Microsoft gets into robotics

June 20, 2006 By

Joe Wilcox analyzes yesterday's announcement that Microsoft is getting into robotics with an SDK.

Update: Channel 9 has a video with the team.

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  • Christopher Coulter

    The big RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition is going on NOW. Microsoft is a gold sponsor.

    http://www.robobusiness2006.com/

  • Christopher Coulter

    The big RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition is going on NOW. Microsoft is a gold sponsor.

    http://www.robobusiness2006.com/

  • http://www.gridbuzz.com/ Craig

    “Please turn off all other robots and try again..”

  • http://www.gridbuzz.com Craig

    “Please turn off all other robots and try again..”

  • http://www.messagingtimes.com/ Tom O’Leary

    Robotics, nano-technology, genetics – is Microsoft prepping themselves to be a key stakeholder in our future?

    Tom

  • http://www.messagingtimes.com Tom O’Leary

    Robotics, nano-technology, genetics – is Microsoft prepping themselves to be a key stakeholder in our future?

    Tom

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  • http://www.pokerstars.net/ Tuan Le

    How about change the name of this blog to “Silicon Valley Geek Blog”? sounds cool enough to me

  • http://www.pokerstars.net Tuan Le

    How about change the name of this blog to “Silicon Valley Geek Blog”? sounds cool enough to me

  • Christopher Coulter

    Too bad the Cylon’s weren’t running Microsoft SDK backend’s, could introduce and process new hardware or trigger a new action slash update and bingo, BSOD. Humanity saved by Microsoft…

  • Christopher Coulter

    Too bad the Cylon’s weren’t running Microsoft SDK backend’s, could introduce and process new hardware or trigger a new action slash update and bingo, BSOD. Humanity saved by Microsoft…

  • http://kevinmarks.wordpress.com/ kevinmarks

    The geeky robot makers were at Robogames last weekend. Yes, the computers I saw were mostly Windows ones.
    My boys made a video:
    http://funnystories.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_funnystories_archive.html

  • http://kevinmarks.wordpress.com/ kevinmarks

    The geeky robot makers were at Robogames last weekend. Yes, the computers I saw were mostly Windows ones.
    My boys made a video:
    http://funnystories.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_funnystories_archive.html

  • http://www.psynixis.com/blog/ Simon Brocklehurst

    Didn’t Sony just kill off Aibo (its consumer robot dog) and the whole of the company’s robotics unit a few months ago?

    Predicting the future is hard. Or rather, predicting the *timing* of events in the future will happen is hard. See, there’s no doubt that in the future, advanced robots will be pervasive throughout society. That’s easy. The difficult question is: when? Clearly, Sony placed its bet way too early; I wonder if the MS timing is better, or if it’s still too early?

  • http://www.psynixis.com/blog/ Simon Brocklehurst

    Didn’t Sony just kill off Aibo (its consumer robot dog) and the whole of the company’s robotics unit a few months ago?

    Predicting the future is hard. Or rather, predicting the *timing* of events in the future will happen is hard. See, there’s no doubt that in the future, advanced robots will be pervasive throughout society. That’s easy. The difficult question is: when? Clearly, Sony placed its bet way too early; I wonder if the MS timing is better, or if it’s still too early?

  • http://www.idespisemicrosoft.com/ Hash

    Be Afraid … Be VERY Afraid …

    Heh.

    :-p

  • http://www.idespisemicrosoft.com Hash

    Be Afraid … Be VERY Afraid …

    Heh.

    :-p

  • http://www.southasiabiz.com/ razib

    “Today, Microsoft unveiled Robotics Studio, for creating robotic applications. As usual, the toolset creates stuff for the Windows world, so Mac OS and other operating systems be damned.”
    SO what would the robots do when Windows is hacked or infected by a virus? Lol

  • http://www.southasiabiz.com/ razib

    “Today, Microsoft unveiled Robotics Studio, for creating robotic applications. As usual, the toolset creates stuff for the Windows world, so Mac OS and other operating systems be damned.”
    SO what would the robots do when Windows is hacked or infected by a virus? Lol

  • http://programmers.spaces.msn.com/ Vijay

    I know this question is not relevent to the post, but this is a place visited by lot of experienced professionals.

    I have been working on Microsoft technologies for last 10 years. Is it advisable to move to Java technology as it is imminent because my company is opted for it?

  • http://programmers.spaces.msn.com Vijay

    I know this question is not relevent to the post, but this is a place visited by lot of experienced professionals.

    I have been working on Microsoft technologies for last 10 years. Is it advisable to move to Java technology as it is imminent because my company is opted for it?

  • http://ouchmytoe.rediffblogs.com/ jammy

    Is there any domain where Microsoft wouldn’t wield considerable influence, in future?

  • http://ouchmytoe.rediffblogs.com jammy

    Is there any domain where Microsoft wouldn’t wield considerable influence, in future?

  • http://realestateceo.wordpress.com/ realestateceo

    Microsoft just dominates.

    Phil

  • http://realestateceo.wordpress.com/ realestateceo

    Microsoft just dominates.

    Phil

  • http://ass-eating.blogspot.com/ ass eating

    The same question here:
    Is it advisable to move to Java technology as it is imminent because my company is opted for it?

  • http://ass-eating.blogspot.com/ ass eating

    The same question here:
    Is it advisable to move to Java technology as it is imminent because my company is opted for it?

  • http://drmchsr0.wordpress.com/ drmchsr0

    LOL

    I can imagine it now…

    Powered Armor refusing to boot up and BSoDing away, tanks going beserk bcause Chinese hackers have found inroads into their navigational systems and IFF transponders.

    I forsee a new era in robotics. The Bill Gates Era. We must embrace it. (j/k)

  • http://drmchsr0.wordpress.com/ drmchsr0

    LOL

    I can imagine it now…

    Powered Armor refusing to boot up and BSoDing away, tanks going beserk bcause Chinese hackers have found inroads into their navigational systems and IFF transponders.

    I forsee a new era in robotics. The Bill Gates Era. We must embrace it. (j/k)

  • http://jean.wordpress.com/ jean

    There goes our remote controls will be infected oh shut those bluetooth devices else….

    http://www.irin.co.uk

  • http://jean.wordpress.com/ jean

    There goes our remote controls will be infected oh shut those bluetooth devices else….

    http://www.irin.co.uk

  • http://seriouslyfunnyvideos.blogspot.com/ seriously funny videos

    I don’t know if this is a great idea, what is the robot equivalent to the Blue Screen Of Death?

  • http://seriouslyfunnyvideos.blogspot.com/ seriously funny videos

    I don’t know if this is a great idea, what is the robot equivalent to the Blue Screen Of Death?