Lockheed Martin Exploring Program
June 16, 2004

Robot Simulation

We have a Java Applet that runs in our web browser that simulates RCX type robots.  You program the bots using a Java program that has statements similar to Interactive C.

I took the stuff from Tim McLaran's web site at  http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~mclarnan/Dad/Robots/index.html.  Read through his pages to see what it is all about.

Here are two local versions:

• with bots on the table
• with no bots on the table

Create a folder with your last name on the C drive.  Copy all the files from post1010$/RobotsSimulation into your local folder.  Try running RobotsApplet.htm from the local folder in your web browser.  Find BobBot.java and bring it up under a text editor.  Change the program around to do something else.  Compile it with javac (javac BobBot.java).  Close your browser and rerun RobotsApplet.htm again to notice the new behavior.

Updated: June 16, 2004