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Glossary

Occlusion

Physical AI

A condition in which part or all of an object is hidden from a sensor's view.

Occlusion limits the evidence available for annotation and review. Guidelines should distinguish visible observations from permitted inference and explain when a result is unknown. Multiple views or surrounding frames may resolve the uncertainty, but they should not be assumed available when they are absent.

In practice

A gripper hides the contact point, so a reviewer needs another view or later evidence before confirming a stable grasp.