Toolkits Control Motion of Complex Robotics

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Overview

Control and simulation software developed under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts with Johnson Space Center is now providing user-friendly, optimized design and control of innovative robots used for military, agriculture, health care, and industrial applications. Created by Energid Technologies Corporation, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Actin toolkit provides for fluid robot motion, enhancing strength and accuracy while avoiding collisions and joint limits. Actin provides control capabilities for virtually any kind of robot, any joint type or tool type, and for any number of joints, degrees of freedom, and branches. In addition, the software provides powerful simulation capabilities, allowing developers to rapidly devise and test robot designs before the robot is built.