Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by theinventors: “Autonomous operations, such as robotic grasping and manipulation, in unknown or dynamicenvironments present various technical challenges. Autonomous operations in dynamic environments maybe applied to mass customization (e.g., high-mix, low-volume manufacturing), on-demand flexible manufacturing processes in smart factories, warehouse automation in smart stores, automated deliveries fromdistribution centers in smart logistics, and the like. In order to perform autonomous operations, such asgrasping and manipulation, I n some cases, robots may learn skills using machine learning, in particulardeep neural networks or reinforcement learning. Additionally, or alternatively, auto nomous systems mightperform computer vision algorithms on color photographs or depth maps of a given bins with objects inrandom configurations, so as to compu te grasping points on the objects within the bin.
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