V-REP, Gazebo or ARGoS? A robot simulators comparison
Tutorials
Robots
Multi-agent systems
C++
AI
Date: 17/01/2018 :: 19 comments
Let’s have a look at three commonly used open-source simulators for robotics: V-REP, Gazebo and ARGoS, to find out which one suits your project the best.
How to compile code for e-puck robots on your computer
Tutorials
Robots
Multi-agent systems
C++
Date: 31/03/2017 :: 3 comments
Compiling code natively on e-puck robots or cross-compiling on your computer can be very tedious. Luckily, there is a third option: compiling code on a virtualised robot system on your computer, then sending the program onto the robot.
Getting Started with Creeper
Tutorials
Multi-agent systems
Libraries
Java
Games
AI
Date: 27/05/2013 :: 0 comments
This tutorial helps you to create your own Java project with Creeper. As an alternative solution, you could simply download Creeper with the Demo project and rewrite class and package names within net.lenkaspace.creeper.demo to suit your own needs.
Developing in NXC using XCode
Lego Mindstorms
Tutorials
Date: 02/01/2012 :: 27 comments
After comparing a number of options, I chose NXC as a pretty good alternative to Robot-C. It supports a lot of things like sensor and motor management, playing of sounds, basic 2D and 3D graphics, etc. Most importantly, you can compile your programs from the command line or from XCode. This tutorial assumes knowledge of XCode 4 and of C. The NXC programming guide is a good reference.
Setting up NXC Development on a Mac
Lego Mindstorms
Tutorials
Date: 01/01/2012 :: 6 comments
This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide for setting up your Mac or Linux machine and your NXT brick for development with NXC. We will use the enhanced NXC firmware in order to enable extended functions for development.
Basic Matrix Operations in MATLAB
Tutorials
Matlab
Date: 13/11/2011 :: 2 comments
Here I provide a quick look up of commonly used matrix functions in MATLAB. All of these are compatible with Octave as well.