Microsoft Robotic Studio a .NET Micro Framework

Abstract

This thesis describes two tools developed by Microsoft and falling into the area of programming microprocessors and robotics. The first tools is .NET Micro Framework which is designed for embedded systems. Its main advantage is the ability to write programs in managed code with the benefits of .NET platform. This part of the thesis is demonstrating some of the advanced features of this framework which appeared with its new release. The second tool is the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio which is a tool for controlling and simulating robots. Thanks to a service-oriented architecture this tool allows to work with real robots and also robots that are only part of the graphic simulator. Here the aim is to further acquaint themselves with the graphics and physics capabilities of the simulator. In conclusion, I will describe a possible way to connect these tools. It is meant to find a common way of communication between both tools for their potential practical applications.