Manipulation

Definitions

Definition 1 (etymological): Manipulation refers to the activities performed by hands.

Definition 2 (genus/differentia, ends only). Manipulation is when an agent moves things other than itself.

Definition 3 (genus/differentia, ends and means). Manipulation is when an agent moves things other than itself through selective contact.

Definition 4 (bottom up). Manipulation is pick-and-place manipulation plus in-hand manipulation plus mechanical assembly plus. . . .

Definition 5. Manipulation refers to an agent’s control of its environment through selective contact.

Source: Mason, Matthew T. “Toward robotic manipulation.” Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems 1 (2018): 1-28.