Document Type
Article
Publication Title
AI Magazine
Version
Author's Final Manuscript
Volume
27
Publication Date
Spring 2009
Abstract
This article introduces Pyro, an open-source Python robotics toolkit for exploring topics in AI and robotics. We present key abstractions that al- low Pyro controllers to run unchanged on a variety of real and simulated robots. We demonstrate Py- ro’s use in a set of curricular modules. We then de- scribe how Pyro can provide a smooth transition for the student from symbolic agents to real-world robots, which significantly reduces the cost of learning to use robots. Finally we show how Pyro has been successfully integrated into existing AI and robotics courses.
Publisher's Statement
Copyright © 2006, American Association for Artificial Intelligence. The final version is published here: http://www.aaai.org/ojs/index.php/aimagazine/article/viewFile/1862/1760
Citation
Blank, D.S., Kumar, D., Meeden, L., and Yanco, H. (2005) The Pyro toolkit for AI and robotics. AI Magzine 27.1: 39-50.