“…Based on the above efforts, the author identified that a model for end effectors, sensors, constraints and results must be added to the definition of robot capabilities that was provided in the introductory section to fully represent robot capabilities for manufacturing applications. The author has also identified in the literature an approach that uses an analogous framework to deal with robot capabilities (di Marco et al , 2012). While this other approach targets mobile robots, many components of the framework are akin to the ones described in this paper, thus further demonstrating how crucial these components are for an optimal use of robot capabilities.…”