Libre software role in edutainment robotics market

Abstract

Some of the most succesful products in the market of robots for edutainment have made manufactures realize that software for controlling the robots is one of the key elements of the success. Some of them have also conclude that libre software is the best way to produce, maintain and distribute their software. This paper will summarize the fundamentals of the libre software model and their benefits for the edutainment robot market as well as some examples of companies currently supporting it