Attention all Robotics geeks in the DC area, there'll be a free training session on Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio January 10th, 2009 in Falls Church, VA.

From the Meetup.com information page:
When:
10:00 AM Saturday January 10, 2009
Where:
7584 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043
Description:
I will provide a 4 hour training session covering the basics of using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (MRDS) for building robotic systems. We will cover CCR, DSS, and the most used tools so you will gain a working knowledge of how to build robots using this technology.
You will need a portable (laptop or notebook) PC running either Windows XP or Vista.
I will bring the installation S/W on a thumb drive so we can load your PC at the begin of the training session.
We will start the actual training at 10:30 AM.
Come at 10:00 AM if you don't have the S/W installed.
All are welcome.
Learn more here:
http://robotics.meetup.com/77/calendar/9274659/
I've been wanting to take a closer look at MS Robotics Studio for a while now.
Maybe I can build my own R2D2.