What foundation models can bring for robot learning in manipulation: A survey

Dingzhe Li, Yixiang Jin, YuHao Sun, Yong A, Hongze Yu, Jun Shi, Xiaoshuai Hao, Peng Hao, Huaping Liu, Xiang Li, Xinde Li, Fuchun Sun, Jianwei Zhang, Bin Fang, Advanced Technology Team, Samsung R, D Institute China-Beijing, School of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, School of Automation, Southeast University, Faculty of Mathematics, Universität Hamburg

The International Journal of Robotics Research

Published online on November 20, 2025

Abstract

The International Journal of Robotics Research, Volume 45, Issue 7, Page 1091-1142, June 2026.
The realization of universal robots is an ultimate goal of researchers. However, a key hurdle in achieving this goal lies in the robots’ ability to manipulate objects in their unstructured environments according to different tasks. The learning-based ...