Robot Programming Simulator
When it comes to programming actual robots, things get very expensive, very quickly.
“Robots are unforgiving,” says
Dr. Jeffrey McGough, professor of
mathematics and computer science at
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. “And maintenance of robots is painful.”
Students learning to program autonomous robots often spend more time repairing them after they are damaged as a result of coding mistakes than they do learning to actually program. An incorrectly programmed robot might drive off a table top or crash into a wall, requiring hours of hands-on repair work,
McGough says.
McGough began looking for curriculum and/or software to teach his students robot programming seven years ago. He quickly realized there was little available. He experimented with a Roomba Robot Vacuum, but the maintenance costs quickly added up.
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