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At \"Automated Innovations Inc.\", three distinct robotic systems—Alpha, Beta, and Gamma—manufacture custom widgets. Alpha uses a proprietary scripting language, Beta employs a PLC-based control system, and Gamma relies on a ROS (Robot Operating System) framework. These systems need to collaborate on a new widget design, where Alpha performs initial shaping, Beta handles precision drilling, and Gamma conducts final assembly and quality control. The company seeks to integrate these systems efficiently, allowing them to understand and execute a shared process without extensive modifications to their existing codebases. Considering the heterogeneity of these systems and the need for a standardized approach to process specification, which of the following strategies would best facilitate interoperability and seamless collaboration among Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, minimizing system-specific dependencies and promoting maintainability in the long run?
Implementing a Process Specification Language (PSL)-based framework, enabling each system to translate the PSL specification into its native format, thus ensuring a common understanding of the manufacturing process and minimizing direct inter-system dependencies.
Developing a custom communication protocol that directly translates commands and data between Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, requiring extensive modifications to each system's control software and creating tight inter-system dependencies.
Replacing the existing control systems of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma with a single, unified platform based on a common programming language, ensuring compatibility but incurring significant upfront costs and disruption to ongoing operations.
Relying on manual coordination and intervention to synchronize the actions of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, minimizing automation but avoiding the need for complex system integration and software development efforts.

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