Internet of Things Meets Robotics: A Survey of Cloud-based Robots
Chrisantus Eze
TL;DR
The paper addresses the integration of IoT and robotics to form IoRT, focusing on healthcare and agriculture. It adopts a literature survey complemented by an online company survey to map architectures, use cases, and challenges. Key contributions include synthesis of cloud robotics, context-aware IoRT frameworks, and several IoT-enabled robotic applications such as robotic arms, Agrobot, and ROSLink. Findings highlight benefits like improved customer experience, cost reductions, and faster product development, but underscore security, privacy, and ethical concerns as critical barriers. The work provides guidance on design considerations and future research directions for practical IoRT deployments.
Abstract
This work presents a survey of existing literature on the fusion of the Internet of Things (IoT) with robotics and explores the integration of these technologies for the development of the Internet of Robotics Things (IoRT). The survey focuses on the applications of IoRT in healthcare and agriculture, while also addressing key concerns regarding the adoption of IoT and robotics. Additionally, an online survey was conducted to examine how companies utilize IoT technology in their organizations. The findings highlight the benefits of IoT in improving customer experience, reducing costs, and accelerating product development. However, concerns regarding unauthorized access, data breaches, and privacy need to be addressed for successful IoT deployment.