Programming Microsoft® Robotics Studio

Introduction

Even though the field of robotics has been around for more than 50 years, it has only recently become more mainstream. Articles are now routinely featured in large online and print publications, such as MSNBC.com, CNET News.com, Forbes.com, Wired Magazine, and the New York Times. Most of these articles predict that robots are poised to enter the consumer marketplace in force. Take this quote from an article that appeared recently in the Christian Science Monitor:

Within a decade, observers say, the average American household will include one or two simple robots. And though they may not look like the ones imagined in science fiction, these robots – some available now – will play pervasive roles in the lives of regular consumers, says ...