Building Languages for Self Rebuilding Robots

Explore the fascinating world of self-rebuilding robots in this conference talk from GOTO Copenhagen 2015. Delve into the development of domain-specific languages for programming resilient and adaptable robotic systems. Learn about the ATRON robot building kit and its potential applications on Mars. Discover various approaches to robotics programming, including object-oriented models, role-based designs, and distributed programs. Examine the challenges of creating robust, efficient, and reversible robot programs. Investigate the applications of these concepts in industrial robots, agricultural machines, and unmanned aerial systems. Gain insights into the future of lightweight, energy-efficient robots and their potential impact on various industries.

Introduction
A: The robot building kit *
Robot building kit?
Resilient & Adaptable
Programmable matter
This talk: ATRON robot programming before taking it to Mars
Robotics programming
Domain-specific languages
First language prototype: Everything's an object?
#2: Roles for shapes, functions for functionality?
Roles for functionality!
#4: The insight: One program distributed across the robot
#4 details: Properties [1/2], Robustness and efficiency
#4 details: Properties 2/2 Program reversibility
Industrial robots
DSL for Reversible Assembly Sequences
Agricultural robots
Unmanned Aerial Systems i.e., flying robots aka drones
Lightweight energy efficient robots