Introduction to the multimaster concept

To understand the multimaster concept, let's consider an industry use case, as shown in the following diagram:

Industry robot use case

Imagine that we have robots such as our robot manipulator (which we created in Chapter 3, Building an Industrial Mobile Manipulator) working toward loading and unloading goods and we have at least five such robots doing this. Also, imagine that there are a few robot arms that are working along with machines for tending applications, such as loading onto the machining area and then onto the conveyor and unloading for delivery. Finally, there is a central system that monitors ...

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