▁drive ▁assembly , ▁which ▁enables ▁the ▁system ▁to ▁ro am ▁freely . ▁The ▁robot ▁is ▁controlled ▁by ▁an ▁industry - standard ▁PC ▁system , ▁which ▁is ▁powerful ▁enough ▁to ▁plan ▁routes ▁for ▁fully ▁autonom ous ▁driving . ▁Via ▁a ▁W L AN - Link , ▁Rob ot ino ▁can ▁send ▁all ▁sensor ▁read ings ▁to ▁an ▁external ▁PC . ▁In ▁the ▁other ▁direction , ▁control ▁commands ▁can ▁be ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁external ▁PC . ▁This ▁way , ▁control ▁programs ▁can ▁run ▁on ▁the ▁external ▁PC ▁or ▁on ▁Rob ot ino ▁directly . ▁M ixed ▁mode ▁or ▁shared ▁control ▁are ▁also ▁possible . ▁▁ ▁For ▁users ▁with ▁little ▁prior ▁robot ics ▁knowledge , ▁Rob ot ino ▁can ▁be ▁readily ▁program med ▁in ▁its ▁“ native ” ▁programming ▁environment ▁Rob ot ino View ▁II . ▁More ▁experienced ▁program mers ▁may ▁find ▁it ▁useful ▁that ▁the ▁robot ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁program med ▁in ▁C , ▁C ++, ▁Java , ▁. NET , ▁Mat lab , ▁Sim ul ink , ▁Lab view ▁and ▁Microsoft ▁Rob ot ics ▁Develop er ▁Studio . ▁ ▁Hard ware ▁The ▁om n id irection al ▁drive ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁M ec an um ▁whe els , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁individually ▁cont roll able . ▁These ▁whe els ▁are ▁arranged ▁at ▁angles ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 ° . ▁Rob ot ino ▁has ▁a ▁b um per ▁sensor ▁around ▁its ▁circum ference , ▁inf ra red ▁distance ▁sens ors , ▁a ▁color ▁camera ▁with ▁V GA ▁resolution , ▁optical ▁wheel ▁enc od