Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied by the inventors: “This specification relates to robotics, and mor e particularly to controlling robotic movements. “Robotics planning refers to scheduling the physical movements of robots in orde r to perform skills. For example, an industrial robot that builds cars can be pr ogrammed to first pick up a car part and then weld the car part onto the frame o f the car. Each of these actions can themselves include dozens or hundreds of in dividual movements by robot motors and actuators.