Here is just a sampling of keynotes, sessions, and panels at next month’s Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston that robotics developers and innovators won’t want to miss.
ROS for Windows 10 now official from Microsoft
Microsoft introduced last fall an experimental release of the Robot Operating System (ROS) for Windows 10. This week during its Build conference in Seattle, Microsoft announced its ROS support is no longer an experiment: ROS is now generally available on Windows 10 IoT Enterprise. ROS, of course, is an open-source platform that provides robotics developers…
Misty Robotics chooses Microsoft’s .NET Core for its robot developer platform
Misty’s platform pick enables developers to build compatible personal robots for businesses and homes.
NVIDIA, Amazon AWS, Microsoft, Qualcomm to Highlight Enabling Tech at Robotics Summit
CLEVELAND and BOSTON — At the Robotics Summit & Expo 2019, experts from leading companies will discuss how the next generation of commercial robots will benefit from enabling technologies such as IoT, 5G, and cloud infrastructure. Keynote presenters from Amazon AWS, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm will also focus on the vital roles of AI and…
ROS for Windows 10: Microsoft gets back into robotics
Under Bill Gates’ leadership in the early 2000s, Microsoft was gung-ho about robotics. Gates predicted in 2007 that robotics would be the next hot field. He had a vision of a robot in every home. Unfortunately, the company’s robotics wheels fell off after Gates left Microsoft in 2008. But it appears Microsoft is looking to…
New Software Enhances Robot Simulation
There is now a more accurate way to simulate robots in action before they’re put to work, thanks to new software developed by Microsoft and DS SolidWorks. The new simulation capability helps companies program robots more quickly and effectively. With Microsoft RDS, you can incorporate 3D CAD models designed in SolidWorks software and simulate robot […]