Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 Express Edition

Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 (Microsoft RDS) provides a wide range of support to make it easy to develop robot applications. Microsoft RDS includes a programming model that makes it easy to develop asynchronous, state-driven applications. Microsoft RDS provides a common programming framework that can be applied to support a wide variety of robots, enabling code and skill transfer.

Microsoft RDS includes a lightweight asynchronous services-oriented runtime, a set of visual authoring and simulation tools, as well as templates, tutorials, and sample code to help you get started.

Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio Datasheet – English (PDF Format)

1-Write your codes in Visual Programing Language

2- Simulate your code when it finishes.

I wrote these codes in VPL and simulate my codes in VSE. Code tells robots how to move. In this picture, two sumo robots are fighting according to my VPL codes. Also you can control your robots with your gamepad.

Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio has a number of sample projects, you can examine them to learn how to create your own.  Software consist of 5 parts;

1. LightWeight asynchronous services-oriented runtime: Concurrency and Coordination Runtime (CCR) makes it easier to handle asynchronous input and output, eliminating the conventional complexities of manual threading, locks, and semaphores. Lightweight state-oriented Decentralized Software Services (DSS) framework enables you to create program modules that can inter-operate on a robot and on connected PCs using a simple, open protocol.
2. Visual Programing Language(VPL) : VPL provides a simple drag-and-drop visual programming language tool that makes it easy to create robotics applications. VPL also provides the ability to take a collection of connected blocks and reuse them as single block elsewhere in your program. VPL is also capable of generating human-readable C#.
3. DSS Manifest Editor : DSS Manifest Editor provides simple creation of application configuration and distribution scenarios.
4. DSS Log Analyzer : The DSS Log Analyzer tool allows you to view message flows across multiple DSS services. DSS Log Analyzer also allows you to inspect message details.
5. Visual Simulation Environment(VSE) :VSE provides the ability to simulate and test robotic applications using a 3D physics-based simulation tool. This allows developers to create robotics applications without the hardware. Sample simulation models and environments enables you to test your application in a variety of 3D virtual environments.

Note: Express Edition is free version of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008. There are two other versions of this software. You can see comparison these versions on comparison matrix.By the way, the value of the Standard edition is $499.95 USD. For more information click here.

You can download Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 Express Edition from RapidShare below or you can visit here for direct download.

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