Hello Devon, joq
The reasons cited for the turtle reference are;
1. Reference to the first mobile robots made; William Grey Walter's
Elmer and Elsie - Turtle robots
2. LOGO Turtle, probably the simplest GUI based simulations for
navigation. ROS also has a package very similar to the LOGO Turtle and it
is often recommended as a tutorial for newbies.
3. "It's turtles all the way down" - iconic references in various
popular texts, viz. Brief History Of Time
4. Proverbial reference of the turtle and the hare - where hard and
consistent labour wins over street smartness - isn't ROS much like that
So, seems we are stuck with the turtle, least for some time to come ! :-)
Regards,
Arkapravo
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