Not content to just relax over the holidays, I've decided to upgrade my blog. We're now running on a new host and with a new blogging package (Grafitti CMS by Telligent). Graffiti imported all of my old content from DasBlog (my previous blogging engine), so all of the old links should stil work. If for...

Now running on Graffiti →

I've been traveling for most of the last month - first the PDC in Los Angeles, then on to TechEd EMEA in Barcelona, and now in San Francisco for the Strategic Architect Forum. I've been looking forward to SAF, as it's a great chance to meet, chat and learn for all attendees, be they Microsoft or our...

At the Strategic Architect Forum (SAF) in San Francisco →

Today is the first day of PDC, and the first of several blog posts from the event. If you've friended me on Facebook, you'll have seen a note my status the other week that said "I was working on something out of this world, literally." If you've been to the PDC blog, you'll have seen this post...

Live at the PDC - the Mars Rover and Q&A with NASA/JPL →

Today, Microsoft officially launched the Urban Challenge, sponsored by KIA Motors. KIA's sponsorship has taken RoboChamps to a brand new level - both in realism and in terms of prizes. KIA has been very generous with models of their cars and buildings. This enables us to provide additional realism in...

Code your way to a new car or some serious $$ with new RoboChamps competition →

I had a chance to sit down with Tina from on10.net recently, and the interview - focused on the new Sumo Bot challenge - has now been published. Check it out here - http://www.on10.net/blogs/tina/RoboChamps-Sumo-Challenge/...

New video posted on on10.net →

Microsoft revealed today the winners of the first challenge of its simulated robotics competition, RoboChamps. Dave Sprague, a robotics enthusiast from the U.S., and Jackson Matsuura, a college professor from Brazil, won the first and second prizes of the “Amazed” Challenge. First place winner...

RoboChamps Winners Announced; Sumo Challenge Announced →

This is a reminder that today is the last day to submit abstracts for proposed articles. These would be featured in the next issue of the Architecture Journal which will be focused on Distributed Computing. If you missed the original invitation, I've included an email from Diego Dagum (editor of the...

Reminder - Last day for article proposals for the next issue of Architecture Journal! →

If you're going to TechEd this week, we want your feedback. Specifically, my colleague Michael Lehman will be hosting focus groups on Software Factories and S+S Blueprints projects. I know most of you would do this out of the goodness of your heart, but I should point out that Michael has told me there...

We want your feedback! →

http://www.on10.net/blogs/tina/Robo-Champs-My-robot-is-bigger-then-your-robot/ A pre-interview I did with Tina Wood just launched over at on10.net. This has some footage of some of the 3d environments we'll be delivering....

RoboChamps on Channel 10 →