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Microsoft's New Attempt To Dominate Robotics

Posted by timothy on from the more-robots-in-more-places dept.

An anonymous reader writes "IEEE Spectrum reports that Microsoft's Robotics Group is announcing new world domination plans — at least for the robotics world. The company is making its Robotics Developer Studio (RDS), which includes Microsoft's CCR and DSS runtime toolkit, available to anyone for free. Why make it a freebie? Because the company wants to expand its RDS base and get a grip on the robotics development space, hoping big things will come out of it."

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  1. Hasta La Vista by binarylarry · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like a plan to me.

    When the robot uprising starts, there'll be a million ways to crash the fuckers.

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    Mod me down, my New Earth Global Warmingist friends!
  2. Re:iRobot by Ethanol-fueled · · Score: 5, Funny

    DUDE: Robot, grab me a beer.
    iROBOT: I'm sorry, Steve says those are too fattening for you.
    DUDE: What the fuck would Steve recommend, then?
    iROBOT: Apple martini.