Which is better RIS or RoboLab?
This is a hard question to answer. There is no one right way to go. If there was, we would not have two choices! There are three versions of RIS. 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0. There is little argument that RIS 2.0 is far better than 1.0 and even 1.5. If you have an old copy of RIS, getting an upgrade to 2.0 is highly advised unless you want to consider RoboLab. There are several versions of RoboLab as well. These are 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, and 2.5.4. For owners of 2.5, the patches to make it 2.5.3 are free and available on the web (http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/resources/Service_Pack/default.asp). Version 2.5.4 is not a patch and requires a purchase from Pitsco. The advantages of 2.5.x over 2.0 are the introduction of the automatic wiring feature, support for the USB tower, and support for the new firmware features. Here are comments from users of the forum. Some editing has taken place. I think that RIS 2.0 has a definite advantage over RoboLab due to the simplicity of the
