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Misty Robotics selects Microsoft’s .NET Core for its robot platform and tools

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Misty Robotics, the creator of the Misty robot developer platform, has chosen Microsoft’s .NET Core for use with its robot platform and related tools.

Misty is focused on enabling developers to build skills for its robots that offer value and utility for personal and business use.

Today, Misty Robotics is successfully leveraging the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) as its central platform for developing functionality for the Misty II robot.

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Misty Robotics launches new Misty II personal robot

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Today at the Collision Conference, Misty Robotics, the personal robot company spun out from Sphero, the creators of the best-selling BB-8 toy robot, announced its newest personal robot, the Misty II, and the launch of a limited-time crowdfunding campaign to purchase the robot at a 50 per cent discount.

People interested will have 30 days, from May 2 through May 31, to order the Misty II.

Misty Robotics is offering 1,500 Misty II robots at a 50 per cent discount off MSRP for the price of $1,599, which will begin shipping by December 4, 2018.  [Read more…] about Misty Robotics launches new Misty II personal robot

Play Misty for me: Exclusive interview with Misty Robotics CEO

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After selling 3 million robots in various markets, the people behind Sphero have launched a new business, Misty Robotics. 

In this exclusive interview, Robotics and Automation News speaks to the CEO of Misty Robotics, Tim Enwall, whose background includes senior jobs at Apple and Nest Labs.

Launching the Misty I Developer Edition, Enwall says the company’s masterstroke is its decision to adopt Javascript as the robot’s programming language, instantly opening up a market of millions of coders who otherwise would not have thought they had the skills to program a robot.  [Read more…] about Play Misty for me: Exclusive interview with Misty Robotics CEO