A robot often replicates actions that would otherwise be performed by a human, which typically includes some form of displacement or rotation to adjust position and orientation. The adoption of more complex robotic systems into the factory environment will lead to its greatest upheaval in decades, one that will stretch the capabilities of more traditional robotic systems to achieve precise, fast, and powerful motion.
This leaves robotic system designers facing growing design complexity as they strive to meet the demand for robots with higher levels of automation. The embedded processors in these robots need to be more complex, having to analyze and respond to a growing amount of data within the system for capabilities like perception, navigation, and motion control.