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Task-Specified Active Metrological Inspection with Measurement-Steered VLA Manipulation and Deterministic Evidence Gating

arXiv 2609.14219 ↗First posted 13 Sep 2026cs.RO cs.AI cs.CVcited by 0

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High-mix low-volume (HMLV) manufacturing requires inspection systems to adapt to changing parts, specifications, and work orders without repeated task-specific programming. Existing inspection automation typically assumes predefined sensing sequences, while general purpose robot agents optimize task completion rather than the completeness and validity of metrological evidence. We formulate task-specified active metrological inspection and propose From Requirements to Admissible Metrological Evidence (FRAME), a hierarchical dual-arm framework that converts an inspection instruction and structured specification into traceable conformance evidence. FRAME coordinates learned manipulation with calibrated laser profilometry: a task manager grounds and schedules requirements, active surface correspondence verifies physical-to-specification localization, and evidence memory tracks measurement provenance, admissibility, and coverage. Learned components may propose inspection targets and physical access actions, but deterministic datum-grounded measurement, admissibility checks, coverage auditing, and conformance evaluation prevent incomplete or unverified evidence from authorizing PASS. A series of physical experiments shows that FRAME achieves higher end-to-end inspection reliability, fewer false accepts, and shorter task completion time.

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