Topic

3D & spatial reasoning

Reconstruction, scene representation, and the geometry a policy needs to act in a room it has never seen.

38papers in 2026-07

3.26%of all cs.RO that month

-0.16ppshare change, last 6 vs prior 12 months

24-month volume

arXiv query: cat:cs.RO AND (abs:"3D reconstruction" OR abs:"Gaussian splatting" OR abs:"scene representation")

Presented at reading clubs

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2026-06-29

VLK: Learning Humanoid Loco-Manipulation from Synthetic Interactions in Reconstructed Scenes

Yen-Jen Wang, Jiaman Li, Sirui Chen +9

clubHumanoids & locomotion Egocentric & human data

2025-11-20

Dexterity from Smart Lenses: Multi-Fingered Robot Manipulation with In-the-Wild Human Demonstrations

Irmak Guzey, Haozhi Qi, Julen Urain +10 · 16 citations

clubDexterous manipulation Egocentric & human data

2025-05-16

EgoDex: Learning Dexterous Manipulation from Large-Scale Egocentric Video

Ryan Hoque, Peide Huang, David J. Yoon +2 · 193 citations

clubICLR 2026Dexterous manipulation Egocentric & human data

Recent work

2026-08-27

SpatialCrafter: Single Image World Modeling with Generative 3D Proxies

Chuan Fang, Lingteng Qiu, Yixun Liang +8

World models 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-27

CGS-SLAM: Collaborative Gaussian Splatting based SLAM for Multi-Agent Reconstruction

Jean-Daniel de Ambrogi, Aladine Chetouani, Vincent Nguyen +1

3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-27

Arrive and Survive: Scaling Safe Goal-Conditioned Policy Learning from One-Bit Failure Signals

Guopeng Li, Yiyang Duan, Yiru Jiao +1

Humanoids & locomotion Reinforcement learning & control

2026-08-26

Cross-Platform Benchmark of Neural 3D Reconstruction for Autonomous Laboratory Robots

Yongho Kim, Mengjiao Han, Victor Mateevitsi +3

3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-26

AGRO-Nav: Autonomous Graph-based Orchard Navigation

Ho Young Yun, Jaemin Yu, Duksu Kim

3D & spatial reasoning Navigation & mobility

2026-08-25

GaussVLA: Geometry-Aware Spatial Reasoning for Vision-Language-Action Model

Md Selim Sarowar, Md Tanvir Islam, Sungho Kim +1

Vision-language-action 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-24

GeoWAM: Visual Geometry World Action Models for Autonomous Driving

Yiren Lu, Xin Ye, Jiaming Liu +10

World models 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-24

MIVIFI: Bridging Perspective and Fisheye Domains for Training Multi-View Fisheye Image Generation Models

Matthias Neuwirth-Trapp, Begüm Altunbas, Jiayi Wang +4

3D & spatial reasoning Data collection & teleoperation

2026-08-24

Macro-Action Topological Navigation under Noisy Localization using Reinforcement Learning

Simon Hakenes, Tobias Glasmachers

Simulation, sim-to-real & benchmarks Reinforcement learning & control

2026-08-24

RoboRacer Arena: Scaling High-Fidelity Autonomous Racing in Isaac Sim

Mihaela-Larisa Clement, Agnes Poks, Ezio Bartocci

ICRA 2027Simulation, sim-to-real & benchmarks 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-24

InstructMove: A Text-Indispensable Benchmark for Instruction-Following Manipulation

Mengao Zhao, Ziang Li, Chaodong Huang +15

Vision-language-action 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-24

SuperMap: A Spatio-Temporal SLAM System for Visual-Language Navigation

Shibo Zhao, Guofei Chen, Honghao Zhu +7 · 1 citation

3D & spatial reasoning Navigation & mobility

2026-08-22

EndoNav: Semantic-to-Geometric Grounding for Language-Guided Robotic Endoscopic Examination

Jecia Z. Y. Mao, Hisashi Ishida, Kathryn Jung +3

3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-21

In-Situ Reconstruction of the International Space Station Using 3D Gaussian Splatting and Astrobee

Hudson Kim, Ryan Soussan, Brian Coltin +1

3D & spatial reasoning Navigation & mobility

2026-08-21

IMU-Free Body-Frame State Estimation with Sparse Scene Flow for Quadcopters

Daniel Grønhaug, Sofie Markeset, Mathias Kolberg

World models 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-20

CVSD-Reg: Cross-Modal Visual Semantic Prior Distillation for Robust LiDAR Registration

Eunsoo Im, Junghun Suh, Gyeonggwan Lee +1

3D & spatial reasoning Foundation models & pretraining

2026-08-19

PartialBiGrasp: Inferring Hidden Local Geometry for Bimanual Grasping from Partial Views

Ayush Kaura, Vignesh Vembar, Md Faizal Karim +2

Dexterous manipulation 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-19

LT-Mem: Volatility-Aware Spatio-Temporal Memory for Lifelong Scene Understanding

Yumin Lee, Hyoseok Ju, Giseop Kim

IROS 20263D & spatial reasoning Data collection & teleoperation

2026-08-19

Evaluation of Monocular SLAM Systems on High-Altitude Nadir UAV Footage

Gašper Spagnolo, Matej Dobrevski, Danijel Skočaj

3D & spatial reasoning Navigation & mobility

2026-08-18

Jetson-ORB-SLAM3: Accuracy-Preserving GPU Implementation for Edge Computing Devices

Rajat Roy, Aditya Arun Kumar Yadav, Hardik Jain

3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-18

Scalix: Uncertainty-Aware Scale-Consistent Monocular SLAM

Sebastian Barbas Laina, Tianyi Zhang, Panagiotis Petropoulakis +5

3D & spatial reasoning Foundation models & pretraining

2026-08-18

Embodied-Navigator: Point, Think, Memorize, and Align for Efficient Navigation

Hongyan Feng, Sunlai Chen, Xuanyu Liu +9

Reinforcement learning & control 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-17

PROBE: Manipulation-Grounded Visual Question Answering with VLM Agents

Vineet Bhat, Siyi Chen, Alex Zook +4

Dexterous manipulation Simulation, sim-to-real & benchmarks

2026-08-17

ViHaTeleop: A Low-Cost, Lightweight Visual-Haptic Teleoperation System for Dexterous Manipulation Learning

Fucai Zhu, Yanhou Lai, Paul Maestre +1

IROS 2026Dexterous manipulation Tactile & force sensing

2026-08-17

OccamView: Object-Conditioned View Selection for Frame-Budgeted Active 3D Gaussian Reconstruction

Hongbo Gao, Wei Zhang, Zeyu Ni +4

3D & spatial reasoning Navigation & mobility

2026-08-17

Cyclops: LiDAR as a Camera That Dreams in Color

Wei Gao, Jian Shu, Mingle Zhao +4

3D & spatial reasoning Data collection & teleoperation

2026-08-15

MotionGS-SLAM: Event-Modulated Gaussian Splatting for Motion-Blur Robust SLAM

Zhiqiang Hu, Shouren Huang, Masatoshi Ishikawa

3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-15

HP2-SLAM: Adaptive Hybrid ICP for Robust and Efficient LiDAR SLAM

Nam Tran, Thu Tran, Hieu Phan +4

3D & spatial reasoning Safety & evaluation

2026-08-15

GaussMemory: Task-Driven 3D Gaussian Scene Memory for Long-Horizon Robotic Manipulation

Zhiqiang Hu, Shouren Huang, Masatoshi Ishikawa

IROS 2026Vision-language-action Dexterous manipulation

2026-08-14

Geometry-Aware Online Mapping for 3D Gaussian Splatting SLAM

Thai Luu, Quan Tran, Hieu Phan +1

3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-14

Accelerating Large-scale Bundle Adjustment for LiDAR Mapping via Parallel Computing

Yixi Cai, Rundong Li, Yuhan Xie +3

3D & spatial reasoning Safety & evaluation

2026-08-14

OccPlanner: Goal-Aware Occupancy-Conditioned Diffusion Planner for Pixel-Goal Navigation

Binling Huang, Nianjin Ye, Xi Yang +6

Egocentric & human data Simulation, sim-to-real & benchmarks

2026-08-14

FlatLab: A Unified Methodology Framework and Simulation-Based Benchmark for Robotic Manipulation of Flat Objects

Xingyu Zhu, Wenshuo Han, Zhouyu Wang +7

ICML 2026Dexterous manipulation Simulation, sim-to-real & benchmarks

2026-08-14

Evolve Vision-Language-Action Model into an Agent with On-the-fly Tool-use

Yi Ding, Yanzhao Yu, Xili Dai +5

CVPRVision-language-action 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-13

Predictive Relative-Velocity Steering for Safe Robotic Manipulator Teleoperation in Dynamic Environments

Changhao Hu, Zeyi Liu, Songqiao Hu +3

Dexterous manipulation 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-13

Semantic Radiance Fields as Simulators for Spatial Reasoning in Real-World Scenes

Nico Heider, Michał Jan Włodarczyk, Katarzyna Wasielewska-Michniewska +5

Simulation, sim-to-real & benchmarks 3D & spatial reasoning

2026-08-13

HumanoidVLN: A Physics-Grounded Simulator and Benchmark for Vision-Language Navigation Across Diverse Humanoid Embodiments

Quan-Dung Pham, Anh Dao, The-Anh Nguyen +8

Humanoids & locomotion Egocentric & human data

2026-08-13

AirForesight: Current-to-Future Spatial Map Imagination with Cross-Space Planning Consistency for UAV-VLN

Yutong Liu, Xiaojie Li, Mingzhu Xu +1

3D & spatial reasoning Navigation & mobility

2026-08-12

Repurposing RGB-based Foundation Model for Depth Estimation on Thermal Images Using Hierarchical Supervision

Jie Hong, Tingtian Li, Xuesong Li +1

IROS 20263D & spatial reasoning Foundation models & pretraining

2026-08-11

SpotlessGS: Relightable 3D Gaussian Splatting under Dynamic Illumination for Robotic Perception

Liang Hong, Jiaxin Wei, Simon Schaefer +2

IROS 20263D & spatial reasoning Data collection & teleoperation

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