Microsoft Robotics Studio, simple simulation ! MSRS Newbie ! ....

Question

I am soon to start with Microsoft Robotics Studio.

My question is to all the gurus of MSRS, Can simple simulation (as obstacle avoidance and wall following) be done without any hardware ?

Does MSRS have 3-dimensional as well as 2-dimensional rendering? As of now I do not have any hardware and I am only interested in simulation, when I have the robot hardware I may try to interface it!

Sorry for a silly question, I am a MSRS noob, but have previous robotics h/w and s/w experience.

Other than MSRS and Player Project (Player/Stage/Gazebo) is there any other Software to simulate robots, effectively ?

Answer 1

Did you rtfmn? did you wikigooglopedia it? Did you look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/robotics/default.aspx ?

I mean, if you are truly motivated, wouldn't you even just read a faq or something? What will it gain you when someone answers with one word "yes/no"?

Sorry, I really don't mean to be rude, but if you have a genuine interest then you should do some groundlevel n00b reading. And if you don't, then you are unlikely to get very far.

Again - no offence intended.

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Don't flame me, bro!

Answer 2

MSRS tackles several key areas. One of them is simulation. The 3D engine is based on the AGeia Physics engine and can simulate not only your robot and its sensors, but a somewhat complex environment.

The demo I saw had a Pioneer with a SICK lidar running around a cluttered appartment living room, with tables, chairs and etc.

The idea is that your code doesn't even need to know if it's running on the simulator or the real robot.

Edit:
A few links as requested:
Start here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939184.aspx

Then go here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939190.aspx

Then take a look at some more samples: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc998497.aspx