1. A robot control system, comprising: a robot; a first control means connected to said robot and executing a control program, said robot being operated in accordance with control system parameters specified in said control program; means for monitoring actual performance data of said robot during the operation of said robot; and a second control means connected to said first control means and to said means for monitoring, said second control means being responsive to said actual performance data for applying optimization routines to modify said control system parameters in said control program in real-time.