# Simulating robots and robot programming

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**Created:** [November 12, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulating-robots-and-robot-programming/737371 "2015-11-12T14:26:34Z")\
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The Fischer Teknik robots I’ve used for several years for the high school class on technology I teach have a major drawback, the software only exists in Windows versions. With at least half of any class I teach having Macs, and not having the budget for replacing the robots just now I’m looking at simulators such as [RobotBasic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Gt3IgdcMc&feature=share&list=UUixBQVQIGJ8ja-pLLm3NSjg).

Anyone have experience with this and/or know if there are other/better options for teaching basic interaction between a “robot” and its environment?