Despite their good mechanical properties and versatility with many uses in industrial fields,hard-brittle materials are prone to have defects such as brittle fracture in the machining process due to its high hardness and brittleness.Laser-assisted grinding,having been studied by domestic and overseas scholars,is an effective method to solve the defects in the machining of hard-brittle materials.Summarizes the research status at home and abroad from the aspects of the roles of laser-assisted machining and the methods of laser-assisted grinding,and looks forward to the future development trend of laser-assisted grinding technology of the materials.