Talk:Robot software

Hello
I'd like to discuss the page 'robot software' with someone. I think the page is a tad brief and could do with some major software systems named and described with examples, such as Adept's V+, application oriented software such as from Kuka and Fanuc, my ROBOFORTH, offline and online programming. I don't just want to barge in. All the best, David Robotics1 20:15, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I agree, I'd like to find more to read, because info is too brief and I don't understand which soft I should use to try to create my own robot. David, maybe you can give me an advice, some forum to read on this topic? (sorry for my English) Andrij. --81.90.232.246 07:28, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


 * sorry for the delay - I only just noticed your post here. I didn't have my watchlist set up right. If you're still around my answer is that I have no advice. Robot software tends to be proprietary. Robotics1 15:44, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Real Life Catching Up
The comment on intelligent robotics is a bit too strong imo. Sure - we're a long way off from Data on Star Trek, no argument there. But things are starting to get interesting.

RoboBusiness: Robots that Dream of Being Better http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/05/16/robobusiness-robots-with-imagination/

iRobis Announces Complete Cognitive Software System for Robots http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/20081128/robotics-robots-software-artificial-intelligence.htm

The Age of Thinking, Self-Developing Robots Has Finally Arrived http://mensnewsdaily.com/2008/11/29/the-age-of-thinking-self-developing-robots-has-finally-arrived/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.251.254.172 (talk) 11:04, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Edits by 59.93.121.165
Not enough space for me to explain my reasons for undoing this. The text itself seems reasonable but was in 3 times. The example made no sense and was 3 pages wide. Important stuff about Lego and URBI had been removed. It was a complete mess. Robotics1 (talk) 22:46, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

Rename/rework this entry
"Robot Software" is far too ambiguous, analogous to an entry named "Computer Software". Does it refer to an industrial robot control programming language, or the IDE used to write programs, or the programs themselves? Does it refer to simulation software used to perform offline programming, physical robot reach and motion simulations, cycle time studies, etc? Does it refer to hobbyist programs for controlling homemade robots? Technically, a common washing machine is a robot. Such a simple robot can be 'programmed' with physical switches, relays, and timer-relays, no 'software' at all, just as early automation systems were 'programmed' with physical relays prior to the introduction of microprocessor control in the factory environment. A programmable Lego creation is also a robot, as is a Roomba vacuum cleaner. Industrial robots can be custom-designed, built, and programmed for a specific task, or bought off the shelf from a major industrial robot manufacturer. This page, if kept, should merely be a category title-page or portal that directs the visitor to one of the many possible entries. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.153.223.84 (talk) 16:56, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 * who are you? Please become a registered user. What you say makes sense but where to start?.... Robotics1 (talk) 12:34, 23 December 2010 (UTC)