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VI Shots Hits the Road

Microsoft Robotics Studio Overview thumbnail

In this VI Shots video taken at Robodevelopment 2007, we talk with Paul Roberts, a developer with Microsoft Robotics Studio. Yes, it’s similar to LabVIEW and it can be used as a general purpose language. Resources mentioned: Download Video Microsoft Robotics Studio Robodevelopment 2007

Braintech demonstrates vision SDK for Microsoft Robotics Studio thumbnail

Braintech demonstrates Volts-IQ to VI Shots. Braintech’s VOLTS-IQ Visual Intelligence Software Suite provides feature recognition, object localization and robot guidance in the form of Microsoft Robotics Studio (MSRS) services. VOLTS-IQ uniquely combines Braintech’s proven robot vision expertise with Microsoft’s powerful MSRS service-based architecture. Using VOLTS-IQ, researchers, commercial product developers and hobbyists can “vision-enable” their robotic […] Read more

Expanding Mindstorms NXT with LabVIEW thumbnail

National Instruments continuously works closely with Lego to expand virtual instrumentation into the classroom by developing LabVIEW integration with their Mindstorms NXT platform. In this latest VI Shots video we see a demo of an NI product acquired from Hyperception, the Speedy-33. We see how the Speedy-33 combined with a HiTechnic interface can integrate LabVIEW […] Read more

LabVIEW on the Mac is alive and well – Macworld Expo thumbnail

National Instruments had a very small booth at Macworld Expo this year. They were there nonetheless and I asked them a few questions about the current state of LabVIEW on the Mac. I also wanted to find out how, and if, a current Windows user like myself could use a Mac exclusively and still manage […] Read more

iLidz – Coolest iPhone accessory Macworld Expo thumbnail

I came a cross this inventor at Macworld Expo 2008. His name is Matthew Michaels and has come up with this awesome iPhoneiPod touch accessory for hands-free movie watching called iLidz. The idea is simple but the results are huge. Just the idea of not having to hold the player in your hands is great […] Read more