Robot simulation¶

What is a simulated robot¶

A simulated robot is a robot which has no existence in the real life. It allows you to test your code before running it on a real robot.

There are several ways to get to a simulated robot:

In Choregraphe, a simulated NAOqi is included.

This robot is launched at Choregraphe startup and stopped at Choregraphe closure. This robot has the same abilities of a real one but:
- It is not subjected to the gravity and its torso is always considered as in a straight position (exactly as it is displayed in the 3D view). So it cannot fall and cannot be lied down.
- Its joints are always considered as stiffened and the stiffness can never be set off.
- It has no audition functions (speech recognition, recording, etc).
- It has no audio player functions.
- It has no LED.
- You cannot directly interact with it (tactile touch, bumper, etc) but moving a joint in the 3D view.
Using the NAOqi binary: /[path-to-installed-Choregraphe]/bin/naoqi-bin.

This robot has the same abilities as the previous one but is totally independent of Choregraphe. So it can be connected from any other application as a real robot (Monitor for example) and can be launched and exited as you wish independently from Choregraphe.
Using NAOsim.

NAOsim offers a robot simulation in a customizable virtual world. For further details about the abilities of this simulated robot see NAOsim section.