Programming Model Based on Concurrent Objects for the AIBO Robot

Abstract

This paper presents the object-oriented programing envir- onment for the AIBO robot, focusing in its concurrency model. Con- currency problems arise when programming a robot due to the various sensors and actuators that the programmers must manage. As this man- agement has some aspects of real time and communication, involves some coplexity. In order to deal with this complexity Sony has developed a framework for programming the AIBO Robot. The description of this API called OPEN-R is presented. Also we will discuss how the under- lying operating system, APERTOS, hides almost all the complexity of implement applications compounded of concurrent objects intercommu- nicated