Framework launch · Day 0
Introducing the Real-to-Sim Enrichment Framework
Launch post: what the framework is, why it exists, and what it enables. The V0 → V3 validation taxonomy and the twelve architectural components of RSEF.
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Methodology · Day 1
The V0-V3 Validation Taxonomy: A Working Definition
The canonical working definition of the four-level validation ladder — V0 (synthetic base), V1 (single real match), V2 (multiple real matches), V3 (novel discovery).
Day 1Methodology
Community · Day 3
Founding Research Partners: Call for Institutions
Formal call for institutional research partners for the first cohort. What partners contribute, what recognition looks like, and how to apply.
Day 3Community
Community · Day 5
Join the First Cohort of Smiling Buddha Contributors
Individual contributor recruitment: freelancers, students, working professionals, PhD candidates, engineers between roles — how to enroll and what tracks are open.
Day 5Community
Getting started · Day 7
Getting Started with the Smiling Buddha Edge Case Library
A walkthrough of the edge case library structure, taxonomy, and how researchers can begin working with the preview corpus when it opens.
Day 7Guide
Guide · Day 9
Your First LeRobot Dataset: A Guide for New Contributors
Practical guide: how to prepare a LeRobot v2.1 native dataset from scratch, what schema to follow, and how contributions are validated.
Day 9Guide
Contribution · Day 11
How to Make Your First Contribution to Smiling Buddha
Step-by-step for new contributors: from choosing a contribution path (edge case, review, translation, tutorial, benchmark protocol, methodology) to getting credited.
Day 11Contribution
