In today's manufacturing system, disruptions such as tool wear, machine breakdowns, and robotic system malfunctions significantly affect productivity and product cost. These disruptions generally lead to disruptions in the operation of manufacturing systems, including conventional manufacturing systems. These unanticipated disruptions in manufacturing systems are typically related to recovery time and inability to recover. These can be classified according to internal and external disturbances. Examples of internal disturbances are the control system, equipment, handling and labor; while for external disruptions, it is ordering process, inventory and suppliers [1,2]. Due to these disruptions, manufacturing companies have come up with the idea of ​​adapting their manufacturing systems in an “autonomous” way. The manufacturing system must have the capacity to respond quickly to disruptions and recover autonomously. This would keep the operations of the manufacturing system running and avoid its complete shutdown. Autonomy, in addition to reconfiguration, is the criterion for intelligently and effectively adapting to disruptions[1,2]. This new trend of applying autonomous behavior in manufacturing system development is called autonomous manufacturing system (AMS) [2]. This review article focuses on autonomous concepts for manufacturing processes. After this introduction, the article is structured as follows: section 2 deals with an overview of the principles of autonomy, section 3 presents the state of the art at the levels of a linked manufacturing and assembly system to autonomous manufacturing system, Section 4 briefly summarizes the comparison between Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS), Reconfigurabl...... middle of paper ...... is carried out by an integrated camera and a directly mounted embedded microcontroller on the clamp. The gripper knows the entire assembly task and is therefore completely independent of any central and external control [1].4. Conclusion Developments in manufacturing concepts (i.e., FMS, RMS, and AMS) over the past twenty decades are primarily driven by changing market demands and the corresponding requirements of that particular manufacturing system. Even if complexity increases, manufacturing companies must quickly adapt to these changes to maintain their level of competitiveness [3]. The introduction of AMS provides an important advantage in reducing the complexity of the physical structure and information system. However, each concept is designed based on market trends and requirements. The differences between them can be summarized in Table 1 below.