[PD] Pure Data and Robotics

[CK]

I read:
> What is Pure Data's potential for use Robotics 

runs on small embedded devices 
free access to source makes it easy to extend according to your needs
free access to source makes it easy to cut out all the stuff you don't need
runs on various operating systems
is easy enough to program, the development process is well suited for
gradual improvements/adjustments

> and have people done anything
> robot-like with it in the past.

I guess quite a few people have done things like that. Personally have never
used it for an autonomous robot one of my favorites is maybe iem's 
klavierautomat:
http://puredata.info/community/projects/convention04/chronik/saturday/photo_album.2004-10-04.3914564864/photoalbum_photo_view?b_start=0

> I've used the HID external to allow the input of hardware signals into PD,
> but is there even any way of getting a non audio/video signal out of it?

comport
lp
dmx
...

many more can be [ab]used, and in a typical embedded system you would
probably write your own extern to interface with the specific hardware
anyway.

regards,

x

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