Reach and support
Map centre of mass, stance and environmental support.
System anatomy · 06
Whole-body manipulation
Treat base, legs, torso, arms, hands, tools and contacted environment as one coupled manipulation system.
Evidence statusEngineering evidence framework · task and site validation requiredLast reviewed: 14 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
A successful grasp is only one transition inside a contact-rich task.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Contact
Measure force, pressure, slip, pinch and collision.
Tool state
Verify grasp, actuation, release and safe stow.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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Which contacts are intended?
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How does base motion affect the hand?
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What happens after a dropped object?
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Which tool states are fail-safe?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Whole-body contact model
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Evidence package 2
Manipulation repeatability results
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Evidence package 3
Drop, jam and release tests
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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Dexterity benchmarks do not establish application safety or reliable sequence completion.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
Sources and evidence status
Read standards scope, measurement evidence and application conclusions separately.
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NIST · Updated 2026-06-24 · verified 2026-08-14
↗02Dexterous grasping, manipulation and contact-safety measurement
Builds metrics and test methods for dexterity, control and contact safety rather than treating a demonstration as measurement.
ISO · 2025-02
↗ISO 10218-2:2025 — Industrial robot applications and robot cells
Covers integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of industrial robot applications and cells.