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Originally Posted by Patrickwhite
Has anyone taken a serious look at the Java Emulated Robot Tutorial provided with SunSPOT? If I recall correctly there is a mention of an option specifically for FIRST. |
I have seen this mentioned several times and while I can't deny that it does emulate robotics, it doesn't apparently specifically emulate the experience of programming the cRIO.
There are many packages out there that can simulate or emulate robotics within a virtual environment. Some even capable of some physics and kinematics.
Where the emulator differs with the work of these students is that it doesn't really simulate or emulate the robotics, it emulates the effort of programming the cRIO. Though currently what is available lacks the ability to simulate feedback so it is somewhat limited currently. This limitation is currently being explored because of the limits of real time operations in Java itself on most platforms. For those curious about the limitations of Java and timing please review the various issues of high resolution timers and Java game programming. The issues we have with this emulator are closely if not precisely the same.