Knowing the key differences between an automated and an autonomous robot is a critical factor within the robotics industry. Curious what the main differences are? Watch the video below as Tom explains the difference between automated and autonomous.

What Are Automated Robots?

Automated robots are robotic vehicles using some sort of physical infrastructure for guidance. This can include but is not limited to a beacon, tape strips on the floor, or any other method of guidance. But the bottom line is it requires some sort of physical infrastructure to tell the robot where it is and where it needs to turn.

What Is an Autonomous Robot?

Autonomy is when the robot itself uses its environment to figure out where it is and where it needs to go. This can include a variety of any number of different inputs that give the robot its environment. But the understanding of the environment on its own without any physical infrastructure and determining where to go is what makes a robot autonomous versus automated.

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Video Transcript

So we get the question a lot, what’s the difference between automated and autonomous robots. It’s a great question.

Automated robots have been around for a long time. And basically, they are a robotic vehicle that uses some sort of physical infrastructure to guide it. Those can be beacons, those can be tapes on the floor. But some sort of physical infrastructure is being used to tell that robot where it is and where to turn.

Autonomy is when the robot itself uses its environment to figure out where it is and where it needs to go. And that can be any number of different inputs that give the robot its environment. But it’s understanding the environment on its own without any physical infrastructure and determining where to go is what makes a robot automated vs. autonomous.