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Robot Languages

Lund Institute of Technology, Department of Computer Science, SDE Research

Görel Hedin, Klas Nilsson
Previous members: Elizabeth Bjarnason
Industrial partner: ABB


We are interested in domain-specific languages aimed at robot programming, the programming of robots at different levels, and the integration of on-line and off-line programming. We have implemented the robot language RAPID and experimented with new language constructs to better support various robot programming problems. As a language implementation tool we have used the APPLAB system. The largest case study so far is the implementation of RAPID to control an ABB Irb-6 industrial robot.

Related projects:

  • The APPLAB System
  • Experimental lab for industrial robots

    • Publications

    E. Bjarnason, G. Hedin, K. Nilsson
    Interactive Language Development for Embedded Systems
    In Nordic Journal of Computing 6(1999), 36-55.
    [Abstract (html)]
    Overview article. An earlier version of this paper was published at NWPER'98 under the title "APPLAB - An Application Language Laboratory". [Abstract etc. (html)]

    E. Bjarnason
    Interactive Tool Support for Domain-Specific Languages
    Licentiate Thesis. Dept. of Computer Science, LU-CS-TR:97-192, 112 pages. Dept. of Computer Science, Lund University, December 1997.
    Describes APPLAB and the robot case study

    M. Nyberg
    Integrated Robot Programming
    Master's thesis. LUNDFD6/NFCS-5098/1--25/1997. Dept. of Computer Science, Lund University, Sweden. December 1997.
    About using APPLAB to translate between two different robot languages.

    Last modified: August 19, 1999