How are robots programmed?

Robot programming involves writing computer programs that enable a robot to perceive its environment, make plans and decisions, and execute tasks. For example, programming a ground robot to navigate autonomously inside a building requires sensing and perception, localization and mapping, path planning and path following, actuator controls, and other tasks.

Robot programming generally involves:

1.Enabling the robot to perceive the environment by using computer vision and deep learning algorithms for object detection, classification and tracking, and motion estimation.
2.Enabling robot autonomy through algorithms for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), collision avoidance, and motion planning.
3.Controlling the robot’s behavior by designing control systems such as model predictive control, computed torque control, and path following.
4.Communicating and interfacing with sensors and actuators connected with different embedded platforms, such as CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and microcontrollers.