Forward kinematics

An articulated six DOF robotic arm uses forward kinematics to position the gripper.
The forward kinematics equations define the trajectory of the end-effector of a PUMA robot reaching for parts.

In robot kinematics, forward kinematics refers to the use of the kinematic equations of a robot to compute the position of the end-effector from specified values for the joint parameters.

The kinematics equations of the robot are used in robotics, computer games, and animation. The reverse process, that computes the joint parameters that achieve a specified position of the end-effector, is known as inverse kinematics.

Forward vs Backwards Kinematics
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