Robots: Not yet smart enough: Improvements are needed in mechanical design, hands and manipulators, sensors, programming methods, kinematic models of behavior, and intelligence

Robots bridge the gap between automatic machines, which can do only one job, and humans, who can handle many. Within limits, a robot can be taught to produce a variety of products of consistent quality and to do this rapidly for an extended time. Robots increase productivity, efficiency, and quality, and they reduce waste - goals of every manufacturer.