We introduce a novel paradigm for robot programming with which we aim to make robot programming more accessible for unexperienced users. In order to do so we incorporate two major components in one single framework: autonomous skill acquisition by robotic playing and visual programming. Simple robot program skeletons solving a task for one specific situation, so-called basic behaviours, are pro...

Existing novice robot programming systems are complex, which ironically makes them unsuitable for novices. We have analysed 19 reports of robot projects to inform development of an ontology of critical concepts that end user robot programming environments must include. This is a first step to simpler end user robot programming systems.

ion as opposed to manipulator level programming where the robot program is in terms of robot states [Lozano-Peréz, 1983]. 2.6.2. Operational Software A robot programming language is the top most layer of the robotic software. The layer of software that actually translates the robot programming language constructs into actuator commands is called the operational software

One of the main barriers to automating a particular task with a robot is the amount of time needed to program the robot. In this paper the decrease in programming time is accomplished by combining off-line and on-line programming techniques .The method consists in using a programming platform that allows us to expediently compose robot programs. On the programming platform there is carried out ...

This paper presents the development of a software application for Off-line robot task programming and simulation. Such application is designed to assist in robot task planning and to direct manipulator motion on sensor based programmed motion. The concept of the designed programming application is to use the power of the knowledge base for task accumulation. In support of the programming means,...

One of the main barriers to automating a particular task with a robot is the amount of time needed to program the robot. Decreasing the programming time would facilitate automation in domains previously off limits. In this paper, we present a novel method for leveraging the previous work of a user to decrease future programming time: predictive robot programming. The decrease in programming tim...

Today's industries that use robots need solutions, which enable them to program, control and supervise their robots more efficiently. Many solutions introduce robot-programming environments. These environments facilitate the robot programming. These facilities are the results of applications and infrastructures that exchange the programming data between robots’ processors and robot programming ...