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Service Robotics within the Digital Home

Part of the book series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering ((ISCA,volume 53))

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The complexity involved in the development of a project with several robots in a changing and unstructured environment often requires the use of many and various development tools. Not only complexity but also economic issues force the use of simulation tools to reduce costs. This chapter highlights some of the most relevant tools for robotic software development. These tools are mainly designed for the field of mobile robotics but some of them could be used for other kinds of robots. Some simulation tools belong to a specific robotic platform but the most powerful tools span multiple robotic platforms. The knowledge of the existence of these tools and their characteristics can make a big difference to the development time of a project.

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  1. Infobotica Research Group, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

    Pablo Gómez del Torno & Omar Álvarez Fres

  2. Fundación Cartif, Valladolid, Spain

    Samuel Marcos Pablos

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del Torno, P.G., Fres, O.Á., Pablos, S.M. (2011). Robotic Development. In: Service Robotics within the Digital Home. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 53. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1491-5_2

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