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** VPL also allows you to generate the code of new "macro" services from diagrams created by users.

** It is possible in VPL to easily customize services for different hardware elements.

* RDS 3D simulation environment allows you to simulate the behavior of robots in a virtual world using NVIDIA PhysX technology (3D engine originally written by Ageia) that includes advanced physics.

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** Outdoor

** Urban

* Many examples and tutorials are available for the different tools, which permits a fast understanding of MRDS. Several applications have been added to the suite, such as Maze Simulator, or Soccer Simulation which is developed by [[Microsoft]].

* The Kinect sensor can be used on a robot in the RDS environment. RDS also includes a simulated Kinect sensor. The Kinect Services for RDS are licensed for both commercial and non-commercial use. They depend on the [http://www.kinectforwindows.org/ Kinect for Windows SDK].

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* [[Indiana University]] uses MRDS in a non-robotic application to coordinate a high-performance computing network.<ref name="sdtimes.com"/>

* In 2008 [[Microsoft]] launched a simulated [[robotics]] competition named [[RoboChamps]] using MRDS, four challenges were available : maze, sumo, urban, and Mars rover. the simulated environment and robots used by the competition were created by [[SimplySim]] and the competition was sponsored by [[Kia Motors|KIA Motors]]

* The 2009 [[robotics]] and [[algorithm]] section of the [[Imagine Cup]] [[software]] competition uses MRDS visual simulation environment. The challenges of this competition were also developed by [[SimplySim]] and are improved versions of the [[RoboChamps]] challenges.

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==Microsoft Robotics and the Future==

Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio has not been updated or patched since version 4.0, which was released on March 8th8, 2012.

On September 22nd22, 2014, as part of Microsoft's restructuring plan, the Robotics division of Microsoft Research was suspended, according to a tweet from Ashley Feniello, the then-current head of the division. It is now highly unlikely that MRDS will ever be updated again, however forum members (MVPs) may still offer limited support.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Sadly, the Microsoft robotics team has been shut down. My card key stops working tomorrow afternoon... :-/|url = https://twitter.com/AshleyFen/status/513392391467048960|website = Twitter|access-date = 2016-01-20|last = Feniello|first = Ashley|date = 20 Sep 2014}}</ref>

==See also==