README

This project is a modularized software framework for use with humanoid robot
development and research. The modularized platform separates low level
components that vary from robot to robot from the high level logic that does not
vary across robots. The low level components include processes to communicate
with motors and sensors on the robot, including the camera. The high level
components include the state machines that control how the humanoids move around
and process sensor data. By separating into these levels, we achieve a more
adaptable system that is easily ported to different humanoids.

The project began with the University of Pennsylvania RoboCup code base from
the 2011 RoboCup season and is continuing to evolve into an ever more
generalized and versatile robot software framework.


This is a work of the University of Pennsylvania along with help from:
  * IPRE faculty and students: http://calicoproject.org/Main_Page
  * RoMeLa at Virginia Tech: http://www.romela.org/main/Robotics_and_Mechanisms_Laboratory


Documentation:
  The GitHub Wiki hosts the main source of documentation for this project:
    - https://github.com/UPenn-RoboCup/UPennalizers/wiki 

  Faculty and students at the IPRE project have been adding additional documentation
  on their site:
    - http://calicoproject.org/Luar


Mailing List:
  Anyone using the project is invited to join the mailing list for additional discussion.
    To register visit: http://myro.roboteducation.org/mailman/listinfo/luar-users

  Thank you to IPRE for setting this up.


Copyright:
  All code sources associated with this project are freely available under the
  GPLv3 license.


Contact Information:
  UPenn EMail:      upennalizers@gmail.com
  UPenn Website:    https://fling.seas.upenn.edu/~robocup/wiki/index.php