Why are connectors harder for robots than rigid parts?
A cable connector can bend, shift, and resist insertion in ways that a rigid, well-located part does not. Small errors compound when a robot cannot see the contact point clearly. The machine needs a way to estimate pose, manage force, detect failure, and recover without damaging nearby components.
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