OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001206

Robotic manipulator with visual guidance & tactile sensing

Published: 2026-09-15T19:04:07.402680Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001206
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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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.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001206
Published 2026-09-15T19:04:07.402680Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001206