Microsoft Robotics Blog
Call for Robotics Projects!
Hi all, My name is Loke, I’m the Sr. Product Manager here at the Robotics team in Microsoft....
Date: 06/29/2012
Microsoft Robotics team will be at the Seattle Mini-Maker Faire!
The Seattle Mini-Maker faire will be at the Seattle Center on June 2nd and 3rd over the weekend. If...
Date: 05/29/2012
Announcing the Winners of the Microsoft Robotics @ Home Competition
The wait is finally over! We announced the winners of the Robotics @ Home competition at Maker Faire...
Date: 05/22/2012
Robotics @ Home Competition Update
The Robotics @ Home competition officially closed on April 30th and we now have the final...
Date: 05/15/2012
Welcome to Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4
Today, we’re delighted to announce the general availability of Microsoft Robotics Developer...
Date: 03/08/2012
Announcing Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta 2
A new release of Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta 2 is now available that is an update to the Beta...
Date: 12/07/2011
Kinect for Robotics
The Kinect sensor is one of the best devices, for its price, to become available for robotics in the...
Date: 11/29/2011
The Motion Tracking Robot Controller
The romote control has come along way from the first remote patent by Nikola Tesla in 1898 and the...
Date: 11/15/2011
Smile for the camera!
It’s estimated that 3.5 trillion photos have been taken since the first pinhole camera. Even...
Date: 10/27/2011
Updated Samples for Professional MRDS textbook
The samples from the book "Professional Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio" have been updated to...
Date: 10/09/2011
Announcing Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta
In my July blog post, we announced the Kinect Services for Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (RDS)...
Date: 09/17/2011
Get the latest info about RDS at Maker Faire New York
If you are in New York on the weekend of the 17th and 18th of September, come along to Maker Faire...
Date: 08/27/2011
CCR Tips and Tricks
One of the Robotics Team developers, Emil Gustafsson, has turned his own learning experiences with...
Date: 08/17/2011
New book about RDS using VPL and LEGO NXT
A new book titled Robot Development Using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio has been released by...
Date: 08/15/2011
Microsoft Surface + Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio = DREAM!
Watch how the Lowell Team from the University of Massachusetts use Surface and RDS to build a very...
Date: 08/10/2011
Announcing Kinect Services for RDS 2008 R3
These are exciting times for Robotics. It is clear that the convergence of technologies and secular...
Date: 07/13/2011
Lego Hexapod powered by Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio
This is a cool hexapod robot that's built using the Lego Mindstorm kit with logic written using the...
Date: 06/29/2011
Software Engineering course material for Robotics
Microsoft together with their partner, Georgia Tech, developed a comprehensive course for teaching...
Date: 03/18/2011
Using RDS in Cars and for Home Automation
Stacy Harris and John Mullinax were the key people behind the University of Michigan project to use...
Date: 10/13/2010
Microsoft Surface meets Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio at U. Mass Lowell
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Robotics Lab have used a Microsoft Surface as...
Date: 08/25/2010
Add-ons for the RDS Simulator
The Robotics Developer Studio (RDS) Simulator is a key feature of the package that allows you to get...
Date: 08/09/2010
Partner News from Studica, Robosoft
This partner update includes news from the RDS partners Studica and Robosoft. Studica News Studica...
Date: 06/29/2010
Microsoft Announces Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3
Taking a look back at the recent past in the robotics industry reflects a period full of promise,...
Date: 05/20/2010
Social Networking Apps for Cars at University of Michigan
As part of a "Cloud Computing in the Commute" class at the University of Michigan, students have...
Date: 04/23/2010
The First US National Robotics Week
This week sees the celebration of the first National Robotics Week in the US. Since the foundation...
Date: 04/12/2010
New tool and tutorials for learning about Robotics Developer Studio
Young Joon Kim in Korea maintains a web site about Robotics Developer Studio called Hello Apps. He...
Date: 02/25/2010
iRobot fosters STEM education through a new web site
In early December iRobot launched a new web site called SPARK - Starter Programs for the Advancement...
Date: 12/21/2009
CCR used at MySpace in a highly parallel environment
A video entitled CCR at MySpace has been released on Channel 9. It describes how the Concurrency and...
Date: 10/07/2009
Learn Page available on Microsoft Robotics web site
The Learn Page on the Microsoft Robotics web site is designed to help you find relevant content from...
Date: 09/08/2009
CoroWare Announcements
CoroWare has opened the source of the ClassPack product line. It is now freely available on...
Date: 08/26/2009
Introductory Videos on RDS
A series of introductory videos about RDS is being released over the coming weeks. These are...
Date: 07/29/2009
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 Released
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 Microsoft has announced the availability of the Robotics...
Date: 06/18/2009
RDS 2008 Standard Edition and CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 available on MSDN
Due to customer demand, both Robotics Developer Studio (RDS) 2008 Standard Edition and CCR and DSS...
Date: 04/22/2009
Collada Update (Jan 2009) for Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 Standard and Academic Editions
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio Standard and Academic Editions have the ability to import...
Date: 01/16/2009
SimplySim releases new LEGO NXT Simulation Environment
SimplySim has released an application that allows you to control either a simulated LEGO® NXT Tribot...
Date: 12/31/2008
RoboChamps Korean Competition 2008 (KIA Urban Challenge)
Last month a special event was held in Korea (Oct 8th to Nov 3rd) - It was the RoboChamps Korean KIA...
Date: 11/06/2008
CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 Released
The CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 has been released and is now available for purchase online. The...
Date: 10/29/2008
RoboChamps shifts into high gear
Microsoft recently announced the launch of the RoboChamps Urban Challenge, sponsored by KIA Motors....
Date: 10/20/2008
RoboChamps Amazed Challenge Winners and Sumo Challenge
The RoboChamps Amazed Challenge is over and the winners have been announced. However, the Challenge...
Date: 08/01/2008
July CTP of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008
The July Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 is now...
Date: 07/19/2008
The MSRS Nao Simulation Competition for Robocup 2008 is now available
The Robocup 2008 Nao Simulation package is now available from Aldebaran Robotics. This package is...
Date: 05/09/2008
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 CTP April Available
Microsoft announces the first Community Technical Preview (CTP) of Microsoft Robotics Developer...
Date: 04/09/2008
robuRide-28, a fully autonomous GPS based passenger vehicle
The video posting below captures a run of the robuRIDE-28 a passenger car developed by Robosoft. The...
Date: 03/20/2008
Situational Awareness Vision System
At the Ground Robotics Capabilities Conference held earlier this month, Braintech demonstrated the...
Date: 03/19/2008
Automation of machines via robuBOX.
At the Pierre-Gilles de Gennesʼs scientific exhibition opening, ROBOSOFT, a Microsoft Robotics...
Date: 03/13/2008
Recorded talk : Microsoft Robotics Studio -- An Introduction
If you are interested in an introduction to Microsoft Robotics Studio you can find Vlad’s talk here....
Date: 02/29/2008