Software in and out of the robot¶
NAO comes with:
- Embedded Software, running on the motherboard located in the head of the robot, allowing autonomous behaviors.
- Desktop software, running on your computer, allowing creation of new behaviors, and the remote control of the robot.
There are also Tools for programmers, allowing remote control of the robot and the expansion of its capabilities.
Embedded Software¶
OpenNAO is the Operating System of the robot.
It is an embedded GNU/Linux distribution based on Gentoo, specifically developed to fit the robot needs.
- For the basics, see: Upgrading your robot.
- To learn more, see: OpenNAO - NAO OS.
NAOqi is the main software that runs on the robot.
Creating behaviors for the robot means calling modules and methods advertized by NAOqi.
- For practical tips, see: What is NAOqi.
- To learn more, see: NAOqi Framework.
Desktop software¶
Choregraphe is a visual programming language.
It allows you to create animations and behaviors, test them on a simulated robot before trying them with
your real robot, and also monitor and control NAO.
- For a quick description, see Choregraphe overview.
- To learn and use it, see Choregraphe User Guide.
Monitor is dedicated to give you an elementary feedback from your robot and
a simple access to its camera settings.
For further information, see Monitor.
Getting started
To install desktop software, see Choregraphe suite requirements and Choregraphe suite installation.
Tools for programmers¶
Create your own code, using:
- Choregraphe as a visual programming language and/or,
- one of the available SDKs.
Depending on the chosen language, SDKs allows you to:
- create code to enrich Choregraphe box library (Python),
- create a code remotely controlling the robot (all SDKs),
- create new NAOqi modules and upload them on the robot (C++, Python).