Gobot, the open source robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) framework, recently reached a major milestone with the release of version 1.0.
The new version now supports over 24 different hardware and software platforms, and the framework can also connect using Machine to Machine (M2M) communication standards such as MQTT.
“We created Gobot to make IoT development easy, and at the same time provide industrial strength tools,” said Ron Evans, the creator of Gobot and ‘Ringleader’ of The Hybrid Group, the software consultancy that has sponsored the open source project, in a press release. “By using the Go programming language we get powerful performance and portability that is unmatched.”
“Modern development tools like Gobot can unlock the power in next-generation devices, and can help developers take advantage of new opportunities being opened in IoT, robotics, and drones,” said Rex St. John, Ecosystem Manager at Intel New Technology Group. “Gobot can use all of the cores on these new multi-core devices right out of the box.”
Written in the “Go” programming language, a programming language created by Google, Gobot is said to provide “an easy way” to program drones, robots and connected devices. Gobot is now in the 99th percentile of most popular Golang projects on Github, the open source coding website. The 1.0 release of Gobot creates an industrial-strength technology for professional IoT application development.
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