Microsoft's Robotics team has also launched a blog and several user discussion forums.

The Robotics Studio tutorials include:

• Architecture Overview
  
• Visual Programming Language (VPL) 1
  
• Visual Programming Language (VPL) 2
  
• Microsoft Robotics Studio -- Simulation
  
• Microsoft Robotics Studio -- Robotics Tutorials
  
• Microsoft Robotics Studio -- Services Tutorials
  
• Microsoft Robotics Studio -- Controlling Simulated Robots Using VB.NET
  
• Microsoft Robotics Studio -- Controlling Simulated Robots Using Iron Python
  

The tuturials are available here.

The main Robotics discussion forum page is here. Specific topic-oriented sub-forums include DSS, CCR, VPL, Hardware configuration and troubleshooting, Simulation, and Community examples.

For the latest news on Robotics Studio, check out the Microsoft Robotics team blog.

For further information about Robotics Studio, refer to our prior Robotics Studio coverage, and visit Microsoft's Robotics Studio webpage.

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