In the manufacturing industry, however, the word robot means a reprogrammable stationary manipulator with few, if any sensors, com- monly found in large industrial manufacturing plants. The third common meaning of robot is a teleoperated vehicle similar to but more sophisti- cated than a radio controlled toy car or truck. This form of robot usually has a microprocessor on it to aid in controlling the vehicle itself, perform some autonomous or automatic tasks, and aid in controlling the manipu- lator if one is onboard
