Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“There is an increasing trend towards automated manufacturing processes, for instance the automateddrilling of components using robots to man ufacture the components more efficiently. Prior to drilling the components, it i s important to ensure that the robot is operated on a program that positions the drillingtool at an accurate location. Once the accuracy of the program has bee n confirmed, the robot can beused on multiple components without rechecking its accuracy.
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