In the past few years, there has been a noticeable increase in the need for professional and domestic robots. At the same time, it has been difficult for new programmers and engineers to enter the field of robotics. MSRS offers a standard platform that can be used by students as well as robot enthusiasts.

The Web-based runtime offered by MSRS incorporates technologies used to power the World Wide Web with technologies used to manage asynchronous processes. Using these technologies, the runtime is able to offer a flexible, yet efficient, platform.

MSRS offers helpful tools such as the application development tool VPL. This graphical-based tool lets you build applications by dragging and dropping activities onto a design surface. MSRS also includes a simulation engine and editor that allows you to build elaborate simulations using code that can then be used to operate actual robots.

MSRS supports several different robots that range from simple to complex, affordable to expensive. The one you select depends on what goals you are trying to accomplish and how much money you are willing to spend.