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publication_id: "OT-2026-000001834"
title: "Systems and methods for collision detection and avoidance"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:08:57.122318Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001834"
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# Systems and methods for collision detection and avoidance

## Abstract

In examples, a robotic medical system comprises a link of a robotic arm and a processor configured to control movement of the link based on a received input; determine a distance between the link and another object during the movement; and, responsive to the distance being within a threshold, adjust the movement of the link to avoid a collision between the link and the another object.