Visuotactile operators for proximity sensing and contact control

An electronic device for performing image authentication, the electronic device comprising:

• at least memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
• obtain, from an image sensor, image sensor data;
• identify, using the image sensor data, a location of an object;
• control a robotic element, which includes the image sensor, to move towards the location of the object;
• determine a slippage based on contact between the image sensor and the object;
• and
• control a movement of the robotic element based on the determined slippage.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores instructions to be executed by at least one processor to perform a method for identifying and manipulating objects, the method comprising:

• obtaining, from an image sensor, image sensor data;
• identifying, using the image sensor data, a location of an object;
• controlling a robotic element, which includes the image sensor, to move towards the location of the object;
• determining a slippage based on contact between the image sensor and the object;
• and
• controlling a movement of the robotic element based on the determined slippage.