---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001752"
title: "Simulating physical interactions for automated systems"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:08:27.867068Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001752"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
  - "b25j9/1605"
  - "b25j9/1605"
  - "b25j9/1671"
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  - "b25j9/163"
---

# Simulating physical interactions for automated systems

## Abstract

A system may simulate human motion for human-robot interactions, such as may involve a handover of an object. Motion capture can be performed for a hand grasping and moving an object to a location and orientation appropriate for a handover, without a need for a robot to be present or an actual handover to occur. This motion data can be used to separately model the hand and the object for use in a handover simulation, where a component such as a physics engine may be used to ensure realistic modeling of the motion or behavior. During a simulation, a robot control model or algorithm can predict an optimal location and orientation to grasp an object, and an optimal path to move to that location and orientation, using a control model or algorithm trained, based at least in part, using the motion models for the hand and object.