Resumen
In the article, the author says that as applications of robots extend into everyday human life, new approaches to simulating interactions between them and their environments are emerging at the intersection of the physical and virtual worlds. Robots today are being moved toward applications beyond the structured environments of manufacturing plants, making their way into the everyday world of social, entertainment, and industrial environments inhabited by people. The successful introduction of robotics into human environments will depend on the development of competent and practical systems that are dependable, safe, and easy to use. As advances are made in the methodologies and techniques needed to address these challenges, it has become increasingly apparent that their effect goes beyond the physical robot. For robots with human-like structures, tasks are not limited to the specification of the position and orientation of a single effector, or operational point. A robotic system must be capable of a sufficient level of competence to avoid obstacles during motion.