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AI Yet to Master Boardgame 'Go'The Chinese game of Go has proven to be a tough challenge to those in the artificial intelligence field. Advanced AI has been developed for many other games, with perhaps the most famous being chess. However, Go is in ... Read more |
| Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 Released |
| Open Learning - Robot Kits |
| Tuesday, 23 June 2009 06:00 |
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Highlights from Ars Technica:
A Channel 9 video demonstration of the MRDS:
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Microsoft has released Robotics Developer Studio (RDS) 2008 R2, an upgrade to the existing 2008 version. The Express Edition is available for free from the Microsoft Download Center (Offline installation: 376.8 MB; Online installation: 97.4MB). The Standard Edition can be purchased online ($500) or downloaded from MSDN Subscribers Downloads or obtained via BizSpark. The Academic Edition, which is identical, is available from DreamSpark or MSDNAA. The RDS 2008 R2 Standard Edition Upgrade requires that RDS 2008 Standard Edition be already installed. Concurrent with the R2 release, Microsoft has also redesigned the Microsoft Robotics homepage over at