Why are C, C++, and LISP so prevalent in embedded devices and robots?

Question

It seems that the software language skills most sought for embedded devices and robots are C, C++, and LISP. Why haven\'t more recent languages made inroads into these applicat

Answer 1

• Embedded system needs a bare minimum OS and simple (not always) Application, since most OS-es are "C" its a natural choice

• Scarcity of Processing/Memory resource force optimization from very low-level. C (edge over C++) has a great scope of Optimization