Microsoft teams up in Japan to set robotics standards

Microsoft on Friday announced a tie up with Japanese humanoid maker Tmsuk in a bid to set the standard in the development of cutting-edge robots. Microsoft Corp is the unquestioned leader in computer operating systems with Windows but the growing field of robotics relies on diverse programming platforms.
The Redmond, Washington-based software giant last year launched Microsoft Robotics Studio, eying robotics as a potential expanding market of the type PCs once were. Microsoft Co Ltd, the company's Japanese unit, said it was forming a technological alliance with Tmsuk Co to further develop programming software.