
continue # Fill with policy keys below
val = sample[key]
if isinstance(val, torch.Tensor):
batch[key] = val.unsqueeze(0).to(device) if batch_size == 1 else val.to(device)
elif isinstance(val, str):
batch[key] = [val]
else:
batch[key] = val
# Map dataset image keys -> policy image keys (exact > suffix > positional)
img_mapping = _match_image_keys(policy_img_keys, dataset_img_keys)
grad_pkey = None
for dkey, pkey in img_mapping:
img = sample[dkey]
if batch_size == 1:
img = img.unsqueeze(0).to(device)
else:
img = img.to(device)
if image_key_for_grad is not None and dkey == image_key_for_grad:
img = img.clone().detach().requires_grad_(True)
batch[pkey] = img
grad_pkey = pkey
else:
batch[pkey] = img.clone().detach().requires_grad_(False)
# --- Resolve task string ---
task_text = _resolve_task_string(sample, dataset)
if "task" not in batch:
batch["task"] = [task_text]
# --- Tokenize the task description into language tokens ---
# select_action() expects 'observation.language.tokens' and
# 'observation.language.attention_mask' which come from tokenizing
# the task string with the model's built-in tokenizer.
lang_key = "observation.language.tokens"
lang_mask_key = "observation.language.attention_mask"
if lang_key not in batch:
if isinstance(task_text, list):
task_text = task_text[0]
try:
tokenizer = policy.model.vlm_with_expert.processor.tokenizer
tok_out = tokenizer(task_text, return_tensors="pt", padding=True)
batch[lang_key] = tok_out["input_ids"].to(device)
batch[lang_mask_key] = tok_out["attention_mask"].to(device)
except Exception as e:
print(f" WARNING: Could not tokenize task string: {e}")
return batch, grad_pkey
def get_episode_frames(dataset, episode_idx, num_frames, image_key):
"""
Extract evenly-spaced frames from an episode.
Returns list of (frame_index, image_tensor) tuples.
"""
# Get episode boundaries
try:
# LeRobot v3 format
ep_from = dataset.meta.episodes["dataset_from_index"][episode_idx]
ep_to = dataset.meta.episodes["dataset_to_index"][episode_idx]
except (AttributeError, KeyError):
try:
# LeRobot v2 format
ep_from = dataset.episode_data_index["from"][episode_idx].item()
ep_to = dataset.episode_data_index["to"][episode_idx].item()
except (AttributeError, KeyError):
# Fallback: assume ~200 frames per episode
ep_from = episode_idx * 200
ep_to = min(ep_from + 200, len(dataset))
ep_length = ep_to - ep_from
if ep_length <= 0:
raise ValueError(f"Episode {episode_idx} is empty (from={ep_from}, to={ep_to})")
# Sample evenly spaced frames
if num_frames >= ep_length:
indices = list(range(ep_from, ep_to))
else:
step = ep_length / num_frames
indices = [int(ep_from + i * step) for i in range(num_frames)]
frames = []
for idx in indices:
sample = dataset[idx]
img = sample[image_key]
frames.append((idx, img))
print(f" Episode {episode_idx}: {ep_length} frames, sampled {len(frames)}")
return frames
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 6. Main pipeline
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def extract_attention_maps(policy, dataset, episode_idx=0, num_frames=8,
image_key=None, device="cpu",
method="last-layer", cross_attention=False,
show_heads=False, output_dir="./outputs",
raw_attention=False):
"""
Core function: Run inference and extract attention heatmaps.
Args:
method: ``"last-layer"`` (default), ``"rollout"``, or
``"all-layers"`` β how to aggregate SigLIP self-attention.
cross_attention: If *True* also capture action-expert β vision
cross-attention (requires full ``select_action``
forward pass, slower).
show_heads: If *True* save a per-head grid for the first frame.
output_dir: Where to save per-head grids (only used when
*show_heads* is True).
raw_attention: If *True* skip positional baseline subtraction
(show raw, uncorrected attention).
Returns:
frames: list of image tensors (C, H, W)
heatmaps: list of numpy heatmaps (H, W) in [0, 1]
actions: list of predicted actions (or None)
cross_attn_heatmaps: list of numpy heatmaps or *None*
"""
# --- Find vision encoder ---
print("\n[1/4] Locating vision encoder...")
vision_encoder = find_vision_encoder(policy)
if vision_encoder is None:
print(" Could not find vision encoder. Dumping model structure:")
for name, module in policy.named_modules():
print(f" {name}: {type(module).__name__}")
raise RuntimeError("Cannot find SigLIP vision encoder in model")
# --- Force eager attention so we get attention weights (SDPA/Flash return None) ---
eager_count = 0
for mod in vision_encoder.modules():
if getattr(mod, "config", None) is not None and hasattr(mod.config, "_attn_implementation"):
mod.config._attn_implementation = "eager"
eager_count += 1
if eager_count:
print(" Using eager attention to capture weights")
# --- Register attention hooks ---
print("\n[2/4] Registering attention hooks...")
attn_capture = SigLIPAttentionCapture()
attn_capture.register_hooks(vision_encoder)
# --- Optionally register cross-attention capture ---
cross_capture = None
vision_start = vision_end = n_vision_tokens = 0
if cross_attention:
try:
vlm_with_expert = policy.model.vlm_with_expert
cross_capture = ActionVisionAttentionCapture()
cross_capture.register(vlm_with_expert)
vision_start, vision_end, n_vision_tokens = cross_capture.get_vision_token_range(policy)
print(f" Cross-attention capture enabled (vision tokens {vision_start}..{vision_end}, "
f"n={n_vision_tokens})")
except Exception as e:
print(f" WARNING: Could not set up cross-attention capture: {e}")
cross_capture = None
# --- Compute positional baseline (once) ---
baseline_scores = None
if not raw_attention:
baseline_scores = compute_positional_baseline(
vision_encoder, attn_capture, device, method,
)
if baseline_scores is not None:
print(" Positional baseline computed (subtracting to reveal content-dependent attention)")
else:
print(" Could not compute positional baseline, using raw attention")
# --- Find image key in dataset ---
if image_key is None:
image_keys = find_image_keys(dataset)
if not image_keys:
raise ValueError("No image keys found in dataset. Available keys: " +
str(list(dataset[0].keys())))
image_key = image_keys[0]
print(f" Using image key: {image_key}")
if len(image_keys) > 1:
print(f" Other available image keys: {image_keys[1:]}")
# --- Get frames ---
print(f"\n[3/4] Loading {num_frames} frames from episode {episode_idx}...")
frame_pairs = get_episode_frames(dataset, episode_idx, num_frames, image_key)
# --- Log task string being used ---
first_sample = dataset[frame_pairs[0][0]]
task_str = _resolve_task_string(first_sample, dataset)
print(f" Task string: \"{task_str}\"")
# --- Run inference and collect attention ---
print(f"\n[4/4] Running forward passes and extracting attention (method={method})...")
frames = []
heatmaps = []
cross_attn_heatmaps = [] if cross_capture else None
actions = []
policy.eval()
# We need a full policy forward pass when cross-attention is requested
# (the vision encoder hooks still fire during select_action too)
use_full_forward = cross_attention and cross_capture is not None
raw_heads_attn = None # populated when show_heads is True (first frame only)
n_patches_h = n_patches_w = 0 # set during vision-encoder-only forward
for i, (frame_idx, img_tensor) in enumerate(frame_pairs):
frames.append(img_tensor.clone())
# Reset captured attention maps
attn_capture.reset_maps()
if cross_capture:
cross_capture.reset_maps()
sample = dataset[frame_idx]
# ----- forward pass -----
try:
with torch.no_grad():
if use_full_forward:
# Full policy forward β needed for cross-attention capture.
# Reset the action queue so each frame triggers a real
# forward pass (otherwise cached actions are returned).
policy.reset()
batch, _ = build_policy_batch_from_sample(
sample, policy, device, batch_size=1,
image_key_for_grad=None, dataset=dataset,
)
try:
policy.select_action(batch)
except Exception as e:
print(f" select_action error: {e}")
else:
# Vision-encoder-only forward (faster)
img = img_tensor.unsqueeze(0).to(device)
if img.max() > 1.0:
img = img.float() / 255.0
target_size = getattr(
getattr(vision_encoder, "config", None), "image_size", None,
) or getattr(vision_encoder, "image_size", 384)
if img.shape[-1] != target_size or img.shape[-2] != target_size:
img_resized = F.interpolate(img, size=(target_size, target_size),
mode="bilinear", align_corners=False)
else:
img_resized = img
try:
enc_dtype = next(vision_encoder.parameters()).dtype
img_resized = img_resized.to(enc_dtype)
except StopIteration:
pass
patch_size = getattr(vision_encoder, "patch_size", None) or getattr(
getattr(vision_encoder, "config", None), "patch_size", 14
)
n_patches_h = img_resized.size(2) // patch_size
n_patches_w = img_resized.size(3) // patch_size
patch_mask = torch.ones(1, n_patches_h, n_patches_w, dtype=torch.bool, device=device)
try:
if hasattr(vision_encoder, 'embeddings') and hasattr(vision_encoder, 'encoder'):
embeddings = vision_encoder.embeddings(img_resized, patch_mask)
encoder_out = vision_encoder.encoder(embeddings)
elif hasattr(vision_encoder, 'forward'):
encoder_out = vision_encoder(img_resized)
else:
encoder_out = vision_encoder(pixel_values=img_resized,
patch_attention_mask=patch_mask)
except Exception as e:
print(f" Direct vision forward failed ({e}), trying full policy...")
batch, _ = build_policy_batch_from_sample(
sample, policy, device, batch_size=1,
image_key_for_grad=None, dataset=dataset,
)
try:
policy.select_action(batch)
except Exception:
pass
except Exception as e:
print(f" Frame {i} forward pass error: {e}")
# ----- per-head capture (independent of summary method) -----
if show_heads and i == 0 and raw_heads_attn is None:
attn_for_heads = attn_capture.get_last_layer_attention()
if attn_for_heads is not None:
while attn_for_heads.dim() > 3:
attn_for_heads = attn_for_heads[0]
if attn_for_heads.dim() == 3:
raw_heads_attn = attn_for_heads.clone()
# ----- self-attention heatmap -----
if method == "rollout":
all_layers = attn_capture.get_all_layer_attentions()
rollout_mat = compute_attention_rollout(all_layers)
if rollout_mat is not None:
patch_scores = rollout_mat.mean(dim=0) # per-patch importance
else:
patch_scores = None
elif method == "all-layers":
# For "all-layers" we still produce a single summary heatmap
# (averaging last-layer scores) but also save individual layer
# grids elsewhere; here fall through to last-layer for the
# summary heatmap.
attn = attn_capture.get_last_layer_attention()
patch_scores = None
if attn is not None:
while attn.dim() > 3:
attn = attn[0]
if attn.dim() == 3:
attn = attn.mean(dim=0)
patch_scores = compute_patch_attention_scores(attn, method="mean")
else:
# "last-layer" (default)
attn = attn_capture.get_last_layer_attention()
patch_scores = None
if attn is not None:
while attn.dim() > 3:
attn = attn[0]
if attn.dim() == 3:
attn = attn.mean(dim=0)
patch_scores = compute_patch_attention_scores(attn, method="mean")
# Subtract positional baseline to isolate content-dependent signal
if patch_scores is not None and baseline_scores is not None:
patch_scores = torch.clamp(patch_scores - baseline_scores, min=0)
if patch_scores is not None:
n_patches = patch_scores.shape[0]
grid_side = int(math.sqrt(n_patches))
if grid_side * grid_side != n_patches:
grid_h = n_patches_h if n_patches_h > 0 else grid_side
grid_w = n_patches_w if n_patches_w > 0 else grid_side
else:
grid_h = grid_w = grid_side
img_h, img_w = img_tensor.shape[1], img_tensor.shape[2]
heatmap = attention_to_heatmap(patch_scores, (grid_h, grid_w), (img_h, img_w))
heatmaps.append(heatmap)
print(f" Frame {i}: {n_patches} patches β "
f"{grid_h}x{grid_w} grid β {img_h}x{img_w} heatmap ({method})")
# Per-head grid for first frame
if show_heads and i == 0 and raw_heads_attn is not None:
head_path = os.path.join(output_dir, f"per_head_ep{episode_idx:03d}.png")
create_per_head_grid(
img_tensor, raw_heads_attn,
(grid_h, grid_w), (img_h, img_w),
output_path=head_path,
)
raw_heads_attn = None # only once
else:
print(f" Frame {i}: No attention captured, using uniform heatmap")
img_h, img_w = img_tensor.shape[1], img_tensor.shape[2]
heatmaps.append(np.ones((img_h, img_w)) * 0.5)
# ----- cross-attention heatmap -----
if cross_capture is not None:
cross_scores = cross_capture.get_mean_cross_attention(vision_start, vision_end)
if cross_scores is not None:
# cross_scores: (n_vision_tokens,)
# Vision tokens come from SigLIP β connector (pixel shuffle).
# After pixel shuffle the spatial grid is halved in each dim.
n_vis = cross_scores.shape[0]
cs_side = int(math.sqrt(n_vis))
if cs_side * cs_side != n_vis:
cs_h = cs_w = cs_side
else:
cs_h = cs_w = cs_side
img_h, img_w = img_tensor.shape[1], img_tensor.shape[2]
cross_hm = attention_to_heatmap(cross_scores, (cs_h, cs_w), (img_h, img_w))
cross_attn_heatmaps.append(cross_hm)
print(f" Frame {i}: Cross-attention captured ({n_vis} vision tokens)")
else:
img_h, img_w = img_tensor.shape[1], img_tensor.shape[2]
cross_attn_heatmaps.append(np.ones((img_h, img_w)) * 0.5)
print(f" Frame {i}: No cross-attention captured, using uniform")
# Cleanup
attn_capture.clear()
if cross_capture:
cross_capture.clear()
return frames, heatmaps, actions, cross_attn_heatmaps
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 7. Alternative: Pure gradient-based visualization (no hooks needed)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def gradient_attention_map(policy, dataset, frame_idx, image_key, device="cpu"):
"""
Compute input-gradient saliency map as a fallback.
This doesn't require hooking into attention β it directly computes
which input pixels most affect the output actions by backpropagating
through the entire model.
Interpretation: Bright pixels = changing this pixel would change
the predicted action the most.
"""
sample = dataset[frame_idx]
# Build batch using policy-expected image keys (camera1, camera2, ...)
# so we don't get "All image features are missing" when dataset uses up/side.
batch, grad_pkey = build_policy_batch_from_sample(
sample, policy, device, batch_size=1, image_key_for_grad=image_key,
dataset=dataset,
)
if grad_pkey is None:
# No policy image key matched; try legacy: use raw sample keys
img = sample[image_key].unsqueeze(0).to(device).float()
img.requires_grad_(True)
batch = {k: v.unsqueeze(0).to(device) if isinstance(v, torch.Tensor) else ([v] if isinstance(v, str) else v) for k, v in sample.items()}
batch[image_key] = img
if "task" not in batch:
batch["task"] = ["pick and place"]
grad_tensor = img
else:
grad_tensor = batch[grad_pkey]
try:
policy.train() # Need gradients
action = policy.select_action(batch)
# Backpropagate from action norm
if isinstance(action, dict):
action_tensor = list(action.values())[0]
elif isinstance(action, torch.Tensor):
action_tensor = action
else:
return None
loss = action_tensor.sum()
loss.backward()
# Saliency = absolute gradient magnitude across channels
if grad_tensor.grad is None:
return None
saliency = grad_tensor.grad.abs().squeeze(0)
if saliency.dim() == 3:
saliency = saliency.mean(dim=0) # (H, W)
saliency = saliency / (saliency.max() + 1e-8)
return saliency.detach().cpu().numpy()
except Exception as e:
print(f" Gradient saliency failed: {e}")
return None
finally:
policy.eval()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 8. Entry point
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def load_defaults():
"""Load defaults from configs/defaults.yaml if it exists."""
config_path = Path(__file__).parent / "configs" / "defaults.yaml"
if config_path.exists():
try:
import yaml
with open(config_path) as f:
return yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
except ImportError:
pass
return {}
def main():
defaults = load_defaults()
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="See what SmolVLA's vision encoder is looking at.",
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
epilog="""
Examples:
python inspect_attention.py
python inspect_attention.py --episode 3 --num-frames 12 --device cuda
python inspect_attention.py --model path/to/finetuned_checkpoint
"""
)
parser.add_argument("--model", type=str,
default=defaults.get("model", "lerobot/smolvla_base"))
parser.add_argument("--dataset", type=str,
default=defaults.get("dataset", "lerobot/svla_so101_pickplace"))
parser.add_argument("--episode", type=int,
default=defaults.get("episode", 0))
parser.add_argument("--num-frames", type=int,
default=defaults.get("num_frames", 8))
parser.add_argument("--image-key", type=str, default=None)
parser.add_argument("--output-dir", type=str,
default=defaults.get("output_dir", "./outputs"))
parser.add_argument("--device", type=str,
default=defaults.get("device", "auto"),
choices=["auto", "cpu", "cuda", "mps"])
parser.add_argument("--save-individual", action="store_true",
default=defaults.get("save_individual", False))
parser.add_argument("--method", type=str,
default=defaults.get("method", "last-layer"),
choices=["last-layer", "rollout", "all-layers"],
help="Self-attention aggregation method")
parser.add_argument("--cross-attention", action="store_true",
default=defaults.get("cross_attention", False),
help="Capture action-expert β vision cross-attention (slower)")
parser.add_argument("--show-heads", action="store_true",
default=defaults.get("show_heads", False),
help="Save a per-head attention grid for the first frame")
parser.add_argument("--raw-attention", action="store_true",
default=defaults.get("raw_attention", False),
help="Skip positional baseline subtraction (show raw attention)")
args = parser.parse_args()
os.makedirs(args.output_dir, exist_ok=True)
# Auto-detect device
if args.device == "auto":
if torch.backends.mps.is_available():
args.device = "mps"
elif torch.cuda.is_available():
args.device = "cuda"
else:
args.device = "cpu"
device = torch.device(args.device)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
print("=" * 70)
print("SmolVLA Attention Visualizer")
print("=" * 70)
print(f" Device: {args.device}")
# --- Load model ---
print(f"\n[Step 1] Loading model: {args.model}")
print(" This may download ~1GB on first run...")
try:
from lerobot.policies.smolvla.modeling_smolvla import SmolVLAPolicy
# Suppress noisy warnings from HF/lerobot during model loading:
# - "Device 'cuda' is not available. Switching to 'mps'"
# - "`torch_dtype` is deprecated! Use `dtype` instead!"
# - "Loading ... weights ..."
_suppressed_loggers = {
name: logging.getLogger(name)
for name in ("lerobot.configs.policies", "lerobot", "transformers")
}
_saved_levels = {name: lg.level for name, lg in _suppressed_loggers.items()}
for lg in _suppressed_loggers.values():
lg.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
try:
with warnings.catch_warnings():
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*torch_dtype.*deprecated.*")
policy = SmolVLAPolicy.from_pretrained(args.model)
finally:
for name, lg in _suppressed_loggers.items():
lg.setLevel(_saved_levels[name])
policy.to(device)
policy.eval()
print(f" Model loaded successfully ({sum(p.numel() for p in policy.parameters()) / 1e6:.1f}M params)")
except ImportError:
print("\n ERROR: LeRobot not installed. Run:")
print(' pip install "lerobot[smolvla]"')
sys.exit(1)
except Exception as e:
print(f"\n ERROR loading model: {e}")
print(" Make sure the model ID is correct and you have internet access.")
sys.exit(1)
# --- Load dataset ---
print(f"\n[Step 2] Loading dataset: {args.dataset}")
print(" This may download several GB on first run...")
try:
from lerobot.common.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
except ImportError:
from lerobot.datasets.lerobot_dataset import LeRobotDataset
try:
dataset = LeRobotDataset(args.dataset)
print(f" Dataset loaded: {len(dataset)} frames")
# Show dataset info
sample = dataset[0]
print(f" Available keys: {list(sample.keys())}")
image_keys = find_image_keys(dataset)
print(f" Image keys found: {image_keys}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"\n ERROR loading dataset: {e}")
sys.exit(1)
# --- Extract attention maps ---
print(f"\n[Step 3] Extracting attention maps...")
cross_attn_heatmaps = None
try:
frames, heatmaps, actions, cross_attn_heatmaps = extract_attention_maps(
policy=policy,
dataset=dataset,
episode_idx=args.episode,
num_frames=args.num_frames,
image_key=args.image_key,
device=args.device,
method=args.method,
cross_attention=args.cross_attention,
show_heads=args.show_heads,
output_dir=args.output_dir,
raw_attention=args.raw_attention,
)
except Exception as e:
print(f"\n Attention extraction failed: {e}")
print(" Falling back to input-gradient saliency maps...")
# Fallback to gradient-based saliency
image_key = args.image_key or find_image_keys(dataset)[0]
frame_pairs = get_episode_frames(dataset, args.episode, args.num_frames, image_key)
frames = []
heatmaps = []
for frame_idx, img_tensor in frame_pairs:
frames.append(img_tensor)
saliency = gradient_attention_map(policy, dataset, frame_idx, image_key, args.device)
if saliency is not None:
heatmaps.append(saliency)
else:
heatmaps.append(np.ones((img_tensor.shape[1], img_tensor.shape[2])) * 0.5)
actions = []
if not frames:
print("\nERROR: No frames extracted. Check episode index and dataset.")
sys.exit(1)
# --- Generate visualizations ---
print(f"\n[Step 4] Generating visualizations...")
grid_path = os.path.join(args.output_dir, f"attention_grid_ep{args.episode:03d}.png")
create_visualization_grid(
frames=frames,
heatmaps=heatmaps,
actions=actions,
cross_attn_heatmaps=cross_attn_heatmaps,
episode_idx=args.episode,
output_path=grid_path,
)
if args.save_individual:
save_individual_frames(
frames=frames,
heatmaps=heatmaps,
output_dir=os.path.join(args.output_dir, f"episode_{args.episode:03d}"),
episode_idx=args.episode,
)
# --- Summary ---
print(f"\n{'=' * 70}")
print("DONE!")
print(f"{'=' * 70}")
print(f"\nOutputs saved to: {args.output_dir}/")
print(f" Grid visualization: {grid_path}")
if args.save_individual:
print(f" Individual frames: {args.output_dir}/episode_{args.episode:03d}/")
print()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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