Microsoft forms alliance with Tmsuk robot manufacturer

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(2008), "Microsoft forms alliance with Tmsuk robot manufacturer", Industrial Robot, Vol. 35 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2008.04935aab.005

Microsoft forms alliance with Tmsuk robot manufacturer

Microsoft forms alliance with Tmsuk robot manufacturer

Microsoft and Tmsuk have announced a new partnership that will have Microsoft's Robotics Studio powering Tmsuk's robots. Tmsuk is a Japanese robot manufacturer that has been building robots since 1992. The large collection of robots Tmsuk has developed ranges from traditional wheeled robots to humanoids; the robots are designed for a number of different applications including health-care and office jobs, i.e. robot receptionists.

Figure 1

Tmsuk joins the large number of robot manufacturers who are providing drivers for the Microsoft Robotics Studio (MSRS), Bill Gates' initiative to create a standard platform for robot programming and development. Even though Microsoft only has a small number of engineers developing MSRS, they have achieved a large penetration in the market in a bit more than a year since their software development suit has been available to the public (Figure 1).