Middleware used in complex robot control software systems
Robotics middleware is middleware to be used in complex robot control software systems.
- "...robotic middleware is designed to manage the complexity and heterogeneity of the hardware and applications, promote the integration of new technologies, simplify software design, hide the complexity of low-level communication and the sensor heterogeneity of the sensors, improve software quality, reuse robotic software infrastructure across multiple research efforts, and to reduce production costs."[1]
It can be described as "software glue" to make it easier for robot builders focus on their specific problem area.[2]