Competitors

As someone who is simply dying to get into this field of robotics, I am keeping an eye open for robotics simulators. One I found (that can be compared to Microsoft's Robotics Development Studio) is the Cogmation Robotics suite. It works with Ageia PhsyX and has a 3-Dimensional simulation environment. The only problem is that it is R600.00za ($70.00us) more than MRDS, which is free.

Other problems are supported robots, the thing about MRDS is that you can actually support your own robots. I have to say I am sticking to MRDS. I have done research previously and found a nice list of simulators for robotics, but none even come close to MRDS.

Links:
[Cogmation Robotics Suite "robotSuite"]
[Simulators]