# Survey "When the Past Shapes Action" Reviews Requirements and Architectures of Embodied Memory

- Source: arXiv cs.RO
- Published: 2026-11-02T05:00:00.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/jsc98rjz26qav0wljh4gqgazh
- Original: https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.41688

## Summary

The arXiv paper "When the Past Shapes Action: Understanding Embodied Memory" defines embodied memory as the retention of decision-relevant information beyond the current observation, and organizes existing methods around six fundamental memory requirements and eight architectural categories.