This document announces Robot4 v6, a robotic arm movement application created using the FC-Compiler app. Robot4 solves inverse kinematics problems to calculate the angles needed to move a robotic arm from a starting point to a desired target point. It demonstrates how calculus programming can improve productivity for solving industry problems. Support is requested for developing MC Fortran through MetaCalculus University to further increase engineering productivity and help students find jobs.

1. Announcement
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Robot4 (tm) v 6,
a Robotic Arm Movement Application,
a Calculus-level App created by our FC-Compiler (tm) App
Robot4 (tm) is a Robotic Arm Movement program where the arm is moved from a
given position to a desired position. The program finds the angles necessary
for the desired position. Problem came from NASA. Robot4 is an Inverse Problem
example. It wants to solve how to move from starting point 'A' to target point
'B'. Solutions to Inverse Problems are easy with Calculus programming language.
See file 'Rob4User.fc' for solution code. This is an improved productivity
example do to using Calculus programming.
Download at http://fortranCalculus.info/apps/robot4.html
Industry problems with solutions over the past twenty plus years have been put
into a textbook to show the power of Calculus (level) Problem-Solving. The
textbook as on our website at fortranCalculus.info/textbook/welcome . The
software architect behind Calculus Compilers is Joe Thames (read about Joe on
our About page).
Help improve science and engineering productivity by supporting Joe Thames'
MetaCalculus University Rollout efforts, visit metaCalculus.com/campaigns.html,
in developing MC Fortran. (There has been little if any corporate funding of
Joe's work for many years!) Help future science & engineers get jobs upon
graduation. With MC Fortran, one increases their productivity by a factor of
twenty!