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  1. RIWANav: Recursive World-Action Models with Self-Improvement for Urban Navigation

    Oct 6, 2026Jing Xie, Shouwei Ruan, Yubin Wang +4Robot Policy LearningWorld Model Learning

    MoE Key Lab of Artificial Intelligence, Institute of AI, School of Computer Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China · Beihang University, Beijing, China · The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China +3

  2. Independent Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with Counterfactual Semantic-Social World Models

    Oct 6, 2026Fernando Martinez, Tao Li, Yingdong Lu +1Sequential MARLAction-Conditioned World Models

    Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Fordham University, New York, NY, 10023, USA · Department of Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China · IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY, 10598, USA

  3. Long-Horizon Textual World Modeling through Structured Reasoning

    Oct 5, 2026Fangxin Wang, Xiang Gao, Yuguang Yao +3World ModelsAction-Conditioned World Models

    Intuit AI Research

  4. Mind the Execution Gap: Action-Semantic Mismatch in World-Model Control

    Oct 5, 2026Shengtao Wen, Xiang Chen, Yu Tian +3World Model-Based PlanningAction-Conditioned World Models

    Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China · Tsinghua University, Beijing, China · Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

  5. KineWorld: Action-Induced Transport Fields for Embodied World Modeling

    Oct 5, 2026Ziying Song, Yuchen Liu, Zhuoran Xu +6Action-Conditioned Video GenerationVideo Diffusion Models

    Nanyang Technological University · North University of China · Psibot +4

  6. When Low Prediction Error Misleads Planning: Diagnosing Representation, Dynamics, and Decision Failures in Latent World Models

    Oct 4, 2026Rui Min, Xianyao Li, Fang Xu +1World Model-Based PlanningAction-Conditioned World Models

    Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA · Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA

  7. FLEX-WAM: Flexible Block-Causal World-Action Models for Long-Horizon Imagination and Planning

    Oct 4, 2026R. Khorrambakht, Joseph Amigo, Félix Lebel +4World Model-Based PlanningAction-Conditioned World Models

    Center for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence (CREO), New York University · Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Center for Data Science, New York University · Ecole normale supérieure - PSL +2

  8. On the Divergence of Accuracy and Mechanism Consistency in Time Series World Models

    Oct 1, 2026Haochen Zhang, Jiaheng Guo, Zhen Xu +4World ModelsTime Series Forecasting

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Foci Labs · Stevens Institute of Technology

  9. Oneira: From Open-Ended Generation to Open-World Interaction in Video World Models

    Oct 1, 2026Xindi Yang, Baolu Li, Liam Lee +8Long-Horizon Video GenerationAction-Conditioned World Models

    Monash University · Dalian University of Technology · The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen +2

  10. Completion Aware Guidance for World Action Models

    Oct 1, 2026Seungyeon Kim, Junhoo Lee, Baekseung Kim +2World ModelsAction-Conditioned World Models

    Seoul National University · KAIST

  11. Network World Models as Environments for Algorithm Design on Complex Systems

    Oct 1, 2026Rishab Alagharu, Hongji Pu, Zeeshan Memon +3Automated Algorithm DiscoveryWorld Model-Based Planning

    Emory University · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  12. CtrlWAM: Controllable World Action Models with Aligned Intent and Foresight

    Oct 1, 2026Chensheng Peng, Wenhao Ding, Ran Tian +9World Models for RoboticsAction-Conditioned World Models

    NVIDIA · UC Berkeley · UCLA

  13. JEPA-TTT: Persistent Test-Time Training of Latent World Models for Planning under Dynamics Shifts

    Sep 30, 2026Zheyuan Zhang, Suyu Ye, Nakul Agarwal +5Test-Time AdaptationLatent Dynamics Modeling

    Honda Research Institute USA · Johns Hopkins University

  14. Token-World: World Modeling in Vision-Language Model Token Space for Robot Manipulation

    Sep 30, 2026Chuyao Fu, Xiaowei Chi, Yuhan Rui +14World ModelsAction-Conditioned World Models

    Southern University of Science and Technology · MUKA Robotics · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology +3

  15. Learning Skills from Historical Action Trajectories: Action Experience Dictionary for World Action Models

    Sep 30, 2026Qi Lyu, Jiahua Dong, Hao Shen +9Robot Skill LearningAction-Conditioned World Models

    Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence · Anhui University +3

  16. DashVMC: Real-Time Discrete World Model Control in Geometry Dash

    Sep 30, 2026Florent Tariolle, Florian YgerAction-Conditioned World ModelsModel-Based RL

    INSA Rouen Normandy

  17. Magic-W0: A Structured World-Action Foundation Model for Physical Intelligence

    Sep 30, 2026Xuhua Chen, Zhenhan Yin, Yuan Zhang +15Robot Foundation ModelsAction-Conditioned World Models

    Magic-Lab Team, Magiclab Robotics Inc.

  18. ReWAM: Reciprocal World Action Models for Interactive Autonomous Driving

    Sep 30, 2026Benshan Ma, Pei Liu, Ruiguo Zhong +4Action-Conditioned World ModelsMulti-Agent Systems

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) · Leapmotor · The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

  19. The Planning Limits of Latent World Models

    Sep 30, 2026Ali Alrasheed, Basim Azam, Naveed AkhtarWorld Model-Based PlanningAction-Conditioned World Models

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

  20. Rethinking Representations for World-Action Modeling

    Sep 29, 2026Haoyi Jiang, Liu Liu, Xinjiang Wang +12World Model LearningAction-Conditioned World Models

    Huazhong University of Science & Technology · Horizon Robotics · Fudan University +2

  21. CogWAM: Aligning Semantic Cognition with World Action Modeling via Event-Driven Interfaces

    Sep 29, 2026Sen Wang, Liu Liu, Xinjiang Wang +7World Models for RoboticsLanguage-Conditioned Robot Manipulation

    Xi'an Jiaotong University · Horizon Robotics · Huazhong University of Science and Technology +1

  22. Beyond a single latent space: a dual-latent world model for long-horizon planning

    Sep 29, 2026Delin Zhao, Zhengrong Yue, Shaobin Zhuang +6World Model-Based PlanningAction-Conditioned World Models

    Nanjing University · Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology · Shanghai Jiao Tong University +1

  23. Anisotropic Representations Improve Planning in JEPA World Models

    Sep 29, 2026Mingu Kang, Yoori Oh, Sookyung Kim +1Representation LearningWorld Model-Based Planning

    Seoul National University · Ewha Womans University

  24. Direct Experience World-Model Optimization: Learning the World Beyond Action Imitation

    Sep 29, 2026Xiangcheng Zhan, Zirui Chen, Yicheng Zhao +2Test-Time AdaptationWorld Model Learning

    Harbin Institute of Technology · Dalian University of Technology · Southern University of Science and Technology

  25. Do-JEPA: From Masking to Intervention in Latent World Models

    Sep 29, 2026Hossein Resani, Javen Qinfeng ShiCausal Effect EstimationCausal World Models

    Australian Institute for Machine Learning, Adelaide University · Responsible AI Research Centre

  26. V2X-WAM: A Cooperative World Action Model for End-to-End Autonomous Driving

    Sep 29, 2026Junwei You, Weizhe Tang, Can Wang +6End-to-End Autonomous DrivingAction-Conditioned World Models

    ITS Center, Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, Beijing, 100088, China · State Key Lab of Intelligent Transportation System, Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, Beijing, 100088, China · Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA +4

  27. RoXDrive: Closed-Loop Reinforcement Learning for End-to-End Autonomous Driving via Action-Faithful Rollouts

    Sep 29, 2026Hongbin Lin, Chaoda Zheng, Yiming Yang +11End-to-End Autonomous DrivingAction-Conditioned World Models

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen · XPeng Motors · Xidian University

  28. Staircase Policy: Streaming Inference for World-Action Models with Large Action Chunks

    Sep 29, 2026Guoheng Sun, Chen Chen, Jin Wang +2Long-Horizon Robotic ManipulationAction-Conditioned World Models

    University of Maryland, College Park · Independent Researcher · Oxford Robotics Institute, University of Oxford

  29. Bilinear World Models: Learning Representations with Structured Dynamics for Efficient Control

    Sep 28, 2026Antonio Pariente, Ignacio Boero, Nikolai Matni +1Dynamical SystemsWorld Model Learning

    University of Pennsylvania

  30. WorldPlay2: Extending Real-Time Interactive World Models in Control and Horizon

    Sep 28, 2026Haiyu Zhang, Wenqiang Sun, Tengfei Wang +5Long-Horizon Video GenerationWorld Models

  31. Graph World Models for Constrained Epidemic Policy Planning

    Sep 28, 2026Yiqi Su, Rashed Shelim, Lingyi Wang +2Action-Conditioned World ModelsGraph-Based Planning

    Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Alexandria, VA 22305, USA · Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Alexandria, VA 22305, USA

  32. NeuronDiscover: Agent-in-Twin for Mechanistic Discovery in Neuronal Microenvironments with World Action Models

    Sep 28, 2026Haowei Xu, Wanyi Fu, Hongbin Han +1AI Agents for Scientific DiscoveryScientific Discovery

    Institute of Medical Technology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China · Beijing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Neuromodulation and Brain Disorder Treatment, Beijing, China · Department of Radiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China +1

  33. FlexiWorld: Learning and Planning via Flexible Action Chunks Across Multiple Time Scales

    Sep 28, 2026Shidu Ren, Qilin Gu, Zhenghao Ni +4World Model LearningWorld Model-Based Planning

    University of Toronto · Zhejiang University · Tencent Jarvis Lab +3

  34. What Makes World Action Models Generalize? An Empirical Study of Test-Time Future Modeling

    Sep 28, 2026Renping Zhou, Zanlin Ni, Zihao Fan +8Action-Conditioned World ModelsEfficient VLA Model Inference

    Leap Lab, Tsinghua University · University of Science and Technology of China · Beijing Institute of Technology

  35. From World Models to World Action Models: Rethinking Next-State Prediction

    Sep 28, 2026Tingyu Yuan, Ziming Ji, Biaoliang Guan +9Robot Dynamics LearningAction-Conditioned World Models

    CASIA · UCAS · BUPT +4

  36. LRC-JEPA: Disentangling Dynamics and Residual Context for Efficient World Models

    Sep 28, 2026Luzhe Huang, Lei Chu, Jingyi Liang +1Disentangled Representation LearningWorld Models for Robotics

    Independent researcher

  37. ReSync: Re-Aligning the Two Clocks of Asynchronous World-Action Models

    Sep 27, 2026Xi Lin, Feihong Zhang, Yulong Shi +6Action-Conditioned Video GenerationVideo Diffusion Models

    Johns Hopkins University · Tsinghua University · Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. +1

  38. ALDER: Discovering the Laws of a World by Acting in It

    Sep 27, 2026Teng Cao, Yu Deng, Quentin Delfosse +1Scientific DiscoveryAction-Conditioned World Models

    Technische Universität Darmstadt · Intrinsic · CS Department, TU Darmstadt +2

  39. AquaWAM: A Dynamics-aware World Action Model for Underwater Embodied Agents

    Sep 27, 2026Cunhao Zhu, Yifeng Wang, Dongliang Xu +3Robot Dynamics LearningAction-Conditioned World Models

    Shandong University (sdu.edu.cn) · Beijing Institute of Technology (bit.edu.cn)

  40. Streaming-WAM: Action-Conditioned World-Action Model for Asynchronous Robot Manipulation

    Sep 24, 2026Xuyao Huang, Yixuan Wang, Zengyao Ye +4Robotic ControlWorld Models for Robotics

    SJTU · SDU · ECUST +1

  41. DeltaWAM: Delta World Action Models for Bimanual Manipulation

    Sep 23, 2026Han Yan, Zishang Xiang, Haokai Jiang +6Video Diffusion ModelsBimanual Robotic Manipulation

    School of Computer Science, Peking University · AI2 Robotics

  42. Latent evolving World Action Model

    Sep 23, 2026Xueji Fang, Boqiang Duan, Hua Wu +2Joint-Embedding Predictive ArchitectureAction-Conditioned World Models

    Zhejiang University · Westlake University · Baidu Inc.

  43. Skytopia: Monocular Drone Navigation with Action-Conditioned Latent World Models

    Sep 22, 2026Yuhang Zhang, Rangya Zhang, Yujing Shang +6Robot NavigationUAV Navigation

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore · Autel US · XGRIDS +1

  44. Beyond Visual Quality: A Study of Test-Time Planning with World Action Models

    Sep 21, 2026Jianhao Yuan, Yu Yuan, Benjamin Ramtoula +5World Model-Based PlanningAction-Conditioned World Models

    University of Oxford · Purdue University · UWE Bristol

  45. OnlineWM: Causality-Aware Active Online Learning for Effective World Modeling

    Sep 20, 2026Yikun Miao, Fangqi Zhu, Quanxin Shou +6World Model LearningCausal World Models

    Department of Computer Science and Engineering The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong SAR, China

  46. CausalWM: Causal Chain-of-Thought Reasoning for Embodied World Model

    Sep 19, 2026Ziming Xu, Shuang Liang, Ruobing Han +10Causal World ModelsAction-Conditioned World Models

    Aether AI · University of California, San Diego · Vanderbilt University

  47. Astronex-World 1.0: Real-Time Interactive World Model Foundation

    Sep 17, 2026Xin Zhou, Cong MiaoCamera-Conditioned Video GenerationVideo Diffusion Models

    Astronex Robotics · Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

  48. Causal-History Test-Time Scaling for Failure Recovery in Autoregressive World-Action Models

    Sep 16, 2026Lin Li, Long Chen, Kwunhang +10World Models for RoboticsWorld Models

    Edwin · The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), ACCESS – AI Chip Center for Emerging Smart Systems, and Zhejiang University. · Zhejiang University. +1

  49. World Models for Embodied Intelligence: From Plausible to Controllable to Actionable

    Sep 15, 2026Nanjie Yao, Hao Wang, Chong Cheng +10World ModelsAction-Conditioned World Models

    HKUST(GZ) · University of Oxford · Princeton University +8

  50. From Prediction to Decision: World-Model-Guided Action Selection for Continuous Pile Excavation

    Sep 14, 2026Ailing Zhang, Fan Gao, Song Zhang +3World Models for RoboticsAction-Conditioned World Models

    1Tsing-AI (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. · 2Shanghai Jiao Tong University. · 3Shanghai Ocean University.

  51. Reconstructing Is Not Acting: Action-Centric Latent Dynamics Modeling

    Sep 14, 2026Dingjie Fu, Dianxing Shi, Yangyang Xu +1Latent Action LearningLatent Dynamics Modeling

    Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) · Beihang University

  52. Pelican-Sim 1.0: A General World Model Simulator for Embodied Intelligence

    Sep 14, 2026Shilong Zou, Shilin Zhang, Yingji Zhang +8World ModelsAction-Conditioned World Models

    Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics (X-Humanoid) WFM System Group

  53. IMPLY: Physically Anchored Consistency for World-Model Rollouts

    Sep 14, 2026Aman Mehta, Riya BaviskarWorld ModelsAction-Conditioned World Models

    Independent Researcher

  54. World Models for Cross-Machine CNC Transfer under Partial Sensor Overlap

    Sep 13, 2026Ayoub Louaye Bouaziz, Matthieu Ostertag, Anton DemaslesManufacturingWorld Model Learning

    Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France · Mines Nancy, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France

  55. Valerant: An Automatic Navigable Game Map Generator via Action-Conditioned World Model Exploration

    Sep 8, 2026Yiran Qiao, Feng Wang, Jing MaWorld Model-Based PlanningAction-Conditioned World Models

    Case Western Reserve University · Johns Hopkins University

  56. SyncWorld: Visual Calibration Enables World Models as Zero-Shot Simulators

    Sep 8, 2026Yuncong Yang, Zhengtao Han, Furkan Ozyurt +6World Model LearningWorld Models for Robotics

    UMass Amherst · UC Berkeley · NYU +1

  57. Earth System World Model for What-If Simulations: A Case Study for Terrestrial Ecosystems

    Sep 8, 2026Zhihao Wang, Ruichen Wang, Ruohan Li +6Surrogate ModelingWorld Model Learning

    University of Maryland · Rutgers University · University of Texas at Austin +1

  58. WorldAgen: Unified State-Action Prediction with Test-Time World Model Training

    Sep 8, 2026Chi Wan, Kangrui Wang, Yuan Si +2Test-Time AdaptationAction-Conditioned World Models

    Northwestern University

  59. CST-WM: A Causally Structured World Model for Embodied Visual Tracking

    Sep 5, 2026Junyi Hu, Shuaihang Yuan, Jiazhao Liang +1Causal World ModelsVisual Object Tracking

    New York University Abu Dhabi

  60. Toward Physically Grounded JEPA World Models for Goal-Conditioned Robotic Planning

    Sep 3, 2026Muyuan Liu, Yue Huang, Zheng Liang +1World Models for RoboticsWorld Model-Based Planning

    GENISOM AI, Beijing, China