Newton Research Labs developed Interactive C as a compiling environment for robots using the Motorola 6811 processor.

The MIT LEGO Robot Design Contest (6.270) was the original purpose for the software.

The programming environment's newest version is IC Version 8.0.2, which supports these operating systems: The screenshot to the right shows Interactive C running on a Windows operating system.

The program features an Interaction Window where one-line C commands can be sent to the connected controller as well as an editing window, here titled main.c, where a program file is being edited and can be sent to the attached controller.

[1] KISS Institute for Practical Robotics developed a third-party alternative to the Newton Labs version of Interactive C for their Botball Educational Robotics Program.