The claim that the architecture of the Festo Bionic Handling Assistant reduces fragmentation in robotic vision systems is, with all due respect to its author, a hypothesis that deserves more measured analysis.
It is prudent to consider that the technical complexity of vision systems is often intrinsic to multiple sensors and sophisticated algorithms required for effective interaction with the environment, rather than solely to the mechanical design of the arm.
For example, a quality control system for automotive parts analyzing color, texture, and geometry will have its fragmentation more influenced by software integration and communication protocols between its various vision modules than by a modification of the robotic arm itself.