Initiation Safety: A Missing Dimension in Generalist-Robot Safety
A robotics research paper on Initiation Safety: A Missing Dimension in Generalist-Robot Safety.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Vision-Language-Action Models Papers, Code and Reading Roadmap
VLA models connect visual perception, language instructions and robot actions for embodied AI systems.
Technical roadmap
Read foundational VLA papers, then compare robot datasets, open-source implementations, action tokenization and real-world deployment limitations.
TouchWorld: A Predictive and Reactive Tactile Foundation Model for Dexterous Manipulation
A robotics research paper on TouchWorld: A Predictive and Reactive Tactile Foundation Model for Dexterous Manipulation.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Multi-Agent Robotic Control with Onboard Vision-Language Models
A robotics research paper on Multi-Agent Robotic Control with Onboard Vision-Language Models.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Smooth Operator: A Real-Time Sampling-Based Algorithm for Kinematic Hand Retargeting
A robotics research paper on Smooth Operator: A Real-Time Sampling-Based Algorithm for Kinematic Hand Retargeting.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Dual Latent Memory in Vision-Language-Action Models for Robotic Manipulation
A robotics research paper on Dual Latent Memory in Vision-Language-Action Models for Robotic Manipulation.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Training-Free Acceleration for Vision-Language-Action Models with Action Caching and Refinement
A robotics research paper on Training-Free Acceleration for Vision-Language-Action Models with Action Caching and Refinement.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
From Foundation to Application: Improving VLA Models in Practice
A robotics research paper on From Foundation to Application: Improving VLA Models in Practice.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Pelican-VLA 0.5: Attending Before Acting Benefits Generalization
A robotics research paper on Pelican-VLA 0.5: Attending Before Acting Benefits Generalization.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Vision Language Action (VLA) Models for Unmanned Aerial Robotics and Bimanual Manipulation: A Review
A robotics research paper on Vision Language Action (VLA) Models for Unmanned Aerial Robotics and Bimanual Manipulation: A Review.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Lift3D-VLA: Lifting VLA Models to 3D Geometry and Dynamics-Aware Manipulation
A robotics research paper on Lift3D-VLA: Lifting VLA Models to 3D Geometry and Dynamics-Aware Manipulation.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Do Vision-Language-Action Models Mean What They Say? On the Role of Faithfulness in Embodied Reasoning
A robotics research paper on Do Vision-Language-Action Models Mean What They Say? On the Role of Faithfulness in Embodied Reasoning.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Simple-to-Complex Structured Demonstrations for Vision-Language-Action Learning
A robotics research paper on Simple-to-Complex Structured Demonstrations for Vision-Language-Action Learning.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
CAC-VLA: Context-Gated Action Conditioning for Vision-Language-Action Models
A robotics research paper on CAC-VLA: Context-Gated Action Conditioning for Vision-Language-Action Models.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
PRISM: Personalized Robotic Dataset Generation via Image-based Scene and Motion Synthesis
A robotics research paper on PRISM: Personalized Robotic Dataset Generation via Image-based Scene and Motion Synthesis.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
DSWAM: A Dual-System World Action Foundation Model for Fine-Grained Robot Manipulation
A robotics research paper on DSWAM: A Dual-System World Action Foundation Model for Fine-Grained Robot Manipulation.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
InternVLA-A1.5: Unifying Understanding, Latent Foresight, and Action for Compositional Generalization
A robotics research paper on InternVLA-A1.5: Unifying Understanding, Latent Foresight, and Action for Compositional Generalization.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Cortex: A Bidirectionally Aligned Embodied Agent Framework for Long-horizon Manipulation
A robotics research paper on Cortex: A Bidirectionally Aligned Embodied Agent Framework for Long-horizon Manipulation.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
From Fixed to Free Cameras: Calibration-Free View-Robust Vision-Language-Action Model
A robotics research paper on From Fixed to Free Cameras: Calibration-Free View-Robust Vision-Language-Action Model.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
XS-VLA: Coupling Coarse-grained Spatial Distillation with Latent Flow Matching for Lightweight Robotic Control
A robotics research paper on XS-VLA: Coupling Coarse-grained Spatial Distillation with Latent Flow Matching for Lightweight Robotic Control.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0
Look Before You Leap: Distilling Tree Search into Action Evaluation for Frozen VLA Models
A robotics research paper on Look Before You Leap: Distilling Tree Search into Action Evaluation for Frozen VLA Models.
Engineering 5.0 · Research 7.0 · Business 4.0