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EveryDayVLA: A Vision-Language-Action Model for Affordable Robotic Manipulation

arXiv 2511.05397 ↗First posted 7 Nov 2025cs.RO cs.CVcited by 5

On the map: Vision-language-action models → Generalist VLA models and benchmarks

Abstract (arXiv)

While Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models map visual inputs and language instructions directly to robot actions, they often rely on costly hardware and struggle in novel or cluttered scenes. We introduce EverydayVLA, a 6-DOF manipulator that can be assembled for under 300, capable of modest payloads and workspace. A single unified model jointly outputs discrete and continuous actions, and our adaptive-horizon ensemble monitors motion uncertainty to trigger on-the-fly re-planning for safe, reliable operation. On LIBERO, EverydayVLA matches state-of-the-art success rates, and in real-world tests it outperforms prior methods by 49% in-distribution and 34.9% out-of-distribution. By combining a state-of-the-art VLA with cost-effective hardware, EverydayVLA democratizes access to a robotic foundation model and paves the way for economical use in homes and research labs alike. Experiment videos and details: https://everydayvla.github.io/

Key facts. Cited by 5 papers in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in Generalist VLA models and benchmarks, one of 13 directions in Vision-language-action models. Builds on 40 of its 50 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 7 Nov 2025.

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40 of 50 references.

Closest ancestors · 7

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  1. 2025π0.5: a Vision-Language-Action Model with Open-World Generalization22 Apr
  2. 2025Fine-Tuning Vision-Language-Action Models: Optimizing Speed and Success27 Feb
  3. 2024CogACT: A Foundational Vision-Language-Action Model for Synergizing Cognition and Action in Robotic Manipulation29 Nov
  4. 2024π0: A Vision-Language-Action Flow Model for General Robot Control31 Oct
  5. 2024TinyVLA: Towards Fast, Data-Efficient Vision-Language-Action Models for Robotic Manipulation19 Sep
  6. 2024OpenVLA: An Open-Source Vision-Language-Action Model13 Jun
  7. 2023RT-2: Vision-Language-Action Models Transfer Web Knowledge to Robotic Control28 Jul

Other references · 33

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  11. 2023LIBERO: Benchmarking Knowledge Transfer for Lifelong Robot Learningcited by 1,338
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  2. 2024DROID: A Large-Scale In-The-Wild Robot Manipulation Datasetcited by 801
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Citing papers per year: 2026: 5.

5 papers.

  1. 2026Action Draft and Verify: A Self-Verifying Framework for Vision-Language-Action Modelcited by 4
  2. 2026CF-VLA: Efficient Coarse-to-Fine Action Generation for Vision-Language-Action Policiescited by 4
  3. 2026Escaping the Diversity Trap in Robotic Manipulation via Anchor-Centric Adaptationcited by 4
  4. 2026Dynamic Execution Commitment of Vision-Language-Action Modelscited by 2
  5. 2026LM-X: Explainable Vision--Language--Action Modeling via Progress, Event, and Uncertainty Predictioncited by 0

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