I managed to finish it in 7 commands, but that last turn is wonky as hell so don't be surprised if it doesn't work out the first time.
a 5r 4w 6.5l 6.3r 5.4a 7l 8
Very nice! It sucks that the physics isn't deterministic, so doesn't work out every time, but not sure what I can do about that... Anyway, I got to see it working on the third attempt, and that was cool. 7 must surely be the minimum possible :)