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A process in computing refers to an instance of a program in execution — a self-contained sequence of instructions that a processor carries out to accomplish a defined task, complete with its own memory space, state, and system resources. In robotics and AI, processes are the fundamental execution units underlying nearly every system operation: perception pipelines process sensor data, planning algorithms execute as concurrent processes to compute motion trajectories, and control loops run as real-time processes to drive actuators. Multi-process architectures allow robots to handle simultaneous tasks — such as vision, localization, and manipulation — in parallel, coordinating through inter-process communication mechanisms. In AI systems, training and inference workflows are structured as processes that manage data flow, computational graphs, and hardware resources efficiently. Understanding processes matters because robot software reliability, timing guarantees, and performance all depend on how well processes are scheduled, isolated, and synchronized. Concepts like fault tolerance, real-time constraints, and distributed computation — critical in autonomous systems — are fundamentally grounded in sound process management.
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