To expand capabilities of robots in manufacturing and service but also to meet needs in the ever-increasing desire for a flexible and changeable production, a new class of robots is required. These robots have to be able to independently react to changes - so called autonomous systems which do not have to be programmed for any task, butreact to the changed situation and new tasks autonomously, according to their sensory perception .On the basis of two current examples from industry-related research in this paper the possibilities for the use of systems with an autonomous path planning are presented. This is a mobile robot for automated inspection of material flow systems and an industrial robot, equipped with a new sensor system for bin picking.
