UniVLA Unlocked: How Hidden Language Makes Robots Finally Understand Complex Tasks

What is UniVLA and How It Enables Robots to Truly Understand and Execute Complex Tasks Imagine you’re teaching a robot to “put the screwdriver back in the toolbox.” Traditional approaches require writing precise motion commands for that specific robot: lift arm 15 centimeters, rotate wrist 30 degrees, apply 2 newtons of grip force. Switch to a different robotic arm, and every parameter must be recalibrated. It’s like teaching a person to do something by first explaining how to contract every muscle—inefficient and lacking universal applicability. UniVLA (Unified Vision-Language-Action) directly addresses this core challenge. It aims to enable robots to understand …