Imagine smart tools or robotic delivery systems that instantaneously know where they are on an ever-changing shop floor, a system that could automatically orient a CAD model of an object on the shop floor to the local coordinate system without the use of targets or human intervention. Such tools could deliver parts or subassemblies to where they were needed, even if the major assembly or jig had moved. A smart torque wrench might automatically adjust torque based on knowing where you were and what fastener you were getting ready to tighten.

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