User-assisted robotic control systems

A system comprising:

• a local processor operative to communicate with a remote electronic processor device, wherein the remote electronic processor device is configured to receive a grasping command from a user via a user interface, the grasping command comprising a location for the gripper to position one or more actuators and a spacing of the one or more actuators in an open configuration at a start of a grasping operation for a target object before the one or more actuators close around the target object and configured to cause the gripper to move automatically from a starting location to the position and spacing defined by the grasping command, and transmit the grasping command to the local processor;
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• a pick and place station in communication with the local processor and comprising:
• a robotic system comprising a base, a robotic arm coupled to the base at a first end, a soft robotic gripper coupled to the robotic arm at a second end, and the one or more actuators, the robotic system operative to grasp the target object at a first location by deploying the one or more actuators in a configuration defined by the grasping command and actuating the one or more actuators to close around the target object, and move the target object to a second location;
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• a sensor.