[Paper] Loc3R-VLM: Language-based Localization and 3D Reasoning with Vision-Language Models

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Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) currently struggle with robust spatial understanding and 3D reasoning. Loc3R-VLM is a new framework designed to equip 2D Vision-Language Models with advanced 3D understanding capabilities, leveraging monocular video input. This approach aims to overcome current limitations by enabling more explicit 3D reasoning rather than just augmenting input with geometric cues.

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