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In the Business section of today's San Francisco Chronicle, front page above fold:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/13/BUGN7MUB3E1.DTL&hw=robot+microsoft+Tom+Abate&sn=001&sc=1000
Also this:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=11777
Microsoft's new software for robots
Koji Sasahara/Associated Press
Robot soccer players compete in Tokyo last Saturday at "athletics humanoid cup."
Microsoft is moving into a new realm - robotics. And in this podcast, tech reporter Tom Abate interviews Tandy Trower, who as general manager for Microsoft Robotics Group led the stealth effort to develop the software.
Trower discusses the company's hopes for Microsoft Robotics Studio, how it will be distributed and what kind of robots the software could eventually operate.
Listen/Download Audio | 12:06 min : 6.15 MB
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/12/13/BUGN7MUB3E1.DTL&hw=robot+microsoft+Tom+Abate&sn=001&sc=1000
Also this:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=11777
Microsoft's new software for robots
Koji Sasahara/Associated Press
Robot soccer players compete in Tokyo last Saturday at "athletics humanoid cup."
Microsoft is moving into a new realm - robotics. And in this podcast, tech reporter Tom Abate interviews Tandy Trower, who as general manager for Microsoft Robotics Group led the stealth effort to develop the software.
Trower discusses the company's hopes for Microsoft Robotics Studio, how it will be distributed and what kind of robots the software could eventually operate.
Listen/Download Audio | 12:06 min : 6.15 MBPAR