try:
            self.RobotData.address_param = parent.get(Config_xml.RobotData.address, "")
            self.RobotData.plugin_param = parent.get(Config_xml.RobotData.manufacturer,"")
            self.RobotData.port_param = int(parent.get(Config_xml.RobotData.state_server_port, 0))

            if self.RobotData.plugin_param == Config_xml.Manufacturers.abb:
                self.RobotData.plugin_param = Config_xml.Manufacturers.abb_plug
            elif self.RobotData.plugin_param == Config_xml.Manufacturers.kuka:
                self.RobotData.plugin_param = Config_xml.Manufacturers.kuka_plug
            elif self.RobotData.plugin_param == Config_xml.Manufacturers.ur:
                self.RobotData.plugin_param = Config_xml.Manufacturers.ur_plug
            elif self.RobotData.plugin_param == Config_xml.Manufacturers.staubli:
                self.RobotData.plugin_param = Config_xml.Manufacturers.staubli_plug
            elif self.RobotData.plugin_param == Config_xml.Manufacturers.omron:
                self.RobotData.plugin_param = Config_xml.Manufacturers.omron_plug
            elif self.RobotData.plugin_param == Config_xml.Manufacturers.fanuc:
                self.RobotData.plugin_param = Config_xml.Manufacturers.fanuc_plug
            elif self.RobotData.plugin_param == Config_xml.Manufacturers.kawasaki:
                self.RobotData.plugin_param = Config_xml.Manufacturers.kawasaki_plug

            self.parsed_robot = 1
            return 1
        except:
            print "ERROR in  parsing robot loader parameters..."
            return 0