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It might seem a little out off character for Microsoft to be working on robotics software, but for decades the company has wanted to be the supplier of operating systems for systems ranging from personal computers and handheld devices to game consoles and coffeetables—why would robots be any exception? Toward the end of 2006, Microsoft unveiled the first version of its Robotics Studio development environment; today Microsoft announced… Read More

Since we noted the initial release back in June, we'd be remiss if we didn't note Microsoft has released verison 1.0 of its Microsoft Robotics Studio a set of software tools and development aids designed to let hobbyists, programmers, and even commercial developers create a slave race of resentful, autonomous, powerful, and very dangerous artificial beings. (Oh, did we say that out loud?) We mean, uh, toys! Yeah. Cools toys and… Read More