[comp.lang.forth] robot control

ETCHIN@INDSVAX1.BITNET (01/15/90)

Hi! There! I'm planning to use the forth language to control a tiny robot.
 If anyone of you have the experiences about that. Could you tell me some
advices? Thanks in advance!!!
    Live long!!! Prosper!!!
           Sincerely
                        Barry

FANT@BGSUOPIE.BITNET (01/15/90)

        ANTIC magazine did a series on robot control via FORTH a few years ago.
It was specific to the Atari and utilized jumps to assembler but the principle
is of some interest, I suspect.  If you are interested, BITNET me and I'll
try to dig out the reference.
                        Good Luck,
                        Andrew Fant
                        FANT@BGSUOPIE
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wmb@SUN.COM (01/15/90)

>  I'm planning to use the forth language to control a tiny robot.
> If anyone of you have the experiences about that. Could you tell me some
> advices?

My officemate Mike Saari (saari@eng.sun.com) has been programming
robots in Forth for some time.  He used to work at Androbot before
it folded.  Recently, he won first prize at some robot race competition,
using his (Androbotic) Topo robot with ultrasonic sensors and Forth
navigation software.

He is currently building a new robot with some people from the (I think)
home brew robotics club.  It will be controlled with 68HC11 chips
programmed in Forth.

Mitch