http://port25.technet.com/archive/tags/Robotics/Dev+Center/default.aspxTags: Robotics, Dev CenterenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 40109.1145)http://port25.technet.com/archive/2006/12/20/something-wonderful-has-happened-number-five-is-alive.aspxWed, 20 Dec 2006 17:03:00 GMTaf7480c4-26b7-468d-87b0-2acebabb473d:3378jcannon2http://port25.technet.com/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=3378http://port25.technet.com/archive/2006/12/20/something-wonderful-has-happened-number-five-is-alive.aspx#comments<p>Last week, Microsoft released the first version of Robotics Studio, an SDK that contains three sets of tools; first, a common runtime architecture that can be used across robot devices; second, a set of programming tools that harness the power of Visual Studio, and a physics engine, to allow programmers to build &amp; test their robots in simulated 3D space; and finally, a set of tutorials and sample code to get started. In this video (there are two - we&#39;ll post the second tomorrow), we learn a little bit about the design goals &amp; architecture behind Robotics Studio...tomorrow we have some very cool demo time with the team.<br /><br />Why is robotics such an interesting area to watch? According to the latest statistics from the International Federation of Robotics, about 1 million personal robots will be sold around the world this year.&nbsp;And by 2025,&nbsp;the Japanese Robot Association predicts the personal robot industry will be worth more than $50 billion a year worldwide. </p><p><center><embed src="http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf" quality="high" width="432" height="364" base="http://images.video.msn.com" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" pluginspage="http://macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="c=v&v=36ca93f2-5433-4c29-9582-1c5dd93c8bfe&ifs=true&fr=msnvideo&mkt=en-US&brand="></embed><br /><a href="http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=36ca93f2-5433-4c29-9582-1c5dd93c8bfe" target="_new" title="MPEG4 Available Something wonderful has happened... Number Five is alive!">Video: MPEG4 Available Something wonderful has happened... Number Five is alive!</a></center></p><p><strong>Additional Links:</strong><br />- <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/robotics/">Robotics Studio Home Page</a><br />- <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/robotics/downloads/default.aspx">Download Robotics Studio</a> (Free for Non-Commercial Use)<br />- <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=206574">Channel9 Interview</a></p><img src="http://port25.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3378" width="1" height="1">MediaSam RamjiPodcastRoboticsDev CenterVideo