Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing (HIL)
A testing methodology where software is tested against real hardware or high-fidelity hardware simulators, rather than purely in simulation. HIL testing validates that software behaves correctly on target hardware architectures and interfaces.
Why It Matters
In robotics, the gap between simulation and real hardware is significant. HIL testing bridges this gap by running tests on actual hardware platforms (or accurate emulations), catching integration issues that pure simulation misses.
How Roboticks Implements It
Roboticks provides cloud runners on AWS EC2 with ARM, x86, and GPU-accelerated (NVIDIA T4G, A10G) instances for HIL testing. Containerized test packages run on infrastructure matching your target architecture. Self-hosted local runners support testing on your own hardware.