<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Robotics	I-Application
Developer	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
(	O
Microsoft	O
RDS	O
,	O
MRDS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
Windows-based	O
environment	O
for	O
robot	B-Algorithm
control	O
and	O
simulation	O
that	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
academic	O
,	O
hobbyist	O
,	O
and	O
commercial	O
developers	O
and	O
handled	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
robot	B-Algorithm
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
7	I-Device
operating	O
system	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDS	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Concurrency	B-Library
and	I-Library
Coordination	I-Library
Runtime	I-Library
(	O
CCR	O
)	O
:	O
a	O
.NET	O
Framework-based	O
concurrent	O
library	B-Library
implementation	O
for	O
managing	O
asynchronous	O
parallel	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technique	O
involves	O
using	O
message-passing	O
and	O
a	O
lightweight	O
services-oriented	O
runtime	O
,	O
Decentralized	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
DSS	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
orchestrating	O
multiple	O
services	O
to	O
achieve	O
complex	O
behaviors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
include	O
:	O
a	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
tool	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Visual	I-Language
Programming	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
VPL	O
)	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
debug	O
robot	B-Algorithm
applications	O
,	O
web-based	O
and	O
windows-based	O
interfaces	O
,	O
3D	O
simulation	O
(	O
including	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
's	O
sensors	O
and	O
actuators	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
programming	O
language	O
is	O
C#	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Robotics	I-Application
Developer	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
includes	O
support	O
for	O
packages	O
to	O
add	O
other	O
services	O
to	O
the	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
currently	O
available	O
include	O
Soccer	O
Simulation	O
and	O
Sumo	O
Competition	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
community-developed	O
Maze	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
a	O
program	O
to	O
create	O
worlds	O
with	O
walls	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
explored	O
by	O
a	O
virtual	O
robot	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
services	O
for	O
OpenCV	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tools	O
that	O
allow	O
developing	O
an	O
MRDS	O
application	O
contain	O
a	O
graphical	O
environment	O
(	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Visual	I-Language
Programming	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
VPL	O
)	O
)	O
command	O
line	O
tools	O
allow	O
working	O
with	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
projects	O
(	O
VS	O
Express	O
version	O
is	O
enough	O
)	O
in	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
and	O
3D	O
simulation	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	B-Language
Programming	I-Language
Language	I-Language
is	O
a	O
graphical	O
development	O
environment	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
service	O
and	O
activity	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDS	O
3D	O
simulation	O
environment	O
allows	O
simulating	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
robots	B-Algorithm
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
world	O
using	O
NVIDIA	O
PhysX	O
technology	O
(	O
3D	O
engine	O
originally	O
written	O
by	O
Ageia	O
)	O
that	O
includes	O
advanced	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
applications	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
suite	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Maze	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
or	O
Soccer	O
Simulation	O
which	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
robot	B-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
RDS	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDS	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
simulated	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Services	O
for	O
RDS	O
are	O
licensed	O
for	O
both	O
commercial	O
and	O
non-commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	B-Application
SDK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MySpace	B-Application
uses	O
MRDS	O
's	O
parallel	O
computing	O
foundation	O
libraries	O
,	O
CCR	O
and	O
DSS	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
non-robotic	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
end	O
of	O
their	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Robotics	I-Application
Developer	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
has	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
or	O
patched	O
since	O
version	O
4.0	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
