Bloch (right), a Microsoft embedded developer evangelist based in France, writes that the process seems complicated, but actually was not that much so. The steps, detailed in a screencast on MSDN's Channel 9, are as follows:

• Create a simple service with Visual Studio 2005
  
• Use Microsoft Visual Programming Language to create the application
  
• Generate the Compact Framework project
  
• Deploy on Windows Mobile
  
• Drive robot!

A Windows Mobile phone controls the Boe-Bot via Bluetooth

The robot used in the project is Parallax's Boe-Bot (shown at right), according to Bloch. This small rolling robot is sold in kit form for $150, making the project very affordable.

To see the video on Microsoft's Channel 9 site, go here. To download Bloch's instructions and source code in .ZIP format, go here. To see Mike Hall's original post on the Windows Embedded team blog, go here. Finally, Bloch's Windows Embedded blog (in French) can be found here.

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