Introduction to the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008
by Dr. Alan C. Jamieson
Thu, Oct 01, 2009
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The Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio is a robust and powerful environment for hobbyist, pedagogical and expert robotic design and prototyping. It allows, without any robotics parts, visual feedback of algorithms for a variety of robotic platforms. In this talk, we will walk through some of the more interesting features of the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio, both the Express version and the Academic/Pro version. In addition, we will work through a simple example project utilizing the Visual Programming Language 2008 Express environment and a LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robot as well as demo a solution for the Sumo robotics challenge from the 2009 Imagine Cup.
About the Author
Dr. Alan C. Jamieson is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at St. Mary's College of Maryland (no, it's not a private school). A theoretician by training, working in self-stabilizing algorithms and dynamic programming, he also directs undergraduate research in robotics and game development. He is the current director for the fledgling SMCM Robotics Laboratory and RiverStudio, an undergraduate student-run game development studio. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Clemson University and a B.S. in Computer Science from Tulane University. Dr. Jamieson is also a giant gamer geek and fancies himself quite the amateur chef.