Microsoft Corporation (Robotics)
Microsoft provides robotics developers ROS-on-Windows support, the AirSim open-source simulation platform, and Azure cloud services for robot fleets and AI.
Microsoft Corporation, headquartered at One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052 (founded 1975), offers several robotics-oriented products and platforms within its broader cloud and research portfolio. In May 2019, Microsoft released ROS (Robot Operating System) support for Windows as generally available, enabling robot developers to integrate Windows device ecosystems, developer tooling, and security into ROS-based projects. AirSim (Aerial Informatics and Robotics Simulation), an open-source simulation platform from Microsoft Research, supports ground vehicles, wheeled robots, aerial drones, and IoT devices, integrating with ROS and providing pre-built vehicle and sensor models.
Azure Kinect DK, released in 2019 and discontinued in 2023, was a developer kit combining a ToF depth sensor, 4K RGB camera, 7-element microphone array, and hardware-synchronized IMU. Microsoft Azure serves as cloud infrastructure for commercial robotics deployments, offering compute, AI training, storage, and secure connectivity. Microsoft Research continues work on datacenter automation and autonomous systems.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
AirSim
Open-source simulation platform from Microsoft Research for UAVs, ground vehicles, and robotics development.
ROS for Windows
Microsoft's generally available Robot Operating System support for Windows, enabling ROS-based robot development on Windows ecosystems.
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1975
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