Louis Le Lay
205+
Total Stars Earned
350+
Total Commits (2025)
85+
Total PRs
40+
Total Issues
20+
Contributed to (last year)

Open-source contributions

A selection of PRs, reviews, and issues I’ve opened (curated for impact and technical depth). Last updated: Sep 3, 2025.

Featured — NVIDIA Isaac Lab

Adds dummy agents to the external task template generator

isaac-sim/IsaacLab · PR #2221 · Merged · Apr 2025

Bootstraps external projects with runnable agents for quick bring-up and debugging.

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Fixes ground height in factory environment

isaac-sim/IsaacLab · PR #2071 · Merged · Mar 2025

Corrects initial ground alignment to eliminate physics/visual inconsistencies.

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Basic validation tests for scale-based randomization ranges

isaac-sim/IsaacLab · PR #3058 · Merged · Jul 2025

Adds sanity tests to catch invalid domain-randomization bounds early.

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Fix: non-actuated joints resetting to zero on startup

isaac-sim/IsaacLab · PR #3099 · Open · Aug 2025

Stabilizes scene reset behavior by preserving passive joint states at initialization.

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Custom asset handling in external template generation

isaac-sim/IsaacLab · PR #2315 · Open · Apr 2025

Scaffolds projects with user USD/config assets and lightweight startup for faster iteration.

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Docs: Sim2Real resources (open-source pipelines)

isaac-sim/IsaacLab · PR #2642 · Open · Jun 2025

Curates deployment resources and public repos to accelerate real-robot bring-up.

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Proposal: fix mismatch between policy input shape & observation

isaac-sim/IsaacLab · Issue/Proposal #3124 · Open · Aug 2025

Flags an interface mismatch affecting direct RL envs; proposes consistent obs shaping.

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Sensors & Perception

RealSense-ROS: refresh topics & services in README

IntelRealSense/realsense-ros · PR #3215 · Merged · Feb 2025

Ensures D4xx users see accurate interfaces when integrating cameras in ROS/ROS2.

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Simulation & Tooling Ecosystem

Menagerie: changelog, PR template, contributors

google-deepmind/mujoco_menagerie · PR #166 · Merged · Apr 2025

Improves repo governance and contributor experience for the community’s robot model zoo.

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pyrobosim: auto-detect ROS workspace

sea-bass/pyrobosim · PR #353 · Merged · Apr 2025

Setup script recognizes catkin/colcon workspaces automatically; smoother installs.

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pyrobosim docs: one-click copy on commands

sea-bass/pyrobosim · PR #352 · Merged · Apr 2025

Quality-of-life improvement across the docs with copy buttons on CLI blocks.

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Newton Physics docs: tabs & copy buttons

newton-physics/newton · PRs #202 & #203 · Merged · Jun 2025

Modernizes developer docs with tabsets (OS/flows) and copy-to-clipboard controls.

#202 · #203

Awesome Robot Descriptions: Kinova Gen3/Lite links

robot-descriptions/awesome-robot-descriptions · PR #19 · Merged · Apr 2025

Adds official sources so users can find accurate models quickly.

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Awesome Robot Descriptions: Disney BD-X entry

robot-descriptions/awesome-robot-descriptions · PR #11 · Merged · Feb 2025

Introduces BD-X biped to the index for easier discovery/benchmarking.

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Importers & Extensions

MJCF Importer: “Create for Isaac Lab” option

isaac-sim/mjcf-importer-extension · PR #9 · Open · Jul 2025

Adds an import toggle to flatten link hierarchy and remove worldBody/floor for Lab training scenes.

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MJCF Importer: README fixes

isaac-sim/mjcf-importer-extension · PR #8 · Open · Jul 2025

Corrects startup script name and doc links for the latest release.

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ros2_so_arm100: simplify installation & usage

JafarAbdi/ros2_so_arm100 · PR #17 · Merged · Jul 2025

Streamlines getting started with the SO-ARM100 ROS2 stack.

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Repo stewardship & maintainership

SO-ARM101: structure, templates, and CI quality

MuammerBay/isaac_so_arm101 · Multiple PRs · Merged · Aug 2025

Led repo clean-up and contributor workflow: README/LICENSE, issue/PR templates, auto-assign reviewers, review workflow, citation file, and asset hygiene.

#6 · #7 · #8 · #25 · #26 · #27 · #28 · #29 · #30 · #33 · #34

Naova docs site: versioned docs & GH Pages automation

Naova/Naova.github.io · Multiple PRs · Merged · Feb–Jul 2025

Migrated Sphinx → GitHub Pages, added versioning, CI workflows, and content structure for students/contributors.

#39 · #41 · #45 · #48

Notable issues opened

Isaac Sim 5.0.0: file browser doesn’t open folders on double-click

isaac-sim/IsaacSim · Issue #95 · Open · Jul 2025

Reproducible UI regression identified across machines; aids triage for release-specific bug.

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“Isaac Sim WebRTC Streaming Client” not visible in Releases

isaac-sim/IsaacSim · Issue #68 · Closed · Jul 2025

Reported docs vs. releases mismatch; maintainers flagged as pending repo update.

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