V: A bird´s eye view of a visual language for robot simulation

Robots are an integral part of today´s industrial scenario. As a result, simulation has evolved as a major tool in the programming and the design of robots. Simulation in this sense includes actually having a computer draw conclusions about the workings of a system. These conclusions are derived from the knowledge already possessed about the system in question. It is, in effect, a knowledge based process that utilizes the information stored about a particular system in the database to predict its response to the various situations. Robot software is the collection of computer programs and related information that is developed, marketed, manufactured and sustained for industrial robots. Consequently, the software for industrial robots is best seen from three points of view: operation; application; and manufacturing.