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  1. PROWBench: Do Video Models Render What the Program Specifies?

    Oct 1, 2026Zheng-Hui Huang, Guixu Lin, Yu-Ju Tsai +6Video World ModelsLong-Video Benchmarks

    Alaya Lab

  2. World Observer: Joint Actor-Observer Generation for Persistent World Modeling

    Oct 1, 2026Hyunwook Choi, Dahyun Chung, Hyunsung Kim +4Video World ModelsWorld Models

    KAIST AI

  3. UniWAM: Unified World-Action Model

    Oct 1, 2026Jiayi Chen, Wenxuan Song, Jingbo Wang +13Action PredictionWorld Models

  4. ActiveWAM: Evidence-Aware Active Vision for World-Action Models

    Oct 1, 2026Renjun Wu, Luzhou Ge, Xuesong LiEfficient World-Action ModelFaster-Wam

    Beijing Institute of Technology

  5. Completion Aware Guidance for World Action Models

    Oct 1, 2026Seungyeon Kim, Junhoo Lee, Baekseung Kim +2Efficient World-Action ModelWorld Models

    Seoul National University · KAIST

  6. Learning Commute-Time-Preserving World Models for Planning

    Oct 1, 2026Michael Hauri, Peter Buttaroni, Fabian A. Mikulasch +1Latent World ModelsWorld Models

    Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland · Faculty of Science, University of Basel, Switzerland

  7. FutureWorlds: Learning Robotic World Models from Alternative Futures

    Oct 1, 2026Hao Wu, Shengju Qian, Weiyan Wang +5World ModelsScene Context

    HKUST (GZ) · CUHK · Tencent +3

  8. Calibration-risk routing for controlled world-model adaptation

    Oct 1, 2026Yifan Zhang, Liang ZhengModel-Based Reinforcement LearningWorld Models

    Central South University

  9. In CEM, a World Model Is Also a Proposal Mechanism

    Oct 1, 2026Oliver Obst, Frieder StolzenburgModel SelectionWorld Models

    UNSW Sydney · Harz University of Applied Sciences

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

    Oct 1, 2026Chensheng Peng, Wenhao Ding, Ran Tian +9Efficient World-Action ModelFaster-Wam

    NVIDIA · UC Berkeley · UCLA

  11. Kepler: Auditable World Models for ARC-AGI-3

    Sep 30, 2026Wensen WuWorld ModelsCase Study

    Independent Researcher

  12. CF-JEPA: Improving Robustness of JEPA World Models via Controllability Factorization

    Sep 30, 2026Morgan Byrd, Robert Wright, Sehoon HaLatent World ModelsControllability

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA · Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA

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

    Sep 30, 2026Chuyao Fu, Xiaowei Chi, Yuhan Rui +14Efficient World-Action ModelWorld Models

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

  14. LOCI: Spatial Linear Memory for Streaming World Models

    Sep 30, 2026Ji Xia, Tingting Liao, Xuezhi Liang +2Spatial MemoryRecurrent Model

    Institute of Foundation Models, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence · Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence · Pinscreen

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

    Sep 30, 2026Qi Lyu, Jiahua Dong, Hao Shen +9Cross-Embodiment TransferVision-Language-Action Framework

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

  16. EWAM: Emergent Depth-Wise Specialization in a Unified Embodied Model -- From Semantic Understanding through Visual Foresight to Action

    Sep 30, 2026Hao Wang, Jiajun Wen, Jingzhi Liu +21Efficient World-Action ModelEmbodied

    Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd.

  17. SplineWAM: Adaptive Action Horizons for World Action Models via B-Spline Representations

    Sep 30, 2026Jun Guo, Xiaoshen Han, Qiwei Li +7Action ChunksWorld Models

    Tsinghua University · Xiaomi Robotics · Shanghai Jiao Tong University +2

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

    Sep 30, 2026Xuhua Chen, Zhenhan Yin, Yuan Zhang +15Efficient World-Action ModelWorld Models

    Magic-Lab Team, Magiclab Robotics Inc.

  19. Beyond Policy Alignment: Closing the Planning-Learning Loop for Robot Control with Learned World Models

    Sep 30, 2026Kowndinya Boyalakuntla, Yuhan Liu, Abdeslam BoulariasWorld Model PlanningModel Predictive Control

    Rutgers University

  20. RoboCoach: World Models as Active Coaches for Compositional Robot Skills

    Sep 30, 2026Jiajun Liu, Yifan Chen, Yichao Liu +7Robot SystemsRobocasa

    Renmin University of China · Tsinghua University · Shanghai Qizhi Institute +2

  21. Why Do Conventional World Models Fail to Learn Cellular Automata?

    Sep 30, 2026Shaoyang Guo, Ziming LiuNeural Cellular AutomataWorld Models

    Meta Circle(元环智能) · Peking University · Tsinghua University

  22. HiWE: Hierarchical World Knowledge Model with Visual Keypoint Enhancement for Zero-Shot 3D Path Planning

    Sep 30, 2026Guoqing Ma, Mingqi Yuan, Chen Gao +2World ModelsKeypoint Detection

    Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China · School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences · State Key Laboratory of Brain Cognition and Brain-inspired Intelligence Technology, CAS +2

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

    Sep 30, 2026Benshan Ma, Pei Liu, Ruiguo Zhong +4Efficient World-Action ModelRecent World-Action Models

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

  24. The Planning Limits of Latent World Models

    Sep 30, 2026Ali Alrasheed, Basim Azam, Naveed AkhtarLatent World ModelsWorld Models

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

  25. MEND: Label-Free Detection, Localisation, and Correction of Latent Hallucination in World Models

    Sep 30, 2026Ali J Alrasheed, Aryan Yazdan Parast, Basim Azam +2Latent World ModelsWorld Models

    University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia · Monash University Melbourne, Australia

  26. Asking the World: Generalist Physical Reasoning through Agentic World Modeling and Probing

    Sep 30, 2026Shenxiang Zeng, Chen Yang, Peiyao Chen +3World ModelsAgentic

    Tsinghua University

  27. DeepJEPA: Scaling World Models from Within

    Sep 30, 2026Zijian Jin, Yunbei Zhang, Yuanzhe Liu +5World Model PlanningWorld Models

    New York University · Tulane University · UIUC +4

  28. Beyond Prediction: Steering VLM Agents with Retrospective World Modeling

    Sep 30, 2026Yongjiang Liu, Jie Zhang, Haoyue Zhang +3World ModelsAgentic

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · China University of Geoscience

  29. Sparse-WAM: Accelerating World Action Models via Action-Guided Sparse Imagination

    Sep 30, 2026Xinling Xie, Haodong Wang, Jiazhi Mi +8Faster-WamWorld Models

    NJU · HKUST · HIT +1

  30. World-as-Graph: Relational World Modeling Through Latent Space Graphs

    Sep 30, 2026Yaqi Yang, Shuo Huang, Yujin Huang +3World ModelsIntermediate Latent States

    School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University, Australia · Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia · KStelrix Star Dynamics Lab, KStelrix, China +1

  31. Audible World Models: Spatially Aware Sound Generation for 3D Worlds

    Sep 29, 2026Duowen Chen, Jinjin He, Gouthaman KV +2Spatial AudioModern Generative Audio Models

    Georgia Institute of Technology · Dolby Laboratories

  32. HelixWorld: A Real-time Interactive Audio-Visual World Model

    Sep 29, 2026Lei Ke, Jiahao Pan, Zeyue Tian +13Video World ModelsSpatial Audio

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · Noiz AI

  33. Stochastic World Models for Verifying Vision-Based Neural Feedback Systems

    Sep 29, 2026I. Samuel Akinwande, Mykel J. Kochenderfer, Clark BarrettWorld ModelsGenerative Adversarial Network

    Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University · Department of Computer Science, Stanford University

  34. EVO-WAM: Evolving World Action Models through Video-Action Verification

    Sep 29, 2026Shiyang Zhou, Xionghao Wu, Wenbo Li +11Efficient World-Action ModelWorld Models

    HITSZ · SLAI · THU +9

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

    Sep 29, 2026Sen Wang, Liu Liu, Xinjiang Wang +7Efficient World-Action ModelWorld Models

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

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

    Sep 29, 2026Xiangcheng Zhan, Zirui Chen, Yicheng Zhao +2Efficient World-Action ModelWorld Models

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

  37. Lucid Dreaming for World Models: Learning to Doubt Imagination and Decide by Trust

    Sep 29, 2026Ziqi Wen, Ting Xu, Lianyu Wang +5Latent World ModelsWorld Models

    Centre for Innovation and Precision Eye Health, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore · Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore · Bioengineering Program, Biomedical Sciences Division (BioMed), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia +3

  38. Abductive World Modeling via Causal Representation Learning

    Sep 29, 2026Ziqi Liu, Songhan Yang, Linfan Zhou +4Latent World ModelsCausal Representation Learning

    BAIZ Team

  39. DSWM: Decomposed Spatio-Temporal World Model for Demand-Driven UAV Base Station Repositioning

    Sep 29, 2026Shengjie Zhong, Zhongliang Zhao, Jingxuan Chen +4Unmanned Aerial VehiclesLow-Latency Latent Planning

    School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

  40. ReWorld-Track: A Recursive Event World Model for Language-Guided Multi-Camera Tracking

    Sep 29, 2026Haoyang Wu, Shoudong Han, Chaoyue Li +3Multi-Object TrackingCamera Control

    Huazhong University of Science and Technology · Jiangxi University of Water Resources and Electric Power · Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

  41. Foresight at the Event Boundary: Evaluating Physical Prediction in Video World Models

    Sep 29, 2026Estela Monserrat Arriaga Santana, Julian Rosas Scull, Ehécatl Sacamch'en Núñez Rico +1Future Video PredictionWorld Models

    National Autonomous University of Mexico · National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico · University of Texas at El Paso +1

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

    Sep 29, 2026Guoheng Sun, Chen Chen, Jin Wang +2Efficient World-Action ModelAction Chunks

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

  43. World4Scorer: Outcome-Grounded World Modeling for Autonomous Driving

    Sep 29, 2026Jieyuan Pei, Meiyi Lu, Sining Ang +12World Model PlanningAutonomous Driving

    Institute for AI Industry Research (AIR), Tsinghua University · HiThink Research · The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) +8

  44. One from Infinity: Actualizing Futures from Pretrained World Models into Robot Actions

    Sep 29, 2026Bang Du, Yichen Xie, Shuqi Zhao +3Efficient World-Action ModelVideo World Models

    University of California, Berkeley · Southern University of Science and Technology · Xi’an Jiaotong University

  45. ATLAS: Aligned Transport of Latent Structure for Reliable World Model Planning

    Sep 28, 2026Ke Fang, Yupu Yao, Lu ChengLatent World ModelsWorld Models

    Pennsylvania State University

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

    Sep 28, 2026Antonio Pariente, Ignacio Boero, Nikolai Matni +1Latent DynamicsWorld Models

    University of Pennsylvania

  47. One-Step Next-Latent Prediction Is Not a World Model

    Sep 28, 2026Shitong Wang, Zhongang Cai, Yuzhou HongLatent PredictionIntermediate Latent States

  48. A.D.A.M.O. (Agent for language-Driven Actions with Multimodal Observations): A Visual-Symbolic Framework for Virtual Humans

    Sep 28, 2026Alessandro Emmanuel Pecora, Stefano Calzolari, Francesco Strada +1Multimodal AgentsNeuro-Symbolic Framework

    DAUIN, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

  49. From Pixel to Poses: Object-centric Tool Manipulation Learning from Human Demonstrations

    Sep 28, 2026Bangjun Wang, Longyan Wu, Yukun Wei +8Robotic ManipulationObject-Centric Representations

    The University of Hong Kong · Shanghai Innovation Institute · Xiaomi EV

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

    Sep 28, 2026Haowei Xu, Wanyi Fu, Hongbin Han +1NeuroflexWorld Models

    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

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

    Sep 28, 2026Shidu Ren, Qilin Gu, Zhenghao Ni +4Action ChunksWorld Models

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

  52. EMPIRIC: Experiment-Driven Learning of Residual World Models for Robot Planning

    Sep 28, 2026Yichao Liang, Amber Li, Dat Nguyen +13Scalable Robot LearningRobot Planning

    Basis Research Institute · University of Cambridge · Carnegie Mellon University +6

  53. Proxy2World: Learning to Generate Worlds From Lightweight Proxies without Seeing Them

    Sep 28, 2026Hongli Xu, Weilong Yan, Anbang Wang +3Video World ModelsWorld Models

    Tencent

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

    Sep 28, 2026Renping Zhou, Zanlin Ni, Zihao Fan +8Latent World ModelsWorld Models

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

  55. RoboFL: Federated Expert Assembly for World Action Models

    Sep 28, 2026Rongyu Zhang, Ruizhi Fan, Yunfan Lou +8Efficient World-Action ModelScalable Robot Learning

    Nanjing University · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology · State Key Laboratory of Multimedia Information Processing, School of Computer Science, Peking University

  56. WM-VLM: Probing Internal World Models for Interleaved Visual-Textual Reasoning

    Sep 28, 2026Yuheng Zha, Yilei Wang, Qiyue Gao +5Recent Vision-Language ModelsVlm-To-Vla Capability Transfer

    UC San Diego · Institute of Foundation Models, MBZUAI · Carnegie Mellon University

  57. Learning What to Recall: Adaptive Multi-Cue Episodic Memory for World Models

    Sep 28, 2026Beomsu Kim, Chieh-Hsin Lai, Bac Nguyen +3Episodic MemoryFactual Recall

    KAIST · Sony Group Corporation · Imperial College London

  58. Efficient World Action Model Inference with Adaptive Intermediate States

    Sep 28, 2026Zhinnan Liu, Haozhi Han, Ruge Zhang +8Efficient World-Action ModelWorld Models

    Xiamen University · Institute for AI Industry Research, Tsinghua University · School of Computer Science, Peking University +2

  59. WorldAttention: An Efficient Attention Architecture for Interactive Video World Models

    Sep 28, 2026Zeyu Zhang, Jinyuan Mao, Dakai An +6Video World ModelsDynamic Sparse Attention

    DAMO Academy, Alibaba Group · Zhejiang University · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology +2

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

    Sep 28, 2026Tingyu Yuan, Ziming Ji, Biaoliang Guan +9Efficient World-Action ModelWorld Models

    CASIA · UCAS · BUPT +4