Physical AI
Robotics AI Training Platform
Leveraging force sensing to empower the AI community with the next generation of robotic data collection methods.
Bota Systems’ TACTO enables Physical AI by combining high-fidelity force sensing, tactile feedback, vision, and robot state into a unified data collection platform from the real world.
The system is designed to help researchers and automation teams generate reliable, contact-rich datasets for modern robotic learning.
1. CLICK
A User interface to configure the hardware, record, post-process and export data
- Hardware configuration
- Data collection method
- Post-processing
- Export the data in your favorite file format
2. COLLECT
Built-in low-level force-aware controllers for data collection:
- Kinesthetic Teaching
- Haptic Teleoperation
- Hand-held device (UMI) with Tactile Sensing
- Synchronized multimodal data capturing
3. INFER
Flexible inference interface, allowing you to choose the underlaying controller to deploy your learned policies out-of-the-box
- Direct TCP velocity control, with or without contact force limitation
- Tunable impedance behaviors
Multiple methods for data collection
Bota Systems enables Physical AI through three complementary interaction methods.
Together, they create a unified platform for collecting high-quality, contact-rich data and turning your robot into a true Physical AI data engine.
Haptic Teleoperation
Remote control whereby the operator receives contact feedback, creating the sensation of physically interacting with the robot’s environment
Best for:
- Remote manipulation
- Hazardous environments
- Multiple Robots at once
- Human-in-the-loop control
Kinesthetic Teaching
Hand guidance simultaneously demonstrating position and force profiles, the user has direct feedback from the robot interaction with the environment
Best for:
- Retrofits existing installations
- 10x faster data collection
- Demonstrate directly on the robot
Handheld Tactile Data
Give robots fingertip-level awareness of contact. Tactile sensing enables detection of subtle forces, slip events, and object interactions that vision alone cannot capture—unlocking reliable contact-rich manipulation.
Best for:
- In-hand manipulation
- Delicate handling
- Contact-rich AI training
Multimodal Data Capture
Unify robot dynamics, contact state, vision, and semantic context into one synchronized data pipeline for Physical AI.
Robot State
Capture precise, time-synchronized robot dynamics:
- Joint position, velocity & torque
- Cartesian pose & twist
- Wrench at TCP
- Tactile sensing at the fingertips
Visual Information
Enhance physical interaction data with visual context:
- POV 3D cameras
- Cameras on the wrist
- Synchronized multimodal recording
Natural Language
Add semantic context to every episode:
- Text or audio stored in SQL database
- Structured annotations for training pipelines
High-Quality Data for Manipulation
Bimanual operation enables demonstration for wide variety of tasks straight on the robot
- Precision assembly on-the-fly
- Handover without
- Versatile object manipulation
Designed to produce clean, learning-ready datasets for contact-rich robotic tasks.
Extreme Sensitivity with the Sense of Touch
Measure subtle interactions with high resolution:
- Wrench at TCP precision < 0.1 N
- Fingertip tactile sensitivity < 0.01 N
Detect micro-forces, early contact events, and slip — beyond what vision alone can provide.
Precision You Can Trust
Reliable Hardware
Bota unique force sensing technology enables any method to achieve maximum efficiency and accuracy for data collection with the most reliable hardware:
- Negligible measurement drift - compensation
- High force and torque sensitivity
- High bandwidth - Low latency - up to 8kHz
- High stiffness and durable sensing
- Python, C++, ROS2 software for force control
- Payload compensation & estimation software
Supported Robot Platforms
The Bota Systems data collection platform integrates seamlessly with a wide range of robot brands and accessories, combining hardware compatibility with deep, low-level software integration.
Effortless Data Collection
Intuitive User Interface
With access over a web browser you can configure your demonstration method, your hardware from more than 15 popular robot brands and grippers available and Controllers for testing and deployment of the learned policy
- Access through browser
- Communicate through Ethernet
- Lean design
- Live measurements
Designed for smooth user experience
Ready to Build Physical AI?
Robots will be programmed by AI in the next years. You can start today
- Collect better data.
- Train better models.
- Deploy more reliable manipulation
Learn more
Read more about the different technologies and state-of-the-art in the articles below.
