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6 papers

cs.RO2026

Embodied-R1.5: Evolving Physical Intelligence via Embodied Foundation Models

Yifu Yuan, Yaoting Huang, Xianze Yao +20

We introduce Embodied-R1.5, a unified Embodied Foundation Model (EFM) that integrates comprehensive embodied reasoning capabilities, spanning embodied cognition, task planning, cor…

cs.AI2026

RoboPIN: Grounded Embodied Reasoning via Pinned Chain-of-Thought

Yaoting Huang, Yifu Yuan, Linqi Han +6

Embodied reasoning requires models to perceive task-relevant objects and spaces in physical environments and maintain consistent visual grounding throughout multi-step reasoning. H…

cs.RO2026

ForceFlow: Learning to Feel and Act via Contact-Driven Flow Matching

Shuoheng Zhang, Yifu Yuan, Hongyao Tang +7

Existing imitation learning methods enable robots to interact autonomously with the physical environment. However, contact-rich manipulation tasks remain a significant challenge du…

cs.LG2026

The Rank and Gradient Lost in Non-stationarity: Sample Weight Decay for Mitigating Plasticity Loss in Reinforcement Learning

Zihao Wu, Hongyao Tang, Yi Ma +3

Deep reinforcement learning (RL) suffers from plasticity loss severely due to the nature of non-stationarity, which impairs the ability to adapt to new data and learn continually.…

cs.RO2025

MUVLA: Learning to Explore Object Navigation via Map Understanding

Peilong Han, Fan Jia, Min Zhang +5

In this paper, we present MUVLA, a Map Understanding Vision-Language-Action model tailored for object navigation. It leverages semantic map abstractions to unify and structure hist…

cs.RO2025

Embodied Arena: A Comprehensive, Unified, and Evolving Evaluation Platform for Embodied AI

Fei Ni, Min Zhang, Pengyi Li +34

Embodied AI development significantly lags behind large foundation models due to three critical challenges: (1) lack of systematic understanding of core capabilities needed for Emb…