NAOqi Core

Core modules

NAOqi comes with a list of core modules that are always available.

Every module comes with a list of default methods.

You can read the API that is shared by every module in the ALModule API section.

Vision and perception modules also inherit methods from Extractors.

A few general purpose modules are also available by default.

Use ...	To ...
ALBehaviorManager	Start and stop behaviors
ALConnectionManager	Manage connection to a network and its configuration
ALDiagnosis	Get actual state of the last active or passive diagnostic performed
ALExpressionWatcher	Combine memory events into expression to generate more complexe events
ALKnowledge	Manage a persistent set of triples(ontology)
ALMemory	Get and insert data for every other module to use
ALModule	Create your own modules
ALNotificationManager	Manage notifications
ALPreferenceManager	Read and save robot settings
ALResourceManager	Handle resources
ALSystem	Manage the robot system
ALUserInfo	Manage persistent data about the users
ALUserSession	Manages the state of active users, and the bindings to their data
ALWorldRepresentation	Store long term data about detected objects in a spatially structured database
PackageManager	Manage packages: installation, uninstallation
ServiceManager	Manage services: start, stop, state

Deprecated modules
ALLauncher	Loads dynamic libraries inside NAOqi process and runs executables
ALLogger	Logs information on the robot from a remote machine
ALPreferences	Read and save settings from configuration files
ALStore	Retrieve applications from the NAO Apps Store or the Pepper apps Store
ALTabletService	Load web application, play videos, and manage the tablet itself