1 Microsoft Robotics Studio: A Robot In Every Home and Business Jacob Hall Tyeshia McDaniel Stacy Thompson Ciera Brown

2 What is Microsoft Robotics Studio? A new Windows- based software toolkit for creating robotic applications and programs

3 3 Main Benefits/Components  Extensible Platform  Visual programming Tool  Runtime

4 Extensible Platform  Enables users to transfer learning skills  Third-parties provide additional services to extend functionality  Allows communication despite geographic location

5 Visual Programming Tool  Makes it easier to create robot applications  Developers use 3D models  PhysX engine  Enables real-world physics simulations

6 Runtime  Makes development simple  Uses NET-based concurrency library  Service and message-based  Provide reusable code modules  Replaced easily

7 Intended Users  Hobbyists  Students  Academics  Commercial robotics developers Not limited to just these people, all people will be able to use the software

8 Costs  Free of charge to hobbyists, students and academics  $399 to license for businesses

9 Support KUKA Robosoft LEGO Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University

10 Benefits  Opportunity to expand  Potential growth in profits  Cheaper and less time-consuming for factory production lines “With the introduction of Robotics Studio, we see the possibilities for enabling completely new business scenarios in new market segments and for new products on our current markets.” –says Bernd Liepart (CEO of KUKA)

11 Future Predictions Trower estimates robotics industry to skyrocket to multi-billion dollar industry in next 5-10 years due to this software

12 Questions?