If a robot arm planning a sequence of movements encounters a joint angle limit during trajectory generation, which consequence follows when using a backtracking algorithm?

💡 Explanation

Backtracking revisits previous decisions because a constraint violation indicates a dead end in the current path. The algorithm modifies earlier joint angles, rather than halting or ignoring constraints; therefore, it finds a valid path by exploring alternative solutions.

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