Foreword

I am pleased to have an opportunity to provide a few words toward the introduction of Programming Microsoft Robotics Studio. I consider its creation a good indicator of the continuing interest in robot application development and, in particular, with Microsoft Robotics Studio.

Robots seem to captivate peoples’ imaginations. They have been an enduring theme in science fiction and fantasy. And yet, they still seem somewhat removed from reality. In fact, over the past 20 to 30 years, robots have played an important part in facilitating industrial production and material handling. Few automobiles are produced today without robots playing some part in the process. They excel at doing dull, repetitive tasks and those that may be hazardous to ...

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