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Autonomy
The degree to which a system can perform tasks, make bounded decisions or respond to conditions without continuous direct human control.
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Autonomous Mobile Robot
A mobile robot that uses onboard sensing and planning to navigate within an operating environment, usually under defined constraints.
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Automated Guided Vehicle
A material-movement vehicle that generally follows defined routes or guidance infrastructure rather than planning freely through an open area.
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Robot
A programmable physical system that senses, acts or both to perform tasks; definitions vary by standard and context.
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Teleoperation
Remote control of a machine by a human operator, ranging from direct joint or vehicle commands to shared-control interfaces.
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Uncrewed Surface Vessel
A vessel that operates on the water surface without an onboard crew, using remote control, autonomous functions or both.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
An aircraft operated without a human onboard; UAS is the broader term including control and communication elements.
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Unmanned Ground Vehicle
A ground vehicle operated without an onboard human, through remote control, autonomy or a combination.
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Drone
An informal term for an uncrewed or remotely operated vehicle; in aviation it commonly refers to an unmanned aircraft and its supporting system.
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