diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dba858c..c9ce650 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Let's see a very simple example that sums 2 integers:
 class Add(Component):
     """Add two numbers."""
     # NOTE: type definition is optional, but it helps with the intellisense. ;)
-    class InputsTyping(OutputParams):
+    class InputsTyping(InputParams):
         a: InputParam
         b: InputParam
 
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ class Add(Component):
         return ComponentState.OK
 ```
 
+**Note** that `Component` can inherint from `nn.Module`. By default inherints from `object`.
+
+To change the inheritance, before importing any other `limbus` module, set the `COMPONENT_TYPE` variable as:
+
+```python
+from limbus_config import config
+config.COMPONENT_TYPE = "torch"
+```
+
 ## Ecosystem
 
 Limbus is a core technology to easily build different components and create generic pipelines. In the following list, you can find different examples 
diff --git a/examples/default_cmps.py b/examples/default_cmps.py
index 5e4bdfd..a3d511b 100644
--- a/examples/default_cmps.py
+++ b/examples/default_cmps.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Basic example with predefined cmps."""
 import asyncio
+from sys import version_info
+import copy
 
 import torch
 
@@ -25,15 +27,25 @@
 t2.outputs.out >> stack.inputs.tensors.select(1)
 stack.outputs.tensor >> show.inputs.inp
 
-# create the pipeline and add its nodes
-pipeline = Pipeline()
-pipeline.add_nodes([c1, t1, t2, stack, show])
-
-# run your pipeline (only one iteration, note that this pipeline can run forever)
-print("Run with pipeline:")
-pipeline.run(1)
-
-# run 1 iteration using the asyncio loop
-print("Run with loop:")
-loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.gather(c1(), t1(), t2(), stack(), show()))
+USING_PIPELINE = True
+if USING_PIPELINE:
+    # run your pipeline (only one iteration, note that this pipeline can run forever)
+    print("Run with pipeline:")
+    # create the pipeline and add its nodes
+    pipeline = Pipeline()
+    pipeline.add_nodes([c1, t1, t2, stack, show])
+    pipeline.run(1)
+else:
+    # run 1 iteration using the asyncio loop
+    print("Run with loop:")
+
+    async def f():  # noqa: D103
+        await asyncio.gather(c1(), t1(), t2(), stack(), show())
+
+    if version_info.minor < 10:
+        # for python <3.10 the loop must be run in this way to avoid creating a new loop.
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop.run_until_complete(f())
+    elif version_info.minor >= 10:
+        # for python >=3.10 the loop should be run in this way.
+        asyncio.run(f())
diff --git a/examples/defining_cmps.py b/examples/defining_cmps.py
index 93805fa..b8e5b0b 100644
--- a/examples/defining_cmps.py
+++ b/examples/defining_cmps.py
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 from typing import List, Any
 import asyncio
 
-from limbus.core import Component, InputParams, OutputParams, ComponentState, VerboseMode, OutputParam, InputParam
-from limbus.core.pipeline import Pipeline
+# If you want to change the limbus config you need to do it before importing any limbus module!!!
+from limbus_config import config
+config.COMPONENT_TYPE = "torch"
+
+from limbus.core import Component, InputParams, OutputParams, ComponentState, OutputParam, InputParam  # noqa: E402
+from limbus.core import Pipeline, VerboseMode  # noqa: E402
 
 
 # define the components
diff --git a/limbus/core/component.py b/limbus/core/component.py
index 7520a3b..d01d381 100644
--- a/limbus/core/component.py
+++ b/limbus/core/component.py
@@ -1,24 +1,39 @@
 """Component definition."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import List, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Callable
+from typing import List, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Type, Union, Any, Coroutine
 import logging
 import asyncio
 import traceback
 import functools
 
-import torch.nn as nn
+try:
+    import torch.nn as nn
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
+from limbus_config import config
 from limbus.core.params import Params, InputParams, OutputParams
 from limbus.core.states import ComponentState, ComponentStoppedError
 # Note that Pipeline class cannot be imported to avoid circular dependencies.
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from limbus.core.pipeline import Pipeline
 
-
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+base_class: Type = object
+if config.COMPONENT_TYPE == "generic":
+    pass
+elif config.COMPONENT_TYPE == "torch":
+    try:
+        base_class = nn.Module
+    except NameError:
+        log.error("Torch not installed. Using generic base class.")
+else:
+    log.error("Invalid component type. Using generic base class.")
+
+
 # this is a decorator that will determine how many iterations must be run
 def iterations_manager(func: Callable) -> Callable:
     """Update the last iteration to be run by the component."""
@@ -86,7 +101,7 @@ def verbose(self, value: bool) -> None:
         self._verbose = value
 
 
-class Component(nn.Module):
+class Component(base_class):
     """Base class to define a Limbus Component.
 
     Args:
@@ -110,6 +125,12 @@ def __init__(self, name: str):
         # Last execution to be run in the __call__ loop.
         self._stopping_iteration: int = 0  # 0 means run forever
 
+        # method called in _run_with_hooks to execute the component forward method
+        self._run_forward: Callable[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, ComponentState]] = self.forward
+        if nn.Module in Component.__mro__:
+            # If the component inherits from nn.Module, the forward method is called by the __call__ method
+            self._run_forward = nn.Module.__call__
+
     def init_from_component(self, ref_component: Component) -> None:
         """Init basic execution params from another component.
 
@@ -311,7 +332,7 @@ async def _run_with_hooks(self, *args, **kwargs) -> bool:
             if len(self._inputs) == 0:
                 # RUNNING state is set once the input params are received, if there are not inputs the state is set here
                 self.set_state(ComponentState.RUNNING)
-            self.set_state(await super().__call__(*args, **kwargs))  # internally it calls the forward() method
+            self.set_state(await self._run_forward(*args, **kwargs))
         except ComponentStoppedError as e:
             self.set_state(e.state)
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/limbus/core/param.py b/limbus/core/param.py
index 344f552..66dff82 100644
--- a/limbus/core/param.py
+++ b/limbus/core/param.py
@@ -10,13 +10,25 @@
 import contextlib
 
 import typeguard
-import torch
 
+from limbus.core.states import ComponentState, ComponentStoppedError
+from limbus.core import async_utils
 # Note that Component class cannot be imported to avoid circular dependencies.
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from limbus.core.component import Component
-from limbus.core.states import ComponentState, ComponentStoppedError
-from limbus.core import async_utils
+
+SUBSCRIPTABLE_TYPES: List[type] = []
+try:
+    import torch
+    SUBSCRIPTABLE_TYPES.append(torch.Tensor)
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+try:
+    import numpy as np
+    SUBSCRIPTABLE_TYPES.append(np.ndarray)
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 
 class NoValue:
@@ -120,7 +132,7 @@ def _check_subscriptable(datatype: type) -> bool:
         # mypy complaints in the case origin is NoneType
         if is_abstract_seq or (not is_abstract and isinstance(origin(), typing.Iterable)):  # type: ignore
             if (len(datatype_args) == 1 or (len(datatype_args) == 2 and Ellipsis in datatype_args)):
-                if datatype_args[0] is torch.Tensor:
+                if datatype_args[0] in SUBSCRIPTABLE_TYPES:
                     return True
     return False
 
diff --git a/limbus/widgets/types.py b/limbus/widgets/types.py
index fa86c9e..153f0eb 100644
--- a/limbus/widgets/types.py
+++ b/limbus/widgets/types.py
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
 import functools
 
 try:
-    # NOTE: we import the cv2 & visdom modules here to avoid having it as a dependency
+    # NOTE: we import these modules here to avoid having it as a dependency
     # for the whole project.
     import cv2
     import visdom
+    import torch
+    import kornia
+    import numpy as np
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-import torch
-import kornia
-import numpy as np
 
 from limbus.core import Component
 from limbus import widgets
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def check_status(self) -> bool:
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: torch.Tensor):
+    def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: "torch.Tensor"):
         """Show an image.
 
         Args:
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: torch.Tensor):
 
     @abstractmethod
     def show_images(self, component: Component, title: str,
-                    images: Union[torch.Tensor, List[torch.Tensor]],
+                    images: Union["torch.Tensor", List["torch.Tensor"]],
                     nrow: Optional[int] = None
                     ) -> None:
         """Show a batch of images.
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def check_status(self) -> bool:
 
     @is_enabled
     @set_title
-    def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: torch.Tensor) -> None:
+    def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: "torch.Tensor") -> None:
         """Show an image.
 
         Args:
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: torch.Tensor) -> N
     @is_enabled
     @set_title
     def show_images(self, component: Component, title: str,
-                    images: Union[torch.Tensor, List[torch.Tensor]],
+                    images: Union["torch.Tensor", List["torch.Tensor"]],
                     nrow: Optional[int] = None
                     ) -> None:
         """Show a batch of images.
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def check_status(self) -> bool:
 
     @is_enabled
     @set_title
-    def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: torch.Tensor):
+    def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: "torch.Tensor"):
         """Show an image.
 
         Args:
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: torch.Tensor):
     @is_enabled
     @set_title
     def show_images(self, component: Component, title: str,
-                    images: Union[torch.Tensor, List[torch.Tensor]],
+                    images: Union["torch.Tensor", List["torch.Tensor"]],
                     nrow: Optional[int] = None
                     ) -> None:
         """Show a batch of images.
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
     @is_enabled
     @set_title
-    def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: torch.Tensor):
+    def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: "torch.Tensor"):
         """Show an image.
 
         Args:
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def show_image(self, component: Component, title: str, image: torch.Tensor):
     @is_enabled
     @set_title
     def show_images(self, component: Component, title: str,
-                    images: Union[torch.Tensor, List[torch.Tensor]],
+                    images: Union["torch.Tensor", List["torch.Tensor"]],
                     nrow: Optional[int] = None
                     ) -> None:
         """Show a batch of images.
diff --git a/limbus_config/__init__.py b/limbus_config/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/limbus_config/config.py b/limbus_config/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a58a5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/limbus_config/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+"""Configuration file for Limbus.
+
+Usage:
+    Before importing any other Limbus module, set the COMPONENT_TYPE variable as:
+    > from limbus_config import config
+    > config.COMPONENT_TYPE = "torch"
+
+
+"""
+
+COMPONENT_TYPE = "generic"  # generic or torch
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2f05d8c..50abe76 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ignore =
 exclude = docs/src
 
 [mypy]
-files = limbus, tests
+files = examples, limbus, tests, limbus_config
 show_error_codes = True
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5387f46..6760018 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@
       author='Luis Ferraz',
       url='https://github.com/kornia/limbus',
       install_requires=[
-          'torch',
-          'numpy',
           'typeguard',
-          'kornia',
       ],
       extras_require={
           'dev': [
@@ -30,6 +27,9 @@
               'limbus-components'
           ],
           'widgets': [
+              'kornia',
+              'torch',
+              'numpy',
               'visdom',
               'opencv-python',
           ]
diff --git a/tests/config/test_config.py b/tests/config/test_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aef4e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config/test_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Config tests."""
+import sys
+
+from torch import nn
+
+
+def remove_limbus_imports():
+    """Remove limbus dependencies from sys.modules."""
+    for key in list(sys.modules.keys()):
+        if key.startswith("limbus"):
+            del sys.modules[key]
+
+
+def test_torch_base_class():
+    remove_limbus_imports()
+    from limbus_config import config
+    config.COMPONENT_TYPE = "torch"
+    import limbus
+    mro = limbus.Component.__mro__
+    remove_limbus_imports()
+    assert len(mro) == 3
+    assert nn.Module in mro
+
+
+def test_generic_base_class():
+    remove_limbus_imports()
+    import limbus
+    mro = limbus.Component.__mro__
+    remove_limbus_imports()
+    assert len(mro) == 2
+    assert nn.Module not in mro