Join Bill in this session where he will introduce us to Microsoft's new Robotics Studio. Microsoft Robotics Studio is an end to end set of tools that allows tinkerers and hobbyists a way to build robotic solutions that integrate various types of processors and sensors. In this session, Bill will demonstrate how to design, simulate and finally build a robot based on the Lego Mindstorm's NXT robotics hardware.

Bill loves creating the applications that often pop right into his head. Unfortunately, it takes his fingers a little longer to type them in. Bill is MCSD certified and has logged more than 20 years as a software developer. Previously, Bill worked for a regional consulting firm where he developed applications that managed internal business operations in areas including IT service management, transportation logistics, and financial management. Bill was responsible for building integration applications between various ISV's products and the client's IT infrastructure. He also spent more than seven years at StrideRite Corporation, where he honed his development skills in Visual Basic, C++ and a range of IT roles. Bill has been collaborating with Microsoft since 1992, and continues to prize his Visual Basic 1.0 Beta Thunder Clock. He's given over 300 presentations to date, and is currently developing software for a flight computer in NASA's Small Aircraft Transportation System.