08 September 2006

Open source robotics toolkits

"Building a robot involves skills from many disciplines, including embedded firmware and hardware design, sensor selection, controls systems design, and mechanical design. But simulation environments can provide a virtual arena for testing, measuring, and visualizing robotics algorithms without the high cost (and time) of development. This article introduces you to some of the open source robotics toolkits for Linux®, demonstrates their capabilities, and helps you decide which is best for you."

Click on the link below for the full article:

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-robotools/

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