1. Microsoft Robotics Studio
Presentation By:
Abhik Mitra (MSP from HIT-K)
Avishek Mukherjee (MSP from BESUS)

5. Microsoft Robotics Studio
Microsoft Robotics Studio
Runtime Authoring Tools Services and Samples
 Concurrency  Simulation Tool  Samples and tutorials
 Services infrastructure  Visual Programming  Robot services
Language  Robot models
 Technology services
• A new application development platform for the robotics
community, designed to address some of the common
challenges facing those developing robot applications
– Authoring
– Concurrency and distribution
– Code reuse and reliability
– Scalability and Extensibility

6. WHAT’s IN IT???

7. “Microsoft Visual
Programming Language
(VPL) is an application
development environment
designed on a graphical
dataflow-based programming
model.”

14. Guided Tour

15. Hello, World!

16. Data Activity
Output message is a new data value
Ignores content of input message
Different types of data
int, string, double, bool, …

17. Guided Tour
LOOPING…..

19. Hardware
MobileRobots Pioneer P3DX with
Sick Laser Range Finder LM200
Can easily be adapted to other hardware
Laser Range
Finder
Two-wheel
differential drive

21. Two-wheel Differential Drive
Very simple drive system
Controlled by applying different power to left
and right motor

22. bo t
lRo
a nua
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23. Autonomous Bots

25. Resources
1.http://msdn.microsoft.com/e
n-us/robotics/default.aspx
2.www.robotix.in
3.www.robochamps.com
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26. Resources
More robotics articles at:
www.abhiktechie.blogspot.com
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27. Resources
Post your queries in our
blogs:
www.abhiktechie.blogspot.com
www.avishekmsp.blogspot.com
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it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation.
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28. Thank You
Email: abhik.mitra@student-partners.com
avishek.mukherjee@student-partners.com
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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation.
Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft,
and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation.
MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.