Java Robot

This Java software permits to control a real robot over a WiFi connection from one or more desktop client. Built in support for Pololu, Phidgets, SparkFun and any RS232 device. You can build and run your own robot by just editing a simple config file

Features

Pololu, Phidget, Sparkfun and any RS232 device supported (Relay Boards, compasses, ...)
Administrative remote console with physical sliders available* (*Phidget Board required)
Robot controlled over WiFi or any Ethernet based network like Internet
Robot simulator. Visual frames for any device component so to virtually configure and test your robot
No Java programming skills required to run your robot. Just edit a very simple configuration file
Webcam streaming supported. Just put a webcam on the robot and view from the remote client
Automatic and transparent broken connection detection. If you lose connection with the robot, it automatically stop while the client transparently tries reconnecting
Accelerometer supported and available a preconfigured
Add to the robot any sensor. Light, temperature, voltage, ampere, and more.
Vocal synthesizer available both on the robot and on the client terminal
Relay Board supported and automatically used to switch off servos powers when unused
Graphical administrative client and physical console in mixer style. No limit to the number of client connections.
Both push/pull/synchronous/asynchronous technologies used for data transmission based on pure Java RMI protocol
Servos widely configurable: reset position, min, max and speed. Merge more servos movements into a unique action. Continuous rotation is supported along with precise alignment based on Phidget encoders
Odometric measurment available. Estimate distance and heading based on high precision Phidget encoder
PID with electric brake, the PID constants can be changed at runtime from remote admin client