Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Robots Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 - Entries tagged with Robots http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/robots Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/robots en Wed, 22 May 2013 00:57:18 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 00:57:18 GMT Rev9 20 1 25 BoxingBots at South by South West The boys at Coding4Fun really out-did themselves this time. They created Kinect-Driven Pneumatic Boxing Robots and showed them off to the party-goers at last nights opening party for the SXSW Interactive track, host by Frog and Microsoft. Essentially 2 humans each use their own Kinect to control the boxing bots inside the ring. The crowd LOVED this party centerpiece and I must say I want a bot of my very own. You can read more details here but check out the video right now to see these massive robots in action.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Boxing-Bots-at-South-by-South-West The boys at Coding4Fun really out-did themselves this time. They created Kinect-Driven Pneumatic Boxing Robots and showed them off to the party-goers at last nights opening party for the SXSW Interactive track, host by Frog and Microsoft. Essentially 2 humans each use their own Kinect to control the boxing bots inside the ring. The crowd LOVED this party centerpiece and I must say I want a bot of my very own. You can read more details here but check out the video right now to see these massive robots in action. 413 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Boxing-Bots-at-South-by-South-West Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:10:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Boxing-Bots-at-South-by-South-West Laura Foy, Golnaz Laura Foy, Golnaz 11 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Boxing-Bots-at-South-by-South-West/rss Coding4Fun Kinect Robots SXSW A Look At Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta Today the robotics group announced the release of the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta. You can download RDS 4 beta at Microsoft.com/robotics. This release has extensive support for the Kinect sensor hardware throug the Kinect for Windows SDK allowing developers to create Kinect-enabled robots in the Visual Simulation Environment and in real life. Along with this release comes a standardized reference spec for building a Kinect-based robot. We take a look at the first with a robot called "Eddie" from Parallax Inc. This robot will be sold through their online store. Be sure to check out the Robotics @Home contest at www.RoboticsAtHome.com.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/A-Look-At-Robotics-Developer-Studio-4-Beta Today the robotics group announced the release of the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta. You can download RDS 4 beta at Microsoft.com/robotics. This release has extensive support for the Kinect sensor hardware throug the Kinect for Windows SDK allowing developers to create Kinect-enabled robots in the Visual Simulation Environment and in real life. Along with this release comes a standardized reference spec for building a Kinect-based robot. We take a look at the first with a robot called "Eddie" from Parallax Inc. This robot will be sold through their online store. Be sure to check out the Robotics @Home contest at www.RoboticsAtHome.com. 906 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/A-Look-At-Robotics-Developer-Studio-4-Beta Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:55:41 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/A-Look-At-Robotics-Developer-Studio-4-Beta Larry Larsen Larry Larsen 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/A-Look-At-Robotics-Developer-Studio-4-Beta/rss Microsoft Robotics Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio Robots Surface 2.0 Stress Test Robot - PaTTY Joe Farro from the Surface team gives us a tour of PaTTY the robot who is responsible for stress testing the upcoming Surface 2.0 units. PaTTY is capable of testing draw speeds of up to 25 inches per second thanks to a pair of very powerful motors which means she requires constant monitoring to ensure she doesn't break free from her confines and roam the Microsoft campus.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/CampusTours/Surface-20-Stress-Test-Robot-PaTTY Joe Farro from the Surface team gives us a tour of PaTTY the robot who is responsible for stress testing the upcoming Surface 2.0 units. PaTTY is capable of testing draw speeds of up to 25 inches per second thanks to a pair of very powerful motors which means she requires constant monitoring to ensure she doesn't break free from her confines and roam the Microsoft campus. 692 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/CampusTours/Surface-20-Stress-Test-Robot-PaTTY Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:51:16 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/CampusTours/Surface-20-Stress-Test-Robot-PaTTY Nic Fillingham Nic Fillingham 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/CampusTours/Surface-20-Stress-Test-Robot-PaTTY/RSS Surface Robots Interview with Steffest: robots & Windows Phone 7 On February 16th 2011, Brussels Girl Geek Dinners held one of their meetings at the Microsoft Office in Brussels. The theme for the evening was Mobile + Hacking, in which different sessions on Windows Phone 7 were presented.

Steffest is a Web Developer passionate about building things. Being a web developer he likes all the exposes interfaces to be open and web accessible. Here he shows you a custom built robot controlled by a phone interface. Enjoy!

Stef's recommended resources:

 

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Interview-with-Steffest-robots--Windows-Phone-7 On February 16th 2011, Brussels Girl Geek Dinners held one of their meetings at the Microsoft Office in Brussels. The theme for the evening was Mobile + Hacking, in which different sessions on Windows Phone 7 were presented. Steffest is a Web Developer passionate about building things. Being a web developer he likes all the exposes interfaces to be open and web accessible. Here he shows you a custom built robot controlled by a phone interface. Enjoy! Stef's recommended resources: Arduino : http://www.arduino.cc/ http://www.parallax.com/ for the robotics Wifishield from AsyncLanbs: http://asynclabs.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=26&category_id=6&vmcchk=1    438 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Interview-with-Steffest-robots--Windows-Phone-7 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:53:03 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Interview-with-Steffest-robots--Windows-Phone-7 Katrien De Graeve Katrien De Graeve 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Interview-with-Steffest-robots--Windows-Phone-7/rss BeLux fr-be NL-BE Windows Phone 7 Robots What’s New With Robotics Developer Studio 2008 At the RoboDevelopment Conference and Expo in Santa Clara, California, Microsoft released the new version of Microsoft Developer Studio 2008 (Microsoft RDS), the latest version of the robotics programming platform and the third major release in two years. The toolkit allows developers, whether professional or hobbyists, to create software applications that run on robots.

RDS 2008

In the new version RDS 2008, there are now several new features, including:

• Increased runtime performance. Performance is improved 1.5 to three times faster in message throughput between services, and services now load two times faster. Developers can now also define more specific message communication between services, reducing network utilization and optimizing the processing of data.

• Improvements to the Visual Programming Language (VPL) tool. The simple drag-and-drop-based visual programming tool now includes a simple method for defining and configuring distributed applications, making it easier to create applications that can run across networked devices.

• Improvements to the Visual Simulation Environment (VSE) tool. VSE now includes the ability to record and play back simulations, which allows for easier review of simulation experiences. VSE also adds a new floor-plan editor to simplify the definition of interior structures, and three new sample simulation environments (apartment, outdoor and urban) that enable developers to better test their robot applications. Another new feature is support for importing content from DS SolidWorks® 3-D computer-aided design (CAD) software and Microsoft trueSpace 3-D modeling software.

• Greater development flexibility. This new release provides support for both Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008, which makes it accessible to a broad audience of developers. Improved support for running VPL and VSE on 64-bit Windows platforms provides more flexible installation options.

Along with the new release, ABB, a supplier of industrial robots and robotics software, is offering a connectivity package known as ABB Connect to Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 (ACM). ACM lets robotics students work in a virtual environment in order to design and implement virtual robotics. The package contains all the services needed to build a complete virtual robot controller.

Challenges for Robotics Devs

So now that you have the software, what can you do with it? Visit RoboChamps, of course! At Robochamps, there are a series of challenges for developers which are based in simulation, thus removing the barriers to entry that normally exist when writing code for robots…things like cost and deep hardware knowledge, for example. RoboChamps is built on top of the simulation functionality provided in Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008, which means that participants can program their robots using the .NET languages they are already familiar with.

robochamps

For an example of one of the challenges you could compete in, check out The Mars Rover Challenge, where you get to navigate Mars collecting data.

mars_rover_challenge 

Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 Standard Edition ($499.95 U.S.) is available at http://www.microsoft.com/robotics. Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 Express Edition will be available for no charge and downloadable from http://www.microsoft.com/robotics.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Whatrsquos-New-With-Robotics-Developer-Studio-2008 At the RoboDevelopment Conference and Expo in Santa Clara, California, Microsoft released the new version of Microsoft Developer Studio 2008 (Microsoft RDS), the latest version of the robotics programming platform and the third major release in two years. The toolkit allows developers, whether professional or hobbyists, to create software applications that run on robots. RDS 2008In the new version RDS 2008, there are now several new features, including: • Increased runtime performance. Performance is improved 1.5 to three times faster in message throughput between services, and services now load two times faster. Developers can now also define more specific message communication between services, reducing network utilization and optimizing the processing of data. • Improvements to the Visual Programming Language (VPL) tool. The simple drag-and-drop-based visual programming tool now includes a simple method for defining and configuring distributed applications, making it easier to create applications that can run across networked devices. • Improvements to the Visual Simulation Environment (VSE) tool. VSE now includes the ability to record and play back simulations, which allows for easier review of simulation experiences. VSE also adds a new floor-plan editor to simplify the definition of interior structures, and three new sample simulation environments (apartment, outdoor and urban) that enable developers to better test their robot applications. Another new feature is support for importing content from DS SolidWorks® 3-D computer-aided design (CAD) software and Microsoft trueSpace 3-D modeling software. • Greater development flexibility. This new release provides support for both Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008, which makes it accessible to a broad audience of developers. Improved support for running VPL and VSE on 64-bit Windows platforms provides more flexible installation options. Along with the new release, ABB, a supplier of industrial http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Whatrsquos-New-With-Robotics-Developer-Studio-2008 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:20:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Whatrsquos-New-With-Robotics-Developer-Studio-2008 Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Whatrsquos-New-With-Robotics-Developer-Studio-2008/RSS Robotics Robots robochamps RoboChamps Sumo Challenge Robochamps...where you have an opportunity to wage war in a simulated robotics competition that will cost you nothing.  Robots aren't just for rich people anymore.  Using Visual Studio, Robotics Developer Studio 2008, and some unique open world environments you get to program your bot to kick some virtual butt.  $0 $0 Now it's time for the new challenge...THE SUMO CHALLENGE!  $0 $0 $0 ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Tina/RoboChamps-Sumo-Challenge Welcome to Robochamps...where you have an opportunity to wage war in a simulated robotics competition that will cost you nothing.  Robots aren't just for rich people anymore.  Using Visual Studio, Robotics Developer Studio 2008, and some unique open world environments you get to program your bot to kick some virtual butt.  $0 $0 Now it's time for the new challenge...THE SUMO CHALLENGE!  $0 $0 $0 328 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Tina/RoboChamps-Sumo-Challenge Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:28:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Tina/RoboChamps-Sumo-Challenge Tina Tina 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Tina/RoboChamps-Sumo-Challenge/RSS Robots robochamps RoboChamps: My robot is bigger than your robot Robochamps...where you have an opportunity to wage war in a simulated robotics competition that will cost you nothing.  Robots aren't just for rich people anymore.  Using Visual Studio, Robotics Developer Studio 2008, and some unique open world environments you get to program your bot to kick some virtual butt. 




]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Tina/Robo-Champs-My-robot-is-bigger-then-your-robot Welcome to Robochamps...where you have an opportunity to wage war in a simulated robotics competition that will cost you nothing.  Robots aren't just for rich people anymore.  Using Visual Studio, Robotics Developer Studio 2008, and some unique open world environments you get to program your bot to kick some virtual butt.  656 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Tina/Robo-Champs-My-robot-is-bigger-then-your-robot Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:34:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Tina/Robo-Champs-My-robot-is-bigger-then-your-robot Tina Tina 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Tina/Robo-Champs-My-robot-is-bigger-then-your-robot/RSS Robots robochamps R2D2 - Your personal entertainment droid R2-D2 to follow you around the house playing your favourite music/movies/Xbox 360 games? Hells yeah!!! Got a spare 3000 Euros? ....err.... what was the first question?

Along with the R2-D2 entertainment droid (who you control with a model Millennium Falcon remote no less) Nikko are also about to release a motorised R2-D2 web cam and light sabre VOIP phone... but you'll need a few Imperial Credits.

More info: http://www.nikkoamerica.com/nhe/index.html 

Edit: So Laura tells me she covered this story at last years CES... hmm... "that was not the Nikko R2-D2 story you were looking for...?" ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/R2D2-Your-personal-entertainment-droid-from-Nikko Love Star Wars? Yep! Interested in a scale replica R2-D2 to follow you around the house playing your favourite music/movies/Xbox 360 games? Hells yeah!!! Got a spare 3000 Euros? ....err.... what was the first question?Along with the R2-D2 entertainment droid (who you control with a model Millennium Falcon remote no less) Nikko are also about to release a motorised R2-D2 web cam and light sabre VOIP phone... but you'll need a few Imperial Credits.More info: http://www.nikkoamerica.com/nhe/index.html Edit: So Laura tells me she covered this story at last years CES... hmm... "that was not the Nikko R2-D2 story you were looking for...?" 270 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/R2D2-Your-personal-entertainment-droid-from-Nikko Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:20:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/R2D2-Your-personal-entertainment-droid-from-Nikko Nic Fillingham Nic Fillingham 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/R2D2-Your-personal-entertainment-droid-from-Nikko/RSS CES Robots star wars CES 2008 R2-D2 My robot life comes full circle HE-RObot27 years ago (or there abouts) as a young lad, I desperately saved to buy a Heathkit Hero Jr. Hero Jr was the little brother of the Hero 1 (which featured in an American TV serious and got me hooked on robotics). By the time I had enough money to phone Maplin and order a Hero Jr they had discontinued them Sad. This was a major blow to my robotic dreams. I managed a few lowly robots after this, religiously purchased the various early robot magazines but never managed to build a robot with all the features of the Hero range.

27 years later, I saw the White Box Robotics 914 PC Bot. It was still in proto-type and they were looking for 'pioneers' to order the first batch. A risk but also an opportunity. I immediately placed my order.

During the following 12 + months I kept the faith and waited patiently, lapping up any little nugget of information on the device. During this time, the EU passed the RoHS directive, the 914 was assembled in Canada  - North American doesn't have similar laws. So even while my 914 was ready for delivery I had to engage the government to find out the detail - could I import my 914 without RoHS certification. After a short delay the response was positive - a personal import was fine.

And now to yesterdays announcement (13th). Heathkit producers of the original Hero 1 and White Box Robotics are in a multi-year strategic agreement under which 'Heathkit will produce, manufacture and distribute an educational version of the robot to be known as the HE-RObot'!!

So full circle, I missed my Hero Jr, got my 914 PC Bot, and now so have Heathkit Smiley Wow, the children of our time are going to have some fun.

Read more at Heathkit and White box robotics.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/paulfo/My-robot-life-comes-full-circle 27 years ago (or there abouts) as a young lad, I desperately saved to buy a Heathkit Hero Jr. Hero Jr was the little brother of the Hero 1 (which featured in an American TV serious and got me hooked on robotics). By the time I had enough money to phone Maplin and order a Hero Jr they had discontinued them . This was a major blow to my robotic dreams. I managed a few lowly robots after this, religiously purchased the various early robot magazines but never managed to build a robot with all the features of the Hero range. 27 years later, I saw the White Box Robotics 914 PC Bot. It was still in proto-type and they were looking for 'pioneers' to order the first batch. A risk but also an opportunity. I immediately placed my order. During the following 12 + months I kept the faith and waited patiently, lapping up any little nugget of information on the device. During this time, the EU passed the RoHS directive, the 914 was assembled in Canada  - North American doesn't have similar laws. So even while my 914 was ready for delivery I had to engage the government to find out the detail - could I import my 914 without RoHS certification. After a short delay the response was positive - a personal import was fine. And now to yesterdays announcement (13th). Heathkit producers of the original Hero 1 and White Box Robotics are in a multi-year strategic agreement under which 'Heathkit will produce, manufacture and distribute an educational version of the robot to be known as the HE-RObot'!! So full circle, I missed my Hero Jr, got my 914 PC Bot, and now so have Heathkit Wow, the children of our time are going to have some fun. Read more at Heathkit and White box robotics. Technorati Tags: Paul Foster, White Box Robotics, 914 PC Bot, Heathkit, Hero 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/paulfo/My-robot-life-comes-full-circle Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:24:05 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/paulfo/My-robot-life-comes-full-circle Paul Foster Paul Foster 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/paulfo/My-robot-life-comes-full-circle/RSS Robotics Robots Robot A Robot Suitcase? The Raw Feed, and, I have to say: I want one! This Robot Suitcase will follow you around without bumping into things. A card you carry in your pocket tells the suitcase where you are and then a combination of its software, a gyroscope, light detectors, and sound and infrared sensors help it to follow you around without running into anything else. If someone steals your card, an alarm sounds (how does it know?). Of course, although you can buy it now, it won't be released until 2009 according the the Russian catalog where it was found. Well, maybe it's just a scam, but the people over at iRobot should definitely take notice. This is the robot the world needs next! Well, that, and the one that does the dishes, the laundry, and walks the dog.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/A-Robot-Suitcase I saw this on The Raw Feed, and, I have to say: I want one! This Robot Suitcase will follow you around without bumping into things. A card you carry in your pocket tells the suitcase where you are and then a combination of its software, a gyroscope, light detectors, and sound and infrared sensors help it to follow you around without running into anything else. If someone steals your card, an alarm sounds (how does it know?). Of course, although you can buy it now, it won't be released until 2009 according the the Russian catalog where it was found. Well, maybe it's just a scam, but the people over at iRobot should definitely take notice. This is the robot the world needs next! Well, that, and the one that does the dishes, the laundry, and walks the dog. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/A-Robot-Suitcase Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:06:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/A-Robot-Suitcase Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/A-Robot-Suitcase/RSS Robots Beatbots: An experiment in social development and interaction BeatBots team joined forces with Hideki Kozima to study how children, specifically children with autism, interact and communicate. In a world with so much stimuli coming at us non-stop, the beatbots are non-threatening, simpler and easier for kids to relate to. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Beatbots-An-experiment-in-social-development-and-interaction Not only are these dancing robots adorable and fun to play with, but they are also a research tool. The BeatBots team joined forces with Hideki Kozima to study how children, specifically children with autism, interact and communicate. In a world with so much stimuli coming at us non-stop, the beatbots are non-threatening, simpler and easier for kids to relate to. 262 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Beatbots-An-experiment-in-social-development-and-interaction Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:49:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Beatbots-An-experiment-in-social-development-and-interaction Laura Foy Laura Foy 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Beatbots-An-experiment-in-social-development-and-interaction/RSS Research Robots communication interaction autism A public invitation to Bill Gates Yesterday we introduced you to Xian Chaoren , a company from China who make incredibly lifelike humanoid robots. I was fortunate enough to run into this Father / Daughter duo at Wired Magazine's NextFest. After finishing the interview about her fathers twin robot she REALLY wanted to make this request of Bill Gates. So, here it is- and Bill, if you're watching, I think we all would agree that we could use another you Smiley ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/A-public-invitation-to-Bill-Gates Yesterday we introduced you to Xian Chaoren , a company from China who make incredibly lifelike humanoid robots. I was fortunate enough to run into this Father / Daughter duo at Wired Magazine's NextFest. After finishing the interview about her fathers twin robot she REALLY wanted to make this request of Bill Gates. So, here it is- and Bill, if you're watching, I think we all would agree that we could use another you 86 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/A-public-invitation-to-Bill-Gates Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:30:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/A-public-invitation-to-Bill-Gates Laura Foy Laura Foy 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/A-public-invitation-to-Bill-Gates/RSS Robots realism invitation A Robotic Twin? Small Wonder. Well, the reality is that we are not too far from all that happening. This father / daughter team, whose company is named Xian Chaoren,  has created the most lifelike robot I've seen to date. They actually won Time Magazines Robot of the Year in 2006. They have taken on Bill Gates prediction and hope  to have a robot in every home in the near future. In fact, check back tomorrow for a personal invitation from the Robot creators to Bill Gates himself... ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/A-Robotic-Twin Admit it, we've all secretly wanted a robot clone of ourselves. Or, maybe a little robot sibling like on that show Small Wonder. Well, the reality is that we are not too far from all that happening. This father / daughter team, whose company is named Xian Chaoren,  has created the most lifelike robot I've seen to date. They actually won Time Magazines Robot of the Year in 2006. They have taken on Bill Gates prediction and hope  to have a robot in every home in the near future. In fact, check back tomorrow for a personal invitation from the Robot creators to Bill Gates himself... 224 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/A-Robotic-Twin Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:08:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/A-Robotic-Twin Laura Foy Laura Foy 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/A-Robotic-Twin/RSS Robots cloning Microsoft's Robotics Studio Improved Microsoft Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware. On July 9th, a new version of this developer toolkit was introduced. The new Microsoft Robotics Studio version 1.5 adds support for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Windows Mobile 6, which allows developers to more easily deploy advanced scenarios and software applications on a wider variety of embedded platforms and at a lower cost. Additional improvements include improvements in its visual programming language and 3-D real-world-physics-based visual simulation environment, new services that offer support for vision and speech recognition, expanded documentation, and a new editor. Don't forget to hit up the downloads page for the Sumo Competition and Soccer Simulation packages! Then head over to the Microsoft Robotics Studio blog and see what they've done with the iRobot Create robots. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Microsofts-Robotics-Studio-Improved Introduced in December 2006, Microsoft Robotics Studio is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware. On July 9th, a new version of this developer toolkit was introduced. The new Microsoft Robotics Studio version 1.5 adds support for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Windows Mobile 6, which allows developers to more easily deploy advanced scenarios and software applications on a wider variety of embedded platforms and at a lower cost. Additional improvements include improvements in its visual programming language and 3-D real-world-physics-based visual simulation environment, new services that offer support for vision and speech recognition, expanded documentation, and a new editor. Don't forget to hit up the downloads page for the Sumo Competition and Soccer Simulation packages! Then head over to the Microsoft Robotics Studio blog and see what they've done with the iRobot Create robots. http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Microsofts-Robotics-Studio-Improved Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:03:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Microsofts-Robotics-Studio-Improved Sarah Perez Sarah Perez 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/coolstuff/Microsofts-Robotics-Studio-Improved/RSS Robotics Robotics Studio Robots Maker Faire: Sherman Robots & Robot BUGS Mark and Bill Sherman have taken their love and passion for robotics and turned it into an artform. And by "artform", I mean ArtBots. I swung by their booth this year at Maker Faire and found out where their inspiration comes from and just what it takes to create your own plantbots. What's a plantbot you say? Well...go ahead and click play and find out Smiley ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Maker-Fair-Sherman-Robots--Robot-BUGS Mark and Bill Sherman have taken their love and passion for robotics and turned it into an artform. And by "artform", I mean ArtBots. I swung by their booth this year at Maker Faire and found out where their inspiration comes from and just what it takes to create your own plantbots. What's a plantbot you say? Well...go ahead and click play and find out 298 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Maker-Fair-Sherman-Robots--Robot-BUGS Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:19:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Maker-Fair-Sherman-Robots--Robot-BUGS Laura Foy Laura Foy 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Maker-Fair-Sherman-Robots--Robot-BUGS/RSS Art DIY Robotics Robots maker Maker Faire: Electric Giraffe The electric giraffe (aka 'Rave Raffe') is a shy, nocturnal creature of the Playa. It can sometimes be found roaming the streets of suburbia where it elicits awe amongst the spectators. Native of Southern California, the 'Raffe can sometimes be coaxed further afield for special occasions.

Enter now the world of the Electric Giraffe, and behold the beauty of its design, marvel at its engineering and revel in the presence of the World's first robotic giraffe.

Plus, you can ride on him!

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Maker-Fair-Electric-Giraffe The electric giraffe (aka 'Rave Raffe') is a shy, nocturnal creature of the Playa. It can sometimes be found roaming the streets of suburbia where it elicits awe amongst the spectators. Native of Southern California, the 'Raffe can sometimes be coaxed further afield for special occasions.Enter now the world of the Electric Giraffe, and behold the beauty of its design, marvel at its engineering and revel in the presence of the World's first robotic giraffe. Plus, you can ride on him!  426 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Maker-Fair-Electric-Giraffe Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:01:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Maker-Fair-Electric-Giraffe Laura Foy Laura Foy 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Maker-Fair-Electric-Giraffe/RSS DIY MAKE Robots maker burning man giraffe This is the droid you're looking for   As I was wandering the halls of CES my eyes were drawn to the Nikko booth that was showing an R2-D2 Droid Projector and Chewbacca.  So if you want to see Star Wars like you've never seen before watch this piece.  ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Star-Wars-and-Nikko As you all know I'm a huge for of the Star Wars Trilogy.    As I was wandering the halls of CES my eyes were drawn to the Nikko booth that was showing an R2-D2 Droid Projector and Chewbacca.  So if you want to see Star Wars like you've never seen before watch this piece.  http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Star-Wars-and-Nikko Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:21:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Star-Wars-and-Nikko Laura Foy Laura Foy 18 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Star-Wars-and-Nikko/RSS CES Robots star wars International Robotics Part II last installment of our coverage of International Robotics then you're going to love this one. If you didn't like teh last one well then you better just sit back and watch this one cuz it's better! More toys, more robots, more funny and one REALLY badass human face shaped LED monitor. Go ahead...click play. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/International-Robotics-Part-II If you liked the last installment of our coverage of International Robotics then you're going to love this one. If you didn't like teh last one well then you better just sit back and watch this one cuz it's better! More toys, more robots, more funny and one REALLY badass human face shaped LED monitor. Go ahead...click play. 555 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/International-Robotics-Part-II Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:41:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/International-Robotics-Part-II Laura Foy Laura Foy 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/International-Robotics-Part-II/RSS Robotics Robots toys LED 8th International Robotics Olympiad video post for on10!

I was in Australia last week and decided to take a trip up to The Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia) for some sun, sand, surf and of course, the 8th International Robotics Olympiad (IRO).

Expecting to see Johnny 5 compete in the pentathlon or Alex J. Murphy in the syncronised swimming I was pleasantly surprised to find that humans were not yet slaves to the cyborg overlords although I was just a little disappointed in the notable absence of Optimus Prime, Megatron and Soundwave. 

I was however absolutely amazed that primary school children (that's children under 12 years of age) were building robots that could autonomously navigate through hazardous obstacle courses, climb stairs, clean rubbish from the beach and break dance. Yes ladies and gentlemen. Break dance.

Over 600 students from 15 countries around the globe attended this years conference competing in 19 different categories ranging from exhibition and creativity to the fiercely competitive maze solving challenge.

I had wanted to interview some students competing in the maze challenge but was informed that this was not possible (at the time) as I might inadvertently provide some kind of assistance to a student which would result in their disqualification. Eek! I thought of explaining that at the age of 12 I couldn't even tie my own shoelaces and so was probably not in a position to give tips on how to code in assembly however I decided against.

A big thank you to the team from Mexico who generously spent the best part of an hour explaining and demonstrating their amazing robot (Mexexanthe) that searches the forest for fires and relays data back to a central command station. Showing great ingenuity the team built what they couldn't buy/find including controller boards and light weight construction materials which you can see in the video.

Thanks to Dr Jun Jo from Griffith University for his time and the IROC volunteer crew who ran the entire four day event (and became very well acquainted with light gates and their idiosyncrasies as a result).

Thanks also to David L (who covered IRO on his blog here and actually builds robots) and James M for being my 'ring-in' camera men. The whole "Blair Witch Project" cinematography style doesn't really work in these situations.

If you're a student and interested in the competitive and fascinating world of robotics make sure you check out the IROC web site for more information on the next competition which is due to be held in Singapore in 2007.

Cheers -Nic ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/8th-International-Robotics-Olympiad Hello world. Welcome to my inaugural video post for on10!I was in Australia last week and decided to take a trip up to The Gold Coast (Queensland, Australia) for some sun, sand, surf and of course, the 8th International Robotics Olympiad (IRO).Expecting to see Johnny 5 compete in the pentathlon or Alex J. Murphy in the syncronised swimming I was pleasantly surprised to find that humans were not yet slaves to the cyborg overlords although I was just a little disappointed in the notable absence of Optimus Prime, Megatron and Soundwave. I was however absolutely amazed that primary school children (that's children under 12 years of age) were building robots that could autonomously navigate through hazardous obstacle courses, climb stairs, clean rubbish from the beach and break dance. Yes ladies and gentlemen. Break dance.Over 600 students from 15 countries around the globe attended this years conference competing in 19 different categories ranging from exhibition and creativity to the fiercely competitive maze solving challenge. I had wanted to interview some students competing in the maze challenge but was informed that this was not possible (at the time) as I might inadvertently provide some kind of assistance to a student which would result in their disqualification. Eek! I thought of explaining that at the age of 12 I couldn't even tie my own shoelaces and so was probably not in a position to give tips on how to code in assembly however I decided against.A big thank you to the team from Mexico who generously spent the best part of an hour explaining and demonstrating their amazing robot (Mexexanthe) that searches the forest for fires and relays data back to a central command station. Showing great ingenuity the team built what they couldn't buy/find including controller boards and light weight construction materials which you can see in the video.T 863 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/8th-International-Robotics-Olympiad Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:25:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/8th-International-Robotics-Olympiad Nic Fillingham Nic Fillingham 10 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/NicFill/8th-International-Robotics-Olympiad/RSS Robotics Robots IROC Dinosaurs! Animatronics at the Natural History Museum in London London Natural History Museum has an amazing exhibit up right now featuring the latest technology in animatronics. Of course, its no fun to show off life-like skin, movements, breathing patterns and feeding trends in little creatures....so they did it to Dinosaurs. They created huge dinosaur replications and gave them the personalities that they would have had back when they ruled the earth, quite frightening I must say. ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Animatronic-Dinosaurs I went overseas...to go back in time. The London Natural History Museum has an amazing exhibit up right now featuring the latest technology in animatronics. Of course, its no fun to show off life-like skin, movements, breathing patterns and feeding trends in little creatures....so they did it to Dinosaurs. They created huge dinosaur replications and gave them the personalities that they would have had back when they ruled the earth, quite frightening I must say. 435 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Animatronic-Dinosaurs Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:02:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Animatronic-Dinosaurs Laura Foy Laura Foy 6 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/LauraFoy/Animatronic-Dinosaurs/RSS Dinosaurs Robots Animatronics