diff --git a/src/b3d/pose/grid.py b/src/b3d/pose/grid.py
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+import os
+
+import jax
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+
+# for debug+test only
+import rerun as rr
+from jax.scipy.spatial.transform import Rotation
+
+import b3d
+from b3d import Mesh
+
+from .core import Pose
+
+
+def viz_rotation(pose, vertices, t=0, channel="mesh/xfm_cloud"):
+    """visualize a rotation of a given mesh vertex set in rerun"""
+    b3d.rr_set_time(t)
+
+    # render
+    b3d.rr_log_cloud(
+        pose.apply(vertices),
+        channel,
+    )
+    rr.log(
+        "info",
+        rr.TextDocument(
+            f"""
+            translation: {pose.pos}
+            rotation (xyzw): {pose.quaternion}
+            """.strip(),
+            media_type=rr.MediaType.MARKDOWN,
+        ),
+    )
+    b3d.rr_log_pose(pose, "axes/xfm_pose_axes")
+
+
+def viz_from_grid(pose_grid, rerun_session_name="grid_test", ycb_obj_id=13):
+    # load vertices
+    ycb_dir = os.path.join(b3d.get_assets_path(), "bop/ycbv")
+    mesh = Mesh.from_obj_file(
+        os.path.join(ycb_dir, f'models/obj_{f"{ycb_obj_id + 1}".rjust(6, "0")}.ply')
+    ).scale(0.001)
+    cam_pose = Pose(
+        position=mesh.vertices.mean(axis=0), quaternion=jnp.array([0, 0, 0, 1])
+    )  # center the mesh for cleaner viz
+    mesh_vertices = cam_pose.inv().apply(mesh.vertices)
+
+    # setup viz
+    b3d.rr_init(rerun_session_name)
+
+    # log the default pose
+    b3d.rr_set_time(0)
+    b3d.rr_log_pose(Pose.identity(), "axes/default_pose_axes")
+    viz_rotation(Pose.identity(), mesh_vertices, 0, "mesh/default_pose_cloud")
+
+    # visualize
+    for t, pose_viz in enumerate(pose_grid):
+        viz_rotation(pose_viz, mesh_vertices, t + 1, "mesh/xfm_cloud")
+
+
+def sorted_linspace(delta, half_num):
+    if half_num == 0:  # only the zero-transform sample is returned
+        return jnp.array([0.0])
+
+    num_samples = half_num * 2 + 1
+    linspace = jnp.linspace(-delta, delta, num_samples)
+    ordered_linspace = linspace[jnp.argsort(jnp.abs(linspace))]
+    return ordered_linspace
+
+
+def rr_log_pose_arrows_grid(pose_grid, channel="pose_grid", scale=0.02):
+    origins = jnp.tile(pose_grid.pos, (3, 1))
+    colors = jnp.tile(jnp.eye(3), (len(origins), 1))
+    vectors = jax.vmap(lambda pose: pose.as_matrix()[:3, :3].T)(pose_grid) * scale
+    vectors = vectors.reshape(-1, 3)
+    rr.log(channel, rr.Arrows3D(origins=origins, vectors=vectors, colors=colors))
+
+
+def make_rotation_grid_enumeration(
+    half_d_angle,
+    half_n_alpha,
+    half_n_beta,
+    half_n_gamma,
+) -> Pose:
+    """
+    Enumerate rotations via euler angles uniformly gridded in the range [min_angle, max_angle]
+    for each axis (angle of axes: X = alpha, Y = beta, Z = gamma)
+    """
+    alphas = sorted_linspace(half_d_angle, half_n_alpha)
+    betas = sorted_linspace(half_d_angle, half_n_beta)
+    gammas = sorted_linspace(half_d_angle, half_n_gamma)
+
+    # nest vmap over all axes
+    def _inner_proposal(alpha, beta, gamma):
+        return Rotation.from_euler("ZYX", jnp.array([gamma, beta, alpha]))
+
+    _proposal_z = lambda gamma, beta: jax.vmap(  # noqa:E731
+        _inner_proposal, in_axes=(None, None, 0)
+    )(gamma, beta, alphas)
+    _proposal_zy = lambda gamma: jax.vmap(_proposal_z, in_axes=(None, 0))(gamma, betas)  # noqa:E731
+    proposal_zyx = jax.vmap(_proposal_zy, in_axes=(0,))(gammas)
+
+    n_alpha, n_beta, n_gamma = (
+        2 * half_n_alpha + 1,
+        2 * half_n_beta + 1,
+        2 * half_n_gamma + 1,
+    )
+    return Pose(
+        jnp.zeros((n_alpha * n_beta * n_gamma, 3)),
+        proposal_zyx.as_quat().reshape(-1, 4),
+    )
+
+
+def make_translation_grid_enumeration(
+    half_dx, half_dy, dz, half_num_x, half_num_y, half_num_z
+) -> Pose:
+    """
+    Generate uniformly spaced translation proposals in a 3D box
+    Args:
+        half_dx, half_dy, dz: half-dimension of each of the x, y, z directions
+        half_num_x, half_num_y, half_num_z: samples in each of the dimensions, EXCLUDING the zero sample.
+    """
+    x_space = sorted_linspace(half_dx, half_num_x)
+    y_space = sorted_linspace(half_dy, half_num_y)
+    z_space = sorted_linspace(dz, half_num_z)
+    deltas = jnp.stack(
+        jnp.meshgrid(
+            x_space,
+            y_space,
+            z_space,
+        ),
+        axis=-1,
+    )
+    deltas = deltas.reshape((-1, 3), order="F")
+
+    num_x, num_y, num_z = 2 * half_num_x + 1, 2 * half_num_y + 1, 2 * half_num_z + 1
+    return Pose(deltas, jnp.tile(Pose.identity_quaternion, (num_x * num_y * num_z, 1)))
+
+
+def pose_grid(
+    pose_center: Pose,
+    half_dx: float,
+    half_dy: float,
+    half_dz: float,
+    half_nx: int,
+    half_ny: int,
+    half_nz: int,
+    half_dangle: float,
+    half_n_xrot: int,
+    half_n_yrot: int,
+    half_n_zrot: int,
+) -> Pose:
+    """
+    Returns:
+        A batched Pose object.
+
+    Args:
+        pose_center: the center pose
+        half_dx, dy, dz: half the step size for the x, y, z dimension
+        half_nx, ny, nz: half the number of samples in the x, y, z dimension
+            (2n + 1 samples will be used per dimension)
+        half_dangle: half the step size for the euler angle
+        half_n_xrot, half_n_yrot, half_n_zrot: half the number of samples in the x, y, z rotation
+            (2n + 1 samples will be used per dimension)
+    """
+    tr_grid = make_translation_grid_enumeration(
+        half_dx, half_dy, half_dz, half_nx, half_ny, half_nz
+    )
+    rot_grid = make_rotation_grid_enumeration(
+        half_dangle, half_n_xrot, half_n_yrot, half_n_zrot
+    )
+
+    compose_pose = lambda tr, rot: pose_center.compose(tr).compose(rot)  # noqa:E731
+    inner_vmap = lambda tr: jax.vmap(compose_pose, in_axes=(None, 0))(  # noqa:E731
+        tr, rot_grid
+    )
+    _total_grid = jax.vmap(inner_vmap, in_axes=(0,))(tr_grid)  # vmap over tr
+
+    total_grid = _total_grid.reshape(-1)
+
+    return total_grid
diff --git a/tests/gen3d/test_posegrid_util.py b/tests/gen3d/test_posegrid_util.py
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+++ b/tests/gen3d/test_posegrid_util.py
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+import jax
+import jax.numpy as jnp
+from b3d import Pose
+from b3d.pose.grid import pose_grid, viz_from_grid
+
+
+def test_pose_gridding():
+    #################################
+    # Setup test
+    #################################
+    VIZ_TEST = False  # toggle to visualize all grid on rerun
+
+    # center pose
+    xyz0 = jnp.array([0.0, 0.0, 0.0])
+    rot0 = jnp.array([0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0])
+    pose0 = Pose(xyz0, rot0)
+
+    # translation grid
+    half_nx = half_ny = half_nz = 2
+    ntr = (2 * half_nx + 1) * (2 * half_ny + 1) * (2 * half_nz + 1)
+    print(f"Generating {ntr} translations")
+    half_dx, half_dy, half_dz = 1, 1, 0.001
+
+    # rotation grid
+    half_n_alpha = half_n_beta = half_n_gamma = 2
+    half_d_euler = jnp.pi / 3
+    nrot = (2 * half_n_alpha + 1) * (2 * half_n_beta + 1) * (2 * half_n_gamma + 1)
+    print(f"Generating {nrot} rotations")
+
+    ##################################
+    # Generate pose grid
+    ##################################
+
+    pose_grid_jit = jax.jit(
+        pose_grid,
+        static_argnames=(
+            "half_nx",
+            "half_ny",
+            "half_nz",
+            "half_n_xrot",
+            "half_n_yrot",
+            "half_n_zrot",
+        ),
+    )
+    grid = pose_grid_jit(
+        pose0,
+        half_dx=half_dx,
+        half_dy=half_dy,
+        half_dz=half_dz,
+        half_nx=half_nx,
+        half_ny=half_ny,
+        half_nz=half_nz,
+        half_dangle=half_d_euler,
+        half_n_xrot=half_n_alpha,
+        half_n_yrot=half_n_beta,
+        half_n_zrot=half_n_gamma,
+    )
+
+    ##################################
+    # Test correctness
+    ##################################
+    # 1a. sanity check sizes
+    assert isinstance(
+        grid, Pose
+    ), f"Wrong return type; expected b3d.Pose, got {type(grid)}"
+    assert grid.pos.shape == (
+        ntr * nrot,
+        3,
+    ), f"Wrong shape for pos; expected {(ntr * nrot, 3)}, got {grid.pos.shape}"
+    assert grid.quaternion.shape == (
+        ntr * nrot,
+        4,
+    ), f"Wrong shape for quat; expected {(ntr * nrot, 4)}, got {grid.quaternion.shape}"
+
+    # 1b. check that original pose is in grid
+    assert (
+        grid.pos.tolist().index(pose0.pos.tolist())
+        == grid.quat.tolist().index(pose0.quat.tolist())
+        != -1
+    ), "Center pose not in grid"
+    print("Size checks and center-pose checks passed")
+
+    # 2. visualize grid
+    if VIZ_TEST:
+        print(f"Visualizing {ntr*nrot} poses in rerun...")
+        viz_from_grid(grid, rerun_session_name=f"GRID_{ntr}_{nrot}", ycb_obj_id=13)
+    else:
+        print("Skipping visualization...")
+
+    # 3. Test that a 1-pose grid is just the starting point
+    pose_from_grid = pose_grid_jit(
+        pose0,
+        half_dx=half_dx,
+        half_dy=half_dy,
+        half_dz=half_dz,
+        half_nx=0,
+        half_ny=0,
+        half_nz=0,
+        half_dangle=half_d_euler,
+        half_n_xrot=0,
+        half_n_yrot=0,
+        half_n_zrot=0,
+    )[0]
+    assert jnp.allclose(pose_from_grid.position, pose0.position) and jnp.allclose(
+        pose_from_grid.quaternion, pose0.quaternion
+    ), "Single-pose grid not equal to original pose"
+
+    # ##################################
+    # # Test time
+    # ##################################
+    import time
+
+    print("Testing jitted runtime...")
+    start = time.time()
+    _ = pose_grid_jit(
+        pose0,
+        half_dx=half_dx,
+        half_dy=half_dy,
+        half_dz=half_dz,
+        half_nx=half_nx,
+        half_ny=half_ny,
+        half_nz=half_nz,
+        half_dangle=half_d_euler,
+        half_n_xrot=half_n_alpha,
+        half_n_yrot=half_n_beta,
+        half_n_zrot=half_n_gamma,
+    )
+    end = time.time()
+    print(f"Time taken: {(end-start)*1000} milliseconds for {ntr*nrot} poses")