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DobotAPI

DobotAPI is a Python library for controlling the Dobot Magician.

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Please, read the following bellow before using this library.

Benefits

  • Easy to use - DobotAPI is designed to be easy to use. It is written in Python and uses a set of simple functions to control the robot.
  • Cross-platform - DobotAPI works on Linux, Windows.
  • Included TUI - DobotAPI comes with a TUI (Terminal User Interface) that allows you to control the robot from the terminal.

Disadvantages

  • No GUI - DobotAPI does not come with a GUI (Graphical User Interface). If you want to control the robot from a GUI, you will have to write your own.
  • Dobot official documentation - is kinda crap, its hard to read and understand. DobotAPI tries to make it easier to understand.
  • For the time being, it lacs a lot of features - It's a young project, and it's still in development. It's missing a lot of features, and it's not very well tested. If you want to help, you can contribute to the project.