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Book explains Microsoft Robotics Studio

Amazon.com is currently accepting pre-orders for what is claimed to be one of the first guides to Microsoft Robotics Studio. Professional Microsoft Robotics Studio is written by Martin R. Calsyn, the "founding architect" of the product, according to Amazon.



The book is described as a hands-on guide, "heavy on examples," using three case study robots -- an indoor security robot, winning Magellan competitor, and a chess-playing robotic arm. Topics include:

* Common Concurrency Runtime
* Sending and Receiving Messages
* Building and Accessing Services
* Using a browser and the Internet as the UI for a robot
* Using supported hardware and integrating new hardware
* Simulating the real world for robotic interactions
* Extending the simulation environment
* Deploying to hardware
* Using the Visual Programming Language

Microsoft released a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Robotics Studio last June, describing it as a Windows-based "end-to-end robotics development platform" that includes a visual programming tool for creating and debugging robotic applications. A free, non-commercial version is available for download here. Read our prior coverage of the CTP release for lots more details about Robotics Studio.

Click here to pre-order Professional Microsoft Robotics Studio. According to Amazon, support and source code are available from the publisher's website, wrox.com. Curiously, though, the book does not yet show up on the Wrox website.

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