MS Robotics Studio Free Download

May 21, 2010 by Karl Geiger · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Programming, Robotics, Robotics and Automation

IEEE Spectrum reports Microsoft is now offering Microsoft Robitics Studio as a free download.

Erico Guizzo writes

Over the past year or so, Microsoft’s robotics group has been working quietly, very quietly. That’s because, among other things, they were busy planning a significant strategy shift.

Microsoft is upping the ante on its robotics ambitions by announcing today that its Robotics Developer Studio, or RDS, a big package of programming and simulation tools, is now available to anyone for free.

Previously, RDS had multiple releases: one free but with limited features, a full commercial version that users could purchase, and an academic version distributed only to partners.

By releasing a single version with full capabilities and at no cost, Microsoft wants to expand its RDS user base, hoping to amass a legion of hobbyists, researchers, entrepreneurs, and other robot enthusiasts who will come up with the next big things in consumer robotics.

See “Microsoft Shifts Robotics Strategy, Makes Robotics Studio Available Free” for full article.

License and download at Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio Site

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Conejo Robotics Team at FIRST Robotics Competition

March 25, 2010 by Karl Geiger · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Computer, Events, Programming, Robotics, Robotics and Automation, Sensors

Wednesday, April 14 2009, Charles Seabury and high school students from Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake High show off their robots and discuss their efforts to win the FIRST Robotics Competition in 2010.

Competitive robotics has been gaining popularity nationwide as a supplement to the conventional science, math and engineering curriculum. Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park and Westlake High Schools now have competitive teams using the VEX platform, and the three schools together compete in the FIRST robotics program. We will describe the history of our program, the current activities ideas for the future as well as needs and opportunities for contributions from the engineering community. Examples of the VEX robots as well as our current FRC entry will be demonstrated.

Meeting location and directions.

We hope to see you there.

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Meet the Metalheads

March 20, 2009 by Karl Geiger · Leave a Comment
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Wednesday, April 8 2009, Charles Seabury and high school students Kevin Jordan, and Steven Moore show off their results in the FIRST Robotics Competition.

Competitive robotics has been gaining popularity nation wide as a supplement to the conventional science, math and engineering curriculum. Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park and Westlake High Schools now have competitive teams using the VEX platform, and the three schools together compete in the FIRST robotics program. We will describe the history of our program, the current activities ideas for the future as well as needs and opportunities for contributions from the engineering community. Examples of the VEX robots as well as our current FRC entry will be demonstrated.

Contact the club through their Yahoo! Groups page, Conejo Robotics.

See pictures and videos from the presentation.