diff --git a/python/collision-geometries.cc b/python/collision-geometries.cc
index 6f2744b685c744fa1c19fad179ec4025c0a63ead..fc604318acd9736acdf852c41dd401b748700d40 100644
--- a/python/collision-geometries.cc
+++ b/python/collision-geometries.cc
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ void exposeCollisionGeometries ()
     .def ("computeMomentofInertia", &CollisionGeometry::computeMomentofInertia)
     .def ("computeVolume", &CollisionGeometry::computeVolume)
     .def ("computeMomentofInertiaRelatedToCOM", &CollisionGeometry::computeMomentofInertiaRelatedToCOM)
+
+    .def_readwrite("aabb_radius",&CollisionGeometry::aabb_radius,"AABB radius")
     ;
 
   exposeShapes();
diff --git a/python/collision.cc b/python/collision.cc
index 4a69c70b82e4a04dee6faa95f704442233382faf..dfadc27a6a0134f5e2089c96d66150c54d14573c 100644
--- a/python/collision.cc
+++ b/python/collision.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 //  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
+#include <boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp>
 
 #include "fcl.hh"
 
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ void exposeCollisionAPI ()
     .def_readwrite ("break_distance"             , &CollisionRequest::break_distance)
     ;
 
-  class_ <Contact> ("Contact", no_init)
+  class_ <Contact> ("Contact", init<>())
+    //.def(init<CollisionGeometryPtr_t, CollisionGeometryPtr_t, int, int>())
+    //.def(init<CollisionGeometryPtr_t, CollisionGeometryPtr_t, int, int, Vec3f, Vec3f, FCL_REAL>())
     .def_readonly ("o1", &Contact::o1)
     .def_readonly ("o2", &Contact::o2)
     .def_readwrite ("b1", &Contact::b1)
@@ -76,9 +79,16 @@ void exposeCollisionAPI ()
     .def (self == self)
     ;
 
+  class_< std::vector<Contact> >("StdVec_Contact")
+    .def(vector_indexing_suite< std::vector<Contact> >())
+    ;
+
   class_ <CollisionResult> ("CollisionResult", init<>())
     .def ("isCollision", &CollisionResult::isCollision)
     .def ("numContacts", &CollisionResult::numContacts)
+    .def ("getContact" , &CollisionResult::getContact , return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>())
+    .def ("getContacts", &CollisionResult::getContacts, return_internal_reference<>())
+    .def ("addContact" , &CollisionResult::addContact )
     .def ("clear", &CollisionResult::clear)
     ;
 
diff --git a/python/distance.cc b/python/distance.cc
index 9e136ebe2bfd10dfa35db0cb4a78b1e666fa3de0..56d58bbbc9c0fd110796fef112bf3cc6a86a7b3f 100644
--- a/python/distance.cc
+++ b/python/distance.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ using namespace hpp::fcl;
 using boost::shared_ptr;
 using boost::noncopyable;
 
+struct DistanceRequestWrapper
+{
+  static Vec3f getNearestPoint1(const DistanceResult & res) { return res.nearest_points[0]; }
+  static Vec3f getNearestPoint2(const DistanceResult & res) { return res.nearest_points[1]; }
+};
+
 void exposeDistanceAPI ()
 {
   class_ <DistanceRequest> ("DistanceRequest", init<optional<bool,FCL_REAL,FCL_REAL> >())
@@ -57,6 +63,8 @@ void exposeDistanceAPI ()
     .def_readwrite ("min_distance", &DistanceResult::min_distance)
     .def_readwrite ("normal", &DistanceResult::normal)
     //.def_readwrite ("nearest_points", &DistanceResult::nearest_points)
+    .def("getNearestPoint1",&DistanceRequestWrapper::getNearestPoint1)
+    .def("getNearestPoint2",&DistanceRequestWrapper::getNearestPoint2)
     .def_readonly ("o1", &DistanceResult::o1)
     .def_readonly ("o2", &DistanceResult::o2)
     .def_readwrite ("b1", &DistanceResult::b1)