[11.9] Robotics

Modern industrial robots are not as glamorous as Hollywood science fiction but are typically machines engineered with sensors and a gripper arm to carry out some automated industrial process. Applications areas include:

• Process Control Applications -- Manufacturing processes on the assembly line, such as welding or robotic vehicles for delivery of supplies, that use automation for jobs formerly carried out by workers and machines.

• Visualization Systems -- Robotic applications, such as some automated security systems, with television cameras and feedback mechanisms capable of analyzing a scene and carrying out an action based on what is seen.

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