openrobot - A Simple Compile-To-C Language For NXT Programming

openrobot is a simple platform for programming NXT robots built atop of NeXT Btye Codes (NBC). At it's core, openrobot takes simple source code as input and generates C output. This C output is then fed into the nbc compiler where NXT instructions can be generated.

##The Language

openrobot has a language of its own that is heavily based off Python. Here is some sample source code:

# This is a test program to be parsed

speed = 4

def move():
  speed = speed + 1
  print speed

def main():
  move()

##How To Use

Setting up openrobot is quite easy. Make sure you have Python 2.7.

git clone https://github.com/shrimpboyho/openrobot.git
cd openrobot

From here you can run the tests.

python robotpy tests/test.py

##Why?

openrobot was created with education in mind. By exposing students and hobbyists to a simple programming language, the transition from GUI based programming to text based programming can be easily done. openrobot avoids archaic syntax and represents logic in a manner heavily based off of python.