Biped Robot Runs on Microsoft Program

ZMP, Japan began selling biped robot runs on Thursday Microsofts new software robots - a product company that will enable More easily transfer technology from one robot to another.

U.S. software maker Microsoft is a relatively late to robots. Microsoft Robotics Studio, a set of software, in particular plans to change and other applications of robots, began selling in 2006 December, and ZMP point is the first devices to run on both feet.

on Thursday, a demonstrator who use Microsofts Xbox 360 remote has 14 inches high, 5.5 pounds, 5 345 U.S. dollars "e-nuvo walk" to take a few steps and kicked a small plastic ball.

is expected to ship in January, the robot, which has six points in each motor and 1 box trunk, but no head, can access the Internet, and only In Japan, although it will function overseas.

Japanese robot has a thriving culture, partly because of the history of animation and television programmes depicting the robot as a friendly. Government is also promoting robot as a way to the countrys future in the world. The use of robots in school here, and the robot competition, very popular.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said, the robot will be the next hot area of technology.

and Tandy trower, responsible for overseeing the robot at Microsoft, you can foresee the day robot will operate in every family, although covered Mainz in the 1970s envisaged by the PC- proved valuable in every home.

"This is not about Microsoft trying to create any kind of an exclusive interview with solution", trower said in an interview: "We think this is natural evolution of PC technology, PC will begin to get up from our desk and move around and interact with us, in a more extensive manner. " Microsoft Robotics Studio is a free non-commercial use of the user, there has been some 150,000 downloads, the company said.

addition to the robots research and education, ZMP, the consumer electronics such as nuvo and miuro music player, rolling robot