Work Area

To use a Reference Platform Design with RDS, install the following:
1. Visual C# 2010 Express http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-csharp-express
2. Kinect for Windows SDK http://www.kinectforwindows.org
3. Kinect for Developer ToolKit v.1.7 (as of writing this post), and the Kinect for Windows service code fix (http://mrdssamples.codeplex.com/releases/view/97376)
4. SilverLight SDK
5. Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4

After you install all the software's listed above, you will be able to run KinectUI and Eddie. And if you're having issue, please use our Eddie Robot forum to post it. References:
servocity.com for gear mechanism.
http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?product_id=1061_1

http://www.softservo.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltVvBuWrvY4
http://eccerobot.org/home/robot/actuatorsubsystem

How to assemble - Eddie Robot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNHmulobXCc

Introduction to MSRDS using Parallax Eddie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ6F8K11xhc

SmartTripod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J9uRbjQGjY&hd=1