Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Robots have proven useful for a variety of purposes. Some exa mples include manufacturing and assemblyprocesses. Some robots have been used f or cutting slabs of material, such as stone. Mitered or angledcuts can be diffi cult to achieve. The typically limited range of motion of a robot and the need t o avoidsingularity impose limitations that can make such cutting systems unusab le for various jobs includingcutting large sized slabs.”
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