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Off the Shelf Cloud Robotics for the Smart Home: Empowering a Wireless Robot through Cloud Computing.
Javier Ramírez De La Pinta1, José María Maestre Torreblanca2, Isabel Jurado3
1Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Universidad de Sevilla. Camino de los descubrimientos s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain. jarapi@gmail.com.
This study integrates home automation and service robots using cloud computing to offer advanced services like image processing and voice recognition, overcoming hardware limitations.
Area of Science:
- Robotics and Automation
- Cloud Computing
- Internet of Things
Background:
- Home automation systems and service robots have limitations due to on-board hardware.
- Cloud computing offers a solution to enhance capabilities by offloading computational tasks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the integration of home automation and service robots.
- To leverage cloud computing for advanced services, overcoming hardware constraints.
Main Methods:
- Integration of the Rovio service robot and Z-wave home automation system.
- Utilizing cloud computing to process data from integrated systems.
- Implementing advanced sensing and interaction services.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated feasibility of integrating disparate smart home and robotic systems.
- Enabled computationally intensive services like image processing and voice recognition.
- Overcame hardware limitations of individual devices through cloud-based processing.
Conclusions:
- Cloud-enhanced integration of home automation and service robots is a viable approach.
- This integration significantly expands the capabilities of low-cost, off-the-shelf systems.
- Future applications in smart homes can benefit from cloud-powered robotic services.
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