MS and Robotics

Seems we’re getting one of our first looks at what Steve Balmer and Bill Gates meant when they said Microsoft's future isn't in OS but in Robotics.

• Mediasurface Computing - from the Fallon Planning Blog


• The Microsoft Surface Website.

The video is particularly fun. All this multi-device human interaction in a tabletop; I have to assume this is the beginning of MS new direction.



No, it's not exactly Short Circuit 3 (excuse the 80s reference, I'm just proving my age here) but its a start in a new direction that doesn't include a box on your desk or kitchen counter. If the most important aspect of robotics is human interface & interaction design, this seems to go in the right direction.

Yes, we all see the iPhone's influence in the interface but MS and Apple have always been rival siblings of the same era. Neither one would be great if the other ceased to exist. Maybe that's why MS bailed out Apple with a 150mm deal back in 1997.