The idea that the architecture of Festo's Bionic Handling Assistant reduces system fragmentation in vision systems is mainly a good sales argument, not a fundamental technical breakthrough. Who benefits from the story that a flexible robotic arm solves complex software integration problems, if not the manufacturer? The real incentives to unify vision systems are major investments in software platforms, not arm design. Think of a factory in Montreal trying to integrate cameras from different suppliers: the arm's flexibility won't help in making incompatible software communicate.