Path: utzoo!censor!geac!maccs!innovus!rob
From: rob@innovus.UUCP (Rob Sciuk)
Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Subject: Re: robot control software
Message-ID: <239@innovus.UUCP>
Date: 22 Oct 90 14:23:04 GMT
References: <65275@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
Reply-To: rob@innovus.UUCP (Rob Sciuk)
Organization: Innovus Inc, Hamilton, Ont. Canada
Lines: 24

In article <65275@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> jkonrath@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (jon) writes:
>Ok here's a discussion that may turn to war, but...

	[stuff deleted ... ]

>I'm wondering what people use for interface with robots...I mean not
>the actual a/d stuff, but what languages, what type of communication.
>I think a worthwhile thesis would be a language that is modular enough
>to communicate with any interface you use/design, but doesnt require
>a mastery of C to get a robot to navigate...
>anyways, tell me what you use here, or email some stuff so I can
>get some ideas...

	[ stuff deleted ... ]

	Check out the group comp.lang.forth ... FORTH is a threaded 
	interpreted language much faster than the average BASIC, can
	be embedded, extended and has a proven track record in the
	area of embedded controllers and robotics.  The incremental
	compilation allows a LOAD & GO rather than EDIT, COMPILE, LINK
	DOWN-LOAD TEST EDIT ... cycle which will save eons of development
	time ...  ( yes, I like it ... can you tell? )

rss.