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Microsoft has sponsored RoboCup 2007 in Atlanta and will host competitive soccer matches using the Microsoft Robotics Studio. The matches are simulation-based and will be hosted within the Microsoft Robotics Studio physics-based 3D simulation environment which uses the licensed PhysX?„? engine from AGEIA?„? Technologies Inc.

While this contest will demonstrate a competitive simulation environment, Microsoft is also working with robot manufacturers developing hardware for RoboCup to demonstrate how easily player competition software can be transferred to physical robots.

Links:

• RoboCup 2007 ATLANTA
• Microsoft Robotics Studio Developer Center
• Microsoft Robotics Studio Tutorials
• On-Demand Video Tutorials
• MEDC 2007 Sumo Robot Package
• Robosoft wiki