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RoboticsarXiv cs.RO (Robotics)Published: Apr 10, 2026, 13:01 JST1 min read

Researchers propose a modular approach allowing robots to learn new skills while preserving their core identity through Embodied Capability Modules.

Researchers propose a modular approach allowing robots to learn new skills while preserving their core identity through Embodied Capability Modules.

3 Key Points

  1. New paradigm separates capability evolution from agent identity, allowing robots to continuously improve without destabilizing their core cognitive system

  2. Introduces Embodied Capability Modules (ECMs) as versioned, modular units of functionality that can be independently learned, refined, and combined

  3. Addresses instability problems in current approaches that rely on prompt engineering, policy updates, or structural redesigns of embodied agents

  4. Enables long-lived robotic systems to persistently operate in dynamic environments while maintaining persistent identity across capability upgrades

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