Microsoft made a major move into robotics this week as the software giant previewed its Windows-based Robotics Studio robot software development platform. Along with a list of robotics partners including Lego, White Box Robotics, and universities around the globe, Microsoft said its robotics development tools would address fragmentation of different robot platforms and systems, and would galvanize the robotics industry the way its software ushered in the PC era.
Redmond Revs Up Robotics R&D
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 21, 2006 02:11 PMMicrosoft made a major move into robotics this week as the software giant previewed its Windows-based Robotics Studio robot software development platform. Along with a list of robotics partners including Lego, White Box Robotics, and universities around the globe, Microsoft said its robotics development tools would address fragmentation of different robot platforms and systems, and would galvanize the robotics industry the way its software ushered in the PC era.