In May, Microsoft announced that it had a new research program under way, aimed at developing an operating system and software development tools for robots.

FORBES: Magazine Article

In May, Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) announced that it had a new research program under way, aimed at developing an operating system and software development tools for robots.

FORBES: The Robots Are Coming!

Their strategy is to own the file formats, programming interfaces, communications architecture, development tools and tools that connect applications to applications and applications to the operating system.

BBC: News Online's Kevin Anderson

Continuously participate in the research and design of the technical architecture (including hardware, software and other components), use appropriate tools, including logical models of components and interfaces, to contribute to the development of system architectures.

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