Sorry it's so ugly... I'm just throwing a text file up on the blog to help out a fellow roboticist/blogger (see: Keith's Projects)
RT Linux:
Can be used in conjunction with OROCOS to make a powerful, responsive software stack for a linux based robot.
OROCOS
OROCOS (Open RObot COntrol Software): A set of open source C/C++ libraries for programming [linux based] robots... It looks like you can use these for robot vision... and other complex AI.
- RORCOS Official Homepage
- OROCOS mentioned in wikipedia article "Robot software"
URBI
Wikipedia: URBI is a cross-platform software platform used to develop applications for robotics and artificial intelligence. It is based on the URBI Language which is a parallel and event-driven script language with a C++ like syntax.
Phidgets
USB I/O board ; Linux Compatible ; programable in java or C/C++)
http://www.phidgets.com
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