• DocumentCode
    3044
  • Title

    All the Robots Merely Players: History of Player and Stage Software

  • Author

    Biggs, Geoffrey ; Rusu, R.B. ; Collett, T. ; Gerkey, Brian ; Vaughan, Rodney

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba, Japan
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    90
  • Abstract
    When robot researchers talk about robot middle ware, inevitably Player will enter the discussion. This piece of software and its related tools have become one of the most popular software tools in robotics research. Its range of hardware support and the flexibility it offers users, as well as its ease of use and shallow learning curve, have ensured its success.
  • Keywords
    learning (artificial intelligence); middleware; mobile robots; software tools; Player robot middleware; hardware support; learning curve; robotics research; software tools; stage software; Computer architecture; Message systems; Middleware; Protocols; Robots; Software development;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MRA.2012.2201593
  • Filename
    6544562