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Although robots and other automation-related technologies have made tremendous improvements in recent years, there are still many cases where a fully automated system is impractical. Reasons for this impracticability are widely varied but include: a production rate that will not support an adequate business case for a costly, fully automated system, the risk of an error is too great to bear, or part variability from ship-to-ship requires significant real-time decision making that can be challenging for a robot. Three-dimensional, optically projected work instructions can offer a practical solution that provides a significant benefit to the aircraft manufacturer at a price that is approximately 10% of the cost of a fully automated system. In many applications, the semi-automated solution will result in a production rate that is equal to the fully automated system.