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Contact Intelligence Under Visual Occlusion
A research preview for tactile pressure, force feedback and vision-tactile fusion in contact-rich manipulation.
Published February 11, 2026
VLTATactile PerceptionContact-Rich Manipulation
Contact as evidence
Visual perception can become ambiguous during insertion, enclosure and grasping. VLTA treats pressure distribution, force and contact events as evidence that can modify the action policy in real time.
Event taxonomy
The current evaluation taxonomy includes contact, slip, collision, jamming, stable grasp and release. Definitions must be calibrated for each sensor and task setup.