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Main Authors: Li, Jiajian, Huang, Jingyuan, Gong, Junru, Wang, Qi, Yang, Xiaokang, Wang, Yunbo
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.16395
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  • We present OrbiSim, a novel robotic simulation paradigm that redefines world models as a fully differentiable physics engine for embodied intelligence. Unlike prior world models that focus on unconstrained imagination in latent or visual domains, OrbiSim establishes a unified, physically-grounded pathway that bridges structured scene assets, neural dynamics, and downstream reinforcement learning. By enabling end-to-end differentiability throughout the entire simulation loop -- spanning from explicit state transitions to visual observation generation -- OrbiSim supports tasks traditionally intractable for classical simulators, such as differentiable contact modeling, gradient-based policy optimization under sparse rewards, and intuitive physical inference. Empirical results demonstrate that OrbiSim significantly outperforms state-of-the-art world models in both predictive fidelity and control performance. Furthermore, its consistent responsiveness to asset configurations and physical parameters suggests its potential as a differentiable tool for enhancing robot simulation and policy training.