Hi everyone,
RobotShop will soon be making the announcement that we have partnered with DSP Robotics to create a new “FlowBotics Studio” software package. Do not confuse the current name “Flowbotics” (associated with the arm control software) with what will eventually become the new “FlowBotics Studio”. The current “FlowBotics Studio” will be renamed “ArmControl”. RobotShop / Lynxmotion will have exclusivity on this new software. A few behind the scenes points which will not be in the press release:
- The new “FlowBotics Studio” will include the FULL FlowStone software, as well as additional robot examples similar to the current FlowBotics software.
- The new software will be released alongside the first Lynxmotion SES V1 kit. Since FlowBotics does not currently export code for the Basic microcontroller nor for Arduino. The SES V1 will be controllable either using pre-made sketches (BotBoarduino + SSC-32) or remotely from the computer via FlowBotics Studio (Bluetooth + SSC-32).
- Flowbotics will control robots using Bluetooth, directly to the SSC-32 controller. Control can be wireless PS2 controller -> Computer -> USB Bluetooth -> Serial Bluetooth board -> SSC-32, or other ways you can imagine.
- There will be “leg” and “arm” module examples with the software.
- You will be able to use the new FlowBotics Studio to create stand-alone executables the same way you use FlowStone, though these cannot be made for sale. In order to create an executable for sale, you need to purchase FlowStone at ~$250.
- The projected retail for FlowBotics Studio will be around $40!
- SES V2 may be able to run FlowBotics Studio onboard.
- Users who create stand-alone applications are welcome to submit them for sale via the RobotShop App store.
We welcome your feedback and questions here.