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operating position, or, if nothing was there, picking up and
manipulating empty space.
Modern generations of CNC machines and robots are equipped
with sensors enabling them to identify and locate objects, and so
make adjustments to the programmed sequence of operations that
they have to perform. In essence, a machine of this type consists of
three systems:
# a mechanical system to operate tools or to pick up and
manipulate objects; this system may include rotating shafts,
drills,
and other tools, as well as clasping and other handling
devices
# a sensory system to detect what the mechanical system i