Robotics and embodied control
A research field
Robotics and embodied control is gaining ground in AI research: 3.1% to 3.9% of new AI papers, +0.8 points. It ranks #2 of 44 by gain in share. As of Oct 10, 2026.
- Change in share
- +0.8 pts
- Share, last 3 months
- 3.9%
- Papers, last 3 months
- 1,305
- Ready for products
- 2.7 / 5
Ideas in this field
World action model0.1% → 0.3%+0.2 ptsVision language action model0.9% → 1.0%+0.2 ptsLatent world model0.1% → 0.2%+0.1 ptsEmbodied agent0.1% → 0.1%+0.1 ptsControl barrier function0.1% → 0.1%+0.0 ptsWorld model0.1% → 0.1%+0.0 ptsTrajectory optimization0.1% → 0.1%+0.0 ptsRobot imitation learning0.1% → 0.0%0.0 ptsImitation learning0.0% → 0.0%0.0 ptsBehavior cloning0.0% → 0.0%0.0 pts
Companies working on it
Robotics and embodied control: quick answers
Yes. Its share of new AI papers went from 3.1% to 3.9%, with 1,305 papers in the last 3 months.