Portable C++ libraries for advanced machine and robot control. Because of its applicability to industrial applications, the realtime Orocos framework has grown into the machine control field and outgrown its robotics roots. The modularity of Orocos packages reflects this versatility. The Flanders Mechatronics Technology Centre sponsored the development from 2005 until 2009 of the realtime Orocos framework and facilitates the integration of Orocos in industrial machines of machinetool builders.