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+import time
+from typing import Dict
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from gello.robots.robot import Robot
+
+# MAX_OPEN = 0.09
+
+class PandaFrankyRobot(Robot):
+    """A class representing a Panda robot."""
+    def __init__(self, robot_ip: str = "172.16.0.2"):
+        from franky import Robot as Robot_Franky
+        from franky import Gripper, JointMotion, RelativeDynamicsFactor
+
+        self.robot = Robot_Franky(
+            robot_ip,
+        )
+        self.robot.recover_from_errors()
+        self.gripper = Gripper(
+            robot_ip
+        )
+        joints = [-0.0, -0.0, 0.0, -1.57, 0.0, 1.57, 0.785037]
+        reset_joints = JointMotion(joints)
+        self.robot.relative_dynamics_factor = RelativeDynamicsFactor(
+            velocity=0.1, acceleration=0.05, jerk=0.05
+        )
+        self.gripper.open(speed=0.1)
+        self.robot.move(reset_joints)
+        self.gripper_state = {
+            "current_state": 0, 
+            "target_state": 0,
+        }
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+def num_dofs(self) -> int:
+    """Get the number of joints of the robot.
+
+    Returns:
+    int: The number of joints of the robot.
+    """
+    return 8
+
+def get_joint_state(self) -> np.ndarray:
+    """Get the current state of the leader robot.
+
+    Returns:
+    T: The current state of the leader robot.
+    """
+    robot_joints = self.robot.current_joint_state.position
+    gripper_pos = 0 # franky has a blocking issue
+    pos = np.append(robot_joints, gripper_pos / MAX_OPEN)
+    return pos
+
+def command_joint_state(self, joint_state: np.ndarray) -> None:
+    """Command the leader robot to a given state.
+
+    Args:
+    joint_state (np.ndarray): The state to command the leader robot to.
+    """
+    from franky import JointWaypoint, JointWaypointMotion
+    self.robot.move(JointWaypointMotion([JointWaypoint(joint_state[:-1])]), asynchronous=True)
+    speed = 0.10 # [m/s]
+    force = 20.0 # [N]
+    if joint_state[-1] < 0.5:
+        self.gripper_state['target_state'] = 0
+    else:
+        self.gripper_state['target_state'] = 1
+    if self.gripper_state['current_state'] != self.gripper_state['target_state']:
+        if self.gripper_state['target_state'] == 0:
+            self.gripper.open_async(speed=speed)
+        else:
+            self.gripper.grasp_async(0.0, speed, force, epsilon_outer=1.0)
+        self.gripper_state['current_state'] = self.gripper_state['target_state']
+
+def get_observations(self) -> Dict[str, np.ndarray]:
+    joints = self.get_joint_state()
+    pos_quat = np.zeros(7)
+    gripper_pos = np.array([joints[-1]])
+    return {
+    "joint_positions": joints,
+    "joint_velocities": joints,
+    "ee_pos_quat": pos_quat,
+    "gripper_position": gripper_pos,
+    }
+
+
+def main():
+    robot = PandaFrankyRobot()
+    current_joints = robot.get_joint_state()
+    # move a small delta 0.1 rad
+    move_joints = current_joints + 0.05
+    # make last joint (gripper) closed
+    move_joints[-1] = 0.1
+    time.sleep(1)
+    m = 0.09
+    robot.command_joint_state(move_joints)
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+