Microsft Research never cease to amaze me, I was lucky enough to briefly visit the labs in Cambridge last week and I’ll freely admit I was gushing like a star-struck fan!  Engadget have an article up featuring some of the work MSR are doing with Surface and SAR robotics, well worth checking out.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/11/microsoft-surface-controlled-robots-to-boldly-go-where-rescuers/

Keegan