MuJoCo: beans leaving a grinder hopper, by claude-haiku-5.5
claude-haiku-5.5 · round 1 · seed 3$0.02hopper.py
hopper.py · 384 lines
"""Grinder hopper: 50 roasted coffee beans discharge through an 18 mm throat.

Units: metres, kilograms, seconds.  Z is up.  The hopper is a 28-facet cone
narrowing to the throat at z = 0; a sliding gate just under the throat is
opened at t = 1 s; beans fall onto a finite tray with raised lips.
"""
import os
import numpy as np
import mujoco

HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
OUT = os.environ.get("OUT", os.path.join(HERE, "figure.png"))

# ---------------- parameters ----------------
N_BEANS = 50
SEED = 7
T_END = 5.0
DT = 2.0e-4                     # solver timestep
T_OPEN = 1.0                    # gate starts moving
GATE_TRAVEL = 0.08              # gate slides +x by this much
GATE_TIME = 0.25                # time to slide clear

R_THROAT = 0.009                # 18 mm throat diameter
R_TOP = 0.070                   # hopper top radius (open)
H_HOP = 0.300                   # hopper height, throat plane at z = 0
N_FACET = 28
WALL_T = 0.002                  # wall plate thickness
GATE_Z = -0.006
TRAY_Z = -0.134                 # tray floor top surface at z = -0.130

BEAN_MASS = 1.6e-4              # 0.16 g roasted bean
# bean semi-axes (m) of the overall body, used only for the inertia tensor
BEAN_SEMI = np.array([5.3e-3, 3.85e-3, 2.6e-3])
# flat face: flattened ellipsoid; domed face: taller ellipsoid on top
FLAT_R = (5.4e-3, 4.0e-3, 1.6e-3)
FLAT_C = (0.0, 0.0, -1.0e-3)
DOME_R = (5.2e-3, 3.7e-3, 2.6e-3)
DOME_C = (0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
BEAN_FRICTION = "0.5 0.005 0.0001"
WALL_FRICTION = "0.3 0.005 0.0001"

# ---------------- geometry helpers ----------------
def hop_r(z):
    """Inner radius of the hopper cone at height z."""
    return R_THROAT + (R_TOP - R_THROAT) * np.clip(z, 0, H_HOP) / H_HOP


def wall_plates():
    """Return list of (name, pos, quat, halfsize) for the cone facets."""
    dr = R_TOP - R_THROAT
    dz = H_HOP
    L = np.hypot(dr, dz)
    plates = []
    rmid = 0.5 * (R_THROAT + R_TOP)
    w = np.pi * rmid / N_FACET * 1.12  # half chord with a little overlap
    for i in range(N_FACET):
        th = 2 * np.pi * i / N_FACET
        er = np.array([np.cos(th), np.sin(th), 0.0])
        ez = np.array([0.0, 0.0, 1.0])
        gu = (dr * er + dz * ez) / L            # along the generatrix
        n = (dz * er - dr * ez) / L             # outward normal
        yv = np.cross(n, gu)                    # tangential
        ctr = 0.5 * (R_THROAT + R_TOP) * er + 0.5 * H_HOP * ez + 0.5 * WALL_T * n
        R = np.column_stack([gu, yv, n])
        q = np.zeros(4)
        mujoco.mju_mat2Quat(q, R.flatten())
        plates.append((f"wall{i}", ctr, q, (0.5 * L, w, 0.5 * WALL_T)))
    return plates


def random_quat(rng):
    q = rng.normal(size=4)
    return q / np.linalg.norm(q)


def fmt(v):
    return " ".join(f"{x:.6g}" for x in v)


def build_xml(bean_pos, bean_quat):
    m_i = BEAN_MASS
    a, b, c = BEAN_SEMI
    I = m_i / 5.0 * np.array([b * b + c * c, a * a + c * c, a * a + b * b])
    parts = []
    for i in range(N_BEANS):
        parts.append(f'''    <body name="bean{i}" pos="{fmt(bean_pos[i])}" quat="{fmt(bean_quat[i])}">
      <freejoint name="bean{i}_free"/>
      <inertial pos="0 0 0" mass="{m_i:.6g}" diaginertia="{fmt(I)}"/>
      <geom name="bean{i}_flat" type="ellipsoid" size="{fmt(FLAT_R)}" pos="{fmt(FLAT_C)}" class="bean"/>
      <geom name="bean{i}_dome" type="ellipsoid" size="{fmt(DOME_R)}" pos="{fmt(DOME_C)}" class="bean"/>
    </body>''')
    beans_xml = "\n".join(parts)

    walls = []
    for name, ctr, q, hs in wall_plates():
        walls.append(f'    <body name="{name}_body" pos="{fmt(ctr)}" quat="{fmt(q)}">'
                     f'<geom name="{name}" type="box" size="{fmt(hs)}" class="wall"/></body>')
    walls_xml = "\n".join(walls)

    tray_lip = 0.015
    tx = 0.12
    tray_xml = f'''    <body name="tray" pos="0 0 {TRAY_Z}">
      <geom name="tray_floor" type="box" size="{tx} {tx} 0.004" pos="0 0 0.004" class="wall"/>
      <geom name="tray_lipx1" type="box" size="0.004 {tx} {tray_lip/2}" pos="{tx} 0 {0.008+tray_lip/2}" class="wall"/>
      <geom name="tray_lipx0" type="box" size="0.004 {tx} {tray_lip/2}" pos="{-tx} 0 {0.008+tray_lip/2}" class="wall"/>
      <geom name="tray_lipy1" type="box" size="{tx} 0.004 {tray_lip/2}" pos="0 {tx} {0.008+tray_lip/2}" class="wall"/>
      <geom name="tray_lipy0" type="box" size="{tx} 0.004 {tray_lip/2}" pos="0 {-tx} {0.008+tray_lip/2}" class="wall"/>
    </body>'''

    xml = f'''<mujoco model="grinder_hopper">
  <option timestep="{DT}" gravity="0 0 -9.81" integrator="Euler" solver="Newton"
          iterations="100" tolerance="1e-10" cone="elliptic" impratio="5"/>
  <size nconmax="5000" njmax="20000"/>
  <default>
    <geom condim="3" solref="0.002 1" solimp="0.9 0.95 0.001"/>
    <default class="bean"><geom friction="{BEAN_FRICTION}" rgba="0.36 0.2 0.1 1"/></default>
    <default class="wall"><geom friction="{WALL_FRICTION}" rgba="0.7 0.72 0.75 1"/></default>
  </default>
  <worldbody>
{walls_xml}
{tray_xml}
    <body name="gate" mocap="true" pos="0 0 {GATE_Z}">
      <geom name="gate" type="box" size="0.03 0.03 0.0025" class="wall" rgba="0.8 0.3 0.2 1"/>
    </body>
{beans_xml}
  </worldbody>
</mujoco>
'''
    return xml


def place_beans(rng):
    """Random sequential placement of beans in the upper hopper body."""
    pos, quats = [], []
    tries = 0
    while len(pos) < N_BEANS:
        tries += 1
        if tries > 200000:
            raise RuntimeError("could not place beans")
        z = rng.uniform(0.02, 0.15)
        rho = rng.uniform(0, hop_r(z) - 0.008)
        ph = rng.uniform(0, 2 * np.pi)
        p = np.array([rho * np.cos(ph), rho * np.sin(ph), z])
        if any(np.linalg.norm(p - q) < 0.0118 for q in pos):
            continue
        pos.append(p)
        quats.append(random_quat(rng))
    return np.array(pos), np.array(quats)


# ---------------- simulation ----------------
def gate_x(t):
    s = np.clip((t - T_OPEN) / GATE_TIME, 0.0, 1.0)
    return GATE_TRAVEL * s * s * (3 - 2 * s)


def main():
    rng = np.random.default_rng(SEED)
    bean_pos, bean_quat = place_beans(rng)
    xml = build_xml(bean_pos, bean_quat)
    xml_path = os.path.join(HERE, "model.xml")
    with open(xml_path, "w") as f:
        f.write(xml)
    model = mujoco.MjModel.from_xml_string(xml)
    data = mujoco.MjData(model)

    gate_mocap = model.body("gate").mocapid[0]
    bean_bodies = [model.body(f"bean{i}").id for i in range(N_BEANS)]
    bean_geom = np.zeros(model.ngeom, bool)
    wall_geom = np.zeros(model.ngeom, bool)
    for g in range(model.ngeom):
        nm = mujoco.mj_id2name(model, mujoco.mjtObj.mjOBJ_GEOM, g) or ""
        if nm.startswith("bean"):
            bean_geom[g] = True
        if nm.startswith("wall"):
            wall_geom[g] = True
    bean_ids_of_geom = np.full(model.ngeom, -1)
    for i in range(N_BEANS):
        for suf in ("flat", "dome"):
            bean_ids_of_geom[model.geom(f"bean{i}_{suf}").id] = i
    # body-level ids for beans for quick position lookup
    bean_body_ids = np.array(bean_bodies)

    mujoco.mj_forward(model, data)
    data.mocap_pos[gate_mocap] = [gate_x(0.0), 0, GATE_Z]

    snap_times = [0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0]
    snap_steps = {int(round(t / DT)): t for t in snap_times}
    snaps = {}
    ts_t, ts_count = [], []
    passed = np.zeros(N_BEANS, bool)
    max_pen = 0.0
    max_pen_bean = -1
    left = set()
    record_every = int(round(0.01 / DT))
    nsteps = int(round(T_END / DT))

    def capture(t):
        contacts = []
        for k in range(data.ncon):
            c = data.contact[k]
            f6 = np.zeros(6)
            mujoco.mj_contactForce(model, data, k, f6)
            contacts.append(dict(pos=c.pos.copy(), normal=c.frame[:3].copy(),
                                 fn=f6[0], dist=c.dist,
                                 kind=("wall" if (wall_geom[c.geom[0]] or wall_geom[c.geom[1]])
                                       else "bean-bean" if (bean_geom[c.geom[0]] and bean_geom[c.geom[1]])
                                       else "tray/gate")
                                 ))
        snaps[t] = dict(
            xpos=data.xpos[bean_body_ids].copy(),
            xmat=data.xmat[bean_body_ids].reshape(-1, 3, 3).copy(),
            gate=gate_x(t),
            contacts=contacts,
            count=int(passed.sum()),
            n_throat=int(np.sum((np.hypot(data.xpos[bean_body_ids, 0], data.xpos[bean_body_ids, 1]) < R_THROAT)
                                & (data.xpos[bean_body_ids, 2] > -0.012) & (data.xpos[bean_body_ids, 2] < 0.01))),
        )

    def update_stats():
        nonlocal max_pen, max_pen_bean
        cs = data.contact
        if data.ncon:
            g1 = cs.geom[:, 0]
            g2 = cs.geom[:, 1]
            sel = ((wall_geom[g1] & bean_geom[g2]) | (wall_geom[g2] & bean_geom[g1]))
            if np.any(sel):
                d = -cs.dist[sel]
                gb = np.where(bean_geom[g1[sel]], g1[sel], g2[sel])
                j = np.argmax(d)
                if d[j] > max_pen:
                    max_pen = float(d[j])
                    max_pen_bean = int(bean_ids_of_geom[gb[j]])
        z = data.xpos[bean_body_ids, 2]
        newly = (z < -0.012) & (~passed)
        passed[newly] = True
        xy = data.xpos[bean_body_ids]
        out = (np.abs(xy[:, 0]) > 0.2) | (np.abs(xy[:, 1]) > 0.2) | (xy[:, 2] < -0.25) | (xy[:, 2] > 0.4)
        for i in np.where(out)[0]:
            left.add(int(i))

    capture(0.0)
    update_stats()
    for step in range(1, nsteps + 1):
        t_now = step * DT
        data.mocap_pos[gate_mocap] = [gate_x(t_now - DT), 0, GATE_Z]
        mujoco.mj_step(model, data)
        update_stats()
        if step in snap_steps:
            capture(snap_steps[step])
        if step % record_every == 0:
            ts_t.append(step * DT)
            ts_count.append(int(passed.sum()))

    # report
    print(f"Model written to {xml_path}")
    print(f"Maximum penetration into hopper walls: {max_pen*1e3:.3f} mm (bean {max_pen_bean})")
    for t in snap_times:
        s = snaps[t]
        print(f"t={t:.1f} s: cumulative beans through throat = {s['count']}, "
              f"beans in throat zone now = {s['n_throat']}, gate x = {s['gate']*1e3:.1f} mm")
    print(f"Beans through throat at end: {int(passed.sum())} / {N_BEANS}")
    if left:
        print(f"Beans that left the model: {sorted(left)}")
    else:
        print("Beans that left the model: none")

    plot(snaps, snap_times, ts_t, ts_count, model)


# ---------------- plotting ----------------
def ellipse_proj(center, M, n=60):
    """Projection (x,z) of an ellipsoid with world matrix M = R*diag(radii)."""
    P = np.array([[1, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.0]])
    A = P @ M
    U, S, _ = np.linalg.svd(A)
    th = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, n)
    circ = np.vstack([np.cos(th), np.sin(th)]) * S[:, None]
    pts = (U @ circ).T + np.array([center[0], center[2]])
    return pts


def plot(snaps, snap_times, ts_t, ts_count, model):
    import matplotlib
    matplotlib.use("Agg")
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    from matplotlib.patches import Polygon, Rectangle

    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(16, 10))
    gs = fig.add_gridspec(2, 4, height_ratios=[1, 1.15])

    def draw_hopper(ax, t, s, show_beans=True, title=None):
        # walls: profile in x-z plane (y = 0)
        for sx in (-1, 1):
            ax.plot([sx * R_THROAT, sx * R_TOP], [0, H_HOP], color="0.35", lw=2)
        ax.plot([-R_TOP - 0.01, -R_TOP - 0.01], [0, 0], alpha=0)
        ax.plot([-0.1, -R_THROAT], [0, 0], color="0.35", lw=1, alpha=0.5)
        ax.plot([R_THROAT, 0.1], [0, 0], color="0.35", lw=1, alpha=0.5)
        # tray
        ax.plot([-0.12, 0.12], [TRAY_Z + 0.004 * 0, TRAY_Z], color="0.5", lw=0)
        ax.add_patch(Rectangle((-0.12, TRAY_Z - 0.004), 0.24, 0.008, color="0.55"))
        # gate
        gx = s["gate"]
        ax.add_patch(Rectangle((gx - 0.03, GATE_Z - 0.0025), 0.06, 0.005, color="tab:red", alpha=0.8))
        if show_beans:
            for i in range(N_BEANS):
                for rad, c_off in ((FLAT_R, FLAT_C), (DOME_R, DOME_C)):
                    R = s["xmat"][i]
                    ctr = s["xpos"][i] + R @ np.array(c_off)
                    M = R @ np.diag(rad)
                    pts = ellipse_proj(ctr, M)  # (x,z) outline
                    ax.add_patch(Polygon(pts, closed=True, fc="saddlebrown", ec="k", lw=0.3, alpha=0.85))
        ax.set_xlim(-0.09, 0.09)
        ax.set_ylim(-0.15, 0.32)
        ax.set_aspect("equal")
        ax.set_title(title or f"t = {t:g} s   through throat: {s['count']}")
        ax.set_xlabel("x [m]")
        ax.set_ylabel("z [m]")

    for k, t in enumerate(snap_times):
        ax = fig.add_subplot(gs[0, k])
        draw_hopper(ax, t, snaps[t])

    # diagnostic frame at t = 2 s
    s2 = snaps[2.0]
    ax = fig.add_subplot(gs[1, 0:2])
    for i in range(N_BEANS):
        R = s2["xmat"][i]
        for rad, c_off in ((FLAT_R, FLAT_C), (DOME_R, DOME_C)):
            ctr = s2["xpos"][i] + R @ np.array(c_off)
            pts = ellipse_proj(ctr, R @ np.diag(rad))
            ax.add_patch(Polygon(pts, closed=True, fc="0.85", ec="0.5", lw=0.3))
    ax.plot([-R_TOP, -R_THROAT], [H_HOP, 0], color="0.3", lw=2)
    ax.plot([R_TOP, R_THROAT], [H_HOP, 0], color="0.3", lw=2)
    ax.add_patch(Rectangle((s2["gate"] - 0.03, GATE_Z - 0.0025), 0.06, 0.005, color="tab:red", alpha=0.6))
    ax.add_patch(Rectangle((-0.12, TRAY_Z - 0.004), 0.24, 0.008, color="0.55"))
    cons = s2["contacts"]
    if cons:
        P = np.array([c["pos"] for c in cons])
        fn = np.array([c["fn"] for c in cons])
        N = np.array([c["normal"] for c in cons])
        kinds = [c["kind"] for c in cons]
        colmap = {"wall": "tab:blue", "bean-bean": "tab:green", "tray/gate": "tab:purple"}
        cols = [colmap[k] for k in kinds]
        ax.scatter(P[:, 0], P[:, 2], s=10, c=cols, zorder=5)
        fmax = max(np.max(np.abs(fn)), 1e-12)
        L = 0.02
        for p, n_, f, cl in zip(P, N, fn, cols):
            v = n_ * (f / fmax) * L
            ax.arrow(p[0], p[2], v[0], v[2], color=cl, width=0.00012, head_width=0.0016,
                     length_includes_head=True, zorder=6)
    ax.set_xlim(-0.09, 0.09)
    ax.set_ylim(-0.15, 0.32)
    ax.set_aspect("equal")
    ax.set_title(f"Diagnostic at t = 2 s: {len(cons)} contacts "
                 f"(points; normal force arrows, max={max([c['fn'] for c in cons] or [0])*1e3:.2f} mN)\n"
                 "blue=wall, green=bean-bean, purple=tray/gate")
    ax.set_xlabel("x [m]")
    ax.set_ylabel("z [m]")

    # cumulative count vs time
    ax = fig.add_subplot(gs[1, 2:4])
    ax.step(ts_t, ts_count, where="post", color="k")
    for t in snap_times:
        ax.axvline(t, color="0.7", ls="--")
        ax.plot([t], [snaps[t]["count"]], "o", color="tab:red")
        ax.annotate(f"{snaps[t]['count']}", (t, snaps[t]["count"]), xytext=(4, 4),
                    textcoords="offset points")
    ax.set_xlim(0, T_END)
    ax.set_ylim(-1, N_BEANS + 2)
    ax.set_xlabel("time [s]")
    ax.set_ylabel("beans through 18 mm throat")
    ax.set_title("Beans through the throat over time (gate opens at 1 s)")
    ax.grid(alpha=0.3)

    fig.suptitle("Grinder hopper discharge: 50 roasted beans, 18 mm throat, 5 s")
    fig.tight_layout()
    fig.savefig(OUT, dpi=110)
    print(f"Figure saved to {OUT}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Held until 1 s, then 31 out by 2 s and all 50 by 5 s, after a jam in the throat clears.

modelanthropic/claude-haiku-5.5taskmujoco-grinder-hopper@v1, checks c1, harness h1date2026-10-15rounds1 of 8 allowed, 12 minutes on the clockcost$0.0176thinkingmediumtokens106,325 in, 28,279 out, of which 18,118 reasoningtime4 min 30 s
Runs in MuJoCodecided by a number, from the filepass
model.xml writtendecided by a number, from the filepass
Fifty two-part beansdecided by a number, from the filepass
Gravity downdecided by a number, from the filepass
Beans start inside a hollow hopperdecided by a number, from the filepass
Held, then flowsdecided by Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol and Gemini 4 Argon, looking · Pass if the frames and the printed count show no bean through the throat at 1 s, beans coming through by 2 s, all 50 through by 5 s, and none falling out of the model. A count the frames contradict fails it.pass
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Build a MuJoCo model of a grinder hopper releasing 50 roasted coffee beans through an 18 mm throat onto a tray, and simulate 5 s of it. Each bean is one free body made of two overlapping ellipsoids, giving it one flat face and one domed face. The hopper is a cone narrowing to the throat; a sliding gate under the throat opens at 1 s. Declare bean size, mass, friction and solver settings. Draw the hopper at 0, 1, 2 and 5 s, a diagnostic frame carrying contact points and force vectors, and beans through the throat over time. One figure, saved to the path in the OUT environment variable. Write the MJCF out to model.xml beside the script. Print the maximum penetration into the hopper walls, the count through the throat at each drawn time, and any bean that left the model.
Frozen at v1. This model got this and nothing else.
ground truth

The model.xml the script writes, loaded in MuJoCo and probed with rays against what a bean can actually hit. MuJoCo collides a mesh as its convex hull, so a cone made of one mesh is solid, and the probe counts it that way. The checker never runs the simulation, so whether the gate holds the beans and then lets them all out is judged by Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol and Gemini 4 Argon, each shown the brief, the figure, the printed count and the rule, and never which model made it. On 2026-10-16 all three agreed on all ten results, and with the verdicts first published, for $0.52. The rule was written after Claude Opus 5.5 had looked at the runs. How it is scored, and this run's files on GitHub.