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C plus plus developers, robot enthusiasts, none
Programming to the Sony Aibo: An Introduction to Open-R and R-Code is the only and complete guide to creating behaviors in your robots using the Sony open standard framework for entertainment robotics. After reading this book you will literally be able to make your program roll over and beg no matter what your level of programming ability. This book is the first to explore a new platform for „entertainment robotics“ from Sony. It explains how to program and script for this architecture while exploring compelling and exciting content for this new type of robotic user interface. It allows the reader to extend their Aibo in new and innovative ways, providing a compelling platform for all robotic applications. TOC: Foreword.- Part I: Introduction; Introduction and History of OPEN-R.- Part II: Learning R-CODE; R-CODE basics and syntax; Creating simple robotic programs; Advanced R-CODE and its limitations.- Part III: Introducing the OPEN-R SDK; Downloading and Installation; Introduction to Unix commands.- Part IV: Programming OPEN-R (Section 1: Theory); Objects in OPEN-R; Inter-Object Communication; (Section 2: I/O); Sensors; Actuators; LEDs; Sound Output; (Section 3: Vision); Theory; How-to; (Section 4: Wireless LAN); Theory TCP/IP, socket programming; How-to; Remote Processing.- Part V: Miscellaneous; Appendices; Index.