MRT: Robotics Off-the-Shelf with the Modular Robotic Toolkit

Since robotic applications are becoming more and more sophisticated, the design, development, and maintenance of the related software may benefit from a modular approach both in terms of flexibility and reusability. By decomposing a complex system into several simpler functional modules, it is possible to separate responsibilities and parallelize efforts. Many robotic systems, even operating in really different application domains, share several functionalities. The use of a modular approach allows to reuse the same functional units in different applications, thus reducing the development time and increasing the software reliability.

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