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arxiv: 2605.25813 · v1 · pith:ZJZXUVARnew · submitted 2026-05-25 · 💻 cs.RO

Extending Embodied Question Answering from Perception to Decision

Xicheng Gong , Qiwei Li , Peiran Xu , Yadong Mu This is my paper

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keywords embodied question answeringvision-language modelsspatial reasoningdecision makingembodied intelligencebenchmark datasetrobotics
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The pith

EQA-Decision supplies a unified benchmark of four million question-answer pairs spanning scene construction, spatial understanding, task dynamics, and instant decisions.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

Prior embodied question answering work has used separate datasets that each test only a narrow slice of skills such as spatial layout or step-by-step procedures. The paper introduces EQA-Decision, a single large-scale resource containing more than four million annotated pairs that deliberately combine four complementary dimensions of embodied reasoning. It also supplies RoboDecision, a baseline model that performs perception, reasoning, and action-level decisions inside the same framework. The authors show that the combined benchmark and model let vision-language models be tested and trained on the full pipeline from sensing an environment to choosing actions. This approach is intended to replace fragmented evaluations with one coherent test for embodied intelligence.

Core claim

The paper claims that EQA-Decision systematically covers four complementary dimensions of embodied reasoning—static scene construction, spatial understanding, task dynamics reasoning, and instant decision—and that the accompanying RoboDecision model supplies a unified framework which jointly evaluates perception, reasoning, and action-level decision-making in embodied environments.

What carries the argument

EQA-Decision dataset of over four million hierarchical question-answer pairs organized across the four listed dimensions of embodied reasoning.

If this is right

  • The dataset supplies a single large-scale test that replaces several narrower existing benchmarks.
  • RoboDecision demonstrates joint training and evaluation of perception, reasoning, and action inside one model.
  • Results on the benchmark directly measure progress in spatial and interaction reasoning for vision-language models.
  • The hierarchical annotations allow diagnosis of failures at different levels of embodied reasoning.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Models improved on this benchmark may transfer more readily to real robot platforms that must choose actions from visual input.
  • The four-million-pair scale could support pre-training of larger embodied agents before fine-tuning on specific hardware.
  • If the dimensions prove non-redundant in practice, future work could add further axes such as multi-agent coordination without restarting the benchmark design.

Load-bearing premise

The four dimensions together form a comprehensive and non-redundant coverage of what embodied reasoning requires.

What would settle it

A vision-language model that scores highly on all four dimensions of EQA-Decision yet shows no measurable gain in success rate on physical robot tasks that require the same skills would falsify the claim that the benchmark captures the needed capabilities.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.25813 by Peiran Xu, Qiwei Li, Xicheng Gong, Yadong Mu.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Overview of EQA-Decision. Prior embodied QA datasets and benchmarks mainly target perception-oriented tasks, where models focus on describing what is visible. EQA-Decision extends this scope with decision-centric tasks that require understanding spatial and temporal context, tracking state changes, and performing reasoning within dynamic task processes. to assess embodied reasoning across six complementary… view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Overall framework of EQA-Decision and RoboDecision. We combine Gemini assisted annotation with human verification to process data from multiple sources, producing the EQA-Decision dataset with structured embodied reasoning tasks. Building on this dataset, the model is trained in three successive stages: SFT, CoT-SFT and GRPO, with a hybrid reward applied throughout training to improve reasoning, answer acc… view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: QA categories distribution and source data distribution [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Qualitative comparison of instant decisions. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_4.png] view at source ↗
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Embodied Question Answering (EQA) connects perception, reasoning, and interaction within embodied environments. However, existing datasets and benchmarks remain fragmented, each focusing on a limited subset of reasoning skills such as spatial understanding or procedural reasoning, without offering a unified large-scale framework for comprehensive evaluation. We present EQA-Decision, a large-scale embodied QA dataset that systematically covers four complementary dimensions of embodied reasoning: static scene construction, spatial understanding, task dynamics reasoning, and instant decision. The dataset contains over four million question-answer pairs with hierarchical annotations across diverse embodied scenarios. In addition, we develop RoboDecision, a strong baseline model aligned with the EQA-Decision Benchmark, providing a unified framework that jointly evaluates perception, reasoning, and action-level decision-making in embodied environments. Results demonstrate that EQA-Decision effectively benchmarks and enhances VLM capabilities in spatial and interaction reasoning, providing a solid foundation for advancing embodied intelligence research.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The paper introduces EQA-Decision, a large-scale embodied QA dataset that covers four complementary dimensions of embodied reasoning (static scene construction, spatial understanding, task dynamics reasoning, and instant decision) and contains over four million question-answer pairs with hierarchical annotations across diverse scenarios. It also presents RoboDecision as a baseline model that jointly evaluates perception, reasoning, and action-level decision-making, claiming that the benchmark effectively enhances VLM capabilities in spatial and interaction reasoning.

Significance. A unified large-scale dataset and baseline for embodied reasoning could provide a valuable foundation for embodied intelligence research if the dataset construction, annotations, and baseline performance are rigorously validated with quantitative results.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that 'Results demonstrate that EQA-Decision effectively benchmarks and enhances VLM capabilities' is unsupported because the provided manuscript contains no experimental results, metrics, ablation studies, error analysis, or comparisons to prior EQA datasets.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: no details are given on how the four dimensions were operationalized, how the >4M QA pairs were generated or validated, or what the hierarchical annotations consist of, which are load-bearing for the claim of a 'unified large-scale framework'.
minor comments (1)
  1. The abstract refers to 'diverse embodied scenarios' without naming the simulators, environments, or object categories used.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for their comments. We address each major point below and will revise the manuscript to ensure claims are supported by content and that key construction details are clearly presented.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim that 'Results demonstrate that EQA-Decision effectively benchmarks and enhances VLM capabilities' is unsupported because the provided manuscript contains no experimental results, metrics, ablation studies, error analysis, or comparisons to prior EQA datasets.

    Authors: We agree that the abstract claim is unsupported in the current manuscript. The paper introduces the EQA-Decision dataset and RoboDecision baseline but does not contain experimental results, metrics, or comparisons. We will revise the abstract to remove or qualify the sentence beginning 'Results demonstrate...' to accurately reflect the manuscript's scope as a dataset and baseline introduction. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: no details are given on how the four dimensions were operationalized, how the >4M QA pairs were generated or validated, or what the hierarchical annotations consist of, which are load-bearing for the claim of a 'unified large-scale framework'.

    Authors: The manuscript body (Section 3) describes the four dimensions, generation via simulation environments, validation steps, and hierarchical annotations. However, to address the concern that these are not evident from the abstract or sufficiently highlighted, we will add a brief overview paragraph in the introduction summarizing the operationalization, generation, validation, and annotation structure. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in dataset and baseline introduction

full rationale

The paper presents EQA-Decision as a new large-scale dataset spanning four dimensions of embodied reasoning and introduces RoboDecision as a baseline model. No mathematical derivations, equations, fitted parameters, or predictions appear. The work is framed as benchmark construction rather than a derived result from prior inputs. No self-citations are invoked as load-bearing premises, and the four dimensions are stated as complementary by design without reducing to self-definition or renaming of known results. The contribution is self-contained as an empirical resource.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Abstract supplies no equations, fitted constants, or background assumptions that can be extracted; ledger is therefore empty.

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