| Impact | Increased productivity • Job displacement • Lower costs • Advancing robotics |
| Purpose | Precise, synchronized movements in industrial automation |
| Invention | Early 20th century |
| Advancements | Artificial intelligence • Servo motors |
| Field of use | Industrial automation • Entertainment • Stage magic • Puppetry • Filmmaking • Military |
| Application examples | Robotic arm in an assembly line • Drones • Unmanned vehicles • Animatronics • Camera dolly |
