Are there any examples or doc for graphics package in Calysto?

[pitosalas]

Hi again: first, if you don't like to get this kind of question here, please let me know and apologies.

I'm looking at Jyro and in turn looked at Calysto graphics. It looks like a useful package. Is there any doc or examples anywhere? Thanks!

[dsblank]

@pitosalas No problem, fine place for questions like this!

I used Calysto Graphics in some classes, and we have some materials on using Jyro in classes and in other materials. Let me see if I can quickly find some of those...

[dsblank]

Here are some:

• https://jyro.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Visual%20Simulator.html
• https://www.cs.swarthmore.edu/~meeden/cs81/f17/labs/Lab1.html
• https://www.cs.swarthmore.edu/~meeden/s3p/summer18/labs/lab05.php

[dsblank]

Calyso graphics, less info available:

• https://jupyter.brynmawr.edu/services/public/dblank/Experiments/Calysto%20Turtle%20Graphics.ipynb

[pitosalas]

Thanks. And I assume that Jyro is derived from Pyro, right? Background: I’m teaching Robotics at Brandeis University. I am working on something analogous, kind of related to Robots as a service. The goal is for a non roboticist to use a robot in their research or art. Meaning that there’s either a real robot or a simulations on one side and then over the network there is a python or other language library that is easy for a non-roboticist to use. I came across Pyro and was digging around for the source code and examples, and learned from Lisa Meeden that Pyro was deprecated (my word not hers) and Jyro was now a better choice. Pito Salas Brandeis Computer Science Volen 134

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[dsblank]

@pitosalas Sounds like a cool project!

Yeah, pyro has suffered some serious bit rot over the years, but there are some people still using it (and there are probably other projects that have come along to supplant it).

We are using Jyro in our own research, but we haven't put in much more effort to use it for our specific needs. Our main goals were to be able to do our research with robots that have range sensors, and cameras, and be able to play nice in notebooks (for demos, testing, student actives, etc). Some things it currently can't do: downward-facing camera/sensor to follow lines; see other robots.

If you would like to build on Jyro (here or a fork) please feel welcome. We'd be glad to help in whatever ways we can.

[dsblank]

BTW, Jordan Pollack was very influential in my studies, philosophy, and research back at Indiana (when he was also in the midwest). Ask him about "ConnectFest" :)