... is followed by a description of some of the milestones in pattern recognition, interfacing, operating systems and programming paradigms. Finally, a range of current‐day practical applications is given, from industrial to student project. Findings The paper finds that advances in the speed and robustness...

.... Originality/value Presents the intelligent robot as a practical tool in factory automation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Robotics Order picking Pattern recognition In April 2006, FANUC Robotics introduced a new robot controller called the R‐J3iC (Figure 1...

...‐life defects rarely exist in the pressurizer, the training of the network becomes very difficult. A new algorithm is exploited to solve the problem. General considerations about the robot design are also presented. Pattern recognition Neural networks Inspection Robots Nuclear © MCB UP...