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used in industrial settings, such as on an assembly line in an automobile production facility. They are a good replacement or complement to human workers because they never get tired and can perform repetitive tasks without getting bored or losing their concentration. In manufacturing plants, stationary robots make fast and powerful movements that can be very dangerous to humans. As a result, cages are built around these industrial robots to keep humans safe. Stationary robots are sort of the grunts of the robot world. Many do not have any type of robot intelligence (known as artificial intelligence) built in, nor sensors to help them understand what’s going on in their work environments—although some are designed to have a certain degree of

An engineer uses computer software to control a stationary robot.

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