Publish at September 22 2008 Updated December 23 2024
RobotProg is a fun, free educational program that teaches the basic concepts of programming and robotics. You program a virtual robot using a flowchart: draw the flowchart, run it and watch the robot execute the program. It walks, it counts, it draws, it plays ball...
By following the RobotProg Tutorial, you'll be able to progress step by step in learning the basics of programming. You can either download the tutorial for viewing on your computer, or view it online.
The software website also offers RobotProg Example Programs for download:
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