Simbad robot simulator is an
open-source
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cross-platform
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software simulator used to develop robotics and artificial intelligence applications. The Simbad project started in 2005, initially developed by Dr. Louis Hugues and is widely used for educational purposes. Simbad is distributed under the
GNU General Public License
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. It is written in
Java language and enables users to develop robot controllers in a simulated 3D environment.
Robots, mazes, and subsumption architecture with Simbad
IBM
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