Announcements
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 - New R2 Release
Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 is a platform for developing robotics applications. The R2 upgrade has now been released. There is a brand new Robotics web site and an Introduction Video. You can download the Express Edition at no cost, or purchase the Standard Edition or download it from MSDN if you have a subscription. The Academic Edition can be obtained through MSDNAA or DreamSpark. For a list of the new features, please see What’s New.
CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 - New R2 Release
The Toolkit is a set of high-performance class libraries that enable developers to write concurrent and distributed applications. The R2 upgrade includes the new DSS Log Analyzer as well as several bug fixes. Read more including Case Studies.
RDS 2008 and CCR/DSS Toolkit 2008 Standard Editions available through MSDN and BizSpark
Due to customer demand, both Robotics Developer Studio (RDS) 2008 Standard Edition and CCR and DSS Toolkit 2008 Standard Edition are now available to all MSDN Professional and MSDN Premium subscribers, which includes BizSpark customers. This enables customers to acquire a simple, per-user license for all the software they need in their development projects, enhancing their investment in MSDN. Subscribers can download the software from MSDN Subscriber Downloads.
RDS 2008 available through DreamSpark for High School Students
Microsoft announced on Thursday 26th March, as part of its Unlimited Potential commitment, an expansion of the DreamSpark program to include high school students. By offering free access to the latest Microsoft software, Microsoft is empowering students to pursue their academic and professional goals, to become the next generation of IT and business leaders.
As part of DreamSpark, Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 Academic Edition is available for download by students directly from the home page. Because this is a new offering, High School administrators will need to sign up. However, hundreds of tertiary institutions are already enrolled as Identity Providers in 110 countries worldwide which means that students and teachers can download software using the login details from their own academic institutions.