# Training Franka Panda to complete pick-and-place with PPO in PyBullet

- Source: Reddit r/robotics
- Published: 2026-10-27T22:58:20.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/y6zig71jpapbqpmtk1bv1op8a
- Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/robotics/comments/1xh7ljx/taught_a_franka_panda_to_pick_and_place_with_ppo/

## Summary

A simulated Franka Panda learns in PyBullet to pick up blocks and place them on a target pad using PPO from Stable-Baselines3; the project aims to understand PyBullet and the full reinforcement-learning robot training pipeline. Future plans include adding text or voice prompts so users can choose which block to pick up and where to place it; the code has been released on GitHub.