User Tools
Getting Started Guide
This page describes how to get started with the SmartSoft World. SmartSoft is an umbrella term for structures, tooling, infrastructure, and software components to build robotics systems. How you get started and what to install depends on your particular role and needs.
Who are you? What do you want to do?
I am just looking around
To orientate yourself and get an overview, have a look at the following resources:
- browse the tutorials
- see our videos for our latest demonstrations
- see our models, components, systems, and more and also our GitHub Repository
- see Eclipse SmartMDSD for the SmartMDSD Toolchain
- why SmartSoft? Benefits and User Study
- read more about the SmartSoft World
The easiest way: Virtual Machine Download
Get started with the SmartSoft World and the SmartMDSD Toolchain in a virtual machine and be guided through the first steps. Everything is ready-to-go for the beginner (software components, systems, simulators, and more) and it even comes with everything for the advanced user (develop your own components, compose components to applications, deploy and run them):
- Get in touch with the RobMoSys community.
Full Fledged Users: I want it all
You can also use the virtual machine. However, in order to access the full power of your computer during your development and when running simulations, we strongly recommend to install the SmartMDSD Toolchain directly onto your computer without the indirection of a virtual machine.
- Robot specific entry points:
- TIAGo Base
- (Pioneer) P3DX Base
- Segway RMP 50 Base
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- e.g. Webots and Gazebo
Experts and Contributors: Concepts, internals, and foundations
- Browse the Technical Reports and the Publications, Talks/Slides, Student Work, etc.
- Read the User Study for experiences with and opinions about SmartSoft and the SmartMDSD Toolchain.
- Learn about robotic behavior
- Learn more about the big picture of modeling and composition of robotics software: RobMoSys Wiki