Environmental awareness is a
robot's equivalent of the five
human senses, enabling it to
navigate its work environment.
To operate effectively, a robot
must understand its location,
tasks, and surroundings."
Rajan Sharma
Product Marketing Engineer, Analog Devices
C h a p t e r 2
As industrial robots become more integral to dynamic
environments, their ability to perceive and adapt to
their surroundings becomes a hurdle to true autonomy.
Perception and environmental awareness enable
robots to make real-time decisions, interact safely
with humans, and navigate unpredictable spaces.
This shift from isolated, task-specific machines to
intelligent, responsive systems results from advances
in sensor technology and AI-driven data processing,
which allow robots to function effectively in complex,
fast-changing environments. Achieving environmental
AUTONOMY
THROUGH
PERCEPTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS
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