I didn’t think I would see the day that Microsoft would get into the robot game. You can download the new Microsoft Robotics Studio now. Here is the official anouncement from the Microsoft blog.

“At the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition 2006, Microsoft Corp. showcased the community technology preview (CTP) of a new Windows®-based environment for academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotic applications for a wide variety of computing platforms. In addition, early adopter companies, universities and research institutes offered demos and provided support for the new Microsoft® Robotics Studio development platform.”