---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001206"
title: "Robotic manipulator with visual guidance & tactile sensing"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:04:07.402680Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001206"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
  - "b25j9/1697"
  - "b25j9/1697"
  - "b25j9/1697"
  - "b25j13/08"
  - "b25j13/082"
  - "b25j13/082"
---

# Robotic manipulator with visual guidance & tactile sensing

## Abstract

A robotic manipulator includes a sensing device with a tactile interface featuring visual markers and a camera for capturing images of these markers. The system includes one or more processors and memories storing instructions which, when executed, direct the tactile interface to contact a target surface, deforming the visual markers. The camera captures visual feedback of this deformation, which is input into a machine learning algorithm. Based on the algorithm's output, the system controls the operation of a manipulator device. This configuration enables adaptive manipulation by interpreting tactile and visual data through machine learning.