Robot.basic

classmethod Robot.basic(name, joints=None, links=None, materials=None, **kwargs)[source]

Convenience method to create the most basic instance of a robot,

based only on a name.

Parameters

• name (str) – Name of the robot

• joints (compas.robots.Joint, optional)

• links (compas.robots.Link, optional)

• materials (compas.robots.Material, optional)

• **kwargs – Keyword arguments passed to compas.robots.RobotModel and stored as compas.robots.RobotModel.attr. Accessible from Robot.model.attr.

Returns

Robot – Newly created instance of a robot.

Examples

>>> robot = Robot.basic('A robot')
>>> robot.name
'A robot'